05-28-2009, 03:55 PM
<!--quoteo(post=40804:date=May 28 2009, 12:26 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ May 28 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->People also seem to completely ignore we had 2 or 3 lefties in the lineup every game against the Dodgers, it wasn't a completely right handed lineup that allowed the pitcher to settle in and do the same thing to every hitter, like I keep hearing. We had Edmonds, we had Fuk, Fontenot started one game, Z started one game, Fontenot was also available to start more if we wanted, Hoffpauir could have been on the roster if we wanted.
And what if we faced the Phillies or Mets who had a left handed ace? Its a cop out excuse, we were fine with our lineup in the regular season and it was fine in the postseason, we were 20 games over .500 against right handers in the regular season, so why was it all of the sudden a problem for those 3 games? We got a bad match up and our players panicked and shit the bed from the moment Loney's grand slam cleared the wall.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hamels and Santana are really the only two left-handers in the league that we're going to see in the playoffs, that are worth a damn anyway, and the lineup is already structured to beat them, or give us as good of a chance as anybody else can.
Webb, Haren, Billingsley, Gallardo, Wainwright, Carpenter, Vazquez, Peavy(when he's traded to an NL club), Volstad... on and on in this league.
And I still don't think I've seen anybody mention Hoffpauir in this argument. You all know he's getting all of this playing time in right and left field because DeRosa's gone right? The versatility has turned out to be a non-factor. Fontenot has played a fine 3rd base and Hoffpauir's played fine in the corner outfield spots. If Aramis didn't dislocate his shoulder, and Fontenot and Bradley had the stats that they will at the end of the year, people wouldn't be talking about this.
And what if we faced the Phillies or Mets who had a left handed ace? Its a cop out excuse, we were fine with our lineup in the regular season and it was fine in the postseason, we were 20 games over .500 against right handers in the regular season, so why was it all of the sudden a problem for those 3 games? We got a bad match up and our players panicked and shit the bed from the moment Loney's grand slam cleared the wall.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hamels and Santana are really the only two left-handers in the league that we're going to see in the playoffs, that are worth a damn anyway, and the lineup is already structured to beat them, or give us as good of a chance as anybody else can.
Webb, Haren, Billingsley, Gallardo, Wainwright, Carpenter, Vazquez, Peavy(when he's traded to an NL club), Volstad... on and on in this league.
And I still don't think I've seen anybody mention Hoffpauir in this argument. You all know he's getting all of this playing time in right and left field because DeRosa's gone right? The versatility has turned out to be a non-factor. Fontenot has played a fine 3rd base and Hoffpauir's played fine in the corner outfield spots. If Aramis didn't dislocate his shoulder, and Fontenot and Bradley had the stats that they will at the end of the year, people wouldn't be talking about this.
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