Bob Nightengale's The Buzz

[brinoch]

Aramis Ramirez has a .358 OBP in 2005, btw.

 

Thanks for the catch, I mistakenly put in his career OBP. Whoops!

 

Sorry about the nitpicking. It's just the .329 OBP in the middle of the lineup was making me angry. People with OBPs that low MUST BAT FIRST! Jeez, you people never learn! :wink:

 

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

I don't really have an alternative solution though.

 

The only other thing is that I would really like to see Matt Murton in the lineup. I hugely doubt that Nomar in CF has any legs to it, but Murton (LF), Walker, Lee, Ramirez, Giles, Nomar (CF), Barrett, Cedeno, pitcher, forget about defence, that's just :twisted: .

 

Well, there's always the Murton to CF possibility. You could send him to Winter Ball to give it a whirl; I doubt he'd be any worse defensively than Hairston. He might have the speed and defensive ability and his arm is better than Hairston's, I think. There's always a chance that Corey screws his head on straight, as well. My guess and hope is that Pie stays in AAA next year for more seasoning, and that will necessitate a stop-gap for a season -- which probably means that a free agent like Johnny Damon or Preston Wilson is out, and lending credence to the in-house Hairston/Patterson stopgap. I suppose you could try batting Cedeno first and carry Patterson 7th in the lineup, dropping Barrett to the 8th spot.

 

Personally, I'm not a fan of Hairston, all in all. His defense is shakey, and he's an injury risk. But even I have to admit that Patterson is looking more and more like a complete bust for the Cubs. There's a chance that the Cubs go with Hairston until Pie is ready mid-season (not that he'd get a chance to play or anything...).

[Careless]

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

British?

hemo from hæmo?

[Diffusion]

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

British?

 

Yeh, hi! Observant of you.

 

Brinoch, I'm probably not ready to give on Corey yet myself. His defence alone has some value, and while his bat is a huge problem right now, maybe six months off will help him a bit. I think half of it is in the mind right now. He's a man convinced of his swing and miss fate before the pitcher's even come set.

[treebird]

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

British?

 

Yeh, hi! Observant of you.

 

Brinoch, I'm probably not ready to give on Corey yet myself. His defence alone has some value, and while his bat is a huge problem right now, maybe six months off will help him a bit. I think half of it is in the mind right now. He's a man convinced of his swing and miss fate before the pitcher's even come set.

 

now you're just showing off with the british stuff. your next post will probably include a link to an mp3 of a recording of you saying the word "aluminum."

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Haha, I'm cool - I could tell diffusion was British over a month ago given the way he spelled certain words. Plus he told everyone he was British a few days ago in a minor league thread.

[TXCubsFan]

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

British?

 

Yeh, hi! Observant of you.

 

Brinoch, I'm probably not ready to give on Corey yet myself. His defence alone has some value, and while his bat is a huge problem right now, maybe six months off will help him a bit. I think half of it is in the mind right now. He's a man convinced of his swing and miss fate before the pitcher's even come set.

 

now you're just showing off with the british stuff. your next post will probably include a link to an mp3 of a recording of you saying the word "aluminum."

 

You need to spell the word properly first. :lol:

[Diffusion]

Anyway, I really like that lineup, brinoch, with the exception of Hairston in CF. He's so bad defensively he haemorraghes away a lot of what little offensive value there is tied up in his OBP. For a utility guy, he's great; for a second baseman he's probably about average all told; but he's simply not good enough as an outfielder.

 

British?

 

Yeh, hi! Observant of you.

 

Brinoch, I'm probably not ready to give on Corey yet myself. His defence alone has some value, and while his bat is a huge problem right now, maybe six months off will help him a bit. I think half of it is in the mind right now. He's a man convinced of his swing and miss fate before the pitcher's even come set.

 

now you're just showing off with the british stuff. your next post will probably include a link to an mp3 of a recording of you saying the word "aluminum."

 

You need to spell the word properly first. :lol:

 

You're not wrong, TXCubsfan. It's "al-lah-min-yum". Jeez.

 

:P