This Lineup Will Come to Order

Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts found this 4/9/2008 on www.stltoday.com [flag]

TOWER GROVE — Rick Hummel’s look at how Milwaukee has adopted the “Crazy 8″ lineup to such success that catcher Jason Kendall is leading the league in hitting jogged my memory about a email received earlier Tuesday. This one comes from ACTA Sports, the publishing house of Bill James and others, and it’s John Dewan’s “ Stat of the Week .” This ... [link]

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Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Published 4/9/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... Bird Land notes that the #9 spot in the Brewers order, currently occupied by Jason Kendall (and the pitchers spot when Mike Rivera catches), is the third most productive lineup spot in all of baseball. ...

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