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  1. William K Johnson
    No one seems to be talking about what they are going to do when Lewis returns. He is, in my opinion, our best baseball player. He has to be somewhere in this lineup.
  2. William K Johnson
    It seems that early on every time we had scoring opportunities, either Solano or Taylor would strike out. Both had terrible games at the plate. Vasquez hitting for Wallner is a head scratcher.
  3. William K Johnson
    The next time the Baltimore Orioles call to discuss a trade, I would advise our front office not to answer the phone.
  4. William K Johnson
    We need Julien's bat but not his glove or arm.
  5. William K Johnson
    Not a big Baldelli fan but can't blame him for Maeda's effort on Friday.
  6. William K Johnson
    They are too analytical at the plate. Time to go back to basic "see ball, hit ball". Sano had his best years when working with Cruz. If someone can make a productive hitter out of him, imagine what he could do with the rest of the lineup.
  7. William K Johnson
    Nelson Cruz
  8. William K Johnson
    Solano at first for the time being, move Kiriloff to left. Release Gallo. Polanco and Lewis will be back by August. Castro and Farmer man third base until then. Julien can't catch cold, and Miranda brings nothing to the table. The biggest problem on this team, IMO, is Buxton at DH. I know I am beating a dead horse here, but his current role not only takes the game's best centerfielder out of the game but blocks a Nelson Cruz type DH from hitting in the lineup as well.
  9. William K Johnson
    They are a reflection of their manager.
  10. William K Johnson
    Any thoughts on bringing Nelson Cruz in as a hitting coach?
  11. William K Johnson
    Enough with the Miranda experiment at third. Castro/Farmer there until Lewis returns.
  12. William K Johnson
    Honestly, if not for the fact that each team has to have a representative, we most likely would not have had an all-star rep this season. Nothing against Sonny Gray, but he is a starting pitcher with four wins at all-star break. I am fully aware that his record is skewed by the blown opportunities for wins by the bullpen or lack of run production from what must be best described as one of the worse first half offenses by any team in recent memory. How many first-place teams can say that they did not have one everyday player represented?
  13. William K Johnson
    Why walk O'Hearn to load the bases when your pitcher is struggling to throw strikes? We need Lewis and Polanco back in this lineup as soon as possible. Julien and Miranda need to go back across the river.
  14. William K Johnson
    Sure glad to have Miranda back. Bad throw injures two players and of course the obligatory double play.
  15. William K Johnson
    You can add Corea and Buxton to that dead weight list.
  16. William K Johnson
    Well at least this explains the "Gallo experiment" and why he continues to get at bats in this lineup. Also, explains why we lead the league in strikeouts and are near the bottom in batting average. A recent loss at Detroit shows exactly why this "only swing at mistakes" approach is flawed, as the Twins hit one home run, Detroit scores on three doinks to the outfield and wins 3-1. Another flaw in that strategy is that most home runs hit in that approach are solo shots which can easily be overcome with the contact approach to hitting. And if the reason that Lewis sat last night was due to his inability to follow this philosophy, both the hitting coaches and Baldelli should be gone today.
  17. William K Johnson
    The problem with tonight's lineup was that with Correa in the four hole and Gallo batting seventh, every time that you would get something started, one of them would come to the plate and neither one can hit. Correa really needs to be dropped in the order, he is simply killing us at the plate at this time. Why didn't Lewis play tonight?
  18. William K Johnson
    Put Farmer at second until Polanco gets back. This fascination with prospects who are not ready for the big show (see Jose Miranda) has got to stop.
  19. William K Johnson
    Some random thoughts: - Can you imagine an infield with Miranda at third and Julien at second? That is scary. - It's time to shut Buxton down. Apparently, he is not physically able to play baseball at this point and it is really dragging this team down. - Trade Max Kepler to Detroit for James Rowson. - Let me see if I have this right. We trade Luis Arraez and sign Joey Gallo and retain Max Kepler and wonder why we can't score runs. - This team is a reflection of their manager. They are laid back, uninspired, and fundamentally flawed.
  20. William K Johnson
    If Polanco is done at second, then Farmer goes there until Lee is ready. When Lee is ready, the decision is to where he and Lewis play in the infield. Julien currently has no business playing second base.
  21. William K Johnson
    Reminds me of a Lee Trevino quote when told he was a lucky golfer, he responded "Funny, the more I practice the luckier I get".
  22. William K Johnson
    Agree that I thought Kepler should have been at second on Lewis' hit. The home run in the bottom of the inning would have only tied the game.
  23. William K Johnson
    What role would Chapman fit in our scheme? We have a closer and some good setup guys already and not sure Chapman is a good clubhouse guy.
  24. William K Johnson
    The infield of the future is Kiriloff, Lee, Correa and Lewis. You can align Lee and Lewis at 2nd and 3rd, but that should be the strongest infield we can field. Miranda is a DH at best, not sure where to play Julien. The outfield should be Buxton and ........ well, you fill in the blanks. Kinda off subject, but our starting pitchers are as good as I can ever remember us having. They need to extend Gray and concentrate on rebuilding the bullpen.
  25. William K Johnson
    The game turned in a five-minute span, Castro's line drive double-play, the pop-up that landed in left field, and a bad pitch to Brennan. Going in we know Cleveland only has three hitters in their current lineup, it is hard to accept when one of the non-hitters beats you with three RBI's in the game. Sometimes I think there are games that you are just not destined to win and yesterday was one of those games.
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