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Hello everyone. Long time strat-o-matic baseball player (remember when Nolan Ryan and Frank Tanana were with the Angels) Starting out my first season with the online version and my team is getting its brains beat out.
Any thoughts? on this lineup vs RHP
1. Ford, Lew (R) RF
2. Figgins, Chone (S) LF
3. Young, Michael (R) SS
4. Morneau, Justin (L) DH
5. Teixeira, Mark (S) 1B
6. Soriano, Alfonso (R) 2B
7. Lowell, Mike (R) 3B
8. Chavez, Endy (L) CF
9. Larue, Jason (R)

Normally Kevin Mench (who is really stinking up the joint) is in the #8 hole but he is hurt. Agaisnts RHP I put Paul Konerko in the 5 hole and raise Lowell to cleanup. Any and all thoughts welcome.

Thanks
J

Welcome jno!

If you post a link to your team it will help alot.

To do this:

Left click on statistics;
Right click on your team;
Left click on "Copy";
"Paste" to this thread.

I appreciate the quick reply, Followed the instructions, at least I think I did.
Hopefully the following link will take you to my team.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2005/team/team.html

Do the link again jno, do it from your teams page.

Thanks for being patient with a technologically chalanged old dude. Hope this works,
J

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2005/team/team_other.html?user_id=49803&stats=actual

Well...

Having a 3 @ SS AND a 4 @ 2B is not a good idea. ALOT of balls are getting through the infield. Your lineup is not the problem IMHO.
It's the defense.

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated

I think it's almost impossible to get everything you need. I got 1's in all my middle defence and defence ain't my problem...offence is. It seems like you have to decide which you want cuz it's hard to get both.

Are you playing Teixeira in RF? You have three first basemen, so I figured that's where he must be playing. It adds another four to your D. Judging by the high eras from some good pitchers, I would say that defense is hurting you pretty badly. In Anaheim, you shouldn't be giving up that many hits.

Really do appreciate the advice. Am going to go for jeter and give up tex and young.
J