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Originally Posted by panerd
Yeah isn't he a part of the "bat the pitcher 8th" group? Used to bug me about LaRussa (along with using pitchers for one out like L/R matters against a .230 hitter) but unfortunately the Cardinals were good enough that he could claim the pitcher 8th strategy worked. I think Joe Madden uses it as well. Why not just lead off with the pitcher?
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Roenicke did do that a little bit a few years ago but hasn't messed around with it since. Maddon definitely uses it, he was batting the pitcher 8th this past weekend.
Roenicke's most fireable offense was starting Mark Kotsay in CF in the 2011 NLCS against the Cardinals
