Left-handers

[larhur]

We still can't hit them, I have a feeling teams will bring up wrong handers from the minors to face the Cubs, yesterday and today left-handers really handcuffed us.

[tfarks]

It was getting so annoying for me that now when they struggle against left-handers I just laugh, just as if they were getting blowed out and I lost all interest. Maybe Hendry will get some more left-handed hitting to correct the problem.

[Backtobanks]

Not hitting lefties has always been a mystery since the Cubs are (and have been) predominantly a right-handed hitting team.

[CubColtPacer]

Not hitting lefties has always been a mystery since the Cubs are (and have been) predominantly a right-handed hitting team.

 

And it's not like many of them have significant splits. Lee had a 1.015 OPS against left-handers last year. Ramirez had a 1.220. Theriot was at .797. DeRosa and Soriano typically are better against left-handers than right-handers, but they weren't last year.

 

If they can find a platoon partner for Pie, there is absolutely no reason for them to struggle against left-handers. By all reason, they should hit left-handers the hardest.

[sneakypower]

You could make the argument that a lack of LH bat in the lineup contributed to that at least a little bit.

[javy knows my name]

You could make the argument that a lack of LH bat in the lineup contributed to that at least a little bit.

You could, but if you did, you would be stupid.

[sneakypower]

:roll:

[bcl412]

You could make the argument that a lack of LH bat in the lineup contributed to that at least a little bit.

You could, but if you did, you would be stupid.

 

I don't know. If a lefty only sees righties, which left handed pitchers see for the most part obviously, than it would be easier for him to get in a rhythm. If a team doesn't have a good left handed hitting hitter to change up the pitchers rhythm than a left handed pitcher can be very successful against right handers. I think a lefty righty match up would mess up a right handed pitcher to left handed hitter than vice versa because a right handed pitcher sees left handed hitters less.

[sneakypower]

which is what you see Zach Duke, Doug Davis, Capuano do to us year after year.

 

i'm not advocating getting lefties like Jacque Jones and Fonenot in the lineup, but I think it helps quite a bit to have a couple LH hitters who can hold their own vs. LHP in the lineup.

[javy knows my name]

which is what you see Zach Duke, Doug Davis, Capuano do to us year after year.

 

i'm not advocating getting lefties like Jacque Jones and Fonenot in the lineup, but I think it helps quite a bit to have a couple LH hitters who can hold their own vs. LHP in the lineup.

Of course, in a perfect world. But going after lefty hitters in order to improve your teams success against lefty pitchers is categorically stupid

[sneakypower]

who said that was the only reason for pursuing LH hitters?

[javy knows my name]

who said that was the only reason for pursuing LH hitters?

I believe the Cubs front office did.