5/8/15 Braves@ Nats 7:05 ET

[Garmel]

Braves
1. Nick Markakis (L) RF
2. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Jonny Gomes (R) LF
5. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C
6. Alberto Callaspo (S) 3B
7. Phil Gosselin (R) 2B
8. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
9. Eric Stults (L) P

Nats
1. Denard Span (L) CF
2. Yunel Escobar (R) 3B
3. Jayson Werth (R) LF
4. Bryce Harper (L) RF
5. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 1B
6. Wilson Ramos (R) C
7. Ian Desmond (R) SS
8. Danny Espinosa (S) 2B
9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P

[Garmel]

Ugh! Gosselin's playing.

[chop2chip]

That's an EY away from being my least favorite lineup of the year.

[thethe]

So he goes with Gosselin for the lefty/right matchup probably but then doesn't play CB. Whatever.

If you shield Peterson from lefties he will NEVER LEARN HOW TO HIT THEM!

Gosselin is a nobody. STOP PLAYING HIM!

[thethe]

The funniest part is that somehow Gosselin is hitting in front of Maybin. You can't make this **** up.

If anything you should put Maybin 6th and move everyone down a spot so you get lefty/right all the way down the lineup. We need a new manager desperately.

[Braves1976]

So he goes with Gosselin for the lefty/right matchup probably but then doesn't play CB. Whatever.

If you shield Peterson from lefties he will NEVER LEARN HOW TO HIT THEM!

Gosselin is a nobody. STOP PLAYING HIM!

Peterson is hitting .300 in a small sample (3-10) vs lefties so far. He also hit them well in the minors too. But it does make it tougher to be sat vs lefty starters and then left in later on vs a tough lefty specialist bullpen arm.

[Braves1976]

The funniest part is that somehow Gosselin is hitting in front of Maybin. You can't make this **** up.

If anything you should put Maybin 6th and move everyone down a spot so you get lefty/right all the way down the lineup. We need a new manager desperately.

One reason Maybin should hit ahead of him is that Maybin has more ability to steal bases, easier to set that up batting 7th than 8th. Gosselin isn't the stolen base threat Peterson or Maybin is.

[weso1]

As long as Jace remains the starter, I'm not going to grump about the occasional day off.

[Dalyn]

Looks great.

[UNCBlue012]

Meh. I demand Peterson!

[bravesnumberone]

The funniest part is that somehow Gosselin is hitting in front of Maybin. You can't make this **** up.

If anything you should put Maybin 6th and move everyone down a spot so you get lefty/right all the way down the lineup. We need a new manager desperately.

Too bad your boy couldn't understand this simple fact.

[bravesnumberone]

As long as Jace remains the starter, I'm not going to grump about the occasional day off.

It's not that Gosselin is getting a start. Peterson might have a head cold for all we know. It's that he's hitting higher than 8th in the lineup. Someone should tell Fredi our CF isn't Melvin. He doesn't have to be relegated to the 8th spot.

[The Chosen One]

While true, some hitters probably like the superstition of staying in a spot when they're doing well. Maybin might be one of those guys and wants to stay 8th since he's been doing pretty good there.

Also we have to consider that Fredi does actually talk to his players and talks to them about some lineup discussion. It's not like the last day of school where you see your name on the list for next year's homeroom and see if you know anybody who's going to be grouped with you.

[thewupk]

XYZ baseball that inning

[Julio3000]

This is not a knock on Fredi, per se, but I just don't care to see Gosselin in the lineup.

[USMA76]

This is not a knock on Fredi, per se, but I just don't care to see Gosselin in the lineup.

Go ahead and knock Fredi, you'll fit right in here. 8^)

[Julio3000]

I guess I just don't care to see Gosselin on the roster. If he's up here, he should probably get a start once in a while . . . but with Jace, Callaspo, KJ, and Ciriaco on the roster, I don't see the point in his being up at all.

[50PoundHead]

You really have to work hard to walk Gosselin.

[The Chosen One]

Maybin hit that sucker hard.

[Garmel]

Bad luck for Maybin right there.