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45636471787463757D160 wrote:

He fell in the dugout? Was he sober?
They were in San Francisco. Probably LSD, thought he was on an escalator.
If he was on an escalator he was either getting high or coming down.

;D210C01101706115152630 wrote:

He fell in the dugout? Was he sober?
They were in San Francisco. Probably LSD, thought he was on an escalator.
If he was on an escalator he was either getting high or coming down. ;D

Since joining the Yankees Clay Holmes is 5-1 and has walked only one batter in 17 plus innings. Where did this type of pitching come from ?

Meadows hit his 25th HR and drove in his 99th run last night in the loss to the Jays, who look determined not to lose another game.

Adam Frazier with seven hits in his last two games. He's struggled since the trade.

643224303F25353E332416313B373F3A7835560 wrote: Adam Frazier with seven hits in his last two games.  He's struggled since the trade.
In a lineup with Tatis, Machado and Hosmer yesterday, Frazier was batting cleanup!

082528393E2F38787B4A0 wrote: Adam Frazier with seven hits in his last two games.  He's struggled since the trade.
In a lineup with Tatis, Machado and Hosmer yesterday, Frazier was batting cleanup! 


I saw that, and he hit in that spot on Wednesday, too. I guess it shows that other managers besides Shelton do some weird things.

510711050A10000B061123040E020A0F4D00630 wrote: Adam Frazier with seven hits in his last two games.  He's struggled since the trade.
In a lineup with Tatis, Machado and Hosmer yesterday, Frazier was batting cleanup! 


I saw that, and he hit in that spot on Wednesday, too.  I guess it shows that other managers besides Shelton do some weird things.
Thursday was his first time hitting 4th. On Wednesday he hit 6th but had 4 hits.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 9150.shtml



It was an unusual move by the manager but I can see the logic of someone who lacks power but gets hits frequently being in a spot where singles and doubles are likely to produce runs if the top third of the lineup are getting on base. That might be more logical than a cleanup hitter who has power but a low BA and is much less likely to get a hit.



It's a rarely seen strategy but in 1985 the Cardinals batted Tom Herr 3rd in 151 games. Herr had only 28 HRs in a 13 year career and hit only 8 (his career high) that year. But he had 180 total hits, batted .302 and drove in 110 runs (3rd in the NL). With Vince Coleman and Willie McGee getting on base in front of Herr and often stealing bases, Herr's frequent singles and doubles produced runs more often than someone who might have hit .230 with a lot of HRs.

547974656273642427160 wrote: Adam Frazier with seven hits in his last two games.  He's struggled since the trade.
In a lineup with Tatis, Machado and Hosmer yesterday, Frazier was batting cleanup! 


I saw that, and he hit in that spot on Wednesday, too.  I guess it shows that other managers besides Shelton do some weird things.
Thursday was his first time hitting 4th. On Wednesday he hit 6th but had 4 hits.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 9150.shtml



It was an unusual move by the manager but I can see the logic of someone who lacks power but gets hits frequently being in a spot where singles and doubles are likely to produce runs if the top third of the lineup are getting on base. That might be more logical than a cleanup hitter who has power but a low BA and is much less likely to get a hit.



It's a rarely seen strategy but in 1985 the Cardinals batted Tom Herr 3rd in 151 games. Herr had only 28 HRs in a 13 year career and hit only 8 (his career high) that year. But he had 180 total hits, batted .302 and drove in 110 runs (3rd in the NL). With Vince Coleman and Willie McGee getting on base in front of Herr and often stealing bases, Herr's frequent singles and doubles produced runs more often than someone who might have hit .230 with a lot of HRs. 


So Frazier got 4 hits in a game and didn't need to be rested in the next? Does a pennant race trump resting a player?

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