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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I'm actually a little shocked how poorly this team has looked, especially lately, at the plate. On paper they have a very deep, good hitting ball club.........in reality, way too many guys are struggling.
I would have thought the bullpen would be letting down the batters, not the opposite.
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Well there's two factors at play. First, apart from Matt Stairs and Aaron Hill (and Johnny Mac I guess) no hitter is meeting expectations.
But also with Lyle Overbay, Greg Zaun, and Reed Johnson out of the lineup the batting isn't that deep. Lots of holes in there with the likes of Jason Phillips, Roycle Clatyon and Adam Lind who has zero discipline at the plate. Easy outs.