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Brandon Inge- Silver slugger?
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:20 pm
by The Captain93
Heh. Just as serious as the Maggs Gold Glove topic.
So far our boy Inge has gone an amazing 0-20 at the plate. Will he break out of it tonight? 8 K's is nothing to smile about either.
Re: Brandon Inge- Silver slugger?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:17 am
by Vinnie's Microwave
The Captain93 wrote:Heh. Just as serious as the Maggs Gold Glove topic.
So far our boy Inge has gone an amazing 0-20 at the plate. Will he break out of it tonight? 8 K's is nothing to smile about either.
This slump comes on the heals of his contract renewal. Hate when that happens.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:53 am
by Puts_The_D_in_Detroit
He got a hit tonight!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:33 pm
by Train Wreck
Inge is streaky. We all know this. Now he's heating up. My guess is he hits .260 with 25 home runs. Not bad for, perhaps, the weakest hitter in your lineup.
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:40 pm
by The Captain93
I guess my post gave him a spark.
I would much rather see Inge hit better for average than power down in that 9 spot. It's a real rally killer when you have someone batting .240 at the end of your lineup. As much as I like his homeruns, I feel if he boosted his average up to the .290 range, it would help the club a lot. Cutting down on the strikeouts wouldn't hurt either. He's got to try and stop chasing those low-in the dirt pitches.
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:55 pm
by Train Wreck
The Captain93 wrote:I guess my post gave him a spark.
I would much rather see Inge hit better for average than power down in that 9 spot. It's a real rally killer when you have someone batting .240 at the end of your lineup. As much as I like his homeruns, I feel if he boosted his average up to the .290 range, it would help the club a lot. Cutting down on the strikeouts wouldn't hurt either. He's got to try and stop chasing those low-in the dirt pitches.
I agree but that's just not going to happen. He is what he is...
That being said, I think we would be much better equipped to deal with him at the 9 spot if we didn't have an identical hitter at the 8 spot in Craig Monroe. Both will bat .250 -.265 with 24-30 homeruns and 75-85 rbi's. Both will go through stretches where they carry the team... And both will go through stretches where they are downright awful
I guess that as long as one of them is hot at a time, we are in good shape.