Re: who is leading the major's in RBI's...oh yea,Josh Hamilton!

"JustTom" <tom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:18:48 -0400, "Bob Braun"
> <oxinfla@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>He shouldn't even be on the team!
>>
>>But blaming this team's woes on the leadoff spot?  I guess you could
>>rearrange the deck chairs.....
>>
>
> It's not just that one spot though.   It's the entire lineup.   I
> think that earlier this week, they actually had the hitters with the
> highest OPS batting 6-7-8, and their worst at 1-2-3.
>
> It was Votto's 3 hr game.   At one point, we'd hit 4 hrs, and I think
> we'd scored 5 runs.    That's what keeps costing us.   We don't have
> enough people "clogging" the bases.
>
> I've seen stat guys comment that lineup only has a minimal effect on
> runs in the long run.  But I gotta think that if you consistently put
> the worst possible lineup out there every day, a team like this one
> that's already offensively challenged will feel the pain.
>
> Dusty has taken an offense that PMac had clicking pretty good  last
> year, and basically thrown a huge wet blanket over it.

Now this, I agree with.  I truly believe that Dusty doesn't look at the 
numbers.  Either that or he can't comprehend or simply dismisses them for 
some other disullusioned theory.  It's the only explanation for Brandon 
Phillips batting in the heart of the order against RHP and Patterson
leading 
off.