Thank you, Brian McTaggart:
Bourn CF
Tejada SS
Berkman 1B
Lee LF
Pence RF
Keppinger 3B
Matsui 2B
Quintero C
Hampton P
Hang on. Keppinger's at third. Not Blum. Sean West is a lefty. As we saw in the matchup, lefties hit .347/.400/.592 against him.
Blum is a switch-hitter. Who hits lefties to the tune of .364/.462/.545. I know Keppinger was brought in to face LHPs, but he's a righty, a group that hits West at a .236/.333/.385 clip. Keppinger does hit lefties well, this season he's hitting .338/.398/.514, but come on...
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
