Ridiculously Early Linwup Guesses
by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 9:29 AM PST
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PrintAfter listening to Jed talk about where people might fit into the 2011 Padres' lineup, I could control my excitement for the season no longer. This PFOB is starting to freak out the people at the daycare that I walk by every day. Time to unload.
The only way I can actually envision this team, and dream about how awesome (or terrible) they might (or might not) be, is to try and guess what the lineup might be. Do we have a strong cleanup hitter? Can we bat so many left-handed hitters in a row at a right-handed pitcher that he has a mental breakdown on the mound? These are the questions I need answered, and I feel I can only answer them after I put on my Bud Black Thinking Cap and try my best to build lineups that will drive Sam insane.
Here goes.....
vs RHP
Jason Bartlett (R)
Chase Headley (S)
Orlando Hudson (S)
Will Venable (L)
Ryan Ludwick (R)
Brad Hawpe (L)
Nick Hundley (R)
Cameron Maybin (R)
Dominant Pitcher
vs LHP
Jason Bartlett (R)
Chris Denorfia (R)
Orlando Hudson (S)
Jorge Cantu (R)
Ryan Ludwick (R)
Chase Headley (S)
Nick Hundley (R)
Aaron Cunningham (R)
Dominant Pitcher
That sound good to everyone? Well, too f**king bad......because I know it sounds good to Buddy.
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Given Buddy's tendencies and Hoyer's statements
it’s virtually guaranteed that Hudson will be a fixture in the number two spot.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 9:41 AM PST reply actions
Not that I wouldn't mind having Chase bat second.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
How about in the "stolen bases are important" linwup.
Venable
Headley
Ludwick
Hawpe
Hudson
Bartlett
Hundley
Maybin
"Never have a motto, that's what I always say" - Me
http://marcel-oehler.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/1986/05/19860506.gif
Yuck
That’s a lot of strikeouts at the top of the lineup.
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by John Gennaro on Jan 28, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently
The front office and myself have very different viewpoints on Brad Hawpe
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
*sides with front office*
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by Richard Wade on Jan 27, 2011 8:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Where the fcuk is Mike Baxter?
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Jan 27, 2011 9:51 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
he sucks
cash rules everything around me CREAM get tha money dolla dolla bill yaaaaallll
by staceyaugmon4HOF on Jan 28, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I could say the same about you but I won't since I haven't seen enough to make that call.
Instead I’ll say you’re unproven- the same think I’d say about Mike Baxter.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jan 28, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
All right, if I had to predict what BudBot will do
Bartlett
Hudson
Hawpe
Ludwick
Venable/Hundley
Headley
Venable/Hundley
Maybin
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 9:55 AM PST reply actions
If I could do it my own way
I’d do something like:
Bartlett
Headley
Hudson
Hawpe
Ludwick
Venable
Hundley
Maybin
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 9:57 AM PST reply actions
This
is close to what I was thinking, but with Hawpe and Ludwick switched up in the #4 and #5 spots.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Jan 27, 2011 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Actually
forget it. My lineup doesn’t look anything like that.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Jan 27, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
My only argument against this...
is that, even if things go according to plan and Venable has a breakout year, it’s entirely possible that Will is the best (and maybe only) power threat in the lineup against RHPs (unless Ludwick stops being terrible). Why would you want him hitting 7th? And if Ludwick is the other power threat, why would you want them both buried at 6th and 7th when your best hitters are probably batting 1st and 3rd?
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Again
I must stress, I do not see Brad Hawpe hitting 25 HRs….just an opinion, I know.
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
Me neither.
But I do think he and Ludwick will be the best power hitters in the lineup, unless something crazy happens and Venable or Headley suddenly break out. I’m hopeful, but not expecting anything in that regard. It’s a big year for both of them.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Dominant Pitcher
I just ordered my jersey!
by Drama on Jan 27, 2011 10:26 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
What are you gonna do with your old DP jersey?
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
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by Axion on Jan 27, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
now I am torn
between a “Dominant Pitcher” or a “PTBNL” Jersey.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
I totally want to get a 'PTBNL' jersey some time when I have moneys.
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by TheThinGwynn on Jan 28, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
No one likes Hudson leading off?
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 27, 2011 11:28 AM PST reply actions
He and Bartlett have essentially identical career OBP.
So there’s no real difference. History suggests Buddy likes his second basemen batting second. So, logic seems to say Orlando will bat second.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 27, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Him and Bartlett seem interchangeable, with the difference that Hudson has always been known as a leader and a cool-headed guy. I actually think he’s the only one who could handle the #3 spot and be consistent, otherwise him and Bartlett would be 1/2 and I wouldn’t care about the order.
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I'd probably go
Hudson
Bartlett
Ludwick
Hawpe
Venable
Headley
Maybin
Hundley
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 27, 2011 1:09 PM PST reply actions
The idea of Ludwick 3rd
Sends shivers up my spine. However, if he’s the pre-Padres Studwick….I am perfectly happy with this lineup (would make more sense to have Maybin 8th though).
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Maybin at 8th
Agreed
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by matthewverygood on Jan 27, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
That works
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 27, 2011 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
The #3 hitter should be the 4th or 5th best hitter in the lineup.
