Rotodude,
Why the heck is Hatteberg batting third for the A’s? Does anyone really think he is the best hitter on the team?
One of the problems with linking to a live box score or game log, as with this link, is that as I write this Scott Hatteberg is coming to the plate in a 2-1 game, with Frank Menechino (who just drove in the A’s first run), on first base. Hatteberg is coming to the plate.
Tonight Jermaine Dye is in the lineup. He just made the third out of the inning, but the A’s tied it up when Hatteberg grounded to Jose Valentin, who threw the ball away. Not a bad stategy, Hatte.
Hatteberg isn’t a terrible hitter for a catcher, but the notion that he is the DH on a team that is going to the playoffs is frightening enough. Or an indication that this team isn’t going to the playoffs.
Okay, I give up. I can’t think of a single reason you’d bat Hatte third. Maybe because he’s a switch hitter? Except he sux against lefties.
I’ll tell you what. Post your best answers. The most clever or smart, if it is clever or smart, with win a Rotoman game-worn hat. And be glad the question wasn’t about Ben Sheets.