Comments on: On Tap Today

By: Scott from Pelham

Scott from Pelham — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:42:38 +0000

I guess the old saying is true. “what’s old is new”

By: sloppy

sloppy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:03:27 +0000

The Brewers are batting Kendall 9th so far this year. I like Castillo becuae I hate his bunting with Wright/Beltran coming up, but I would like it in front of Reyes/Pagan. And I would like him on first with Reyes up vice a pitcher or Schneider who would only slow Reyes down of he gets on. But I’d rather see Church in the 2 hole because he seems more patient than Pagan and seems like he’d take advantage of more fastballs more than Pagan would.

In 1956 or so Bobby Bragan moved his pitcher to 7th spot and put his 1 and 2 guys in the 8-9 hole and moved his 3-4 guys into the 1-2 holes. How about that?

By: Scott from Pelham

Scott from Pelham — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:38:12 +0000

Sloppy you are really scaring me now. I have been talking to my brother in LA for the last 2 weeks about batting the pitcher in the 8 hole, if not all the time at least on the road.
I figure with road games you may get an extra inning out of your starters before going to the pen.
Castillo would be perfect in the 9 hole. Sort of an AL type double leadoff type thing when you go through the batting order the second time
For an old school guy it great to see you thinking out of the box.
I think LaRussa may actually have a good idea by batting
the pitcher in the 8 hole.

By: sloppy

sloppy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:32:28 +0000

I kind of agree with stick except I’d follow the new trend and bat Castillo 9th. Pagan is a good player, he plays hard… They need to find a way to keep him in the game. He’s one fo the few that shows life every at bat.If Castillo’s MRI puts him on DL can they use the same MRI and have Schoeneweis join him. Give Muniz a chance! The only supposed advantage Schoeneweis gives is that he throws left handed and since his delivery is nothing special he doesn’t have much advantage like Feliciano has.

By: stick

stick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:47:49 +0000

I wasn’t happy with resigning Castillo. Certainly not for 4 years 9I could have understood 1-2 years if Omar really thought nothing else good was out there).

So, I wouldn’t care if he never came back. OK, that might be a little harsh! But, I really like the line up with Pagan in the 2 hole.

I know Willie won’t do it (at least the old Willie, maybe the fighting for his job one will??), but I would love to see him stick Castillo in the 8th hole, at least until (if?) he starts to hit again.

So, if he hits the DL, then it could give the team time to gel with pagan hitting 2, and make them less likely to upset the apple cart.

Although when (if?) Moises comes back, I guess you get Castillo back at 2, although they could move Church up too.

Right now, Castillo is bringing little enough to the table that Anderson Hernandez might as well be playing. Solid D, slap hitting, but better knees!