Indians batting order
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GrtOne41 — 14 years ago(July 26, 2011 05:43 AM)
There may have been a thread about this in the past but it possibly fell off the board. What was the Indians regular batting order?
- We know Hayes bats leadoff as this is shown multiple times.
- We know Taylor bats after Hayes since in the final game against the Yankees he comes to the plate after Hayes legs out an infield single.
- While it's not specifically stated, it's a safe bet that Cerrano bats 4th or 5th due to his power.
- Dorn bats immediately before Cerrano as shown in the 7th inning of the final game against the Yankees when he singles to set up Cerrano's home run.
That pretty much covers the major characters who would bat (no pitchers since it's the AL). So would it be:
1- Hayes CF
2- Taylor C
3- Dorn 3B
4- Cerrano LF
It seems strange though that a 40-year old catcher on his last legs would bat in the 2-hole on a championship contending team. Unless you're like Mike Piazza or Joe Mauer, catchers typically are in the bottom third of the batting order if not 9th.
A catcher like Jake who probably was hitting around .260-.280 with a limited amount of power and virtually no speed due to his bad knees would probably never bat second, especially in such an important game.
But then again if he didn't, we wouldn't have the last 10 minutes of movie magic in the last game
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nutsberryfarm — 14 years ago(March 23, 2012 03:46 PM)
taylor doesn't seem like a #2 hitter. great point! also that bunt he does? i'm almost certain that was in regular speed. his running. not slo-mo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nPH9cWTJg dU#t=60s
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Hoober27 — 13 years ago(May 04, 2012 12:40 PM)
Taylor definitely doesn't exhibit much power or speed, but if he gets on base then there's no reason why he wouldn't be a good #2 hitter.
The idea that the 2 and 3 hitters retire after the season, which greatly benefits the team, says more about that being a weak lineup for a contender than anything else. -
jefgg — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 03:39 PM)
This is the Cleveland Indians "Major League" roster per wikipedia.
Catchers
2 Mitchell Friedman
7 Jake Taylor
Infielders
12 Mario Crespi
24 Roger Dorn
23 Charles Graham
48 Sammy Huffman
21 Matt Kuntz
20 Donnie Larson
30 A.J. Metcalf
15 Toby Reyna
Outfielders
27 Brian Campi
13 Pedro Cerrano
14 Lee Van Dyke
00 Willie Mays Hayes
38 Dale Tomlinson
Pitchers
33 Matthew Bushnell
10 Eddie Harris
40 Jeremy Keltner
26 Seth Lindberg
44 Nathan Mosser
28 Troy Pearson
45 Chris Schindler
37 Blake Stocker
99 Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn
Manager
34 Lou Brown
Coaches
16 Pepper Leach
8 Duke Temple