Lineups

by Schulz on Oct 8, 2008 4:05 PM EDT Comment 9 comments

We're comparing the pitching rotations in another fanpost so I'd like to examine how our lineups compare.

Red Sox

Ellsbury
Pedroia
Ortiz
Youk
Drew
Bay
Kotsay
Lowrie
Veritek

DEVIL Rays

Iwamura 2B
Upton CF
Pena 1B
Longoria 3B
Crawford LF
Floyd/Aybar/Baldelli DH
Navarro C
Gross/Hinske RF
Bartlett SS

The only two that scare me in this lineup are Pena and Longoria. The only question in my mind is will they be able to jump on dice-k, beckett, and especially wakefield who has struggled against them this year.

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Your bottom 1/3rd is gawdawful

We can at least play matchups. 1-6 is probably about even as Bay seems to be your best homer threat of late. If Sloppy wakes up in time this lineup looks different, but he hasn’t looked the same since he hurt that wrist shoveling food in his maw.

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by Sandy Kazmir on Oct 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good

I’m glad you aren’t afraid of them, because they are hitting a combined .286 in the postseason. Once they get on base too, you have to face the top of our order.

The best part is we still managed to score 4.5 runs a game against a good pitching staff without hitting home runs. I can’t wait till they do starting hitting them again.

by drabidea on Oct 8, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now you're being silly

Kotsay, Lowrie and Tek is a better bottom of the line-up than Navarro, Gross, Bartlett. Anyway you slice it, the Sox have a better line-up than the Rays. It’s not even.

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by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 8, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Matchups

C: Varitek vs. Navarro. Advantage: Rays
1B: Kotsay vs. Pena. Advantage: Rays
2B: Pedroia vs. Iwamura. Advantage: Red Sox
SS: Lowrie vs. Bartlett. Advantage: Red Sox
3B: Youkilis vs. Longoria. Advantage: Red Sox
LF: Bay vs. Crawford. Advantage: Red Sox
CF: Ellsbury vs. Upton. Advantage: Rays
RF: Drew vs. Gross. Advantage: Red Sox
DH: Ortiz vs. Floyd. Advantage: Red Sox

Yeah I’m feeling pretty good about our lineup against the Rays’.

by Gnick on Oct 9, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Youk vs. Longoria I’d say is a push. Youk would probably have a higher OBP and maybe even a higher OPS, but Longoria is a bigger threat to hit bombs in a pinch.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 10, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs