QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:06 PM)
I think he will finally realize, like he did with spending money on the bullpen last offseason, that there is a reason for prototypical lead off guys. He knows how important they are. I don't think there is any way possible he tries to stick a guy that doesn't belong there in that position again.
We need a leadoff guy who can consistently get on base whether he has speed or not. Having OC and AJ in the 1-2 spots when neither is good at getting on base makes it a lot harder to score on a consistent basis. Not that Ozzie had good options for those spots this year with Swisher being as bad as he was at the plate.