Insult To Injury

All right, maybe it is time to panic? Lee, Ramirez, Zambrano, Bradley, Marmol, Soto, and now Harden have all had some type of injury easily before the all-star break!? We need to make a move to change the momentum. Boost morale. Show we are in this thing. Hoffpauir has got to be in there. Either make a deal which includes getting him in our lineup everyday, or make the Soriano to 2B move. Some of the problems: Freel(.100), Bradley(.188), Soto(.202), Miles (.204), and Fontenot(.208). Seriously, if we just put our top 8 players by current average in the lineup, Johnson comes in at 8th with .237. Lee 7th at .248. Even Soriano is at .257 and Theriot .263! The bullpen? Marmol is finally coming around, but I'm sure he'll flake out if promoted to closer, so you know we have him and Gregg. Guzman has been the next best. Then I say bring up Greg Reinhard(whom I've never heard of) who has 36 K's in 28 innings for Iowa. Bring up my boy Samardzija (21 K's and 6 BBs with 3.75 ERA). I didn't even realize we let Luis Vizcaino go to Cleveland, so our next best 2 (since apparently we have 7 in the bullpen)? I guess Ascanio(4.76 ERA)and Heilman (5.30) by default? Can we please send Patton (8.03 ERA) and Cotts (5.40 ERA) packing? Here's a look at the upcoming home stand vs. Pittsburgh (almost a must sweep at this point!)and my proposed lineups and the numbers vs. the pitchers.

vs. Paul Maholm(L)

LF-Soriano(6-17(.353), 3HR)

SS-Theriot(3-15)

CF-Johnson(4-6)

1B-Lee(7-21 .333)

RF-Bradley

C-Soto(2-5, 2 RBI)

2B-Scales

3B-Freel(6-26)

vs. Ian Snell(R)

2B-Soriano(9-18, 3HR)

SS-Theriot(7-18 (.389))

CF-Fukudome(1-5)

LF-Hoffpauir

1B-Lee(6-25 (.240)

RF-Bradley(1-2)

3B-Scales

C-Soto(4-6, 5RBI)

vs. Zach Duke(L)

LF-Soriano(14-25 (.560) 2HR)
SS-Theriot(8-25 (.320)
CF-Johnson(6-14 (.429)
1B-Lee(10-35 (.286)
RF-Bradley(2-4)
C-Soto(3-12)
2B-Miles(5-13(.385)
3B-Freel(3-8 (.375)