Ellsbury CF. Aviles SS. Gonzalez 1B. Pedroia 2B. Lowrie 3B. Lavarnway DH. Crawford LF....

Ellsbury CF. Aviles SS. Gonzalez 1B. Pedroia 2B. Lowrie 3B. Lavarnway DH. Crawford LF. Saltalamacchia C. McDonald RF.

Ladies and gentlemen, your tentative lineup for tonight's game. Try to hold back your cries of exultation and temper your expectations of FLAWLESS VICTORY. This powerhouse lineup is guaranteed to positively SPARK with hits.

(Now excuse me while I go cry into my soup. . . .)

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Miller is pitching

So if ever there was a time to roll out a weak lineup, this would be it.

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by Matthew Kory on Aug 19, 2011 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

Yea I saw that earlier and had to take a shower

by dja9783 on Aug 19, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Any lineup

that has Aviles hitting second should be truly feared.

by flasoxfan on Aug 19, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

Who would you have hitting second?

There really isn’t much choice.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Aug 19, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll answer...

Absolutely any other hitter on the 25 man roster.

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by Matthew Kory on Aug 19, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Ellsbury?

by GJ on Aug 19, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Really?

Since May 1st, Jed Lowrie is the worst hitter on the team (.208/.266/.308), McDonald isn’t much better. Crawford can’t hit lefties, and Salty has power but a low OBP (.316). They aren’t going to hit Lavarnway second. Since Ellsbury, Pedroia, and Gonzalez have set spots in the order, there isn’t much choice.

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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 19, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

To be fair, Lowrie was also playing injured or on the DL for much of that time.

But what about Reddick?

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by lone1c on Aug 19, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Not in the line-up

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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 19, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Swap out McDonald for Reddick

Put Aviles in the 9-spot.

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by lone1c on Aug 19, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Aviles has about a .344 career wOBA vs LHP.

He’s done it over a longer time, which makes him a bit more reliable than Mcdonald. And I think it’s be a little insane to bat Aviles 9th, seeing how Crawford of all people, would be batting ahead of him.

I guess people are forgetting we’re facing a LHP because I don’t see the big deal. Aviles isn’t good against LHP, but he isn’t bad. Where else is he supposed to go? If Pedroia goes at #2, then Lowrie, Lavarnway, or Aviles has to hit cleanup.

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by BoldandBrash on Aug 19, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 19, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

I think it’s fine considering the players available.

I’d rather have Lowrie, considering his career .406 wOBA against lefties, but then he hasn’t been hitting anything well lately so that pressure may not help him. That dude needs to just run into a home run more than about anyone else I’ve ever seen to get his confidence back and hopefully bring his patience with it.

On the positive side, the team this lineup will be facing is Jeff Francis and the Royals.

by wolf9309 on Aug 19, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions