I have questioned Mainieri's lineups the last few years. You don't put your best two hitters at the 4 and 5 spots. Over the course of a season, the 4 and 5 spots will get about 12-15 less at bats than the 2 and 3 hole hitters. I never could understand how Mainieri batted Mikie Mahtook clean-up instead of third.

Rhymes and Katz should be 3rd and 4th in the lineup, and I might seriously consider batting them 2nd and 3rd. Get those guys to the plate as often as possible. I'd rather them batting 2nd and 3rd than putting an automatic out in the 2 hole just for him to bunt in case the leadoff reaches base.

I realize these are just my opinions, and I have never won a NCAA Championship like Mainieri has. But then again, I never lost a home Super Regional to Stony Brook because of poor run support either.

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Posted by Keltic Tiger

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Posted on 1/25/13 at 1:42 pm to Choupique19

CPM is in the college baseball HOF & has won the SEC, SEC Tourney, and a NC. I put a lot more faith in his knowledge re the batting lineup than a fan, sorry. As well, the whole coaching staff discusses everything bout the team, so it's not just his decision alone, tho, certainly, he does make out the lineup at the end of the day. Point being he gets a lot of feedback from coaches who make their living coaching college baseball.

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Posted by SouthOfSouth

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Posted on 1/25/13 at 2:21 pm to Choupique19

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I have questioned Mainieri's lineups the last few years. You don't put your best two hitters at the 4 and 5 spots. Over the course of a season, the 4 and 5 spots will get about 12-15 less at bats than the 2 and 3 hole hitters. I never could understand how Mainieri batted Mikie Mahtook clean-up instead of third.

He sounded school girl giddy about Bregman in the 3 hole.

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 1:03 pm to Choupique19

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Rhymes and Katz should be 3rd and 4th in the lineup, and I might seriously consider batting them 2nd and 3rd. Get those guys to the plate as often as possible. I'd rather them batting 2nd and 3rd than putting an automatic out in the 2 hole just for him to bunt in case the leadoff reaches base.

You want those guys in position to drive in runs. It's the anatomy of any lineup.

Rhymes in the 4 hole is fine. Katz 5th should hit plenty with Bregman & Raph on base.

As far as Raph in left, I'm sure he'll be a late inning replacement unless he's due up in a close game.

You don't put a player in LF because of his glove. Sorry but that's stupid.

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Posted by Penrod

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 3:03 pm to Choupique19

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You don't put your best two hitters at the 4 and 5 spots.

I've been wondering about this myself. I would not go 2,3 this year, if some of these lefties can hit, but last year I would have. Rhymes and Katz are just too slow for 2,3. But I'd damn sure put them at 3,4 instead of 4,5.

Like you, I've won exactly 0 NCAA's.