Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
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Originally Posted by
westofyou
You sure bout that?
"Can't bat 2 lefties in a row, dude. It's in the book."
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
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Originally Posted by
RedlegJake
Bat him 8th (or never happen with Dusty but 9th and the pitcher 8th) and let him acclimate.
"Pitchers bat 9th dude, it's in the book."
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
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Originally Posted by
Bob Sheed
"Can't bat 2 lefties in a row, dude. It's in the book."
Lineup from 25 Sept
CF: Billy Hamilton
LF: Shin-Soo Choo
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Brandon Phillips
RF: Jay Bruce
3B: Todd Frazier
C: Devin Mesoraco
SS: Cesar Izturis
SP: Mat Latos
This certainly surprised a few Dusty nay-sayers. I would have said that this was the way to order the lineup; sometimes Dusty agrees.
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
You can hit Hamilton and Choo back to back because billy is a switch hitter.
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
Right, but that also puts Choo in the 2 spot immediately ahead of Votto. So you're still batting two lefties in a row (regardless of Hamilton's ability to switch).
I like this lineup, though, because Hamilton is before Choo; it's not beneficial to put the speed of Hamilton behind Choo. Plus, Hamilton, Choo, and Votto on base with no outs dramatically improves our odds of scoring a run.
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
If you want to take full advantage of Hamilton's speed on the bases, wouldn't it be more of a wise move to put Votto behind Hamilton and Choo third? Votto takes more pitches and will give Hamilton a better chance to steal and get in scoring position.
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
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Originally Posted by
Lewdog
If you want to take full advantage of Hamilton's speed on the bases, wouldn't it be more of a wise move to put Votto behind Hamilton and Choo third? Votto takes more pitches and will give Hamilton a better chance to steal and get in scoring position.
Good point. Plus, Choo might actually make contact to bring Hamilton in. Votto's an on base machine, but sometimes you just want to see him hit the dang ball.
Re: This may have seemed crazy to think about a few weeks ago but...
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Originally Posted by
Beer&Bourbon
Good point. Plus, Choo might actually make contact to bring Hamilton in. Votto's an on base machine, but sometimes you just want to see him hit the dang ball.
I have to actually eat my words. I looked it up, and Choo takes 4.22 pitches per plate appearance compared to Votto's 4.18.
Choo leads the team among regular players. The list of players that have batted second this year didn't fair so well, and Brandon Phillips is also far down the list with 3.64 pitches per plate appearance.