Stat Of The Night: Mark Kotsay Is The Center Of Attention

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 12, 2011 11:30 PM CDT in Statistical Analysis

ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 12: Mark Kotsay #25 of the Milwaukee Brewers face plants on the infield dirt as he is forced out on a double play in the top of the first inning against Nick Punto #8 of the St. Louis Cardinals during Game Three of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium on October 12, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Mark Kotsay did everything he could tonight to demonstrate something his previous managers have known about him for years: He's not a major league center fielder.

Kotsay has played in 278 regular season major league games since the start of the 2009 season, but has appeared as a center fielder in just 15 of them. Ten of those appearances (plus one more tonight) have come as a Brewer:

Season	Team(s)	Games as CF
2009	Red Sox/White Sox	5
2010	White Sox	0
2011	Brewers	10*

* - Eleven if you include the playoffs

Tonight was also his 19th game batting second or third in the Brewer lineup. Before this season he hadn't started a game as a #2 hitter since 2008, and had made just ten starts batting third since 2006.

Kotsay has been better the second half of this season, hitting .288/.338/.425 since the All Star break. But he's simply not capable of being the kind of player Ron Roenicke appears to think he is.

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That is a really intense

and information-laden photo caption. It never ends.

by Archibaldcrane on Oct 13, 2011 12:50 AM CDT reply actions

It should say

“Thanks to Ron Roenicke, Brewers fans are going to be hungover tomorrow.”

Brewers:
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Franchise record for wins

by molitorfan on Oct 13, 2011 6:31 AM CDT up reply actions

St. Louis, Missouri of what planet though?

Inquiring minds would like to know!

Greinke: "It’s not about the guacamole itself. I just don’t want to let them win."
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by GoGregGo on Oct 13, 2011 6:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Most of the AP captions come written like that.

I usually edit them down, but when I saw the phrase “face plants on the infield dirt” I had to keep it.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 13, 2011 7:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Roenicke wanted a guy that gets on base

He never said anything about valuing defense. Kotsay got on base. Kotsay was exactly what Roenicke thinks he is.

Roenicke just thinks defensive personnel doesn’t matter. He never has. If he doesn’t figure it out he’s not a major league manager. Not a good one, anyway.

by ecocd on Oct 13, 2011 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

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