That's a scary thought. Wigginton the shortstop. My head is spinning. Maybe if you tell him the ball is a doughnut...
Since the team is going nowhere and Lamb is a FA at the end of the year, they should find out if Scott is in the team's future. You know what Lamb can do, let's find out what Scott can do. DD
the way to a FA2B's heart is not through his ass glued to the bench. i think he should play the best 8 players on his roster, and all year long, that group has included mike lamb.
Best 8, all year? Biggio? Ensberg? Burke in CF? Wiggers? Playing your best 8 is not what this team should be doing, they should be finding out who is going to be in their best 8 for NEXT year's team when they get a fresh start, hopefully with new pitching. DD
burke and ensberg haven't been regulars this year since april. who is wiggers? you could make a pretty decent case that lamb has been our best offensive player this year behind pence; he's certainly among our top 3. but you'd rather sit him and absorb the potential ramifications of that so that luke scott can play?
Way to stick it to management! First Lamb comes up with a grand slam last night after being benched, and then Scott gets a double, scores a run, and makes a diving catch in 1 inning tonight.
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=2141384&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou I can't say this with 100 percent certainty, but combining what Garner said with things he's hinted and a little research... it sounds like Scott has the edge against power pitchers while Lamb has the edge against more off-speed heavy guys. Again, not actually said, but that's my expectation reading between the lines.
Luke is hitting better than Lance or about equal now..... Move Berkman back to first base....and spot start Lamb. Luke has not had a consistent chance yet...this whole year. Garner is not doing a good job of letting the young players find their sea legs. I don't get Garner, Scott has a higher OPS than Berkman and is very close to Lamb. And Lamb may not be here next year....wtf? Meanwhile, Jason Lane continues to play batting a whopping .170.....YIPPEEE DD
Why can't we bench Lance every once in awhile? Lamb & Scott are both hitting much better than he is. Let's face it. Lance is just pathetic this year. If he had been putting up his usual numbers this year, we would be winning the division right now, even with our horrendous pitching.
Why would you bench your $17 million/yr 1st Baseman? Berkman has been awful this season in comparison to last year, but the whole team sucks this year save Pence and Lee. If Luke Scott has a future as an Astro then the manager and co. have a funny way of showing it. Scott should start everyday, with Lamb and Loretta most likely leaving at the end of the season, why continue to play them and bench one of your potentials? I've heard that Lamb is being showcased for the August 31st waiver deadline, but I have a hard time believing that the Astros will get a whole lot for him at that point. IMHO, I have no idea of what the Astros are doing with their roster, Jason Lane shouldn't be in the majors batting .170. Yet they want to give him chance after chance, why? Have they learned nothing from the Ensberg debacle? Lane isn't going to do it, he had a great half season and is great in the minors, but he isn't cut out to be a major league player. Loretta should've been traded before July 31st, ditto for Lamb. I'd like to see Luke play RF everyday and see what the verdict on him is on whether or not he is a full-time player or a stick off the bench and not wait until next season and have to platoon him with another player (probably Lane again).
It's pretty much a consensus that Jason Lane isn't good, but how is not playing him in center field going to help you get Berkman, Lamb and Scott in the lineup all at the same time? Are you moving Lance back out to center?
