Piniella said he would move center fielder Marlon Byrd to the leadoff spot, slot Jeff Baker in the two-hole and drop Ryan Theriot to eighth. Geovany Soto would hit seventh.
"We might even move [Xavier] Nady to the fourth spot, so if I have to do this left-handed stuff again, at least we'll have [Aramis] Ramirez in the middle -- four, five, six," Piniella said.
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heres an idea but definitely waiting for the official like you. Id still like to see Theriot leading off but thats why I'm not a manager.
"We might even move [Xavier] Nady to the fourth spot, so if I have to do this left-handed stuff again, at least we'll have [Aramis] Ramirez in the middle -- four, five, six," Piniella said.
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heres an idea but definitely waiting for the official like you. Id still like to see Theriot leading off but thats why I'm not a manager.
If you Goggle Chicago New York April 19 Preview, you can find some information about the line up change in the Sports Illustrated page. I think it might generate runs, but with the Mets cold hitting, the Under still might be my play. Might go Cubs -1 1/2 for plus money and hope the line up change brings in more runs. The article seemd to suggest the teams in all likehood will split the 4 game series.
Davis was promoted because he's a better 1B option for the Mets right now than Mike Jacobs.The Mets regard Davis as a future power hitter.
At this point, Ike Davis's resume consists of an excellent college career, two outstanding months in the Double-A Eastern League, and 42 plate appearances in Triple-A.
lineup for tonights game, posted on MLB.com
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Byrd, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Baker, Je, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Lee, D, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Nady, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ramirez, A, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
Soriano, A, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Soto, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Theriot, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Wells, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Byrd, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Baker, Je, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Lee, D, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Nady, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ramirez, A, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
Soriano, A, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Soto, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Theriot, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Wells, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