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Bloody Elbow // "Mongo only pawn in game of life." - Mongo
by Richard Wade on Jan 27, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
The key to have a winning lineup is...
To have as many H names as you can fit into it.
1.Hudson
2.Headley
3.Hawpe
4.Hundley
5.Hunter
6.Hoffman (SS* he just said he was done pitching)
7.Hunningham
8.Hudwick
9.Harang
Ladies and Gentlemen your 2011 World Championship Padres lineup!
Heater can play 1st
Hawpe replaces Hunter.
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by John Gennaro on Jan 27, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
i like it
instead of the “Killer B’s” from Pittsburgh (or Houston to be frank) we could be “the mildly threatening if encountered in large packs and you are threatening their lair and you have a handicap such as a missing limb or blindness H’s”
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
we tried the "killer B" thing
it was fun for a day
by abara on Jan 27, 2011 8:21 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Can I get a couple of Hairstons
Well just one
"If you wanna crown em, then crown their asses"
by Natrone Means Business on Jan 27, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
We can still get a Heckstein
See that wall? 300 inch flatscreen! They only sell them in Japan but I know a guy. They ship it over in a tugboat like freakin' King Kong!
While I would have preferred they traded Ludwick and put Cunningham in left fulltime,
it’s only fair to point out he had a nagging leg injury and was pulled off the DL early so he could be traded at the deadline. He said at season end his leg was killing him, and putting him in RF at Petco didn’t help his fielding or his hitting. Keep an open mind, like with Harang – they’re both coming in off injuries and were much better performers when healthy.
BTW - forget platooning Venable against lefties. He's like Jed mentioned with Headley,
at his age and experience, it’s time for him to break out (or the club will have to make other plans), and you have to play full time to do that. 3B and OF are the two spots where the Padres have no shortage of candidates now, let alone in the next few years.
A very balance lineup
Reminds me of the balance 1996 Yankees lineup
it also reminds me of the balance lineup of the 2010 Mariners.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
don't you dare compare us to those smug, mercenary villains
or the Yankees either, for that matter
by abara on Jan 28, 2011 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
OF depth
i really hope that cunningham gets a chance this year. he’s shown flashes of brilliance in some limited PT. My guess though is that he won’t get a shot unless ludwick is dealt at the deadline, then he would duke it out with denorfia.
by iheartyourfart on Jan 29, 2011 11:40 AM PST reply actions
In my perfect world.
The Luddite and Venable cary The Padres to The World Series, while The sneaky one awaits his chance in AAA.
can u score 5 runs a game
that the q i posted my baseball picks at PA and they love L A over there i dont see it
okay i have cerebral palsy arthris and chronic fatigue as well i have a great life and loveing folks some days are better than other days i got a make-a-wish in 2001 and saw my favorite team the broncos it was the trip of a lifetime i wish everyone couild have gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that okay but i bleed organ and bule for my mnr fans but i bleed orange and blue denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos for stampede bule thanks shvd98z24 real name jeremy woodard nettleton high class of 02 yes i am a raider
You need to understand how large the Petco affect is
and how it suppresses offense, especially early in the season. It makes the Padres’ offense look worse than it really is, always has.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 30, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
And it always will.
Bolts from the Blue // "It's a league game, Smokey." - Walter Sobchak
Bloody Elbow // "Mongo only pawn in game of life." - Mongo
by Richard Wade on Feb 4, 2011 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
u are right
if i was a pitcher i wouild take less to play in petco
okay i have cerebral palsy arthris and chronic fatigue as well i have a great life and loveing folks some days are better than other days i got a make-a-wish in 2001 and saw my favorite team the broncos it was the trip of a lifetime i wish everyone couild have gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that okay but i bleed organ and bule for my mnr fans but i bleed orange and blue denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos for stampede bule thanks shvd98z24 real name jeremy woodard nettleton high class of 02 yes i am a raider
I FORGOT DURANGO
He should leadoff every game and play every position. He’s going to hit .450 this year, I can feel it.
(seriously, I am a huge Durango fan)
Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.
by John Gennaro on Jan 30, 2011 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Wherever Terry Kennedy pencils him in.
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by TheThinGwynn on Jan 30, 2011 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Left bench.
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 30, 2011 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i dont like hudson at 3
i wouild do hawpe for right ludrick for left at 3 i wouild bat hudson at 2 or 6
okay i have cerebral palsy arthris and chronic fatigue as well i have a great life and loveing folks some days are better than other days i got a make-a-wish in 2001 and saw my favorite team the broncos it was the trip of a lifetime i wish everyone couild have gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that okay but i bleed organ and bule for my mnr fans but i bleed orange and blue denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos for stampede bule thanks shvd98z24 real name jeremy woodard nettleton high class of 02 yes i am a raider
3rd..
imo, its gotta be chase or hawpe. Ludwick doesn’t walk enough or take enough pitches to bat third. If hawpe tears it up in spring training, i could see Hawpe/Ludwick/Headley. Budbot says he likes to hit Chase fifth and Chase likes that spot… but he was technically our most productive cleanup hitter last year, so budbot might want to throw him to the fire and see if he can take the heat. i’d probably want to keep hawpe, headley, and venable separated in the linwup to keep them from the lefty specialists
by iheartyourfart on Feb 8, 2011 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
3rd
Michael Young
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
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