Lineups

[AZZenny]

Am I mistaken, or did we just see only two lineups in four games? What the heck is wrong with Brenly? Of all times to shake things up...now would be good! He seems to have forgotten that CC is the sparkplug, that he's a big part of what got us going and to the playoffs the last two years - it wasn't Matty, it was CC.

I'd like to see CC, Baerga, and Dellucci start in the lineup tomorrow.

 

[green machine]

Go

I don't want to mess with the lineups yet, I actually like to see some consistency there. The whole team isn't hitting, so I dont' know about changing one or two guys would help. I would like to see Counsell more, but that's about the only change I would make.

adam
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[BC867]

We have a real problem!

It was fun watching Junior Spivey play well last year (until he was moved from 2nd to 3rd in the lineup) . . . and Danny Bautista is one of my favorite players (a .300 clutch hitter).

But . . . . . . any team that has Spivey batting third and Bautista fifth has a real problem. We desperately need a middle-of-the-lineup hitter to join Gonzo.

Even in these initial games, it's not a slump we're in. It is what it is!

My wish is to pry Vladimir Guerrero from the Expos. Then we'd be Championship material. But that's evidently not going to happen.

Larry Walker would have been a major plus, but Matt Williams shot that out of the water.

And, although I believe that Erubiel Durazo will hit 40 HR and drive in 100 runs with Oakland this season, I don't think he would have ever been at that level in the National League. Or, to put it another way, he was given chances and didn't do it. DH'ing is the only way he can stay healthy, both physically and emotionally.

Even signing Fred McGriff for 1B, as the Dodgers did, would have filled that void.

Last year, Steve Finley hit just three less HR than Gonzo. For the time being, instead of hitting him 2nd and Spivey 3rd, switch them around.

But, if we are going to take advantage of the last years of Johnson, Schilling, and Gonzo (our three superstars), Joe Garagiola, Jr., is going to have to find a bat to join Gonzo in the 3-4 spots in the batting order.

Anything less than that, and we'll be out of it all season long!

 

[Stan C]

Out of the gate in 2001 they were 1 and 5. I'm nervous too but the Royols are undefeated and I doubt that will last either.

 

[BOB_Man24]

Calm down everyone....the world isn't over yet. We face LA again and then the Brew crew at home. We can turn things around. Its just as easy to go on a rampage 10 game winning streak as it is to lose 5 or 6.

 

[BC867]

Originally posted by BOB_Man24
Calm down everyone....the world isn't over yet. We face LA again and then the Brew crew at home. We can turn things around. Its just as easy to go on a rampage 10 game winning streak as it is to lose 5 or 6.

I admire your optimism and I hope you're right!

But it doesn't happen. The coaches and players make it happen! But we have weaknesses.

I hope that Joe, Jr., is doing more than hoping that we go on a 10 game rampage. We need a power right-handed bat to join Gonzo in the middle of the lineup.

And I hope that Bob Brenly is working feverishly with Eddie Rodriguez and Dwayne Murphy to help them overcome their coaching shortcomings.

 

[Moose Lady]

Is there some good reason why they just don't switch Eddie and Robin?????