Trivia Question... please try without cheating
by boobs on Jan 21, 2009 1:05 AM EST
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PrintI just happened to look this up and wanted to share it. I don't remember hearing about this as a topic during the season, so I think it's a legitimate piece of trivia. Please try to answer this question without looking it up, because it's easy to look it up and spoil it if you want to.
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How many times did Jay Bruce bat cleanup for the Reds in 2008?
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Zero
is my guess. With Griffey hitting 3rd most of the year, Jay couldn’t hit 4th… Both are lefties! By the time Griffey was gone, Jay had cooled down and BP was hitting 4th still I bet.
I'm guessing three
and I’m too tired to look it up, but I’m sure it has to be on the low end
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by jacob brumfield on Jan 21, 2009 3:21 AM EST reply actions
How about 12?
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
I remember an especially bad lineup where he batted fourth and Votto batted 3rd
not that I remember every lineup, but this one sticks out for me. And since a question like this isn’t interesting unless it’s a unique number, I too will say once.
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
Three?
"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jan 21, 2009 8:43 AM EST reply actions
Impossible
You have to remember the time where Jolbert Cabera batted there! Come on!
"You are not my ass." - Reynard
What you're forgetting
is that Jay Bruce is a master of disguise.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 21, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
turtle turtle
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Jan 21, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
8 times?
"Here's to you, Mr. Ceremonial First First Pitch Thrower Outer"
what are those pictures doing on your computer?
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by chandrathan on Jan 21, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball. - Bill Veeck
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 21, 2009 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
No... the trick is to bet a dollar less, not a dollar more
7 times
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
I just checked out his splits
He actually was pretty miserable as a cleanup hitter. His best position in the lineup? 9th.
the problem is
do you look at his production in the 9-hole and always bat him there or do you hit him 4th because “he’s due”? It’s hard to be a big league manager, with all these decisions and philosophies.
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
But at least he made those decisions
/still trying to figure out what the hell that means
by Brendanukkah on Jan 21, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
I say use him as a permanent pinch hitter then...
he was 3-4
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 21, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
I think that means
that no matter how good the goat book was, he eventually did get off his ass and leave the room.
There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball. - Bill Veeck
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 21, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
the answer
is here, if you haven’t already looked it up. Scroll down to “Batting order positions.” Brendan’s right… he was a horrible 4-hole hitter.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
who did he bat against that day...
could have been a nasty pitcher….
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 21, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
I hate to be the bearer of bad news
"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST
Dave Duncan is a witch...
too bad he’s not our witch
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 22, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
by that day
you must mean one of the days that bruce batted cleanup, right?
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
next yr
Id have votto bruce 3/4. I know that means BP/EE are a little hard to slot, but I bat my best two hitters in the best two spots.
"I bat my best two hitters in the best two spots"
Then bat em 1 and 2.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
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