Teahen Up, Viciedo down

[greg775]

Props to Teahen for proving haters like me wrong tonight.

His home run was smashed. It reminded me of that bomb Roberts hit off Putz the other night. He got all of it. One of those special bombs.

Hope he keeps it up. It would be nice to see him simply take Kotsay's at bats but we know that ain't gonna happen.

[witesoxfan]

Props to Teahen for proving haters like me wrong tonight.

His home run was smashed. It reminded me of that bomb Roberts hit off Putz the other night. He got all of it. One of those special bombs.

Hope he keeps it up. It would be nice to see him simply take Kotsay's at bats but we know that ain't gonna happen.

 

I really wouldn't be all that surprised if it does, in fact, happen. We make fun of Ozzie because he has always had an infatuation with a pretty terrible hitter or player in general in the role into which they are thrust, but I think one of the biggest reasons Ozzie was playing Kotsay was because he hit left handed. There was talk that Kotsay was just having bad luck on his balls in play and whatever else, but Ozzie isn't stupid and even he realizes that Kotsay sucked. He didn't feel as though he had a choice. There were other lineups that people wanted to put out there, and I had no problem with trying certain things out, but what it really comes down to is that Ozzie felt that, against RHP, Kotsay was a better option than Lillibridge, Jones, and Viciedo (because he was never going to DH Castro). Is that reasonable? Because I'd say it is.

 

This isn't to say that Kotsay is going to totally be phased out of the lineup, but I can most certainly see Teahen taking quite a few ABs away from him. I believe Ozzie at the beginning of the whole rotating DH idea suggested that he was going to use it to, first and foremost, keep bats in the lineup while giving them a break on the field, but he was also going to ride out the hot hand. Teahen looks pretty hot right now, and you aren't going to keep Quentin out of the lineup for Mark Kotsay.

 

This also isn't to say that Teahen won't see time at 3B or in LF either. Teahen is the Sox backup 3Bman for the next two and a half weeks, for better or worse, because Omar Vizquel isn't going to play every single day for the remainder of the season.

[greg775]

I was thinking about starting a thread on it, but I'll just do it here.

Congratulations to Teahen for sparking us in his first game back.

After watching Kotsay's weak s*** for so long, Teahen looked like a real hitter. He attacked the ball.

Hopefully, I say hopefully Teahen will feel this pennant race, his first-ever, and it'll bring out his best.

He is by all accounts a nice guy, and he definitely is in a good situation right now. Sox fans despise Kotsay and Teahen hopefully will get most of his at bats.

 

If Oz gets over whatever is making him love Kotsay and just give Teahen his at bats, that would be splendid.

One game is not going to make me like Teahen, but I give him major props tonight. I think he'd be in a perfect situation if Oz gave him Kotsay's at bats. Teahen would be playing with the house's money with nothing to lose, cause Teahen sucked in April and people wanted him GONE. Now they want Kotsay gone.

It is a win/win for Teahen if Oz gives him the at bats and sits Kotsay. Of course, Teahen is gonna have to do a lot more to make me really like him. As one Royals fans told me tonight, "Enjoy it. He won't do that often."

[elrockinMT]

Wise is coming back? Oh no...

 

Well, we could start our own special post on DWise I am thinking, but I would rather not go there

[elrockinMT]

I was thinking about starting a thread on it, but I'll just do it here.

Congratulations to Teahen for sparking us in his first game back.

After watching Kotsay's weak s*** for so long, Teahen looked like a real hitter. He attacked the ball.

Hopefully, I say hopefully Teahen will feel this pennant race, his first-ever, and it'll bring out his best.

He is by all accounts a nice guy, and he definitely is in a good situation right now. Sox fans despise Kotsay and Teahen hopefully will get most of his at bats.

 

If Oz gets over whatever is making him love Kotsay and just give Teahen his at bats, that would be splendid.

One game is not going to make me like Teahen, but I give him major props tonight. I think he'd be in a perfect situation if Oz gave him Kotsay's at bats. Teahen would be playing with the house's money with nothing to lose, cause Teahen sucked in April and people wanted him GONE. Now they want Kotsay gone.

