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I can't understand for the life of me, why he thinks 3 lefties followed by 3 righties is an acceptable idea?!? When he makes that silly lineup, we get situations like today...team uses LOOGY to get the first 3 out, then righty reliever to handle the rest. We never really get back around to the 3 lefties again after that.

He is our ONLY CFer at the moment, and not because he possesses the only skillset to play the position.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 05:20 PM) An observation about Erstad: He's a decent backup OF. Further elaboration on above point: He's a decent backup OF, being forced into a starting CF job because management fell in love with what he accomplished 7 years ago.

We're gonna live or die with the vets though, Flash!! Its Ozzies strategy and it will surely work, won't it? We are an aging team offensively, station to station offense is back, lift and pull mentailty has returned, and it won't result in many good things against pitchers that are smart and learn quickly how to pitch against this team.

I'm taking that comment firmly tongue in cheek, wite...

Opponents were hitting .241 against us coming into todays game, which it surely went up in.

11 LOB in terms of team LOB, but it felt like we coulda left 119 out there today. No one has the RISP killer mentality right now

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 04:23 PM) And as some of us said, Ozzie is setting him up really well. Get a start against Sabathia, a pitcher that our entire lineup struggles with, sit for another week+, and we will see where we can get you in next. If Erstad was hitting right now, I would have zero problem. I am an Anderson fan, but a White Sox fan first. However, when Darrin is currently hitting worse than Anderson was in 2006, I have a real problem with Brian sitting on the bench. Exactly how I feel(minus the misspell of Darin grindErstad). I am a ChiSox fan first and foremost. I've been THE biggest Pods hater on Soxtalk for quite some time, I don't think he is a very good ball player period. But if he goes out and does his job as a leadoff hitter, and it helps us win, then go Scotty Pods, I'm all for it!! There is NOTHING right now that dictates that Erstad should be starting over BA, at least splitting starts with him. And I find it comical that when BA did FINALLY get a start, all Ozzie did apparently was cross grindErstads name off the order and put BA there, still hitting 2nd, which made no sense at all.

Gimme Gooch back in the 2 hole, grindErstad(if we MUST play him, and apparently we do) hitting 7th or 8th...then I would be quite a bit happier.

If thats the case, I'm scared to ask what Ozzie 'thought' he was going to get this year from grindErstad. What, does Erstad give some of the Indians players a ride to the park?

OK bud, lets see you start once a week, and have to face Johan and CC. GL with that. I truly don't understand what people see in Erstad that is so great. What does he bring to the table that we didnt already have in a guy much younger, and ready to try and improve on his first season in the MLBs EVER??

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 03:58 PM) He won't. Oz already said Pablo and Anderson are in. Ha! Ozzie only says that because he knows theres a snowballs chance in hell that we play tomorrow.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) Give me one f***ing reason Erstad should start tomorrow. Its pretty simple. Don't you see all the intangibles that he brings to this team?? Do you need Ozzie to reiterate them for you?

Fitting end. f*** you grindErstad and Ozzie

Yeah, Erstad does all the things Oz wants in a grinder. He keeps the opposing teams second baseman in great shape with his 4-3 putouts. GMAFB Ozzie

Congratulations grindErstad!! You are now hitting higher than approximately 1(ONE) other starter in our lineup. Precisely what we need from the 2 hole in our batting order.

Thanks again Oz, for giving the ENTIRE bench the day off. I'm sure they needed it.

Thome at least has a beastly OBP, and gets hits. I can't really say the same for any of the others. Uribe has looked pretty good at times, thats about it.

At least humor us Ozzie, and PH for Gooch next inning if a righty is on the mound.

We have got some kind of explosive offense here

It seriously takes a special manager to put out a lineup with: 3 straight lefties, 3 straight righties. Regardless of who is pitching for the opposing team, what inning it is, who has success against who, etc.

Nimrod Approach to Managing a MLB team

How is it our manager has no problem using 11 pitchers a game, but steadfastly refuses to ever use the bench? What logic does that follow?

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) Just watched it over on the DVR. It did not seem that far away. At least it didn't hit him on the head after he jumped and landed... Of course, it takes a very special talent to do that... PINCH HIT OZZIE, GOD DAMN IT!!

We may not be hitting, but at least we are playing sound defense!!