Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Joe Torre


Joe Torre must have been inspired by the tale of Revolutionary War uniforms intentionally worn tight to make soldiers appear as larger humans; Torre submitted a lineup that could be a reverse lineup (other than pitcher).

Juan Pierre - Leftfield
Rafael Furcal - Shortstop
Orlando Hudson - Second base
Casey Blake - Third base
James Loney - First base
Matt Kemp - Centerfield
Andre Ethier - Rightfield
Russ Martin - Catcher

Looking at this subjectively, Torre's lineup by Yahoo O! Rank (lower is better):
Pierre - 248
Furcal - 58
Hudson - 212
Blake - 289
Loney - 140
Kemp - 36
Ethier - 131
Martin - 47

Look at this objectively, Torre's lineup by career OPS (higher is better):
Pierre - .721
Furcal - .758
Hudson - .783
Blake - .789
Loney - .810
Kemp - .823
Ethier - .845
Martin - .786

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