re: Line-up for tonight?

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I dont disagree with a lot of what you're saying, but you put way too much stock in batting average. Batting average is NOT the most important statistic for offense in baseball

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Someone brought up his OBP being better than Helenihi's (it is, VERY marginally) because of his walks but he's not even been getting those now. As I pointed out. Dean is 2 for 12, 5 SO and 1 BB since SEC play started (last 4 games). 5 strike outs, 2 hits and 1 walk in 13 plate appearances since SEC play has bagun. Not exactly doing anything right. It just compounded his average into being much worse and he isn't getting the walks anymore.

Dean has a whopping 3 more XBH than Helenihi in 15 MORE ABs. I'd say that argument is a wash.

My main point here is Dean isn't doing his job at all and if he continues to not do it he should be benched for a game or two to let him think about things.

I don't think it will be weekend line-up, but we'll see.

Im not arguing that Dean is sucking, and I agree Helenihi should be in the lineup now. But im just saying Helenihi's run production is the worst of all the starters in both RBIs and Runs scored. If he doesnt improve in key spots then Chad Jones will put him out of the lineup in a few weeks

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Where else was Hanover going to be inserted? RF? No.

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You realized he would have never gotten a chance had Helenihi not sucked so bad?

open you eyes. Helenihi lost his job because he wasnt produciing. If he were that great at defense, he would have kept his job and Hanover wouldnt see the field.


but when you have proved over 40-50 games that you cannot hit, then you are expendable. Like I said, he wouldnt have a starting job right now if Chad Jones didnt play football