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OFFNY Hangout Grand Counsel

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Me too ... that's such an overdue move to get J.J. out of the #2 hole. Although, if he starts blasting homers, I definitely won't care as much. :D

I agree ....... J.J. definitely needs to be in a different hole.

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My favorite lineup of the year so far. I'd still advocate moving JJ down in between Davis and Reynolds and bumping everyone else up one.

This. Markakis, Jones, and Weiters get 15-20 more ABs a year. There were a couple times in last night's game alone where getting into the meat of the order quicker might have made a difference.

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So with a fly ball pitcher on the mound they put Nolan in Left and Flaherty in Right. (and Wieters sits)

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Yeah it seems like Nolan DH, Chavez LF, Flaherty 3B, and Nick RF would be the way to go. I wonder if Nick aggravated his abs injury with that head first slide the other night.
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