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Sunday, April 13, 2008

MLB.com: [Geoff] Jenkins bats leadoff for first time

The lineup had the look of a manager searching: Geoff Jenkins leading off, followed by Jayson Werth… “Of all the lineups I projected in my head, Jenks leading off was not one of them,” Werth said. “That’s why I love Charlie (Manuel). When I stopped laughing, I thought, ‘That might work. That might really work.’”

It would have to Sunday, or at least until Rollins’ expected Tuesday return. Jenkins had never led off in his 11-year Major League career, and had just four at-bats in that spot in the batting order.
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“I told (Manuel) I had to have the green light. He said, ‘Hey… no,’” said Jenkins, who stole a career-high 11 bases in 12 attempts in 2000. “They say you can see something in this game you’ve never seen. I just saw it. But hey, we have a glitch in the system right now. A few guys are banged up and we have to pick up the slack. That’s what good teams do.

“I’m Rickey Henderson.”

NTNgod Posted: April 13, 2008 at 08:06 PM | 5 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. Quiet Flows the Don Taussig Avenger (Edmundo) Posted: April 13, 2008 at 08:33 PM (#2742378)
Chalk up another brainstorm for Charlie Manuel, boy genius. Not the worst of moves although I would have broken up Utley and Howard and Jenkins with an Utley, Werth, Howard, Burrell, Jenkins, dreck lineup.
   2. Crispix Attacks Posted: April 13, 2008 at 08:39 PM (#2742383)
Better than Eric Bruntlett leading off.
   3. Quiet Flows the Don Taussig Avenger (Edmundo) Posted: April 13, 2008 at 08:44 PM (#2742386)
Crisp, that was basically my point -- he didn't feel compelled to lead off some kind of scrappy player.
   4. Crispix Attacks Posted: April 13, 2008 at 08:48 PM (#2742391)
Yeah! I like Manuel's decisions for the most part. I don't see why it's ALWAYS so crucial to remove Burrell for a pinch fielder in the 7th inning, but you know, it's not like they replace him with Herb Washington.
   5. Teheran's Uranium Enriched Missiles Posted: April 13, 2008 at 09:35 PM (#2742414)
Isn't it sensible to remove Burrell late in the game with a lead?
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