"Until we get Soriano back in the lineup, we'll keep him (Fukudome) right in the 1 hole," manager Lou Piniella said. "He has patience, good on-base percentage, a good arm. I don't really want to play around with the leadoff spot too much."Wait, maybe not. Shit. OK, let's see. I don't really understand. Clearly, he understand what makes a good leadoff hitter: patience, good OBP, good...arm? What the fuck? I guess that's what makes Johnny Damon a great leadoff hitter, too. Anyway, Soriano has zero patience and a bad OBP. Fukudome is 9th in the league and second on the team behind Ramirez.
It's only taken a Soriano broken wrist, Eric Patterson, Reed Johnson, and Ryan Theriot failing before Fukudome was put there. However, maybe you can see why:
Fukudome said though his interpreter he didn't remember the last time he led off in Japan and that he did not plan on changing his approach. Asked if it was a challenge he relished, Fukudome replied in English, "No."What the hell does that statement in bold mean? Yikes. I guess he's said some creepy shit like that to Lou, forcing him to stay away from the top.
"Ask me about batting orders, and you're not going to get the answers you want," he said.
Here's hoping this works and Soriano and his telephone pole moves to third or fourth or sixth or something. Is it still out of the question to trade him?
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