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Yet we all have our preferences. I loved Earl Weaver as a manager, but thought his insistence waiting for a 3 run homer as a bit of stupidity. IMO, sometimes you have to try to make things happen to win. As for strikeouts the issue here isn't the raw numbers, it's the skill of the players involved. We have too many 3/4 outcome hitters, with a K as one of them. The amount of times we've struck out are middle of the league, but too often players dig a hole with poor plate patience, poor strike zone judgement and poor situational hitting that a strikeout ends up a more likely occurrence (especially when behind in the count) as a successful at-bat. If we had guys hitting .300/.390/.600 we wouldn't care if they had 150-200 Ks. |
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...97908150.shtml http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...&pg=845,137344 As a manager Earl Weaver was the total package and his personality and managing style were both forward thinking and aggressive. |
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Soooo, striking out is OK, but ONLY i you're Miguel Cabrera. Got it.
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I thought his point was a valid one. If you're going to strike out a lot you need to balance that with some serious run production. Like Reggie Jackson, Jim Thome, and Willie Stargell. It's not so great if you're Dave Kingman, Rob Deer or Adam Dunn of recent vintage.
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Well, maybe I put that bar higher than I should.
Somewhere between that and Rios' .304/.334/.516 last season is closer to reality. |
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Anybody who posted a line better than that would get MVP votes, no matter how many times they struck out.
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Back to the original thread topic, i.e., Rios hitting third, and/or other suggestions:
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I like Viciedo and Flowers right after Dunn, with Alexei and Beckham 8 and 9. Viciedo and Flowers hit LHP well. Having them follow Dunn might force opposing managers into a conundrum: Do I burn the LOOGY just to face Dunn, and then make another change, or do I keep the RHP in the game to face Dunn?
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Hell, Jim Rice made it to COOPERSTOWN with career slashlines of .298/.352/.502
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