New lineup needed!!!!

[Guest]

Platoon Hackilton! Not the ginger!

Our soulless right fielder is the best offensive player on the team. F'n Scioscia...

[Brandon]

You can't even take AO seriously anymore. It's his schtick now to post something negative after the team wins and claim he wants them to do better.

[mr.wichita]

rant freely, thats your choice i suppose

but.....

His name is Hamilton, AO. really, it is..... 

 

we are not in 7th grade anymore.

[Lou]

rant freely, thats your choice i suppose

but.....

His name is Hamilton, AO. really, it is..... 

 

we are not in 7th grade anymore.

By 7th grade you meant 3rd grade, right?

[Stradling]

You can't even take AO seriously anymore. It's his schtick now to post something negative after the team wins and claim he wants them to do better.

Judge away

[Lou]

What's wrong with judging?

[mancini79]

By 7th grade you meant 3rd grade, right?

 

Even a 3rd grader knows better not to have Iannetta bat 2nd.

Edited August 17, 2014 by mancini79

[Glen]

[Lou]

Even a 3rd grader knows better not to have Iannetta bat 2nd.

He'd be great on the bases ahead of Trout

[Angel Oracle]

He'd be great on the bases ahead of Trout

Okay, even taking Trout's slump into consideration, how about this one? Granted Calhoun might not be ready for a move to cleanup, and it might take some of his baserunning away.

Trout

Iannetta

Pujols

Calhoun

Freese

Kendrick

Hackilton

Aybar

DH (Why not? The production isn't much from this spot for the past month.)

[Brandon]

How about just leaving the lineup with the best record in baseball alone?

[Angel Oracle]

How about just leaving the lineup with the best record in baseball alone?

Yes, and also with one of the worse OBPs in the AL since the ASB.

Is not one of the goals of a team to maximize the lineup production?

I know that the other side of that is a hitter's comfort zone with a specific spot in the order, like Pujols always wanting to hit 3rd, and that the mental part of a lineup spot change for a hitter could potentially override the benefit thought to exist from the change.

All I know is, while yes they have averaged some 5 runs a game in this much needed 4 game winning streak, the runs were scored against two questionable pitching staffs including the Rangers having the worst ERA in the AL.

The overall body of work vs a year ago is prohibitively better, and yes that is the desired result; and yes finally catching the A's was not what I was expecting, when they came close a few times earlier only to fall back.

This offense though has to come out of this one month funk, and I am not sure that they have truly done so yet. Taking Hamilton out of the cleanup spot would definitely help that along. I will be happy with that alone for now.

[Lou]

Okay, even taking Trout's slump into consideration, how about this one? Granted Calhoun might not be ready for a move to cleanup, and it might take some of his baserunning away.

Trout

Iannetta

Pujols

Calhoun

Freese

Kendrick

Hackilton

Aybar

DH (Why not? The production isn't much from this spot for the past month.)

Yeah, let's move the guy batting .312 with a .891 ops from the leadoff spot down a few spots.

Brilliant idea

[eligrba]

I have no problem with the line up except for the person in the middle who seems to strike out 60% of the time.  I guess I should look at it on the bright side; he makes the pitcher throw at least 3 pitches for most of his at bats.

 

Yea Josh...way to make the pitcher work.

[Mudville]

You got your new lineup and the Angels only managed 2 runs. Any more bright ideas?