February 10, 200521 yr I assume its going to be Dye until frank is back, if not at the beginning of ST. Why not try rowand there. I thought The 3 spot is for players who make contact, hit the long ball and can hit the gappers. I think the Sox should Try Rowand there..who do you think should?
February 10, 200521 yr Until Frank gets back, I would like to see it be Aaron. It will probably be Dye though.
February 10, 200521 yr Yeah, from everything I heard, it's gonna be Dye. I agree with Southsider that Rowand would be cool, but I'd like to see him in the 3rd spot maybe 2nd half of the season if he produces like a madman. I think Dye and Kong should duke out for it during ST.
February 10, 200521 yr do you's think rowand is ready to bat third?im not sure. he left a lot of guys at third with less than two outs......whats wriong with him batting 6th? it makes our lineup better. yea, Ozzie said JD will bat 3rd.
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 07:28 PM) i love rowand batting in the 6th spot it just shows how deep our lineup is. someone who agrees with me
February 10, 200521 yr A lot of people are mentioning Rowand in the 3rd slot. And now that I think about it, he would indeed fit in there. He can A) hit for power. and B) is capable of stealing 20-30 bases. A wise Sox fan mentioned to me how about Pods, Harris and Rowand leading off. And it made sense..why not have all that speed clustered at the top of the lineup. (Granite Iguchi will likely take over Harris spot- but he still has speed) Remember the mid-90's Cleveland Indians? They had Lofton, Vizquel and R. Alomar in the 1-3 slots. And they dominated the Central for years! And with a Pods, Iguchi, Rowand trio leading off the game we can see some major run manufacturing! I would like to see this on opening day: 1. Pods 2. Iguchi or Uribe 3. Rowand 4. Konerko 5. Everett 6. Dye 7. Pierzynski 8. Crede 9. Uribe or Iguchi (that way you will have 4 speedy guys in a row batting) What do ya think?
February 10, 200521 yr Here's my opening day line up 1)Spod 2)Iggy 3)Rowand 4)Kong 5)Everett 6)Dye 7)Pierz 8)Uribe 9)Crede Though we'll probably face a lefty... Everett is :puke vs. lefties .238/.301/.354(3-yr split)... So I'd drop him in the order -- NEVER EVER should Pierz bat behind Konerko... That's an automatic rally killer.. Dye or Rowand should always be behind Kong. So my revised opening day lineup is like this 1) Spod 2) Iggy 3) Rowand 4) Kong 5) Dye 6) Pierz 7) Uribe 8) Jurassic 9) Crede I wouldn't mind Everet hitting 3rd vs. RHP. he should probably consider abandoning Switch hitting... It's not really helping him any.
February 10, 200521 yr My 05 opening day line-up 1)Pod's 2)Tad 3)Dye 4)Paulie 5)Everett 6)A-Row 7)A.J. 8)Crede 9)Uribe
February 10, 200521 yr I guess it's just me, but I don't like having a guy who put up averages of .252, .172, and .262 the last three years in the #3 spot... Doing so becasue he was the big FA acqusition or that's the spot in the order that the player he is replacing occupied, would be dumb.
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 07:53 PM) I guess it's just me, but I don't like having a guy who put up averages of .252, .172, and .262 the last three years in the #3 spot... Doing so becasue he was the big FA acqusition or that's the spot in the order that the player he is replacing occupied, would be dumb. i think JD will have a good yr playing at the cell. he should bat no lower than 270 assuming hes healthy. Ozzie was the one that said JD will bat third...his numbers werent that bad last yr...he just needs to stay healthy. i think he was a bargain.
February 10, 200521 yr Dye will definitely be batting 3rd but I think it should be Aaron's spot until Frank is back.
February 10, 200521 yr I want Kong there until Frank regains his rightful spot. It won't be PK though.
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 07:57 PM) Dye will definitely be batting 3rd but I think it should be Aaron's spot until Frank is back. why should rowand bat third? he hasnt deserved it yet. he had one good yr. we have to wait. hes usually always started out slow. i say we go with dye then see what happens.
February 10, 200521 yr High OBP, High batting average, Good Speed, Good Power. He's a perfect number 3 hitter.
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:03 PM) High OBP, High batting average, Good Speed, Good Power. He's a perfect number 3 hitter. he wasnt able to do the simplier things like getting the guys in from third with less than two outs. lets not get ahead of ourselves. wait until he drives in atleast 95 runs
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:00 PM) I want Kong there until Frank regains his rightful spot. It won't be PK though. The reason that Pauly won't be there is a philisophical one --- With the first two batters getting on base at about a .350 clip each (just a rough estimate I'm using), The most often scenario in the first inning, has one of the first two batters reaching base, and the other not -- 1 on, 1 out. -- Putting Konerko, who's a nuetral GB/FB hitter, in the three spot with his severe lack of wheels would result in a DP on an extraordinary amount of AB's, ending the inning... Frank was also slow, but he has a far superior OBP, and is an extreme flyball hitter, greatly reducing the opportunities for the rally killing DP Rowand hits a lot of GB's but has the speed to leg it out, and is a higher avg. hitter. Maggs had the same type of make-up (some speed, high avg, slight GB hitter) Dye, doesn't have Rowand's speed or avg, but does hit the ball in the air more often...
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:21 PM) he wasnt able to do the simplier things like getting the guys in from third with less than two outs. lets not get ahead of ourselves. wait until he drives in atleast 95 runs Can you name the last leadoff hitter that drove in 95 runs?
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:26 PM) Can you name the last leadoff hitter that drove in 95 runs? aaron didnt bat leadoff the whole yr...jhonny damon as the FULLTIME leadoff hitter drove in 94 runs, in 150 games. alfonso soriano did it for the yankees in 02 (100= rbi)
February 10, 200521 yr Author QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:00 PM) why should rowand bat third? he hasnt deserved it yet. he had one good yr. we have to wait. hes usually always started out slow. i say we go with dye then see what happens. Dye has done nothing to deserve the 3 spot with the WSox id have Paulie before Dye
February 10, 200521 yr For what it's worth: cbssportsline.com lineup 1. Scott Podsednik LF 2. Aaron Rowand CF 3. Paul Konerko 1B 4. Jermaine Dye RF 5. Carl Everett DH 6. Juan Uribe SS 7. A.J. Pierznynski C 8. Joe Crede 3B 9. Tadahito Iguchi 2B I think Kaz has soured some analysts on MIF from Japan. He'll have a chance in ST to prove whether he should hit 2nd.
February 10, 200521 yr Arow would be perfect batting 3rd. This way, you continue your emphasis on speed at the top of the order.
February 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) Dye has done nothing to deserve the 3 spot with the WSox id have Paulie before Dye Paulies too slow. Dp's would be just waitning to happen.JD has done nothing to deserve it? '99-.294,27,119 '00-.321,33,118 '01-.282,26,106 supposably "bad yrs": '02-.252,23,86 '04-.265,23,80(137 games) as you can see, when healthy JD is great. as of now he is healthy so hes our #3 hitter. wow! a-row had one good yr!
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