Walk it Out

by Juco All-American on Mar 11, 2009 10:55 AM EDT

Last night, David Phillips slapped a solo shot walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to notch one for the good guys against Austin Peay 8-7. The move to insert Phillips in the ninth was a strong one by Bianco. He wanted out of that game that inning, and that was the best way to do it.

I'm confused about why a guy with such power is sitting on the bench while Mike Snyder, batting a whopping 0.125 is batting as much as he is (only two more at bats than Phillips, but still). Let's give Phillips a legitimate shot in the order and see what he can do. I like Mike Snyder as much as the next guy, but maybe this year isn't his year.

At this point in the season, headed into SEC play, I want our order to be as follows:

1. Jordan Henry CF
2. Tim Ferguson 2B
3. Matt Smith 1B
4. Logan Power RF
5. David Phillips DH
6. Kevin Mort SS
7. Zach Miller 3B
8. Taylor Hashman LF
9. Brett Basham C

All nine of those batters are batting over 300. I don't see a glaring weakness in the order. What do you all think?

BTW, if any of you are planning on calling me out for the baseball recruiting article I did almost a year ago that mentioned David Phillips would get lost in the shuffle because of Mike Snyder, please don't. Being wrong makes me cry.

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Juco... only your Cup contemporaries remember what you wrote a year ago. And my guess is even a couple of them don't(thanks malted hops).

by Hunter on Mar 11, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

I think you're downing Mike Snyder too much. He's only a freshman.

by Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions

That's my point exactly. He's a freshman. He's not ready yet.

It's the point in the season when orders get pretty set. I hope Phillips is on Bianco's little piece of paper and not Snyder.

by Juco All-American on Mar 11, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions

If Barrett is still pitching, Snyder is still on the little piece of paper.

by JimHalpert on Mar 11, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

Snyder won't play much in the sec... He only played last night because Coach B took Ferguson out for not running out a pop up in the first. Phillips will be the DH when there is a righty on the mound and Hashman will be in the lineup when there is a lefty. Austin Peay had a lefty in till the eight inning yesterday and thats why Phillips wasn't in there.

by Has Been on Mar 11, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions

Unrelated to this post, but FYI, rumor has it that the G-W game has fallen through.
What ever would we do without Peter Boone?

by FireBoone on Mar 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions

HASHbrown is favorite/mine///SnYder evil twin....%//\\doppelganger(?)bullFRAUDS/Leghumps/Danmullet\shaking in boots. always?

by rebmik on Mar 11, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

Fail. Rebmik wouldn't soil his spirit status by posting here.

by Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

REBMIK is ALWAYS capitalized. ALWAYS!

by Knowledgable Reb on Mar 11, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Small sample sizes.

by Thile on Mar 11, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

I've been out of the Rebs baseball loop for almost two years, but if Basham is in the 9 spot, fuck yeah!

by Anonymous on Mar 12, 2009 1:22 AM EDT reply actions

I was looking at the numbers again this am and the most impressive thing to me is that Phillips is the team leader in OBP at 0.560. 7 walks and a hbp along with his avg. (after a bad night last night too I think.

Matt Smith has also struck out only 7 times thus far in 2009 which is less than half as often as he did last year.

Jordan Henry would probably surpass Phillips in the course of the season in obp as well.

Still lots of baseball as we havent reached SEC play yet obvs.

by Thile on Mar 12, 2009 9:09 AM EDT reply actions