Comments on: Why the heck is Micah Owings still batting 9th?

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:25:45 +0000

Hehe Pete. Funny post. Brian Anderson is so lackadaisical that you just want to kick him HARD in the nuts. His indifference is so irritating that you just want to squeeze his head until it pops. And when he’s interviewed he shows no intensity at all. I hate that guy. He also seems to be overmatched by just about every pitcher.

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By: Sarah Green

Sarah Green — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:15:02 +0000

Also, I think we should be allowed to yank our starters mid-game if they’re sucking, just like the real managers. I think Alejandro, proud owner of Francisco Liriano, would agree with me…

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By: Nick Kapur

Nick Kapur — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:53:46 +0000

Man, JoJo, I am so with you. I’ve always wished that Fantasy Leagues would give credit (or in most cases, discredit) for pitchers’ batting stats. Sure, AL pitchers don’t get them much, outside of interleague, but that’s just something to take into consideration! And most NL pitchers would probably just end up hurting a teams batting average a bit anyway. But we have those stats, and it would add an interesting wrinkle, and one more thing for fantasy geeks to obsess over, so really, why not make use of them?

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By: Sarah Green

Sarah Green — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:12:30 +0000

It would be really stupid for opposing pitchers to throw him easy pitches to hit. I doubt this is what’s happening.

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By: enrique pollazzo

enrique pollazzo — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:30:24 +0000

he is not better than drew or hudson. he gets easy pitches to hit. they get scouted, please

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By: justinf

justinf — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:58:20 +0000

from his wikipedia page:

“Owings holds Georgia’s high school home run record with 69, third in the nation only to Drew Henson and Jeff Clement.”

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By: Jojo Fireball

Jojo Fireball — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:42:33 +0000

It absolutely kills me in my fantasy league because I don’t get Owings’ OFFENSIVE STATS… Yeah it’s great that he’s 4-0 with a low era but if I could get his numbers I’d be doing much better… I wonder if there are any leagues out there that give pitchers offensive #’s any weight? Sac bunts? Moving runners over? That’s an interesting idea…

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:31 +0000

Coley, way to take Melissa’s contention and claim it as your own.

Anyhow, the question isn’t really should Owings bat 8th. Nick’s saying he should be higher than that. We’re all in agreement, I think, that having a good hitter in the 6 or 7 slots is more important than having one in 8 or 9.

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By: coley

coley — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:50:50 +0000

Here’s a twist. Since it’s now trendy to bat the pitcher eighth instead of ninth, doesn’t hitting Micah Owings (who is no ordinary pitcher) ninth make sense?

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By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:42:08 +0000

I agree that Owings could definitely help his team more higher in the batting order. I would also add that having him in the 9 hole puts him on base when the heart of the order comes up thus giving the 3,4 & 5 hitters more RBI opportunities. I think most poor hitting pitchers should actually bat in the 8 hole not the 9. More NL teams should consider moving the pitcher out of the 9 hole and putting someone there more likely to get on base so the best hitters have a better chance to drive in runs. Since I think the weakest hitter should be in the 8 hole and not the 9 I don’t think it’s all that bad to have Owings in the 9 spot.

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