Fire Lou

[mindbodyspirit]

<!--quoteo(post=99589:date=Jun 2 2010, 05:24 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 2 2010, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=99570:date=Jun 2 2010, 04:06 PM:name=The Dude)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Dude @ Jun 2 2010, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Not to side with anyone, and I might not explain myself well, but wouldn't an individual pitcher's splits be more important than an individual batter's? Meaning that the fact that Grabow is worse vs. lefties should be more important than the fact that the batter is worse vs. the average LHP? I think it's safe to say that most lefthanded batters are worse vs. LHP- so if Grabow is worse vs. lefhanded batters than righties, doesn't that mean that he is so bad that he has overcome the general trend of lefties struggling vs LHP to the point that he actually makes them better than they are against the average RHP?... and following that, there is no reason to use his handedness as a crieteria for bringing him in.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This is a great point that is rarely considered.
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Wonderful point, except that the guy selling beers or the guy washing the Cubs' jock straps could have thrown better than Grabow (who has no business on the mound until he gets his shit worked out). Point taken, though... and it is a good point (Grabow's 2010 meltdown aside).