OK, so the Nednoramus went and got his team no-hit last night. No big deal you say......It could have happened to anybody you say.....Verlander was slinging it you say........And I would tell you that you are right. 100%. Except for one small detail. Take a look at this lineup from Brewers.com.
Counsell, 3b
Graffanino, 2b
Hardy, ss
Fielder, 1b
Hart, rf
Jenkins, lf
Estrada, c
Hall, cf
Gross, dh
Graffanino, 2b
Hardy, ss
Fielder, 1b
Hart, rf
Jenkins, lf
Estrada, c
Hall, cf
Gross, dh
Let me make this a bit more clear for you......
Counsell, 3b
Graffanino, 2b
Graffanino, 2b
Using Simple math, we can determine a line like this for the both of them.
OBP .326.5, SLG .317, AVG .237, RBI 11, All in 131 AB
That is an All-Star if I ever saw one.
Put another way, how can you expect to score any runs when these two guys hit like a couple of pitchers?
Again, being no hit is not a big deal because Verlander in one of the best young arms in the AL. But setting the team up for failure is only one person's fault. Having a different line up for the last five games s not going to win you very many games. More on this can be found here.
Sooner or later, someone in a higher position in the club is going to have to see results like this and give him the hook. Let Mad Dog or Joe Girardi give it a try. Baseball according to Nasty Ned does not seem to be working.
Put another way, how can you expect to score any runs when these two guys hit like a couple of pitchers?
Again, being no hit is not a big deal because Verlander in one of the best young arms in the AL. But setting the team up for failure is only one person's fault. Having a different line up for the last five games s not going to win you very many games. More on this can be found here.
Sooner or later, someone in a higher position in the club is going to have to see results like this and give him the hook. Let Mad Dog or Joe Girardi give it a try. Baseball according to Nasty Ned does not seem to be working.
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