February 3, 200422 yr Anyone have any idea who is going to leadoff this season? I can see Rowand there, being that he's somewhat quick on the basepaths and is a much better hitter than Harris has been. Any thoughts?
February 3, 200422 yr Anyone have any idea who is going to leadoff this season? I can see Rowand there, being that he's somewhat quick on the basepaths and is a much better hitter than Harris has been. Any thoughts? probably gonna be harris...unless he flops in ST
February 3, 200422 yr Really depends big time on ST. If Willie comes out swinging, I can't imagine he will not lead off. He is the only guy I can see being a real leadoff hitter. It could be worse though, anyone remember when Jeremy Giambi bated leadoff for the A's (I think it was the A's).
February 3, 200422 yr Has to be Willie Harris, at least to start the season. The Sox biggest weakness (along with the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation) has to be the front of the order (1 and 2 hitters) where the Sox truly lack proven guys that can get on base. Now if Lee hits in the 2 hole, that covers that area, but then you still have Harris or Rowand or I guess Jose (That would be really ugly) leading off. It will be interesting.
February 3, 200422 yr Author Really depends big time on ST. If Willie comes out swinging, I can't imagine he will not lead off. He is the only guy I can see being a real leadoff hitter. It could be worse though, anyone remember when Jeremy Giambi bated leadoff for the A's (I think it was the A's). Better yet when Chris Richard lead off for the A's
February 3, 200422 yr Harris will start the season leading off, but I have a feeling that they will try putting Rowand and Valentin in leadoff if Harris fails, then Reed will be brought up later in the year to lead off.
February 3, 200422 yr Better yet when Chris Richard lead off for the A's Really? Chris Richard? Get the hell outta here! Disgusting!!!!!
February 3, 200422 yr I believe that Ozzie Guilen has stated that Willie Harris is the lead off man. He also said that Frank Thomas was his #3 hitter in contradiction to an earlier report where he said he wanted Frank to hit clean up.
February 3, 200422 yr Better yet when Chris Richard lead off for the A's I still though he was a little swifter than Giambi. No matter how you look at it, our problems could be worse.
February 4, 200422 yr Author Sorry, correction, Oakland's leadoff in the late 90's was Rich Becker for one season. Lol. It was a failed experiment.
February 4, 200422 yr Another reminder why this season has the potential to be a f***ing nightmare. :headshake
February 4, 200422 yr Has to be Willie Harris, at least to start the season. The Sox biggest weakness (along with the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation) has to be the front of the order (1 and 2 hitters) where the Sox truly lack proven guys that can get on base. Now if Lee hits in the 2 hole, that covers that area, but then you still have Harris or Rowand or I guess Jose (That would be really ugly) leading off. It will be interesting. Agreed. I loved having C. Lee in the 2 spot. He seemed to really shine there, but Robbie kind of contribuited to that. He got to see a lot of pitches in the on deck circle.
February 4, 200422 yr Probably Harris, I can really see ozzie doing good things with him leading off and getting on base. Lee I think was really great at #2. I'd probably go with this for a lineup: 2B Harris LF Lee 1B Thomas RF Magglio DH Konerko SS Valentin CF Rowand 3B Crede C Olivo Thomas will most likely play at the DH, But I say if he plays better at first, then play the man at first. I know we all hope Konerko can bust out. All of this depends on spring training of course, but as of now that is how I see it. Things could get interesting if either Konerko or Jose didn't love up to expectations. If Konerko is somehow bumped, we could play Jose at DH and put Uribe at SS and in the two hole. A Harris/Uribe top of the order has the potential to be dominant as long as they get on base, which is a big IF.
February 4, 200422 yr Author Konerko had a great 2nd half. People forget he was injured for the first half of the season....He'll be back to normal. Jose is on a decline. I really hate to see his average go so low, and the .115 AVG in the Puerto Rican league's doesn't give me much hope in him for 2004. Play Uribe.
February 4, 200422 yr It will be Harris. And i'm all for it. I'm all about givin everybody a chance. We know he can fly. If he can hit .275 i'll be happy...
February 4, 200422 yr I think at first the Sox will use Willie as the leadoff but if he struggles they will use Rowand and maybe should move Willie to the end of the lineup...like say 8th to take some stress off of him.
February 4, 200422 yr Probably Harris, I can really see ozzie doing good things with him leading off and getting on base. Lee I think was really great at #2. I'd probably go with this for a lineup: 2B Harris LF Lee 1B Thomas RF Magglio DH Konerko SS Valentin CF Rowand 3B Crede C Olivo Thomas will most likely play at the DH, But I say if he plays better at first, then play the man at first. I know we all hope Konerko can bust out. All of this depends on spring training of course, but as of now that is how I see it. Things could get interesting if either Konerko or Jose didn't love up to expectations. If Konerko is somehow bumped, we could play Jose at DH and put Uribe at SS and in the two hole. A Harris/Uribe top of the order has the potential to be dominant as long as they get on base, which is a big IF. Crede that low????
February 4, 200422 yr I think at first the Sox will use Willie as the leadoff but if he struggles they will use Rowand and maybe should move Willie to the end of the lineup...like say 8th to take some stress off of him. Where did you get that cool ass logo?
February 4, 200422 yr Its off a T shirt I bought a while back. Kewl as hell huh? Man your crazy j/k man
February 4, 200422 yr Its off a T shirt I bought a while back. Kewl as hell huh? no doubt, it kicks ass. Is it a band t-shirt? Anything to do with twisted or ICP?
February 4, 200422 yr Thanks for the compliment JReed LoL. I've never heard that b4 hehe. I actually bought that shirt because I thought it was for ICP. It actually is for a company I believe called Fear Inc. Still awesome though.
February 4, 200422 yr Thanks for the compliment JReed LoL. I've never heard that b4 hehe. I actually bought that shirt because I thought it was for ICP. It actually is for a company I believe called Fear Inc. Still awesome though. It is a pretty cool shirt. No offense man but I'm not a big fan of ICP.
February 4, 200422 yr Not a problem. ICP isn't for everyone thats for sure. I like the comedy value of ICP. They make me laugh.
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