03-27-2009, 03:51 PM
<!--quoteo(post=25347:date=Mar 27 2009, 08:30 AM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Mar 27 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I wonder if KB would have the same argument if Ricky were on the Cubs during his prime?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ricky: greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. Stole 1,400 bases. Could take a walk. Is Soriano known for getting on base via the base on balls? Because Rickey walked more than Babe Ruth. Second all-time in walks. 2,190 walks.
Soriano? Less than 300. Which leads to the most obvious comparison about their respective leadoff abilities:
Career OBP-Soriano .329
Ricky-.401
I love you Andy, but that's quite a case of comparing apples to watermelons.
To the rest of you guys: the "comfort" thing is wildly overrated. You honestly think that if we batted Alf cleanup for the entire season, that he'd hit .128?
.228?
Of course not. He'd bitch for a couple weeks, perhaps struggle for a couple weeks, and then start doing what he's done his whole life: hit the baseball really well.
In a short time, it would become his new routine, and he'd adapt to it. Remember how much he bitched, moaned, cried, and behaved like an ass about moving from 2nd base to LF? Then he was forced to do it, and was fine; played LF FAR better than he ever played 2nd base, and he hit way better too.
He's a great athlete: of <i>course</i> he could hit anywhere in the lineup and produce.
But if he were batting 4th or 5th, when he hit the baseball really well, there'd be a lot more men on base while he did it.
IMO, that would be a good thing. But it is only an opinion.
Ricky: greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. Stole 1,400 bases. Could take a walk. Is Soriano known for getting on base via the base on balls? Because Rickey walked more than Babe Ruth. Second all-time in walks. 2,190 walks.
Soriano? Less than 300. Which leads to the most obvious comparison about their respective leadoff abilities:
Career OBP-Soriano .329
Ricky-.401
I love you Andy, but that's quite a case of comparing apples to watermelons.
To the rest of you guys: the "comfort" thing is wildly overrated. You honestly think that if we batted Alf cleanup for the entire season, that he'd hit .128?
.228?
Of course not. He'd bitch for a couple weeks, perhaps struggle for a couple weeks, and then start doing what he's done his whole life: hit the baseball really well.
In a short time, it would become his new routine, and he'd adapt to it. Remember how much he bitched, moaned, cried, and behaved like an ass about moving from 2nd base to LF? Then he was forced to do it, and was fine; played LF FAR better than he ever played 2nd base, and he hit way better too.
He's a great athlete: of <i>course</i> he could hit anywhere in the lineup and produce.
But if he were batting 4th or 5th, when he hit the baseball really well, there'd be a lot more men on base while he did it.
IMO, that would be a good thing. But it is only an opinion.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance