Jose Bautista used to be a problem for the home team, when that
team was the Pittsburgh Pirates.  But now that he has found his
stride, or rather his bat, in Toronto, it's now his opponents
that are wondering if they have a problem.  He's looking at 50
or more home runs this year. This seems like a "high water
mark," at least for now, but even if he regresses to say, 30 to
35, he will still be a dangerous long ball hitter.  He'd just be
in front of the "pack" (think Josh Hamilton of Texas, a hard-
hitting team, or Mark Teixeira, formerly of Texas, now a Yankee)
instead of way ahead.  "Regression" is likely to take place,
partly because of the laws of statistics and partly because
opposing pitchers will adjust to him. Now that he's a threat,
instead of just a fluke, they'll pitch him more carefully.  Even
so, their options are limited.  Bautista, a right-handed batter,
hits most of his home runs to left field, a minority to left-
center, and NONE to the opposite field. That suggests that
pitchers should try to o