Grotewold wrote:

jeff2sf wrote:And did you really say I guy hitting .231 is playing well? He's got three hits.

Oh cool, mr science dissing my post based on 13 at bats

Fuck this

Trent Steele wrote:Nix has a career .288 OBP. The last two years where he got 300 PA (2011 and 2009) his OBP was .299 and .291. He #$!&@ blows.

Am I really supposed to give a #$!&@ that he doesn't get AB?

td11 wrote:i really can't believe JP grinds your gears THIS much, jeff.

Grotewold wrote:

SK790 wrote:Don't know who is arguing those other points.

Well, you are, indirectly. Dropping Pierre to 7 or 8 means moving one of your few line-drive hitters from the 3 or 5 hole. Which is reasonable, but I'm not gonna get worked up about Manuel not doing that against righties, as appears to be the plan.

Again, if Pierre proves as awful as you guys think he is, and/or Utley or Howard returns or one of the LF/1B guys starts hitting, the situation will take care of itself.

phorever wrote:sigh... eric seidman has a disappointing column over at brotherly glove. claims it would be better to bat shane first instead of rollins. its disappointing because he's both a phan and lead writer for fangraphs, and manages to show that he places an outdated bit of stathead gospel ahead of both a considerable body of evidence every phan should know about jimmy and ahead of a bunch of sabrmetric research that confirms that the best all-round hitters belong in the 2-4 spots, as long as the team has a very good baserunner with passable on base skills to bat first. jimmy is a little low on the on-base side, but he remains high on the sb rate and % numbers and has a history of using his power effectively to drive in bottom of the order guys who get on base. the leadoff obp nazi's have been ignoring this for years.

Research has proven that altering lineup configurations has a negligible result on seasonal run-scoring. The effect isn’t zero, but it isn’t anywhere near dramatic enough to merit constantly moving players around.

But if the Phillies want to “shake things up” and try to infuse more offense, they need to stop batting Polanco second, and need to avoid using Juan Pierre out of the leadoff spot when he plays. While Pierre can still contribute, this isn’t the 2003 version of him, and there is nothing wrong with batting him seventh or eighth in the hopes that he starts something at the bottom of the order or helps turn the lineup over.

A real shakeup would have the first four as Rollins, Victorino, Pence, Mayberry/Thome, where the better hitters bat upfront. I have no problem batting Rollins leadoff instead of Victorino, but it’s better for the Phillies if Vic and Pence are closer to the top of the order. Where they bat is more important than Rollins’ spot.

jeff2sf wrote:You can't ignore the 11 outs he's made.

jeff2sf wrote:I'll agree with you that we don't have enough info to judge his play this year... but we don't need to

David Hale wrote:Come on #Phillies, Disco Stu's fries don't advertise...

Bucky wrote:Giants awarded a sandwich pick for the Burrell signing

Paul Hagen wrote:Burrell was already pretty emotional when Giants third-base coach Tim Flannery walked up before the game and handed him something. It was the circular patch with "VUK" stitched in white letters against a black background that the Phils wore during the 2007 season in memory of beloved coach John Vukovich.

"Put it in your pocket and play with Vuk today," Flannery told him.

Said Burrell: "I think I started crying right there."

Soren wrote:jeff is pretty much insufferable.