Fire Lou

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<!--quoteo(post=105238:date=Jul 13 2010, 10:46 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jul 13 2010, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->I don't think anyone has ever in the history of SOI won an argument with you.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

You know, I'm getting pretty tired of people treating the fact that I actually back my arguments up with facts, and stick to my guns, as some sort of character flaw. News flash. that is what you are supposed to do on a message board. If you've got a counter argument, make it. Simply saying "no one has ever won an argument with you" is a fucking cop out, as it is utterly meaningless.

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I'll save you the 12 seconds it took me to look this up. There were a grand total of 6 games in which Soto batted one or fewer times.
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I have to pick a nit a bit: You blow off the number of games where Soto has participated on a substitute level because it's a "grand total of 6," but that's almost 10% of his games. That's not exactly as insignificant as "6" sounds.

But, I think the mix of Hill and Soto has been acceptable. Where Soto's been batting, however, is insane.

But for good measure, I'll toss this into the fire. Although I'm one who says Lou should be (and should have been) fired, I can think of another justification for hitting Soto 8th. Arguably, he wouldn't be getting on base at such a savage clip if he didn't have the pitcher hitting behind him.

But that said, I'd have had him batting first or second two months ago.