List the changes I've had. Go ahead. I'll wait.
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Sure. But in baseball you can't make someone a hero based on one game. Another chance yes. But based on the last two days we've had three guys on the bench who should be playing, based on their current batting avg. pimentel, McDonald and forsythe... a 3 at bat avg means nothing. A one inning appearance means nothing. Heck, if we based who should play and not play our leading home run hitter would have never hit one after going. 1- the first weekend. Stick to hoops.... with that said I'm shocked McDonald didn't get more abs early based on his fall he had a good one. And cumbest isn't the answer.
I have no idea what you are rambling about in this post. I think you drank one too many in the Lounge today. I haven't said a word about any of the players you mentioned. But after Fristoe's appearance today, he obviously deserves the chance to start again next Sunday.
The thing is...to get a history you have to put people in those situations to see how they perform. And not just practice.
I think the Rowdey thing has been blown WAY out of proportion. Most of the people that wanted him "benched" last year just wanted him sit for a little bit while he was struggling so that he could get back to where he was in a better frame of mind and perform better when he got back in the lineup. And this season most just didn't want him to lead off because we know he has a history of struggling and is a free swinger.
Lemonis put out a lineup more like what fans wanted to see and I think it worked out pretty well.
Translation: I just said some shit and I can't back it up.
I changed my mind regarding the rotation once and it was due to another good performance from Fristoe today. Not just his performance today, but the fact that he's pitched well every outing so far and I don't see how you can take him out. My original rotation was Bednar, Smith, MacLeod, and I changed it to Bednar, MacLeod, Fristoe. I know it's early. I'm fully aware. And I think MacLeod will be good too. Stop looking for shit to argue about.
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If he’s leaving either way, then you definitely don’t start him anymore. I rather invest in Fristoe, C Smith, and Tepper. One of those guys is an Alex Lange already.
I would idealize his circumstances and build him up. He should have started the JSU game and thrown a nice game. He’s Canadian, he doesn’t know JSU is a special circumstance. If these idealized circumstances make him Dakota Hudson by May, both parties win. We have North Alabama, Southern, and Miss Valley State coming up, those are his next three starts.
Harding in the rotation for me or B Smith for a heavy righty team. Use the pitching depth dynamically
I've already said I'd never start him again in a game. But I'd suspect we give him a go to start a midweek. But you damn sure don't put him in during an inning w people on base so he can walk the world....he'll he might k the side. But the former is more likely
I love Brandon smith out of the pen. But he has the stuff to start, no question. A guy that pumps strikes and has the stuff is perfect for the pen to get out of jams. He and sims fit that bill. They are just different guys doing it.