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Old 05-10-2013, 09:51 AM   #3956
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Originally Posted by Hootie View Post
the "math" just doesn't take into account in game scenarios

it's a lot easier to win a game when Alex Gordon comes up in the 1st inning and hits a 2 run HR and the pitcher suddenly has the lead which instills confidence

these "extra ABs", and they do exist...IMO, are negated by the fact that, NO MATTER WHAT, once every game our best .OPS guy is hitting with no one on base.

Now...if he leads off the game with a double I agree, he is going to score more often than not because Escobar and Butler are hitting behind him...

but the fact of the matter is...we need to count on Alex Gordon to be a run producer first, not a run scorer first.
Even leading off the game with a double serves to illustrate the fact that he would be better off batting third. If Cain and Escobar bat before him, percentages say that one of them will get on base. That double would have driven them in.
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