17 June 2005
SS Furcal
LF Johnson
2B Giles
1B LaRoche
CF A. Jones
C Estrada
RF Langerhans
3B Betemit
P Ramirez
Clearly, Rafael Furcal doesn't have what it takes to bat leadoff this year. It's about time to move him to the bottom of the lineup. Just because he hit a leadoff homer yesterday doesn't mean he has turned it around...he went 1-5. Giles is our
real leadoff hitter. Even Johnson is a better option because he walks a lot if Giles is needed to bat 3rd.
Ramon Ortiz is the pitcher for the Reds. He is 2-4 with a 6.10 ERA, and will be battling with Horacio Ramirez to see who can give up more home runs. Both are among the league leaders in that category.
In-game comments welcome.
