Lou Pinella, What the hell are you doing?

[Keener98]

Lou Piniella is a liar. If I wasn't broke, I'd make sure I got a ticket to the next home game so I could drive four hours and tell him to his face.

 

 

You better watch questioning him, he might get mad at you.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lou Piniella is a liar. If I wasn't broke, I'd make sure I got a ticket to the next home game so I could drive four hours and tell him to his face.

 

 

You better watch questioning him, he might get mad at you.

 

He can freaking bring it. He's couldn't get half as mad at me as I am at him.

[Brett]

Lou's in-game decisions have been angering me for a long time now, but until recently, I felt like his roster/lineup/whatever decisions had been pretty good. I now no longer feel that way.

[Tracer Bullet]

Lou's justification for hitting Soriano 1st is Bobby Bonds struggled when he was put in the cleanup spot 30 years ago when Lou was playing with him. Ugh.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lou's justification for hitting Soriano 1st is Bobby Bonds struggled when he was put in the cleanup spot 30 years ago when Lou was playing with him. Ugh.

 

That's so Baker I almost threw up. He's honestly channeling Baker a little more every day.

[Hacking Out Machine]

Lou's justification for hitting Soriano 1st is Bobby Bonds struggled when he was put in the cleanup spot 30 years ago when Lou was playing with him. Ugh.

 

I'll translate for ya.

 

"I've got this player I have to play. Everyone in the universe knows he isn't a leadoff hitter because he flails at every pitch that's tossed up there, regardless of it's speed, location, or actual shape. Fortunately, when the pitcher happens to throw the pitch within 2 feet of the plate, he hits it, sometimes hard, and about 30-35 of those predetermined swings actually result in a home run. This makes him a decent 6 hitter. However, whenever he hits anywhere other than 1st, he hits to the level of an overmatched A ball player, and is even more useless than usual. Nobody can explain why, it just happens that way. At leadoff, he occasionally does something positive. I have to play him, so my choices are (A) Completely useless, or (B) occasionally useful. Limited choices, but I'm forced to take B. Booby Bonds was kind of like that. "

[Laura]

I think the main problem is that Lou promised Sori that he'd bat first way back when. That, coupled with a zillion dollars, sold Sori. Lou has shown willingness to move him around position-wise, but not batting-order-wise. I always thought that Sori would end up in LF and his latest defensive efforts have born that out. The batting order is going to be the toughest thing to change.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I would live with Soriano at leadoff if we could just get 7 of our best players out there against righties. I'm not so wildly optimistic as to hope for 8.

[Outshined_One]

Alright, new contest...

 

Whoever can correctly guess Piniella's next insane and off-the-wall personnel move wins a cookie.

 

Go!

[imb]

gallagher as the world's first roogy

[SouthSideRyan]

But Lou has moved Soriano out of the leadoff spot. Soriano has been quoted following those few times that he doesn't care where he bats. But Lou moved him back to leadoff after those 3 or 4 games because he went like 1-13 and he apparently finds that to be an adequate sample size.

[Sosa21MVP]

I'm asking for clarification of one point here regarding Soriano and the batting order. I've read on more than one occasion here at NSBB that batting order means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Yet at the same time, I read just as many posts ripping on Soriano as leadoff hitter.

 

So does batting order matter or not? That is my question. And it's not a question being posed in a sarcastic manner at all, I really do appreciate any and all input here.

[hardcorecubfan]

I'm asking for clarification of one point here regarding Soriano and the batting order. I've read on more than one occasion here at NSBB that batting order means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Yet at the same time, I read just as many posts ripping on Soriano as leadoff hitter.

 

So does batting order matter or not? That is my question. And it's not a question being posed in a sarcastic manner at all, I really do appreciate any and all input here.

 

Statistically speaking the #1 guy does bat more than the 7-9 guy over the life of a season, thus giving him an opportunity to make an impact on the game far greater than the bottom of the order

[Tyrant]

Lou Piniella is a liar. If I wasn't broke, I'd make sure I got a ticket to the next home game so I could drive four hours and tell him to his face.

 

 

You better watch questioning him, he might get mad at you.

 

He can freaking bring it. He's couldn't get half as mad at me as I am at him.

 

Oooooooooooooooooh.

[hardcorecubfan]

Lou's justification for hitting Soriano 1st is Bobby Bonds struggled when he was put in the cleanup spot 30 years ago when Lou was playing with him. Ugh.

 

Then our buddy Joe "head up my but" Morgen chimes in with comparing Pujols feeling just right for the #4. In a matter of 2 minutes I went from a Lou headache to a Joe Morgen migrain

[soapy]

between the handling of Pie, Cedeno, Marshall, Marmol, Marquis and now Leiber/Gallagher, i've just about had enough of Lou. i thought he was okay last year after so questionable early season decisions (Izturis, Wade Miller), but this is getting insane.

[Jehrico]

Why the hell is Lou starting FONTENOT AGAIN while Cedeno is still sitting on the bench? WTF Lou? Get a freaking clue!

 

This past week or so has really started to sour me on him. At least he has the whole team (outside of Theriot) playing far better fundamental baseball than Dusty ever did, but his use of the pen and bench make Dusty look...nevermind, I'm not going there. They both suck.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

[SouthSideRyan]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

 

And cause Ronny Cedeno's last 2 weeks have been a fluke.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

 

And cause Ronny Cedeno's last 2 weeks have been a fluke.

 

If only he were left handed.

[Jehrico]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

One week ago, what was Fontenot hitting then as compared to Cedeno?

[SouthSideRyan]

Len said Lou will probably go to 13 pitchers when Eyre comes back.

 

Compounding this idiocy, he will certainly demote Pie because of it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

One week ago, what was Fontenot hitting then as compared to Cedeno?

 

Believe me, I'm not trying to keep Cedeno from getting at bats. But you asked why Fontenot is in there tonight, and the answer is he's white hot at the plate. Thing is, between Theriot getting thrown out every time he's on the bases, Johnson being awful against RHP, Ramirez being hurt, and DeRosa slumping hard, there's plenty of room for both to be in the lineup right now.

[TruffleShuffle]

Fontenot is playing because in the last week he's hitting .636/.765/1.000/1.765.

One week ago, what was Fontenot hitting then as compared to Cedeno?

 

Believe me, I'm not trying to keep Cedeno from getting at bats. But you asked why Fontenot is in there tonight, and the answer is he's white hot at the plate. Thing is, between Theriot getting thrown out every time he's on the bases, Johnson being awful against RHP, Ramirez being hurt, and DeRosa slumping hard, there's plenty of room for both to be in the lineup right now.

 

yeah, it looks like derosa could use a night off. his numbers went down in the second half last year, especially in the power department. with the surplus of middle infielders on this team, it'd be wise to give him a day off each week and try to keep him fresh for the stretch run.

[treebird]

Len said Lou will probably go to 13 pitchers when Eyre comes back.

 

Compounding this idiocy, he will certainly demote Pie because of it.

 

ohhhh my godddddd

 

what a bunch of morons