Yost - Managing a NL game

[eDave]

Curious to see what he does without a DH. Royals are a NL team otherwise. A key to the series in SF IMO. Bench going to get some work.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

This is the most CoMo that has ever CoMo'd.

well he answered the age old question of, "what's the dumbest idea a non baseball fan can come up with while bandwagoning onto a baseball team in the World Series?"

That's right! Put a gold glove left handed 1st baseman at 2nd base so it can completely eliminate any double plays and him making any plays to his right so that we can play the worst defender at baseball at 1st so we can have his whopping .700 OPS in the lineup!!!! All the while making us the 1st team in probably 100 years to actually start a left handed player at an infield position other than 1st base or pitcher.

Como, ladies and gentleman

[tk13]

Looking closer, that stat gets even more bizarre. There's really only 3 actual appearances in the field since 1950, and even including Mattingly, none of them were a whole inning.

1) In 1958, Cincinnati Reds 1B George Crowe moved to 2B for one batter in the 2nd inning by switching positions with the second baseman to defend a sac bunt. Those two guys actually pulled off a double play, then switched back to their normal positions.

2) In 1970, Indians pitcher Sam McDowell moved to 2B for one batter so a reliever could finish the 8th inning, then McDowell moved back to pitch the 9th.

3) In 1973, A's first baseman/pinch hitter Gonzalo Marquez started two consecutive road games batting 2nd in the order as the listed 2B. But after batting in the top of the first, he was removed for a defensive replacement in the bottom of the first both times. So he actually never saw the field, but he was a LH thrower at 2B in the lineup.

Baseball is crazy.

[Hootie]

I just ...

wellll...

haha

It's only truly funny because it was CoMo

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Butler at first ....Hosmer at 2B

Wont happen....but I think Hosmer has the glove, range, and athleticism to play the position. If Infante can do it...Hosmer should be able to as well w/ a little practice.

But this is something I would have tried in spring training or interleague play. I wouldn't experiment doing this in the WS.

I'm in tears

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Butler at first ....Hosmer at 2B

Wont happen....but I think Hosmer has the glove, range, and athleticism to play the position. If Infante can do it...Hosmer should be able to as well w/ a little practice.

But this is something I would have tried in spring training or interleague play. I wouldn't experiment doing this in the WS.

This guy. This ****ing guy. **** no.

[kcxiv]

Damnnear impossible for a lefty to play 2nd lol. I'm a lefty and there is no way. I did play some short and 3rd base but that was a softbal lleague lmao

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by tk13

That actually made me morbidly curious. There have only been 5 instances of a LH throwing MLB fielder playing 2B since 1950. Not five second basemen, it's only happened in five games.

The last time it happened, believe it or not, was Don Mattingly against the Royals in 1983. He moved to 2B for the 9th inning of the pine tar game.

Here's a link for lefties playing: Catcher, 3B, SS and 2B

http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/10835