southsider2k5 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Frank is a perfect pinch hitter right now. Heck as a DH he essentially has been pinch hitting 3 to 4 times a game for years now anyway. Plus as slow as he is running right now, it makes sense to PH him in a situation where you could put in a speedier runner late in the game anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 The dreaded lead-off walk usually comes back to bite you, and Frank is one of the best all-time at coaxing a base on balls. Ozzie knows Frank has as good a chance as anyone of getting on base, and at that point of the game he needed baserunners. With Ozuna available to pinch run, it was a perfect time to use him. The one strike they called on him wasn't even close to being a strike. Frank is still one of the most intimidating presences in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 When Gload returns this is a very strong bench. With Thomas/Everett it gives the Sox the ability to PH any where in the order & replace the PH with a solid defender. Widger -C/3B, Gload - 1B/RF, Everett - DH/RF/LF, Harris - 2B/SS, Ozuna -3B/SS Thomas can't play the field but he is capable of PH any where in the order & can be replaced by a capable glove at that position. I would prefer Thomas get more starts than Everett though because his HR potential can take some of the pressure off our pitching & defense late in the games. It would be nice to win easy with power once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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