02-10-2009, 02:15 PM
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Kaplan asked Stone about Alfonso Soriano in the leadoff spot. Stone thinks Aaron Miles would be a better option on the days he is playing....he went on and added there are a couple of players that would fit the bill better than Soriano.
Stone emphatically reminded Kaplan that no team has ever won the World Series with Alfonso Soriano on the roster. Soriano leads off a lot of games according to Stone and he is not a leadoff hitter. Stone added Lou Piniella has other options and maybe better ones.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've always hated Soriano leading off but I'd still rather see him there instead of Miles. I'm not sure what all these other options are, because I don't see too many, unless Fukudome miraculously puts up a line like what BP is projecting for him.
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No way in hell do you want Aaron Miles getting more ABs than anyone on the team. That would be a mistake.
No team has ever won the World Series with Alfonso Soriano on the roster? That's a weird statement. How many players that are in the HOF haven't won a World Series?
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Kaplan asked Stone about Alfonso Soriano in the leadoff spot. Stone thinks Aaron Miles would be a better option on the days he is playing....he went on and added there are a couple of players that would fit the bill better than Soriano.
Stone emphatically reminded Kaplan that no team has ever won the World Series with Alfonso Soriano on the roster. Soriano leads off a lot of games according to Stone and he is not a leadoff hitter. Stone added Lou Piniella has other options and maybe better ones.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've always hated Soriano leading off but I'd still rather see him there instead of Miles. I'm not sure what all these other options are, because I don't see too many, unless Fukudome miraculously puts up a line like what BP is projecting for him.
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No way in hell do you want Aaron Miles getting more ABs than anyone on the team. That would be a mistake.
No team has ever won the World Series with Alfonso Soriano on the roster? That's a weird statement. How many players that are in the HOF haven't won a World Series?