This might be a fun thread to help hold us over until Monday.
It's quite simple, just predict the starting nine come Opening Day.
Taverez
Gonzalez
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Encarnacion
Hernandez
Gomes
Harang
This might be a fun thread to help hold us over until Monday.
It's quite simple, just predict the starting nine come Opening Day.
Taverez
Gonzalez
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Encarnacion
Hernandez
Gomes
Harang
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
Taveras
Hairston
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Encarnacion
Gomes
Hernandez
Harang
Taveras
Hairston
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Encarnacion
Gomes
Hernandez
Harang
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Lets have some fun:
Taveras
Hairston/Gonzalez
Votto
Phillips
Sheffield
Bruce
Encarnacion
Hernandez
Harang
Willy Taveras, CF
Alex Gonzalez, SS
Joey Votto, 1B
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Jay Bruce, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
Ramon Hernandez, C
Jonny Gomes, LF
Aaron Harang, P
I would bat Gonzalez eighth but my guess is he'll hit second.
Taveras
Gonzales
Votto
Sheffield
Bruce
Phillips
EE
Hernandez
Harang
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
Taveras
Dickerson
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Encarnacion
Hernandez
Gonzales
Harang
Marty just said if Gonzalez can go on Monday, Hairston will likely be in LF.
Taveras, CF
Hairston, LF
Votto, 1B
Phillips, 2B
Bruce, RF
Encarnacion, 3B
Hernandez, C
Gonzalez, SS
LOL. Look, I could see some radical managers - maybe, in a lost season, in the second game of a double header, possibly, arguably batting the SS 1st and the CF 2nd. But drop the SS down to 8th?!?!?! When he is supposed to bat 2nd?!?!? What's next, encouraging players to walk?!?!?! Please take your insane ideas elsewhere - we will not hear of this talk in Cincinnati.
Anyway, my lineup prediction is this (without really knowing who is on the team):*
1 Player With Worst OBP (CF)
2 Another Bad Offensive Player (SS)
3 Most Respected Veteran
4 Respected Veteran
5 Solid Rookie To Break Up Left Handed and Right Handed Hitters
6 Best Offensive Player
7 Some Rookie
8 Whoever Is Left (probably C)
9 Pitcher
*- Note, I really do know who is on the team, this is just what my guess would be based on last year if I didn't know.
My opening day lineup
Taveras cf
Hairiston lf
Votto 1b
Phillips 2b
Bruce rf
Rosales 3b
hernandez c
Gonzales ss
Harang p
Notice who's not on third.I don't like Phillips hitting 4th but there was no alternative. I was in Kissimmee yesterday at the game against Houston almost behind home plate and Bailey was flat nasty. he had a great fastball and a kickbutt offspeed pitch which those 8 Ks will attest to.The Astros had everyone but Berkman in the lineup so it wasn't just minor leaguers he was nailing.Anyway he's one of my 5 starters so Harang and Arroyo had better get it going early. Just an opinion
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