October 16, 200322 yr What the hell? MINDSET? GIMME A DAMN BREAK! A hitter is a hitter. They just don't play defense. What the hell was that all about. Mindset... Pfft. Hey I am telling you that young guys some times have trouble DHing becuase they are not into it. Look at Frank Thomas, he doesn't have the mind set to be a DH, his OPS is 100 points higher when he plays the field, becuase he can let go of bad at-bats leasier and stay loose. Trust me, DHing isn't as easy as it looks, you need to be able to forget bad at bats while sitting on the bench, which is a hard thing to do.
October 16, 200322 yr What the hell? MINDSET? GIMME A DAMN BREAK! A hitter is a hitter. They just don't play defense. What the hell was that all about. Mindset... Pfft. if you screw up at bat you can always make up for it on th field, much like D Lee and Sea Bass often do. when you DH your entire game revolves around hitting and hitting alone. thats gotta change your mindset in some way.
October 16, 200322 yr I don't think you've seen the Marlins play. They can care less about all this DH crap. They just want to win and they'll anything. If they can bounce back being 10 games under .500, down 0-4 in a game and 1-3 in a series, I'm sure they'll come back after one lousy at bat... you are basing a mindset on the marlins once being 10 games under .500?
October 16, 200322 yr I don't think you've seen the Marlins play. They can care less about all this DH crap. They just want to win and they'll anything. If they can bounce back being 10 games under .500, down 0-4 in a game and 1-3 in a series, I'm sure they'll come back after one lousy at bat... No I haven't seen the Marlins play this season, I was watchin my Sox. But I have seen how the DH works, been watching baseball and mostly AL baseball for over 20 years now. I have seen National League teams screw up in who to put there.
October 16, 200322 yr well think about. you screw up at bat once and instead of going out and playing some D you sit in the dugout and think about your next at bat. i'm not saying that the marlins cant overcome that. the obviously have shown that they can over come anything. i'm just saying that it is quite different from batting as a starter
October 16, 200322 yr We should put encarnacion in the DH role since he hasnt played. He is also a good curveball hitter so if we face Boston...Martinez, and Burkett love to throw curveballs. The yanls have a few also. Enc would be perfect.
October 16, 200322 yr We should put encarnacion in the DH role since he hasnt played. He is also a good curveball hitter so if we face Boston...Martinez, and Burkett love to throw curveballs. The yanls have a few also. Enc would be perfect. I think it all depends on the pitcher and its more than great that we have a lot of options.
October 16, 200322 yr Author Finally a voice of reason in FishFan#1. What wrong with you people? You guys must have shortesrt memory span ever. I think Conine did throw out the runner out at home in game 4 in the league division series. He also robbed a could have been homer in the series also. Cabrera lacks the experience in the outfield right now and if you have a choice of still keepin his bat without benchin him you put him at DH not conine or encarnacion. So think before you speak(bandwagoners) better not be talking about me punk...you gotta be ignorant to make a comment like that because both Cabrera and COnine have played fantastic in the outfield and we each have the right for an opinion with out having ignorant marlins fans like you to flame at them.
October 16, 200322 yr Finally a voice of reason in FishFan#1. What wrong with you people? You guys must have shortesrt memory span ever. I think Conine did throw out the runner out at home in game 4 in the league division series. He also robbed a could have been homer in the series also. Cabrera lacks the experience in the outfield right now and if you have a choice of still keepin his bat without benchin him you put him at DH not conine or encarnacion. So think before you speak(bandwagoners) better not be talking about me punk...you gotta be ignorant to make a comment like that because both Cabrera and COnine have played fantastic in the outfield and we each have the right for an opinion with out having ignorant marlins fans like you to flame at them. git em!
October 16, 200322 yr Finally a voice of reason in FishFan#1. What wrong with you people? You guys must have shortesrt memory span ever. I think Conine did throw out the runner out at home in game 4 in the league division series. He also robbed a could have been homer in the series also. Cabrera lacks the experience in the outfield right now and if you have a choice of still keepin his bat without benchin him you put him at DH not conine or encarnacion. So think before you speak(bandwagoners) better not be talking about me punk...you gotta be ignorant to make a comment like that because both Cabrera and COnine have played fantastic in the outfield and we each have the right for an opinion with out having ignorant marlins fans like you to flame at them. woa buddy. dont have to get that angry now. c'mon we're going to the world series! lol lets kick back and talk baseball but we dont have to start insulting each other.
October 16, 200322 yr I know everyone is having fun arguing as we always do, but..... Has anyone stopped to think "Damn man, I can't believe we actually get to argue about this!"
October 16, 200322 yr yes i have stopped 2 think that we get 2 argu about this were in the WS its October and were using the Marlins in a sentence! our season isn't over yet!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 16, 200322 yr I think everyone is missing a major point regarding LF. If the Red Sox win there is NO WAY that Cabs will play in front of the Green Monster in left. Conine will DEFINATELY start in left as he has played there before. Either Lowell or Cabs will DH. You can put that in your pipe and smoke it Ramp :hat
October 16, 200322 yr 1. Juan Pierre, cf 2. Luis Castillo, 2b 3. Ivan Rodriguez, c 4. Miguel Cabrera, 3b 5. Derrek Lee, 1b 6. Mike Lowell, dh 7. Juan Encarnacion, rf 8. Jeff Conine, lf 9. Alex Gonzalez, ss I don't know if the positions are right (I'm betting they are), but man, that lineup is killer.
October 16, 200322 yr 1. Juan Pierre, cf 2. Luis Castillo, 2b 3. Ivan Rodriguez, c 4. Miguel Cabrera, 3b 5. Derrek Lee, 1b 6. Mike Lowell, dh 7. Juan Encarnacion, rf 8. Jeff Conine, lf 9. Alex Gonzalez, ss I don't know if the positions are right (I'm betting they are), but man, that lineup is killer. Looks good to me
October 16, 200322 yr I like Lowell to DH He has looked good at 3rd since he's been in but you never know.
October 16, 200322 yr looks good to me... well whenever you have those people in a lineup it has to look good!
October 16, 200322 yr Lowell should definitely DH...come on, niner has been incredible in LF, and Cabs has done some impressive s*** at third. Enc has played consistently through the year, and he's a great defensive player, as was demonstrated in game 1 in SF. DH: Lowell :thumbup
October 16, 200322 yr after giving this some thought i believe that mike lowell would be the best person for DH. he has done more with the bat than with the glove lately. not that he can't handle third, i mean he is part of the best double play combo in baseball. but the damage that guy does with the bat is going to help us win games.
October 16, 200322 yr Mikey and Jeff would be the best two, mentality wise. And since Mikey has been coming off the bench as recently as the NLCS, he still has the make everything out of your at bats mentality. Perfect for the job IMO.
October 16, 200322 yr Author who cares, thats for Jack to decide anyways, aslong as we have Lowell, Encarnacion, Conine, and Cabrera in the line up. GO FISH !! :w00t :w00t :w00t :w00t :w00t
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