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More on batting second

Steve Mancuso
Loyal Nation member WVRedlegs posted the link to this article by Paul White at USA Today this morning in the comment section. It's about the trend in baseball to use the second spot in the batting order d... Read More...
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Up Goes Frazier!

Steve Mancuso
The #2 hitter in a baseball lineup receives the second-most at bats of anyone on the team. For example, over the course of a season, the #2 hitter will have about 60 more plate appearances than the #6 hitter. S... Read More...
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Frazier batting second?

Steve Mancuso
Our topic du jour has reached the front page at FanGraphs. Read Dave Cameron's hot-off-the-press analysis on the idea of the Reds batting Todd Frazier second instead of Zack Cozart. Frazier would represent a su... Read More...
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How Long Has This Been Going On?

Richard Fitch
It’s a song that keeps playing in my head. A classic from the 1970s. At the risk of showing my age, I admit it rang in my ears once more after seeing Wilson Valdez batting in the 9th Friday night. And ag... Read More...
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“Let the kid play, Dusty.”

Chad Dotson
Over at Grantland, Jonah Keri has a pretty good piece on the Todd Frazier dilemma that will be staring the Reds in the face when Joey Votto returns (this weekend, hopefully). I've gone on the record as urging p... Read More...
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Deal or No Deal

Richard Fitch
Admit it.  You’ve been seduced.  Go ahead.  It’s okay.  We all have.  It’s heady, rarefied air up here at the summit.  And it’s been done without baseball’s ... Read More...
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New lineup

Steve Mancuso
Posted at Better Off Red. Richard from Springboro, don't get your hopes up. It's just a day of rest for Joey MVP, not a demotion to AAA Louisville. Super Todd Frazier takes his place in the first base ... Read More...
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Dusty Baker and falling in love

Steve Mancuso
Reds manager Dusty Baker's testy answer to a question yesterday about playing time for Todd Frazier and Scott Rolen has been reported by John Fay and Mark Sheldon. At the end of his remarks, Baker said this: â... Read More...
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Dustyism

Bill Lack
From today's Enquirer: “Everybody preaches on base percentage, which is great,” Baker said. “But I was talking to (Detroit manager) Jim Leyland about this the other day. You’ve got... Read More...
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