Leading off for the Cubs...

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That's exactly how I remembered it. Then again, LaRussa has also been batting the SP 8th during that time too, so they've had 2 "leadoff" hitters.
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122 games at the leadoff spot in 08 Link

121 games in leadoff spot in 09 Link
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He is the predominant leadoff hitter, no doubt, but 120/162 games is about 74% of the season. It's still a platoon of some sort relatively speaking.
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Schumaker


Exactly. That is pretty much the perfect example of a platoon. No platoon is a perfect 50/50 split.