06-27-2005, 05:22 AM
I remember last year after he was traded to Houston Garner had him batting 3rd for a few weeks. He wasn't doing much and they kept losing. I said then he needs to be batting 2nd ahead of Berkman/Bagwell/Kent. A week or 2 later he was stuck in the 2 hole, he started producing and they went apeshit the final 3 months.
The same needs to happen this year. He is a PERFECT #2 hitter. Granted he strikes out a bit more than you'd like, but it's simply where he needs to be hitting. Let's not be fucking retards here, this team is NOT going to make the playoffs this year; this is a .500 season at best. David Wright will eventually be their #3 hitter; I say start hitting him 3rd the 2nd half, followed by Floyd/Piazza/Mientkiewiz/Cameron/whoever's at 2B. I've never liked Cameron as it is, but I hate him even more as a #2 hitter, because as much as Beltran strikes out, he looks like fucking Pujols next to Cameron.
Of course, batting him 2nd is not going to lead to an Astro-like 2nd half, but it would be the best possible thing for Randolph to do, to at least get a glimpse as to how good this team could very well be next season.
Oh yeah, and it would be nice for Beltran to, you know, STEAL A FUCKING BASE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED ABREU!
The same needs to happen this year. He is a PERFECT #2 hitter. Granted he strikes out a bit more than you'd like, but it's simply where he needs to be hitting. Let's not be fucking retards here, this team is NOT going to make the playoffs this year; this is a .500 season at best. David Wright will eventually be their #3 hitter; I say start hitting him 3rd the 2nd half, followed by Floyd/Piazza/Mientkiewiz/Cameron/whoever's at 2B. I've never liked Cameron as it is, but I hate him even more as a #2 hitter, because as much as Beltran strikes out, he looks like fucking Pujols next to Cameron.
Of course, batting him 2nd is not going to lead to an Astro-like 2nd half, but it would be the best possible thing for Randolph to do, to at least get a glimpse as to how good this team could very well be next season.
Oh yeah, and it would be nice for Beltran to, you know, STEAL A FUCKING BASE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED ABREU!