Greinke set to take his cuts vs. Astros
Typical story from mlb.com. But just wanted to remind everyone, in a season that is quickly becoming boring, I always love watching Zack pitch and it will be extra cool to see what he does with the bat tonight.
"Oddly enough, his pitching opponent is Russ Ortiz, the same guy who surrendered a home run to Greinke back on June 10, 2005. That was at Arizona, when Ortiz was pitching for the D-backs."
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Greinke is one of the few interesting story lines left this season
And he should help draw a big crowd his next home start on July 3rd.
Oh, wait – that will be a big crowd for buck night and fireworks. Nevermind.
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
He should hit fifth in this lineup
Certainly ahead of Maier, Olivo, and whoever is playing shortstop.
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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 23, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Assuming that the Royals don't manage to trade Butler for Russ Ortiz before game time
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
Just wait for the reaction when Dayton includes Bianchi or Kila
as part of the Guillen-Franceour swap
well, it is his big comeback season, you know
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 23, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
A bit melodramatic?
Yeah, he has regressed to the mean lately – but he still has the best stats in all of baseball. I guess all I’m saying is I’m not worried about him at all – I still believe he will have the best ERA in the league for the year and be among the favorites to win the Cy Young.
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
he hasnt had a legitimately good start in quite some time....
so i dont even really think its melodramatic….
if zack regresses to his last year form….we’re fucked for the season
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Jun 23, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No joke
Zack Greinke is hitting 8th tonight, ahead of Maier.
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It's almost sad. I mean, I can see the reasoning for it
But you just get the feeling Trey is doing it because LaRussa does, not because he understands the benefits.
So THAT'S what the man-love hugging/discussion was over the weekend
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
actually
as I’m sure you all know from my analyses of NL teams in my Lousy Lineup Optimizer series, some sabermetric analysts also think hitting the pitcher 8th is a good idea in NL parks.
That assumes that the pitcher is by far the worst hitter in the lineup, though…
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 23, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
zack might be our 3rd worst hitter
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Jun 23, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Zack might be our 3rd BEST hitter
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jun 23, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
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