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Sunday, February 13, 2005
Erstad to bat leadoff
From the mouth of Mike Scioscia during today's AngelFest activities, as heard by Joe.
In his e-mail Joe suggests that Erstad batting leadoff is my "worst nightmare." Not really - it's far better than Erstad batting 2, 5, or 6 (as he did several times last season). I subscribe to the theory that you keep your worst hitter as far away from your best hitter as possible, so assuming that the Angels best hitter will fill the 3 spot, Erstad batting leadoff is preferable to Erstad batting second (despite the 20 or-so extra at-bats that will bring). Erstad batting 8th or 9th (or not at all) would be the dream scenario. But hey, Scioscia could - and likely will - do worse!
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