Comments on: Open letter to McLaren on lineups http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Walrus http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283342 Walrus Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:14:41 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283342 [ot] [ot]

]]> By: wcf51 http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283341 wcf51 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:09:37 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283341 What do the statistics and calculations say about hitting the pitcher eighth instead of ninth? What do the statistics and calculations say about hitting the pitcher eighth instead of ninth?

]]> By: DMZ http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283340 DMZ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:03:30 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283340 Come on Jason, you too? This isn't about that. Come on Jason, you too? This isn’t about that.

]]> By: JasonAChurchill http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283339 JasonAChurchill Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:45 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283339 If the club makes the right choice, or even a decent choice in their search for a new GM, McLaren is not going to be here next year, anyway. If the club makes the right choice, or even a decent choice in their search for a new GM, McLaren is not going to be here next year, anyway.

]]> By: Milendriel http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283338 Milendriel Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:58:52 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283338 Earlier joking aside, I have a couple questions... while a pretty good lineup can be made by ordering OBP best to worst from top to bottom, are there any insights about how power should be distributed in a lineup? And just how valuable is alternating handedness, anyway? Earlier joking aside, I have a couple questions… while a pretty good lineup can be made by ordering OBP best to worst from top to bottom, are there any insights about how power should be distributed in a lineup? And just how valuable is alternating handedness, anyway?

]]> By: DMZ http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283337 DMZ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:58:31 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283337 I'm trying to offer something constructive here. If everyone could please just not vent their frustration about the team and McLaren here, in this one thread, that'd be great. We have like ten threads a day for that. I’m trying to offer something constructive here. If everyone could please just not vent their frustration about the team and McLaren here, in this one thread, that’d be great. We have like ten threads a day for that.

]]> By: westcoastseattleboy23 http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283336 westcoastseattleboy23 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:55:01 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283336 [you know, this is not the place] [you know, this is not the place]

]]> By: KR http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283335 KR Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:44:24 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283335 Thanks for this, Derek. After watching McLaren muck things up all year, I had completely forgotten how a proper lineup should be put together. Thanks for this, Derek. After watching McLaren muck things up all year, I had completely forgotten how a proper lineup should be put together.

]]> By: Milendriel http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283334 Milendriel Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:32:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283334 [not the thread for that] [not the thread for that]

]]> By: Jeff Nye http://ussmariner.com/2008/06/18/open-letter-to-mclaren-on-lineups/comment-page-1/#comment-283333 Jeff Nye Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:27:16 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=5370#comment-283333 I second the recommendation of Baseball Between The Numbers. It is a seriously awesome book which does a great job of using specific situations to demonstrate general principles. I second the recommendation of Baseball Between The Numbers.

It is a seriously awesome book which does a great job of using specific situations to demonstrate general principles.

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