A few days ago I chimed in with my thoughts on the Phillies' lineup. It was basically a retort to Bill Conlin's idea to bat Jimmy Rollins in the 5 spot.
I wanted Rollins to remain in the leadoff spot to use his speed to score runs. Conlin compared Rollins to Soriano and wanted him to use his bat to get RBIs. The jury is out... here's" a report from the Phillies saying that "leadoff is where he'll stay".
I wanted Rollins to remain in the leadoff spot to use his speed to score runs. Conlin compared Rollins to Soriano and wanted him to use his bat to get RBIs. The jury is out... here's" a report from the Phillies saying that "leadoff is where he'll stay".
It is an obvious 1-2 punch using Rollins and Victorino at the top to get on base, when you've got arguably 2 top 10 hitters in the game batting 3 and 4.No, no and no.
Those were the answers to a line of questions that involved the
possibility of someone leading off other than Jimmy Rollins. Manuel said Rollins
will remain his leadoff hitter, with Victorino likely to hit behind him.
"Rollins could hit different places, but compare him to all the other
leadoff hitters and see how he compares," Manuel said.
Rollins finished tied for second (with teammate Chase Utley) in the
National League with 127 runs scored in 2006.
3 comments:
Until Victorino proves he can get on base more than Rollins, Jimmy should stay at the top.
J-Roll must stay on top! Conlin should spend less time trying to write clever historical analogies into his column, and actually think about the lineup!
I'm glad you all agree. Who knows what some of these sports writers are thinking sometimes.
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