Rob

Runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 down for Aramis.

Murt!

Anybody think I need to take a "Fire Dusty" sign to the game tomorrow?

I bet by the end of the night he's proclaiming that "this is a good time for the hit and run." No time is a good time for that.

Nevermind Fred, I found it. Notables: Pie - 4.40 DeRosa - 4.25 Aramis - 4.12 DLee - 4.11 Cedeno - 4.04 Soriano - 3.81 Murton - 3.71 Izturis - 3.67 Barrett - 3.54 Jacque - 3.52 Theriot - 3.34 Gooz - 7.00

Hey Fred, do you have pitches per plate appearance info for our guys? I'm wondering if my eyes have been deceiving me with a few players. For example, Izturis seems to be seeing a ton of pitches per plate appearance.

Platoon him with Cliff.

Are you seriously suggesting DLee as a leadoff hitter? You might want to lay off the meth. I like the lineup posted by the thread starter, except I would flip Theriot and Murton. First off, saying "lay off the meth" is extremely inappropriate. It seems blatantly obvious you don't understand why my lineup is constructed the way it is, so here's a scenario to ponder. It's the bottom of the 9th with two down, and you're down by one run. You've been one-hit the entire game. The entire game depends on who you had batting leadoff at the start of the game. Would you rather have DLee or Theriot come up to bat in that situation? The bottom line is that you want your best hitters getting the most PA over the course of the season. There's no reason for a guy like Juan Pierre or even Ryan Theriot to get 30-40 more PA than DLee in any given season. Just because the conventional wisdom says that type of player should bat leadoff doesn't make it true. Conventional wisdom used to say the earth was flat and the center of the universe. Applying the scientific method, that was proven to be horribly wrong... the same way conventional lineup construction is. I don't expect any manager in the league to have the cajones to make the switch. Not because they don't think it will work; it certainly will. They wont make the switch because too many baseball fans hold to archaic beliefs, and the fans do have a significant say in whether their manager sticks around for very long. The first five game losing streak of the year would have local beat writers stirring up the fanbase against the manager. I can walk to my bookshelf and pull out books dedicated to this stuff, with empirical evidence to back it up. You have an ad hominem attack, and what amounts to anecdotal evidence . I feel quite comfortable with my position.

If you're really trying to maximize runs, Theriot probably shouldn't be near the top of the lineup. Modern lineup construction appreciates OBP at the top, but the best theoretical lineups have OBP and power at the top. Just working with what we've got, a lineup against righties would look something like this. 1B Lee LF Floyd 2B Soriano 3B Aramis C Barrett RF Jones CF Pie Pitcher SS Theriot That's caring nothing for defense, obviously. Also, you may notice Theriot in the last spot... tangotiger actually found proof of the "second leadoff hitter" theory. I'm just doing this off the top of my head, of course... and relying rather heavily on a few assumptions. Floyd reverting to his pre 2006 form against righties, Pie hitting better against righties than the Big Murt, etc... If those assumptions prove correct, this would be pretty darn close to the most efficient use of those resources from an offensive standpoint.

If Coco Crisp dies there, does ARod get charged with manslaughter?

I think Krivsky was just trying to build a relationship up with Hendry so that he could try to trade for some of our relievers later this year.

I just want him to make a run at the single season record. I really can't stand Barry Bonds.

ARod with a solo shot in the fourth off Schilling. That's 11.

I drafted him in my fantasy league, and was counting on him and a couple others to carry the entire offense. Of course he's going to do badly.

F*cking bull

Ball four, midget.

betcha he gets picked off. I'm more worried about Lou sending him against Molina.

Not cool.

Cedeno running? If you're going to PR, you might as well put Pie in.

That's pretty much Isringhausen's MO, too. The thing is, he hasn't blown a save yet to my knowledge. He's due. He's looked pretty good this year. illiniguy has dibs on Taguchi, but Isringhausen is all yours. I hear he only comes as a "package deal" with Edmonds. ](*,)

Why There's something intriguing about a man who can keep high paying job while contributing nothing and having no real skills to speak of? I mean, have you seen some of the girls senators are caught cheating with?

Wow, Taguchi helped him out on that one.

Who's leading off for the Cubs next inning?

Looked like he missed first entirely. He shoulda faked it.

I'll take it.