Because with Thome in the 3 hole, our top three hitters are worthless against LHP. Not only that, but Dye is better with runners in scoring position and gets more hits, which would allow our place setters to score more often. Just because we hit alot of HR's before, doesn mean the offense could be more efficient. our team is garbage against Lefties.

 

No doubt we need a good right handed bat to bring in, but all in all I am satisfied with the offense. Can't argue with the problem we have with lefties though. Remmeber last year they all said we were too heavy from the right side. Now it's too many LH bats.

can we put pull jon and have him pitch again on 2 days rest?

Edited August 24, 200619 yr by chiguy79

it wouldnt hurt to take AJ out for the rest of the game.

Because with Thome in the 3 hole, our top three hitters are worthless against LHP. Not only that, but Dye is better with runners in scoring position and gets more hits, which would allow our place setters to score more often. Just because we hit alot of HR's before, doesn mean the offense could be more efficient. our team is garbage against Lefties.

 

I dont think some people understand the dynamics of building an effective offense. I would take an offense that scored runs more consistently than one that had the ability to score 20 one game and get blanked by a junkballer the next.

In fact, vs Lh's, i wouldnt mind seeing this lineup.....Pablo, Uribe, Dye, Pk, Thome, Crede, Iguchi, AJ, Anderson....

No doubt we need a good right handed bat to bring in, but all in all I am satisfied with the offense. Can't argue with the problem we have with lefties though. Remmeber last year they all said we were too heavy from the right side. Now it's too many LH bats.

Not true at all. Iguchi is a righthanded hitter who is worthless against LHP. So you have 3 hitters, pods, gooch and thome who can all be neautralized by a LOOGY.

can we put pull jon and have him pitch again on 2 days rest?

Sounds good to me.....Let's just hope Javy, Jose and Buehrle show up this weekend....Biggest series of the year IMO.

At this point, if we could get at least one other starter to pitch at Garland's level we would probably make the playoffs.

Would Mackowiak have caught that one?

Sounds good to me.....Let's just hope Javy, Jose and Buehrle show up this weekend....Biggest series of the year IMO.

It definitely is the most important series of the season. Unfortunately we have to face Radke and Santana again.

JGINAA

 

From here on out, every new series is our biggest series of the year.

truth.

From here on out, every new series is our biggest series of the year.

If we win/sweep a few series...then suddenly they won't be that big. If we keep losing series/games, then every game will be a big one until we're out of it. If we'd done our job in the last 6 big series, the next ones would be a lot smaller.

At this point, if we could get at least one other starter to pitch at Garland's level we would probably make the playoffs.

well then Jose better step it up. Because i dont have much confidence in the other 3 guys right now, especially Fred EX, and Spazquez

Not true at all. Iguchi is a righthanded hitter who is worthless against LHP. So you have 3 hitters, pods, gooch and thome who can all be neautralized by a LOOGY.

 

 

I have seen some production lefty against lefty every once in awhile, but what is this you are saying about the Gooch against lefties? What is his average do you know? I think thatbwhat you are kind of getting at here is a platoon situation and if so I would argue that. Now Pods is in a slump and you do see Pablo more and more, but I don't see him offensively performing at the level he did earlier. He is hitting at a higher BA then Pods for sure, but not as many AB's

As bad as this freaking roadtrip has gone, if Freddy a-hole coulda beat a guy named Boof, it's a 4-3 trip against 2 damn tough teams.

From here on out, every new series is our biggest series of the year.

Not necessarily. I would say this weekend's series is bigger than the following against the D-Rays

I have seen some production lefty against lefty every once in awhile, but what is this you are saying about the Gooch against lefties? What is his average do you know? I think thatbwhat you are kind of getting at here is a platoon situation and if so I would argue that. Now Pods is in a slump and you do see Pablo more and more, but I don't see him offensively performing at the level he did earlier. He is hitting at a higher BA then Pods for sure, but not as many AB's

Iguchi hits about .320 against righties and .233 against lefties this season. So naturally, Ozzie always plays him against the lefties and sits him against righties.

Gooch vs lefties: .238

Gooch vs. righties: .318

As bad as this freaking roadtrip has gone, if Freddy a-hole coulda beat a guy named Boof, it's a 4-3 trip against 2 damn tough teams.

Please dont remind me about that crap of a game

.229 for Anderson...one more hit and he's at .230

.229 for Anderson...one more hit and he's at .230

Slowly but surely....and here comes Dye....

Iguchi hits about .320 against righties and .233 against lefties this season. So naturally, Ozzie always plays him against the lefties and sits him against righties.

 

 

Platooning right vrs lefty and lefty vrs righty is overrated that's for sure.

Full splits btw for Gooch:

 

vs. lefties: 5 HR, 15 RBI.... .238/.300/.372/.672

 

vs. righties: 8 HR, 38 RBI.... .318/.375/.445/.821

I wouldnt be surprised if Nate tries to nail Dye here

Robertson finally learns his lesson and walks Jermaine. Bases crunk 2 down for Paulie.

 

And that's all for Robertson, here comes Colby Lewis.

Edited August 24, 200619 yr by whitesoxfan101