I caught my first glimpse of the lineup tonight and noticed that Jason Giambi is sitting against the lefty Matt Harrison. Who?
Harrison has had five career starts and lefties are batting a cool .500 against him.
Meanwhile, Giambi went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI last night. This snapped a 27-game long slump that saw his batting average fall from .268 to .249.
This season, Giambi is hitting .247/.402/.517 against lefties. That isn't far off from his numbers against righties: .259/.386/.509. In fact, his OBP and SLG are both higher when he is facing southpaws.
A bottom of the order comprised of Richie Sexson, Jose Molina and Justin Christian will surely terrify young Harrison.
"Now, what is this site about, how Joe Torre ruined pitchers' arms? Is that it?"
-Michael Kay, August 18, 2009
-Michael Kay, August 18, 2009
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Giambi takes a seat
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 5:21 PM
Tags: Jason Giambi, Jose Molina, Justin Christian, Matt Harrison, Opinion, Richie Sexson
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nicely done. I just posted something I think you will find particularly interesting
Matt from New Orleans
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