03-27-2009, 05:43 PM
<!--quoteo(post=25416:date=Mar 27 2009, 04:02 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 27 2009, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=25414:date=Mar 27 2009, 03:57 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 27 2009, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm just curious, if it's not Soriano, who do you all want leading off? If you say Fontenot, you do realize it will be Miles leading off when Fontenot's not playing right? Ditto for when Theriot's not playing, which will be more this year if Lou's serious about getting the regulars more rest. It's funny too because these are the same people that argue about getting your best hitters more at bats.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd bat Lee first. His SLG is down, his OBP and AVG are still good, and he wouldn't hit into as many double-plays.
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For all of those reasons, the Yankees just moved Jeter up to to the leadoff spot.
For the Cubs, Theriot seems ideally suited for our team's leadoff: he has no power, but it's not really needed at leadoff (and it IS highly desirable everywhere else in the lineup.)
He gets on base at a rate far superior to Alf. Has good speed; at this point, he's probably a better runner than Alf.
Theriot
Lee
Bradley
makes a damn good 1-2-3
Butch, I know you don't want to get sucked into it, but I'd like to once and for all discuss the matter of Alf turning into Ronnie Cedeno if he bats 2nd or 5th or wherever. Do you honestly think a hitter of Alf's great skill would never again be able to be productive, due to lack of "comfort?" Do you think, given 500 At bats in the 5-hole, that his average would drop 100 points, and that he'd hit only 10 homers instead of 30?
Yes or No?
I'd bat Lee first. His SLG is down, his OBP and AVG are still good, and he wouldn't hit into as many double-plays.
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For all of those reasons, the Yankees just moved Jeter up to to the leadoff spot.
For the Cubs, Theriot seems ideally suited for our team's leadoff: he has no power, but it's not really needed at leadoff (and it IS highly desirable everywhere else in the lineup.)
He gets on base at a rate far superior to Alf. Has good speed; at this point, he's probably a better runner than Alf.
Theriot
Lee
Bradley
makes a damn good 1-2-3
Butch, I know you don't want to get sucked into it, but I'd like to once and for all discuss the matter of Alf turning into Ronnie Cedeno if he bats 2nd or 5th or wherever. Do you honestly think a hitter of Alf's great skill would never again be able to be productive, due to lack of "comfort?" Do you think, given 500 At bats in the 5-hole, that his average would drop 100 points, and that he'd hit only 10 homers instead of 30?
Yes or No?
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