re: Today’s lineup is out

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Moving Curiel down assures he will see the lefty at most twice. Good move

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And then when they change pitchers and it’s a righty? It assures he’ll see fewer at bats from that guy. And ensures guys who are far inferior hitters than he will get more at bats.

It may work out, to be sure. But this is like the shite Dave Roberts would do in the World Series when he would sit his best hitters all year to play a matchup. You hit your best hitters and want them to have the most at bats possible regardless of matchup.

You play matchups with your less able hitters.

Brown will replace Pearson if they got to a righty

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Brown will replace Pearson if they got to a righty

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That’s fine, but Brown ain’t near the hitter Curiel is. Curiel should not be seeing fewer at bats than the combination of Pearson and Brown.

AGAINST LEFT HANDERS:

CF Stanfield
DH Frey
2B Dickinson
C Hernandez
SS Milam
1B Jones
RF Josh Pearson
3B Braswell
LF Curiel

If you listen to any of the players interviews post games, or with mic’d up, you’d have an understanding that the players on this years team are unselfish and accept their role to help the team win each day, even if its a different role from game to game. All of these guys are team first

This is correct

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If you listen to any of the players interviews post games, or with mic’d up, you’d have an understanding that the players on this years team are unselfish and accept their role to help the team win each day, even if its a different role from game to game. All of these guys are team first

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Which is great. However, having a guy who was a top hitter on your team at the leadoff spot all year long be bumped way down in the lineup for a senior who frankly struggled to even get at bats this season and who isn’t a good hitter to begin with seems dumb in my opinion.

Let me ask you this, crucial point of the game with a lefty on the mound, do you really want Josh Pearson hitting or do you want Derek Curiel hitting? Hell, crucial point of the game with anyone on the mound.

I’d want Curiel to have as many plate appearances as possible.

He gets on base more, he hits balls harder, and strikes out less.

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Don’t know what Pearson has done lately to be batting first. I trust the short tinkering man tho

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I think he wants that spot to be able to pinch hit later as well.

He figures Pearson might give a better a better AB versus the lefty starter and then he can go to Brown there once they bring in a reliever. Or use the spot for other matchups?

Maybe we just trust the coach who knows his team better than any of us do.

Heck, maybe Pearson and Curiel are both motivated by their spots in the lineup and both have big days.

It's LSU, at home, in a huge game. Good things tend to happen.

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Let me ask you this, crucial point of the game with a lefty on the mound, do you really want Josh Pearson hitting or do you want Derek Curiel hitting?

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I want the guy who has shown up time and time again in big moments in the postseason. Give me old man Pearson.