4/3/13 Opening Night: Reds vs. Angels

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Originally Posted by texasdave

Well this is where I disagree with the baseball book. I would move the 3/4/5 up a spot. Also I consider a .740ish hitter average. Not good.

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I thought you considered him a no stick. As for OPS, it's not the only metric to show a guy can hit. He puts the ball in play, something many people think is good for a #2. Especially when you consider who will be on base in front of him.

As for the baseball book, I understand what you are getting at. Yet if you also look at the sabermetrics that show your better hitters should batter higher in the order, they will also show it will make little to no difference vs. a traditional batting order.

Overall, he is not a no stick and is not a bad option in the two spot.

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Originally Posted by 40YrRedsFan

It's really hard to imagine having only 3 hits in 16 innings

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and a third

Latos looked flat out NASTY that inning. Great to see.

Offense is same as usual

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Originally Posted by coachpipe

Offense is same as usual

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missing

3-0, a rally

A baserunner!

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Originally Posted by Tadasimha

Triple jinx?

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Hey, whatever works. Hi-C works the free pass.

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Originally Posted by LeDoux

A baserunner!

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what's that?

Way to break up the perfect game! Time to rush the field!

Good eye from Heisey for the first baserunner.

Walks

will

haunt

Let's remind BP how he feasts on LHP

Phillips is up. BUNT!!! ;)

Chris Davis with Orioles has 6 rbi's in 1 1/2 games.