Comments on: Pinch-hitting hero Allen Craig will be a starter in Texas http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: astrozac http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213371 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:21:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213371 Craig is a fastball hitter and is starting to come around overall. Against Philadelphia(I’m pretty sure it was in the regular season) he was down 0-2 and miffing on 2 bunt attempts, then wound up knocking a towering a home run to deep center. Right now he’s hitting better than the 3 in the middle. Me thinks hitting second might not be a bad idea…

]]> By: Kyle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213345 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:42:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213345 The next Ogando/Craig match-up will be interesting. I think it’s fair to say that Ogando didn’t really make any mistakes the first two times, it was more a function of Craig having excellent ABs.

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213316 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:17:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213316 Hey PL, go back here
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/albert-pujols-didnt-speak-with-reporters-after-game-2-loss/

I left you some interesting info in reply to the button pushing “mistake”.

]]> By: bigleagues http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213306 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:06:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213306 Allen Craig has waited long enough to prove his worth and is making his case with a big phat post-season style exclamation point.

He was on a tear during the regular season before being sidelined by that injury. At the time, TLR was easing him into taking over 2B duties. It should be interesting to see how he is utilized next year.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213305 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:02:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213305 Kudos to LaRussa for using his best player as a starter. Most managers would keep such a player on the bench for key PH opportunities, but TLR is smarter than that….he knows that you need to play your best players as much as possible…oh…wait…

]]> By: sportsdrenched.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/pinch-hitting-hero-allen-craig-will-be-a-starter-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-213302 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=93995#comment-213302 Allen Craig, better than the Allen Gregory Show!

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