BENCH SPRINGER

You believe moving guys around will solve problems, right? But you don't believe moving guys around will *cause* problems?

See the issue?.... it's mighty convenient.

In terms of sacred cows, yeah - batting lead-off absolutely carries more weight to it; it changes the dynamic significantly and you don't start playing games in the World Series. I mean, would you ask.... Will Harris to suddenly start closing games in the World Series?

George Springer is not a bad baseball player; he's a big reason why this team is in the World Series. Unfortunately, this particular slump is ill-timed. If the goal is to bust the slump, messing with his confidence probably isn't the best path.

 

Saw it from the beginning. Just dont feel the same way about as you and some others.

 

Just seems inconsistent of you to assert that changing springers batting position can fix his issues while denying that changing bregman/altuve/correa/gurriel could cause issues for them.

I get your mindset if you truly believe it is worth the risk but you have to acknowledge hey nows point that it does present a risk to the hitters that are performing well in their current spots at the moment.

 

You misunderstand. Moving Springer isn't mean to fix him. Its merely to put someone thats hitting better into the lead-off role.

Sure, any risk has the potential to backfire. Thought that was obvious.

 

I get his hitting is awful and I would lower him in the lineup. That being said, there is no way in hell you bench him. He’s our best defensive CF and you just have to hope his bat wakes up.

 

I honestly don’t know what the answer is. Benching your best OF is knee jerk. Moving him down in the lineup seems fairly appropriate though and as far as addressing confidence...sending him up there first when he is -so- lost doesn’t seem like a boost either.

 

It might be for whoever replaced him.

 

Shut up lol

These type of threads are so lame when OP cops out from their previous statements to say it was a jinx thread.

 

BUMP

 

And that, good sir, is why you don’t mess with Springer.

 

You should probably stick to selling the
cocaína.

 

ESPN just showed the clip again on Springer's story growing up and dealing with his speech impediment.

His work with the National Stuttering Association (and the countless lives he's helped....especially young kids) is flat out INCREDIBLE!!!'

Springer is an inspiration to SO many!!

 

How about we don't.

 

Springer is super streaky. If you bench him after a bad streak you won't get the good streak.

 

If my rhetoric serves as a anti-jinx for Springer, I couldn't be happier.

 

I'm not picking on you, @jim1961 - but this is why soooooooooooo many of us preach patience. This is a GREAT Astros team. They're not perfect; they're not indestructible. They may still lose this series. But there is next-to-no reason to lose faith in them.

 

For me, it was less about faith and more about strategy.

 

I'm glad Hinch's faith in Springer was repaid.