This Lineup is all wrong

by martins on Jul 24, 2009 12:18 AM EDT Comment 13 comments

Adam Dunn is not a good leadoff man.

Tonight we watched Adam Dunn lead off in all three of his at-bats, this happens far too often. Dunn's 40+ homeruns will do no good if no one is on base for him to drive in. The high on base percentage hitters in this lineup need to be hitting ahead of Dunn. You cannot have Guz and Zimmerman in the 2 and 3 spots routinely making outs, it makes it impossible for our top HR/ slg% guy to drive in runs. That being said, I believe the 1-4 on this team should be as follows:

1. Nyjer Morgan

2. Nick Johnson

3. Josh Willingham

4. Adam Dunn

Nyjer Morgan isn't a great on base guy, but he is decent enough and he has speed in the leadoff spot. Zimmerman is underperforming right now, and while he isn't a terrible choice for the 3 spot, I think Willingham is definetly the better hitter.

Runs aren't created by themselves, Zimmerman got off to an unbelievably hot start, but to be honest, his numbers over the past month or so put him much closer to the hitter his baseball card tells us he is. Let's give the big man the most oppurtunities possible with RISP. RIght now we are not maxamizing our potential to score runs.

p.s. Guzman has the audacity to tell Rigglemen he dosen't want to hit 6th? This guy is probably the worst everyday hitter on the team... get him outta there

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I'm with you there. Zim would have logically been a 5th or 6th hitter on a normal club coming up.

But, I liked Hammer batting cleanup and Dunn 5th….. although that leaves the huge hole at 2 or 3 depending where you put Nick with Guzman #2 or traded.

Nyjer, Nick, Dunn, Hammer, Zim makes sense to me as well, not considering the hurt feelings…

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 24, 2009 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Guzman out to heat up in No. 2 spot

Guzman looking to rediscover top form for Nats

Guzman, looking to snap out of a recent funk

Guzman, strikes out looking….

However, Guzman is still in a slump.

Guzman went 4-for-28 with three RBIs as the No. 6 hitter

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 24, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well

he’s a bad hitter no matter where you put him, I just don’t want him hitiing in front of the RBI guys.. it’s counter-productive. I wouldn’t mind willingham 4, Dunn 5, either. But as you said, there is a spot in the 3 hole. If it were my team, I might bring dukes up here to hit 3..then ou could go johnson, dukes, willingham, Dunn, or vice versa.

I’m tired of hearing about his attitude(dukes)…. he can swing the bat, he can get on base… get him up here… everything else we can work on.

by martins on Jul 24, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I tired of hearing Dukes was intense in the clubhouse, had to go, calmness was the rule, etc....

Mark Lerner: “We will be asking players to increase their intensity on the field and in the clubhouse.”

Ugh…

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 24, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This Lineup is also wrong ......."since May 16 the Nats have been secretly batting Austin Kearns in the three-hole every night." -NNN

Harris – 8
Guzman – 6
Zimmerman – 5
Dunn – 7
Johnson – 3
Willingham – 9
Bard – 2
Gonzalez – 4
Mock – 1

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 24, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

man, how do u guys get the lineups so quick?

itd really help me for fantasy… anyway

batting johnson behind adam dunn makes zero sense… although its not as bad if willingham is behind all of them… still, nowhere close to ideal…

Bottom line? This is the padres folks, with a slumping Adrian Gonzalez no less… this is a team that the Nationals are better than, records not withstanding.

Why does guzman comand so much authority? Because he hits 300? he’s atrocious.

by martins on Jul 24, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nats Journal or MASN usually post the lineups as soon as they're available.....

   As near as I can figure, you take your slumpys and give them the most ABs…. then, you take your high OBA guys and drop ’em down so they can get some RBI chances with the tugboats in front of them.
   Then, give your hot hitters the day off to feel good about themselves and start your backups who are a combined 2-31 over the past week to get some work in…….
   This, so your struggling AAA pitchers can freak out over who they get playing behind them…

Real baseball men like Riggles know how all this stuff works…

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 24, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

christian guzman

is a prime example of how batting average can mislead… This is a guy who’s hit .300 for a number of years swinging over his head and at his feet…. After a while, it has to even out…

by martins on Jul 24, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

4 game winning streak and Riggleman does this.......

Washington

Morgan – 8
Guzman – 6
Willingham – 7
Zimmerman – 5
Johnson – 3
Belliard – 4
Kearns – 9
Bard – 2
Mock – 1

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 29, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Compare 'em and weep....

Lineups From Miller Park

Washington

Morgan – 8
Gonzalez – 6
Zimmerman – 5
Dunn – 7
Willingham – 9
Johnson – 3
Nieves – 2
Hernandez – 4
Martin – 1

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs