Posts Tagged ‘ivan rodriguez’

March 22, 2009: Pudge Batting Second

I read an interesting note today about the batting order and Pudge Rodriguez.  In a post titled “Pudge batting Second“, the author had this to say:
“OK, my initial reaction when I saw that Cecil Cooper was planning to bat Pudge Rodriguez second was, “That’s stupid.” My second reaction was to see how often Pudge has [...]

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March 21, 2009: Catcher in the Pie

On January 8, I had a post about the Astros off-season moves that needed to be addressed: starting pitching, centerfield, and catching.
Starting Pitching
The starting pitching continues to be EXTREMELY concerning.  Backe is hurt.  Wandy is somewhat hurt, but it doesn’t look to be serious; however, he isn’t pitching fabulously either.  Oswalt is pitching great, but [...]

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