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MLB Forum >> Attn: Jason Kendall
| 3/31/08 3:02 PM | |
Hawkeyefan
Edited: 31-Mar-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 25873 |
Seriously, bro? You are hitting behind the pitcher, Ben Sheets, who has a .077 lifetime BA. Ouch. |
| 4/1/08 4:17 AM | |
runster
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Edited: 01-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 835 |
i'm just glad that he is not with the A's anymore. Kurt Suzuki, our rookie catcher, hit more extra base hits in the first game, then what Kendall had in a whole season. I saw that he threw out a runner though. how did that happen? did the baser runner trip or something? |
| 4/1/08 4:27 AM | |
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runster
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Edited: 01-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 837 |
btw, do they try to sell his number 9 hitting with him beeing the second lead off? LOL ah no, just found it, if this makes any sense to anyone, please enlighten me. Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost has not wavered on is batting catcher Jason Kendall ninth, behind the pitcher. After using that unusual alignment all spring, Yost said he was convinced it will make his lineup more productive. "It was just about what I thought it would be," Yost said. "I'll still continue to look at it. It's worked out perfect for us a lot more than it hasn't." Yost agreed that "it's going to happen" when the pitcher comes up with two outs and men on base and makes the third out. But if Kendall leads off the next inning by getting on base, Yost said the strategy was still sound. "I want as many guys on (base) for my big boppers," Yost said. |
| 4/1/08 2:10 PM | |
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Hawkeyefan
Edited: 01-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 25874 |
I saw that he threw out a runner though. how did that happen? did the baser runner trip or something? Fukudome broke for third on a ball in the dirt. The ball bounced up and hit the batter (Soto) and landed right in front of Kendall. When Fukudome broke for third DeRosa (who was on first) broke for second and was standing on second base with Fukudome stuck in no-man's land. I don't understand how it's so hard to put your best hitters at the plate more often than you bad hitters. I mean, Kendall isn't much but he's certainly better than Sheets at the plate. The Cubs insist on batting literally their worst hitter in the lineup (probably even worse than Zambrano, actually) first (Theriot) which bugs the shit out of me. So he gets to go 0-5 and look at 20 pitches on the day. Ugh. |
| 4/1/08 8:11 PM | |
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Cousin Eddie
Edited: 01-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 13866 |
Worst reasoning for a dumb strategy I've ever heard, read, or seen in my life. Not even Phil Garner was this crazy. |
| 4/2/08 2:19 AM | |
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runster
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Edited: 02-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 840 |
"The Cubs insist on batting literally their worst hitter in the lineup (probably even worse than Zambrano, actually) first (Theriot) which bugs the shit out of me. So he gets to go 0-5 and look at 20 pitches on the day. Ugh." what you don't understand, theriot is a scrapy little white guy who gets his uniform dirty. forget obp or ops, uniform dirty and scrapy wins ball games, especially in the lead off spot. |
| 4/2/08 4:32 AM | |
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runster
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Edited: 02-Apr-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 847 |
"Fukudome broke for third on a ball in the dirt. The ball bounced up and hit the batter (Soto) and landed right in front of Kendall. When Fukudome broke for third DeRosa (who was on first) broke for second and was standing on second base with Fukudome stuck in no-man's land." makes sense... i don't think kendall could throw out frank thomas on a straight steal. |
| 4/7/08 2:28 AM | |
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runster
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Edited: Apr 7 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 857 |
rufus - The Brewers are 4-1 (soon to be 5-1). He's doing it to get three real hitters up before Prince hits (who's hitting third). It's working, so STFD. why not bat prince 8th then he would have 7 real hitters infront of him? |
| 4/7/08 1:25 PM | |
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Cousin Eddie
Edited: Apr 7 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 13870 |
"Because over the course of a season, the #8 hitter probably gets around 75 fewer at bats than the #3 hitter." And the #9 hitter is going to get even fewer. Kendall happens to be leading the league in hitting so far, so it would stand to reason that maybe you'd want to get him more at bats before he comes crashing back down to reality and is back to hitting .260? |
| 4/8/08 5:42 AM | |
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HuntingtonPUNK
Edited: Apr 8 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 4017 |
Career .297 lol the Kendall haters, grab a clue |
| 4/12/08 1:01 AM | |
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Hawkeyefan
Edited: Apr 12 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 25879 |
He's doing it to get three real hitters up before Prince hits (who's hitting third). It's working, so STFD.You have ignored this user. It's working? Really? So, tell me, how many times has Fielder knocked in Kendall this year to make you come to the conclusion that this is working? Is Fielder on pace to break RBI records because of Yost's amazingly intelligent lineup? And while you are looking that up...look up how many times the #8 hitter has come up with runners on base and not driven in a run for the Brewers. Career .297 What does Kendall's lifetime BA have to do with him batting ninth? If anything, wouldn't his .297 lifetime average tell us that he should be batting anywhere other than ninth?
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| 4/12/08 4:54 AM | |
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HuntingtonPUNK
Edited: Apr 12 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 4024 |
runster is talking silly sht and no he shouldnt be batting 9th |
| 4/14/08 4:12 AM | |
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runster
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Edited: Apr 14 2008 12:00A Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 868 |
rufus - Worked out again today. Kendall knocked in 2 more runs, the Brewers won, and he's hitting .405. i would try to get a hitter who hits .405 as many at bats as i could. but thats just me. |
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