So what do you do with a hurting Josh Hamilton?

[jaar01]

And for that matter, with a struggling 2-3-4 part of your lineup? Andrus isn't getting on base, Josh is probably 50% at best right now, amd MY isn't seeing the ball. We don't come back in this series if we get no production out of this part of the order.

Move Andrus down? Move Murph up? Let Josh DH in Texas to keep from further injuring his groin? Switch Beltre and Young? Let Cruz or Nap clean-up? Lots of questions, but something has to be done about the black hole that is our 2-3-4 to get back in this series.

With no threat from this part of the order, pitchers can be more careful with our 5-6-7 because they have great confidence in getting our 8 and 9 guys out, especially in St Louis.

 

[jta4437]

Josh hasn't been a black hole til last night, he's still been getting hits and even extra base hits, just no HRs,

The injury was clearly affecting him last night though, so its hard to say what his contributions will be the rest of the series

 

[jaar01]

What is the weather forecast for Arlington this weekend? The cold weather certainly is not helping his injury. The warmer the better for JH at this point.

 

[jta4437]

Andrus actually had a good ALCS, hit .300 and scored 4 runs, getting a hit in every game but the 1st one

Young is the only one in the group thats been lousy the whole playoffs, you are overreacting to one game so far

 

[jta4437]

Can't do anything about the weather so it doesnt matter

 

[jaar01]

Andrus actually had a good ALCS, hit .300 and scored 4 runs, getting a hit in every game but the 1st one

Young is the only one in the group thats been lousy the whole playoffs, you are overreacting to one game so far

What, me overreact to one game? Can't be!

 

[Al Falfa]

Andrus actually had a good ALCS, hit .300 and scored 4 runs, getting a hit in every game but the 1st one

Young is the only one in the group thats been lousy the whole playoffs, you are overreacting to one game so far

I think you may have read the wrong column, jta. Elvis hit .240 in the ALCS and is hitting .190 in the post season. Young is hitting .191.

 

[shtexas]

Young was starting to look better near the end of the ALCS. I think he will produce.

 

[jta4437]

I think you may have read the wrong column, jta. Elvis hit .240 in the ALCS and is hitting .190 in the post season. Young is hitting .191.

No just bad math on my part, I was in a hurry

He hit .286 after the first game, with a hit in every game

He was dreadful in the Tampa series though

 

[Ginger]

Making changes after the 1st game of a 7 game series seems rather ludicrous to me. I know I am not unbiased here, being a legitimate fan of both teams; however, changing things at the 11th hour would be bad for the team and just send the wrong message. Now I do have a problem with arguably the best hitter on the team, Napoli, only getting 3 plate appearances in a game.

 

[kennyt12]

I'm praying we get up big in the first inning and pull him to give him two days rest!

 

[jta4437]

To be fair it was probably a good idea to move Young down in the order before the Tigers' series