Right on cue ...

[archdog]

I second this entire conversation. Been saying it for weeks.

[Todd4State]

Robson hitting in front of Rea makes sense because either Rea sees curveballs- which means Robson runs wild- or you force the pitcher to throw Rea fastballs which he mashes. Our opponents get to pick their poison.

[DudyDawg]

Robson hitting in front of Rea makes sense because either Rea sees curveballs- which means Robson runs wild- or you force the pitcher to throw Rea fastballs which he mashes. Our opponents get to pick their poison.

Agree. And he broke up a textbook double play ball for rea too. His speed is wow fast

[Drugdog]

Preacher would disagree. He knows everything.

[Liverpooldawg]

The goofy lineups begin on game 1. No Britton to be found. Robson batting 5th. Good grief.

I realize this is MSU and most of our fans aren't happy unless they are bitching about something but this has to be a new record. Good lord.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Admit you didnt know or consider the facts of good baseball strategy and move on.

Wait, so preacher really doesn't know the first thing about baseball or Cohen's philosophy and mindset about the game? You don't say? I never would have guessed that.***

[messageboardsuperhero]

Robson hitting in front of Rea makes sense because either Rea sees curveballs- which means Robson runs wild- or you force the pitcher to throw Rea fastballs which he mashes. Our opponents get to pick their poison.

Yep. It's almost as much about Rea as it is about Robson- I wouldn't mind seeing Cohen stick with this strategy going forward. At least when Robson isn't leading off anyway. You could also see this with Michael Smith some.

[Dawg61]

Is Will James permanently banned now? I was expecting all sorts of sabermetricsretardism all over the front page. I Seen It Dawg did you murder Will James? Haha

[shoeless joe]

Robson hitting in front of Rea makes sense because either Rea sees curveballs- which means Robson runs wild- or you force the pitcher to throw Rea fastballs which he mashes. Our opponents get to pick their poison.

This is why he is batting in front of rea.

As far as batting 5th...why not? Similar to a second lead off man/table setter for the bottom half of the line up. And if he bats in the first inning with runners on then his base hits would score a run just like anyone else's.

[Smitty]

Robson hitting in front of Rea makes sense because either Rea sees curveballs- which means Robson runs wild- or you force the pitcher to throw Rea fastballs which he mashes. Our opponents get to pick their poison.

That sounds well and good but

1. Is the power we lose in a 5 hitter worth that, especially only being the case 35% of the time (Robson on base)
2. Robson should be a guy that can run wild period
3. Game theory.. Robson still won't know what pitch is coming even with Rea up. Rea can't hit the fastball inside on the black either, not just the deuce.

I don't think its worth it for the 5 hole in the long run. I think we need more gap to gap, home runs in the 5 hole.

[I seen it dawg]

Is Will James permanently banned now? I was expecting all sorts of sabermetricsretardism all over the front page. I Seen It Dawg did you murder Will James? Haha

Yep and yep.

[Coach34]

Smitty is the new Will James...Will James is no more

[I seen it dawg]

Smitty is the new Will James...Will James is no more

I have a feeling he doesn't make it to sec play. Too much pent up frustration.

[preachermatt83]

Will James being banned was the one thing that took place on this board that was absolutely wrong. He was banned because someone disagreed with him. That is it. A personal vendetta should not have a place on ED. Just my opinion.

[DudyDawg]

I think he was banned for intentionally making threads completely unreadable. Not bc of his views

[I seen it dawg]

Will James being banned was the one thing that took place on this board that was absolutely wrong. He was banned because someone disagreed with him. That is it. A personal vendetta should not have a place on ED. Just my opinion.

You're absolutely wrong. That persona had reached abusive moronic status. Goat status. It needed to be purged. It's not coming back because of the stupid shit that same poster did immediately after the fact. Can't have selective memory there.

If it was just disagreement, and moreso a personal vendetta, that got it banned do you think that Smitty would be here? Do you? A vendetta? Come on man. Don't be a dramatic moron.

[Coach34]

Will James being banned was the one thing that took place on this board that was absolutely wrong. He was banned because someone disagreed with him. That is it. A personal vendetta should not have a place on ED. Just my opinion.

It was a little more than that

[smootness]

At absolute best, lineup construction matters little, especially when you're talking about moving a guy up or down one spot in the order.

I would rather just have our best hitters get as many ABs as possible, rather than concerning ourselves too much with exactly where we put our power. It looks like Robson may be one of our 5 best hitters this year, so I'm fine with it. I'd rather the 5 hitter hit .330/.420/.450 than .280/.350/.500.

Your 5 hitter ends up leading off a good bit anyway.