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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
Batting order doesn't mean much to me. I mean, if your guys are hitting, does it really matter where they hit? In general, I would think you'd want your best hitters at the top of the order moving down, so they get a maximum number of at bats. Other than that, who cares?
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I love alnorth. Great baseball poster.
I'm never going to agree with him that Barry Bonds should have been at leadoff rather than 3 or 4.
You put your .OPS guys at 3 and 4 because they drive in your .OBP guys. Period.
Not even Billy Beane hit Miguel Tejada at #1. There is a reason for that. Perhaps the math says something else, but you don't lead off with one of your best power hitters. In regards to the Royals...with all the extra base hits Gordon gets...you can't bat him at leadoff. He has to be at #3.