01-27-2010, 12:46 PM
<!--quoteo(post=77568:date=Jan 27 2010, 09:37 AM:name=BackyardLegend)-->QUOTE (BackyardLegend @ Jan 27 2010, 09:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=77565:date=Jan 27 2010, 08:05 AM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Jan 27 2010, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'll play devil's advocate and ask if you can think of any examples where it was unsuccessful.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I am having a hard time thinking of an example of a playoff team with a rotating leadoff hitter.
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My point is, it's hard to come up with a platoon of any sort regardless of where they bat. I can name platoon players from over the years (Kevin Mench, Trot Nixon, Geoff Jenkins) but for the life of me, I cannot think of their platoon partners.
To ask for a successful platoon at the leadoff spot is grasping at straws if you're trying to prove it doesn't work. Especially considering platoons, more often than not, are not just set in stone with two players splitting time at one spot in the lineup.
I am having a hard time thinking of an example of a playoff team with a rotating leadoff hitter.
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My point is, it's hard to come up with a platoon of any sort regardless of where they bat. I can name platoon players from over the years (Kevin Mench, Trot Nixon, Geoff Jenkins) but for the life of me, I cannot think of their platoon partners.
To ask for a successful platoon at the leadoff spot is grasping at straws if you're trying to prove it doesn't work. Especially considering platoons, more often than not, are not just set in stone with two players splitting time at one spot in the lineup.