9/5/05- Reds vs. Brewers - Dunn Batting 3rd

[Elam]

Milwaukee Brewers  
  Name              AVG HR RBI 
 Brady Clark CF    .306 10 42 
 Rickie Weeks 2B   .246 12 35 
 Lyle Overbay 1B   .273 16 64 
 Carlos Lee LF     .267 30 100 
 Geoff Jenkins RF  .284 20 72 
 Wes Helms 3B      .300  4 22 
 Damian Miller C   .262  7 36 
 J.J. Hardy SS     .226  5 35 
 Tomo Ohka P       .119  0  0 
 
Cincinnati Reds  
  Name                  AVG HR RBI 
 Felipe Lopez SS       .277 19 66 
 Rich Aurilia 2B       .268 13 54 
 Adam Dunn LF          .248 35 87 
 Austin Kearns RF      .251 13 53 
 Sean Casey 1B         .321  9 53 
 Jason LaRue C         .265 11 53 
 Wily Mo Pena CF       .267 16 43 
 Edwin Encarnacion 3B  .234  5 17 
 Brandon Claussen P    .048  0  0

[Reds Nd2]

Dunn get's his first crack at hitting in the three hole this season.

[captainmorgan07]

why is willy mo playing center and not kearns he's a circus in the outfield

[Reds Nd2]

Tonight will mark the first time since July 11, 2004, that Dunn has hit third in the lineup. He went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk. He scored once. The Reds won the game against the Brew Crew 9-6 at Milwaukee.

[KronoRed]

Dunn batting 3rd is nice..I was afraid it would be Casey

[Chip R]

why is willy mo playing center and not kearns he's a circus in the outfield

Believe it or not WMP is better in CF than he is in LF or RF. He's got the best wheels out there and the ball isn't hooking or slicing like it does to RF or LF.

[Reds Nd2]

why is willy mo playing center and not kearns he's a circus in the outfield

Because Peña is better in CF than he is at either of the corner positions.

Position     FLD% (UGHHH)   RF          ZR
CF                .986     3.08       .885
RF                .964     1.97       .821 
LF                .917     1.48       .724

[Reds Nd2]

Believe it or not WMP is better in CF than he is in LF or RF. He's got the best wheels out there and the ball isn't hooking or slicing like it does to RF or LF.

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[captainmorgan07]

well u all proved me wrong he does have a better fielding percentage in center

[PuffyPig]

well u all proved me wrong he does have a better fielding percentage in center

Fielding percentage is a very poor guage in measuring fielding ability.

[ochre]

Dunn get's his first crack at hitting in the three hole this season.

that says a whole lot right there. Best offensive threat on the team has spent more time in the 7th slot than the 3rd slot.

[Matt700wlw]

No TV this whole homestand....

[capndees]

Meanwhile, its nice to know that incompetence doesn't only exist in Cincinnati. Russ Branyan, despite leading the team in OPS, in only a part time player at 3B, because he "strikes out too much".

[Reds Nd2]

that says a whole lot right there. Best offensive threat on the team has spent more time in the 7th slot than the 3rd slot.

The game I mentioned earlier, the one from 2004, was the only game Dunn hit in the 3rd spot that season too.

Dunn has more AB's in the 9th spot (Pinch hits) the last two seasons than he does the 3 hole.

[PuffyPig]

that says a whole lot right there. Best offensive threat on the team has spent more time in the 7th slot than the 3rd slot.

Don't forget Griffey.