GDT #59, 6/6/14: Braves (Teheran) vs. Diamondbacks (McCarthy); 9:40 EDT
- Thread starter UNCBlue012
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jsebe10
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I'd rather our best hitters get the most abs. No reason having a lesser hitter at #1 just to give Jason a chance to drive in runs.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
His call on Jason's HR was epic. Sounded like he was gargling glass.
bravesnumberone
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Remarkable how quickly Craig achieved the record.
UNCBlue012
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No, I do. BUT, he's hitting better in the leadoff spot than I've ever really seen him hit. I think he's hitting around .285 there since he was inserted last year... I don't want to see him go somewhere and slump. He's prone too it, so it's not unlikely.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Considering Gattis is all or nothing, there wouldn't be any runs for Heyward to drive in hitting after Gattis.
Heyward should not be hitting 5th. That's way too low for him.
Heyward
La Stella
Justin
Freeman
Gattis
That should be our top 5 if La Stella continues to be a plus hitter with BJ/Johnson/Simmons to round it out and slot them in depending on who's hitting the best at the moment.
Heyward
La Stella
Justin
Freeman
Gattis
That should be our top 5 if La Stella continues to be a plus hitter with BJ/Johnson/Simmons to round it out and slot them in depending on who's hitting the best at the moment.
Doesn't everybody?
UNCBlue012
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If I were to move Jason and be CONFIDENT he wouldn't slump most of the time, i'd go:
LaStella
JUP
Freeman
Heyward
Gattis
CJoh
BJ
Simba
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
The late Skip Caray, quoting the late Buford T. Justice: Son, when we get home Ah'm gonna punch yo' mama straight in the mouth. Ain't NO WAY you are the fruit of my loins.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Well, I get what you're saying. But if I want to split lefties, and you know Fredi does, then 1-3-5 is the only way to do it. I think Freeman is a better hitter than Heyward, so he gets three. Though you could go the other way.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
Uecker or Quaid from Major League?
I know Fredi loves switching the lefties but having them 1-2 isn't that big of a deal if he puts Freeman 4th. If late in the game a team puts in a tough lefty for Heyward and La Stella he would be removed for Justin. So if they wanted to go lefty again for Freeman he would not be seeing their best guy. As it stands now with him hitting 3rd that lefty likely stays in because BJ, Simmons, or whoever is 2nd isn't good enough, in most cases, for the lefty to be removed. Sure you could put Justin 2nd and I wouldn't be opposed to that but you would lose the effectiveness of La Stella's OBP higher in the lineup. And I wouldn't want La Stella #1 since that would likely regulate Heyward to 5th and I don't like him that low.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
He's a nice enough guy, but you'd think they'd have quietly showed him the door after the first season. What is this, four years? And he still hasn't spoken a coherent sentence or uttered an original thought.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Ok. I'll go along with that. Whatever bunches our high OBP, which yours does better.