Curious to see what everyone is expecting from our lineup this weekend. This continues to be the most frustrating part of our season to me, because Cohen makes me want to light my hair on fire with some of his lineups.
Hopefully Pirtle batting cleanup was a part of the new "put the names in a hat" lineup theory, that we will never see again. And in regards to matchups.....17 a matchup, and put your best hitters in the lineup.
I don't know what we're going to have to do with Detz, but we have got to find a way for him to play second base or left field. If we are going to put our best offensive team out there, we need Detz, Porter, and Norris all in the lineup. Obviously, unless Detz is in the field, Porter will not play.
Since that makes so much sense though, i'm going to assume we do NOT do it this weekend, but instead go with the usual guys. Here's what I would like to see....
Frazier SS
Pirtle 2B
Renfroe RF
Porter/Detz DH
Rea 1B
Bradford CF
Norris 3B
Slauter C
Henderson/Robson LF
For those that say "Why Norris?": Because Norris is a damn good hitter when he gets reps. And he is a far better fielder than any of us give him credit for. Frost worked his way out of the "defensive specialist" role Tuesday. If Frost comes in, it should be for Pirtle occasionally, not Norris. Norris just needs reps in the field and reps at the plate. He is one of the most highly touted guys on our team, yet he has a shorter leash than Sam MF Frost.
For those that say "We need Detz AND Porter in the lineup": Yep, no doubt. But for some reason a stud JUCO middle infielder (Detz), is somehow unable to even be tried out at middle infield for us. Ideally we would have Detz at one of our two weakest hitting positions, 2B or LF, and then we could have he and Porter both in the lineup. Not gonna happen though. In fact, don't be surprised if Tyler Fullerton DH's against a lefty this weekend. That's how dumb our lineups can get.
For those that say "Why do you think Pirtle shouldn't start? Pirtle is good, we need him hitting": Bull. ****. You just THINK he is hitting well, because he is doing better than his 2-40 start to his MSU career. I will admit that he is better than I gave him credit for early on, but he is not worth taking a Detz or Porter out of the lineup for.....and he damn sure ain't a cleanup man. At the same time, he does have some pop in his bat, so if we're going to play him, put him in the 2 hole so he can see great pitches ahead of Renfroe. Plus, Bradford is struggling a little, but more than capable of having a big game or timely hit....so put him in the bottom half of the lineup so you add a little pop down there.
Hopefully Pirtle batting cleanup was a part of the new "put the names in a hat" lineup theory, that we will never see again. And in regards to matchups.....17 a matchup, and put your best hitters in the lineup.
I don't know what we're going to have to do with Detz, but we have got to find a way for him to play second base or left field. If we are going to put our best offensive team out there, we need Detz, Porter, and Norris all in the lineup. Obviously, unless Detz is in the field, Porter will not play.
Since that makes so much sense though, i'm going to assume we do NOT do it this weekend, but instead go with the usual guys. Here's what I would like to see....
Frazier SS
Pirtle 2B
Renfroe RF
Porter/Detz DH
Rea 1B
Bradford CF
Norris 3B
Slauter C
Henderson/Robson LF
For those that say "Why Norris?": Because Norris is a damn good hitter when he gets reps. And he is a far better fielder than any of us give him credit for. Frost worked his way out of the "defensive specialist" role Tuesday. If Frost comes in, it should be for Pirtle occasionally, not Norris. Norris just needs reps in the field and reps at the plate. He is one of the most highly touted guys on our team, yet he has a shorter leash than Sam MF Frost.
For those that say "We need Detz AND Porter in the lineup": Yep, no doubt. But for some reason a stud JUCO middle infielder (Detz), is somehow unable to even be tried out at middle infield for us. Ideally we would have Detz at one of our two weakest hitting positions, 2B or LF, and then we could have he and Porter both in the lineup. Not gonna happen though. In fact, don't be surprised if Tyler Fullerton DH's against a lefty this weekend. That's how dumb our lineups can get.
For those that say "Why do you think Pirtle shouldn't start? Pirtle is good, we need him hitting": Bull. ****. You just THINK he is hitting well, because he is doing better than his 2-40 start to his MSU career. I will admit that he is better than I gave him credit for early on, but he is not worth taking a Detz or Porter out of the lineup for.....and he damn sure ain't a cleanup man. At the same time, he does have some pop in his bat, so if we're going to play him, put him in the 2 hole so he can see great pitches ahead of Renfroe. Plus, Bradford is struggling a little, but more than capable of having a big game or timely hit....so put him in the bottom half of the lineup so you add a little pop down there.
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