It is a win/win for Teahen if Oz gives him the at bats and sits Kotsay. Of course, Teahen is gonna have to do a lot more to make me really like him. As one Royals fans told me tonight, "Enjoy it. He won't do that often."

 

 

He did good for his first game back and we won. Special!

[Chisoxfn]

I really wouldn't be all that surprised if it does, in fact, happen. We make fun of Ozzie because he has always had an infatuation with a pretty terrible hitter or player in general in the role into which they are thrust, but I think one of the biggest reasons Ozzie was playing Kotsay was because he hit left handed. There was talk that Kotsay was just having bad luck on his balls in play and whatever else, but Ozzie isn't stupid and even he realizes that Kotsay sucked. He didn't feel as though he had a choice. There were other lineups that people wanted to put out there, and I had no problem with trying certain things out, but what it really comes down to is that Ozzie felt that, against RHP, Kotsay was a better option than Lillibridge, Jones, and Viciedo (because he was never going to DH Castro). Is that reasonable? Because I'd say it is.

 

This isn't to say that Kotsay is going to totally be phased out of the lineup, but I can most certainly see Teahen taking quite a few ABs away from him. I believe Ozzie at the beginning of the whole rotating DH idea suggested that he was going to use it to, first and foremost, keep bats in the lineup while giving them a break on the field, but he was also going to ride out the hot hand. Teahen looks pretty hot right now, and you aren't going to keep Quentin out of the lineup for Mark Kotsay.

 

This also isn't to say that Teahen won't see time at 3B or in LF either. Teahen is the Sox backup 3Bman for the next two and a half weeks, for better or worse, because Omar Vizquel isn't going to play every single day for the remainder of the season.

I completely agree with you and I think we will see Teahen get a lot of at bats from here on out. We will also see Kotsay hit too, but Teahen, will be a pretty valuable player for this club. His left handed bat will be huge against right handed pitching as it will push AJ down in the order and actually give the Sox some power from the left side.

 

He also can play a few different positions in the field (none exceptionally). Teahen is the bat we have acquired and quite frankly, given our lack of left handed hitting, he's the perfect remedy.

[BigSqwert]

I really wouldn't be all that surprised if it does, in fact, happen. We make fun of Ozzie because he has always had an infatuation with a pretty terrible hitter or player in general in the role into which they are thrust, but I think one of the biggest reasons Ozzie was playing Kotsay was because he hit left handed. There was talk that Kotsay was just having bad luck on his balls in play and whatever else, but Ozzie isn't stupid and even he realizes that Kotsay sucked. He didn't feel as though he had a choice. There were other lineups that people wanted to put out there, and I had no problem with trying certain things out, but what it really comes down to is that Ozzie felt that, against RHP, Kotsay was a better option than Lillibridge, Jones, and Viciedo (because he was never going to DH Castro). Is that reasonable? Because I'd say it is.

 

This isn't to say that Kotsay is going to totally be phased out of the lineup, but I can most certainly see Teahen taking quite a few ABs away from him. I believe Ozzie at the beginning of the whole rotating DH idea suggested that he was going to use it to, first and foremost, keep bats in the lineup while giving them a break on the field, but he was also going to ride out the hot hand. Teahen looks pretty hot right now, and you aren't going to keep Quentin out of the lineup for Mark Kotsay.

 

This also isn't to say that Teahen won't see time at 3B or in LF either. Teahen is the Sox backup 3Bman for the next two and a half weeks, for better or worse, because Omar Vizquel isn't going to play every single day for the remainder of the season.

 

 

I completely agree with you and I think we will see Teahen get a lot of at bats from here on out. We will also see Kotsay hit too, but Teahen, will be a pretty valuable player for this club. His left handed bat will be huge against right handed pitching as it will push AJ down in the order and actually give the Sox some power from the left side.

 

He also can play a few different positions in the field (none exceptionally). Teahen is the bat we have acquired and quite frankly, given our lack of left handed hitting, he's the perfect remedy.

 

Hmm