August 31, 200421 yr If he is moderatly successful this year in the 2-hole, then why wouldn't you put him there next year to start the season? The sox #2 priority behind addressing the glaring hole @ #5 is increasing thier contact/obp.... I'll explain further in a separate post in a few minutes.
August 31, 200421 yr Borchard still sucks IMO. In order for him to get respect from me is for him to explode like Davis has.
August 31, 200421 yr No way you can have a #2 hitter who K's 3 out of 4 times usually every game. I think Borch is where he needs to be down lower in the order. Then why was Valentin playing in the 2 hole for so many at bats with the Sox every year?
August 31, 200421 yr Any increase in his numbers would immediately disappear when he's subsequently dropped in the order... Exactly -- why would you want Borchard to get better pitches to hit? I'd prefer to see if he can learn how to handle anything a pitcher throws at him. The less protection, the better.
September 1, 200421 yr Let's just hit him in the #9 slot. Yeah, he's not a pitcher, but his below-.200 average and occasional lucky hit would allow us to pretend that we're in the National League. That would make Ozzie feel more at home. I can remember Felix Jose, Kevin Maas, Ken Phelps, Brooks Kieschnick, Sam Horn, Calvin Pickering, and Hensley Muellens hitting some moon shot homers as well - and how did their careers turn out, by the way? If you think that one simple at-bat by Borchard, (in which he timed the pitch perfectly and laid back and properly used his hands, head, and torso to drive the ball) constitutes a "future career trend," then I have some real wonderful oceanfront property in Nebraska to sell you - CHEAP. Pamela Anderson - Joe Borchard - someone who ate way too much food - a balloon about to be popped with a pin - they all illustrate one word - BUST. Have a nice day. :headshake
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