We choose to be punchless

[jersey cubs fan]

Benching LaHair against lefties is legitimately stupid.

 

2012 - .115/.258/.231

career - .133/.278/.217

[17 Seconds]

guys, he was confirmed to be cubsfan26 (and others) by a mod in another thread

[Bote McBoteface]

Benching LaHair against lefties is legitimately stupid.

 

2012 - .115/.258/.231

career - .133/.278/.217

 

So?

[Guest]

No, that's not what was said.

[davell]

Yeah, LaHair isn't a 22 year old still learning to hit. He's close to 30, most likely is what he is, at this point. And since he mashes righties, that's quite all right.

[jersey cubs fan]

Benching LaHair against lefties is legitimately stupid.

 

2012 - .115/.258/.231

career - .133/.278/.217

 

So?

 

So there is nothing stupid about benching him when a lefty is pitching.

[Bote McBoteface]

We're judging his career numbers against lefties in less than 75 plate appearances and benching him a against lefties based on that. If we aren't going to win baseball games this year, we may as well see how useful LaHair can be, and he'd be a lot more useful if it turns out he can hit lefties.

 

I couldn't find his career minor league splits against lefties, if they're similar to his MLB numbers then it isn't quite so bad, but regardless it is still pretty stupid.

[17 Seconds]

maybe so, but it's not because of 60 AB

[jersey cubs fan]

We're judging his career numbers against lefties in less than 75 plate appearances and benching him a against lefties based on that. If we aren't going to win baseball games this year, we may as well see how useful LaHair can be, and he'd be a lot more useful if it turns out he can hit lefties.

 

I couldn't find his career minor league splits against lefties, if they're similar to his MLB numbers then it isn't quite so bad, but regardless it is still pretty stupid.

 

There is literally nothing remotely stupid about it. It is a completely justifiable decision to make.

[oldunclemark]

Benching LaHair against lefties is legitimately stupid. Other than that, this thread sucks.

 

 

What Sucks..Tea Man.

 

is being in last place unable to hit and sitting there doing nothing...

 

..when we have talent at AAA we could call up.

 

But hey, what's the hurry?

 

Lets wit till next year to break in the new players

[Bote McBoteface]

So, let me make sure I have this right, 75 plate appearances is plenty enough to judge whether or not a player is able to hit left handed pitching? Edited June 8, 2012 by Enn Tea

[Bote McBoteface]

Benching LaHair against lefties is legitimately stupid. Other than that, this thread sucks.

 

 

What Sucks..Tea Man.

 

is being in last place unable to hit and sitting there doing nothing...

 

..when we have talent at AAA we could call up.

 

But hey, what's the hurry?

 

Lets wit till next year to break in the new players

 

Oh shut up, we're waiting until they have another year of team control and we're doing it because that's the smart thing to do.

[oldunclemark]

We're judging his career numbers against lefties in less than 75 plate appearances and benching him a against lefties based on that. If we aren't going to win baseball games this year, we may as well see how useful LaHair can be, and he'd be a lot more useful if it turns out he can hit lefties.

 

I couldn't find his career minor league splits against lefties, if they're similar to his MLB numbers then it isn't quite so bad, but regardless it is still pretty stupid.

 

There is literally nothing remotely stupid about it. It is a completely justifiable decision to make.

 

 

Its 100% stupid....Its stupidville

 

LaHair has improved greatly the last 2 years and he played against lefties... He played against everybody

 

He's a player..let him play.

 

 

But if you just want up-and-coming superstar Jeff Baker at 1st....That's another issue

[Guest]

2011 is missing, but you get the idea.

 

LaHair v. LHP, 2005-2010: .600 OPS, 716 PA

[jersey cubs fan]

So, let me make sure I have this right, 75 plate appearances is plenty enough to judge whether or not a player is able to hit left handed pitching?

 

there's a hell of a lot more than just 75 PA to judge.

[17 Seconds]

So, let me make sure I have this right, 75 plate appearances is plenty enough to judge whether or not a player is able to hit left handed pitching?

 

there's a hell of a lot more than just 75 PA to judge.

 

then why did you use those 75 as your argument?

[imb]

I really hope this is just some cool old dude who got the internet and not someone screwing around, because it's pretty cool if so.

[Smack]

I'm curious what LaHair's splits against lefties are in 2010-2011?

[jersey cubs fan]

So, let me make sure I have this right, 75 plate appearances is plenty enough to judge whether or not a player is able to hit left handed pitching?

 

there's a hell of a lot more than just 75 PA to judge.

 

then why did you use those 75 as your argument?

 

The most easily accessible example of what is so glaringly obviously not a stupid decision.

[Guest]

I'm curious what LaHair's splits against lefties are in 2010-2011?

 

I can't find 2011, but separating 2010 from what I posted above, 116 PA, .222.276/.370/.636, 28 K

[Smack]

I'm curious what LaHair's splits against lefties are in 2010-2011?

 

I can't find 2011, but separating 2010 from what I posted above, 116 PA, .222.276/.370/.636, 28 K

 

So not much better, thank you sir.

[Clem Fandango]

Is this the thread where we use emoticons to indicate how people should react to our sentences? :oldbluekoolaid:

[Tryptamine]

WTF is all this? It's as if the people at Cubs.com found their way into this thread.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Vitters has a grand total of 202 at bats in AAA and he has been alright, but he certainly hasn't been setting the world on fire. Combine that with the fact that he is still only 22 years old and I would like to see him get more development time in Iowa with a possible September callup.

[wvcbxl]

That's what I mean by 'choosing to be punchless'

Its a choice we made..

 

We all have to make choices, and live with the consequences.

You prefer not to look beyond the ASB (I'm not even going to bring up the rest of the decade), you just want a quick fix to the (admittedly painful) product on the field - aka the Jim Hendry way.

The new front office has chosen a long -term strategy to fix the organization's problems and is sticking to that strategy. FWIW, I prefer this long-term approach, even if the immediate result is frustrating to watch on most days.