We all know that life isn’t fair and it especially is not fair that Joc has to sit against four straight lefties simply because he can’t hit them. However, it’s unfair to the rest of the team to have Joc hitting against the lefty. So, Joc loses… while the team wins. Simple math…
It’s way too early to pronounce that Robert Van Socyoc’s new age hitting direction a resounding success, but I am leaning that way. Even Ray Charles can see the direction this is trending. On theMLB.comweekly power ratings, of which the Dodgers are #1, they wrote:
“If we’re basing this on short-term results and long-term projections, there is no reason for any team to top the defending National League champs.