Notice that the pitcher batted third and the team one. This is not really a sample, but it supports the idea that lineup order is somewhat arbitrary and that the pitcher batting 9th is really just a mindless following of the book.
Ray On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes - I heard this on espn last night. Unfortunately even with Long out of > lineup due to technicality, Tribe still couldn't win. And Ray's pitcher put > one over the left field Tribe player to bring in a run if memory serves. > > So I went to yesterdays game at Safeco. It's not our pitching that needs > help, it's ss fielding (2 errors the last costing us the game) and too many > LOB (no outs and based loaded u can't finish the inning wo a run). Lowell > was amazing so have to give him some credit but the other 8 had a really bad > offense and defensive day. Wasn't for lack of support - Mariners fans > called it Fenway West all weekend. > > Sent from Larry's iPhone > > On May 18, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > if I were a major league manager. Not out of strategy, just carelessness. > > > Rays mistake sends pitcher to plate By ROGER MOONEY - > <[email protected]>[email protected] > ST. PETERSBURG — History was made during the bottom of the first inning > Sunday when a pitcher came to bat for the first time ever at Tropicana > Field. > > Because of a mix-up on the Tampa Bay Rays lineup card, Rays starter Andy > Sonnanstine was forced to replace designated hitter Evan Longoria and bat > for himself. > > Apparently, the Rays lineup card handed to the umpires before the game > listed both Ben Zobrist and Longoria as the third baseman. Longoria was > supposed to be the designated hitter. > > Zobrist took the field for the top of the first inning, so he was in the > game. Since Longoria did not play, he was kept out of the lineup and would > still be eligible to play. > > So Sonnanstine came to bat in the bottom of the first with Carl Crawford on > first base. > > Sonnanstine, a .400 career hitter, received a standing ovation. > > He tried to bunt Crawford over to second, but bunted the ball too hard and > forced Crawford out at second. > > The last American League pitcher to begin a game with a position in the > batting order was Ken Brett of the White Sox on Sept. 23, 1976. > > > > > > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
