Name your DH line up

[The_jbh]

DH THOUGHTS: Baker hasn't decided who will be used as the designated hitter for the nine games coming up in interleague play in New York, Toronto and Cleveland.

"I've got to talk to the guys," Baker said. "If you haven't been doing it, it's sort of like pinch-hitting four times. I've got to find out who's the better pinch-hitter, who knows how to prepare.

"It also has to do with the ballpark. Yankee Stadium is short in right and deeper in left. Toronto has turf. All those are factors."

Griffey, Adam Dunn and Javier Valentin probably will share the DH-ing duty against right-handers.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...T04/806180331/

I'll pass on Javy as our DH in any situation...

I see this as a good way to ease Keppinger back in the line up personally. Don't stretch him at SS quite yet

DH Jeff Keppinger
CF Jay Bruce
RF Griffey
2B Phillips
LF Dunn
3B EE
1B Votto
C Bako
SS Janish

[OnBaseMachine]

In another article Dusty mentioned Norris Hopper as a possible DH candidate. No, I'm not kidding unfortunately.

[Matt700wlw]

Griffey probably should be pretty much the whole time, based on his legs and his lack of range in the outfield.....of course that means Patterson gets to play and bat leadoff...

Aw...shucks.

[princeton]

DH Pete Rose
DH Bip Roberts
DH Junior
DH Tony Perez
DH Adam Dunn
DH Willie Greene
DH Ed Taubensee
DH Nick Esasky
DH Deion Sanders

[The_jbh]

Griffey probably should be pretty much the whole time, based on his legs and his lack of range in the outfield.....of course that means Patterson gets to play and bat leadoff...

Aw...shucks.

I was hoping for any line up that didn't include Corey Patterson...

if we had to have patterson I'd go

SS Keppinger
RF Bruce
DH Griffey
2B Phillips
LF Dunn
3B EE
1B Votto
C Bako
CF Patterson


Heck if Keppinger is still hurt we may see the best defense up the middle we've had in 10 years with Patterson Janish and Phillips, (Bruce in RF is nice too )

[RedsManRick]

Assuming Kepp is healthy, I'd probably go:

SS Keppinger
LF Dunn
RF Bruce
1B Votto
3B Encarnacion
DH Griffey
2B Phillips
C Ross
CF Patterson

Frankly, as bad as Patterson has been, I'd take him over Janish. I'd rather get Junior out of the defensive lineup than Keppinger and Janish hits like Patterson, but without any power and no real expectation of regression to the mean.

[princeton]

good DH team was the 2005 Reds:

DH FeLo
DH Aurilio
DH Casey
DH Jr
DH Dunn
DH Kearns
DH WMP
DH EdE
DH Valentin


that Konerko/Meat/Casey team had some possibilities too.

[Rojo]

good DH team was the 2005 Reds:

DH FeLo
DH Aurilio
DH Casey
DH Jr
DH Dunn
DH Kearns
DH WMP
DH EdE
DH Valentin


that Konerko/Meat/Casey team had some possibilities too.

Alonso's in the pipeline, so keep the faith.

[Big Klu]

Assuming that Griffey is recovered from the flu:

vs. RHP
Votto 1b
Bruce rf
B.Phillips 2b
Griffey dh
Dunn lf
Encarnacion 3b
Bako c
Cabrera ss
Patterson cf

vs. LHP
Hopper cf
Bruce rf
B.Phillips 2b
Griffey dh
Dunn lf
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Ross c
Cabrera ss


If Griffey is still sick:

vs. RHP
Hopper lf
Bruce rf
B.Phillips 2b
Dunn dh
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Bako c
Cabrera ss
Patterson cf

vs. LHP
Hopper cf
Bruce rf
B.Phillips 2b
Dunn lf
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Ross c
Cabrera ss
A.Phillips dh

[redsmetz]

DH Pete Rose
DH Bip Roberts
DH Junior
DH Tony Perez
DH Adam Dunn
DH Willie Greene
DH Ed Taubensee
DH Nick Esasky
DH Deion Sanders

Yikes! You'll have to pitch Satchell Paige since no one will be in the field.

[Degenerate39]

Hopper CF
Keppinger SS
Griffey DH
Bruce RF
Phillips 2nd
Dunn LF
Encarnacion 3rd
Votto 1st
Bako C

I wouldn't want Griffey batting 3rd but we all know that's where he'll end up.

[princeton]

Yikes! You'll have to pitch Satchell Paige since no one will be in the field.

I was going to pitch Bugs Bunny. he would have saved the 2005 Reds

[Spring~Fields]

                 OBP	 SLG
SS Keppinger	.373	.446
LF Hairston  	.382 	.480
DH Dunn 	.396 	.511
3B Encarncion	.324 	.450
1B Votto	.346 	.479
RF Bruce	.406 	.511
C   Bako	.319 	.404
CF Hopper	.371 	.290
2B Phillips	.317 	.489

Griffey bench  .356     .391

Tonight Mike Mussina right hander starting,
With injuries on DL, DH lineup would be:

			   OBP  SLG
2B B. Phillips	vs. Right .276 .376 
LF Dunn	        vs. Right .395 .572
3B Encarncion	vs. Right .305 .486
DH Griffey	vs. Right .367 .406 
1B Votto	vs. Right .327 .462 
LF Bruce	vs. Right .400 .586 
C Bako	        vs. Right .339 .352 
SS Cabrera	vs. Right .333 .231
CF Patterson	vs. Right .233 .377

I hope I am wrong but I look for the Reds to lose big tonight.

[Degenerate39]

Bruce RF
Cabrera SS
Griffey DH
Phillips 2B
Dunn LF
Votto 1B
Encarnacion 3B
Patterson CF
Bako C

Today's lineup

[Matt700wlw]

Good to see Griffey feeling better....too bad he's still in the 3 hole where he doesn't belong.