High and Tight.: Why Is LaRussa Batting His Worst Hitter Leadoff?

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Why Is LaRussa Batting His Worst Hitter Leadoff?

David Eckstein's .350 OBP is good enough for 96th amoungst players who qualify for the batting title. He's not "speedy" (7 steals). He has no power (2 HR). It also seems as if he can't sacrifice (bunted horribly and got a fielder's choice).

However LaRussa is giving him more post-season at bats than any other Cardinal.

I slammed Torre for Womack last year, I can't excuse LaRussa now. "Managerial genius" my ass.

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Also, did San Diego, like, install some sort of a medusa in center field or something?

It looked to me like Pujols just turned into a statue after he hit that jack.

posted by Mr. Faded Glory @ 2:06 PM 5 comments

5 Comments:

At 10/03/2006 6:03 PM, June said...: BECAUSE HE'S SCRAPPY GOOD GOD HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING IN YOUR YEARS OF WATCHING THE BASEBALL?
At 10/03/2006 7:18 PM, June said...: ps in all seriousness i think it's because he LOOKS like he runs fast because his arms and legs flap so quickly.

also in all seriousness he is usually one of the unstrikingoutest players in all of baseball. too lazy to look up his actual #s but he swings and misses like .000000000001% of the time.
At 10/03/2006 7:18 PM, June said...: not that that alone justifies batting him leadoff, but i'm just telling you what LaGenius may have been thinking.
At 10/03/2006 7:19 PM, June said...: all year.
At 10/03/2006 10:24 PM, Rex Banner said...: So who do you who propose to lead off? The only people in the lineup with a better OBP are Duncan, Pujols, and Rolen (Edmonds is tied).