Can someone explain why Kemp is batting 8th?

[Zito is God]

Kemp has been disrespected by Torre all year long. This guy can hit 3-5 or leadoff Sizemore-style but today he is batting behind Mark Lorretta of all people, and 8th before the pitcher. What gives?

[mweir145]

I couldn't say, but that reminds me of another Torre move that didn't make any sense: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore ... =261007106

[hett2333]

Kemp has been disrespected by Torre all year long. This guy can hit 3-5 or leadoff Sizemore-style but today he is batting behind Mark Lorretta of all people, and 8th before the pitcher. What gives?

He probably should be hitting somewhere around 5 or 6, but at this point in his career he couldn't bat leadoff. K's way to much...

[Neato Torpedo]

I have no friggin clue, I thought with Manny out he'd have a shot at the middle of the order. This is absolutely ridiculous.

[dark2025]

Maybe he likes it there...

The real question is what's the deal with Ovaltine??

[Bloody Sox]

I couldn't say, but that reminds me of another Torre move that didn't make any sense: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore ... =261007106

Yeah, good point... Arod was so bad at that point he shouldn't have been in the lineup.

[mweir145]

I couldn't say, but that reminds me of another Torre move that didn't make any sense: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore ... =261007106

Yeah, good point... Arod was so bad at that point he shouldn't have been in the lineup.

What!?

ARod had a .914 OPS in 2006, which ranked 3rd on the team behind Giambi and Abreu. Sure he was 1 for 11 in the first 3 games of that series, but you can't honestly believe that was a legitimate reason to move one of the greatest hitters of all time to 8th in the order? Right?

[Bloody Sox]

I couldn't say, but that reminds me of another Torre move that didn't make any sense: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore ... =261007106

Yeah, good point... Arod was so bad at that point he shouldn't have been in the lineup.

What!?

ARod had a .914 OPS in 2006, which ranked 3rd on the team behind Giambi and Abreu. Sure he was 1 for 11 in the first 3 games of that series, but you can't honestly believe that was a legitimate reason to move one of the greatest hitters of all time to 8th in the order? Right?

Boy, you're easy.

[auclairkeithbc]

probably just to mess with you.

[Ender]

He probably should be hitting somewhere around 5 or 6, but at this point in his career he couldn't bat leadoff. K's way to much...

I will never understand this argument. Out of every player in your lineup a K in the leadoff spot hurts the least. I know in the long run it hurts your AVG which hurts your OBP but the bottom line is mostly you want a high OBP, K rate isn't even a minor concern in the equation.