Lee hitting 6th in WBC?

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

at least against Mexico he is. Does anyone else find that weird? I know the line up is stacked, but Lee won the batting title, and he hit 46 home runs last year. It probably doesn't matter in that line up, but 6th seems kind of low for him coming off the year he had.

[jam1975]

IIRC, Lee used to feel more comfortable batting in the 5th or 6th spot and did so frequently before last year.

[CubinNY]

Lee batted 6th for most of his career

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

Yeah, but that was before he won a batting title and hit 46 home runs. Sosa hit third most of his career, but no one would hit him there now after his ability has changed. With the season Lee had last year, I just assumed he'd hit 3rd or 4th depending on where ARod hit. Not really a big deal, just something I noticed.

[Laura]

When Buck Martinez needs to manage Team USA to win, his decisions will be more controversial.

 

Everything worked out just fine vs Mexico.

 

It will be interesting to see if things change as teams advance.

[PujolsPower]

When Buck Martinez needs to manage Team USA to win, his decisions will be more controversial.

 

Everything worked out just fine vs Mexico.

 

It will be interesting to see if things change as teams advance.

 

Do you think game one was not an important one to win in a round robin?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

When Buck Martinez needs to manage Team USA to win, his decisions will be more controversial.

 

Everything worked out just fine vs Mexico.

 

It will be interesting to see if things change as teams advance.

 

Do you think game one was not an important one to win in a round robin?

 

It was far from an elimination game though. I have to say I was really disappointed with some of Martinez's moves.

[Andy]

DLee will be hitting cleanup against Canada.