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Cerberus Lives: Who Needs Utley, Polanco, and Ruiz?

Here's a tough one for you.  Which player would you rather have starting for your team:

A:  .393 BA, .412 OBP, .758 SLG, 1.169 OPS

B:  .292 BA, .357 OBP, .431 SLG, .788 OPS

This is pretty easy, right?  Player A is clearly the better player.  And that goes triply if Player A can occupy three spots in your lineup over Player B occupying three spots in your lineup.

Well, Player A is the combined rate stats of the Phillies' catchers, second basemen, and third basemen since Tuesday night, the first night the Phillies were without the three lost infielders -- Carlos Ruiz, Chase Utley, and Placido Polanco. Player B is the combined rate stats for the year for the trio of Ruiz, Utley, and Polanco.

Still prefer Player A over Player B now?

I'll give you that over the longterm the answer's clearly "no."  But, at least for the last three days, we can't really complain about the production the Phillies have received by the motley crew of replacements they've thrown out there.

Long live Cerberus!

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It’s deja vu all over again.

by Cormican on Jul 2, 2010 3:43 PM EDT reply actions  

The sad part is that over the past three days, an argument could be made for taking Cerberus over the rest of the Phillies lineup’s combined in the department of batting average, obp, slugging percentage, and ops.

Is this part of some sort of requirement that a picture of Cerberus appear on this website at the top of the page at some point in every day until we get back one or more of the Ruiz-Polanco-Utley combination?

by dannijd on Jul 2, 2010 3:44 PM EDT reply actions  

I actually think we'll be okay with Cerberus.

Now, if we must employ the Mythical Eight-Headed Monster, on the other hand…

by Phrozen on Jul 2, 2010 3:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey, look, it’s the bullpen.

by Cormican on Jul 2, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Anyone care to photoshop that?

by dannijd on Jul 2, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tonight's Lineup-- Now with Even More Backups!

Per Todd Zolecki’s Twitter Feed

Rollins SS
Ibanez LF
Werth CF
Howard 1B
Francisco RF
Dobbs 3B,
Valdez 2B,
Sardinha C
Moyer P.

Victorino is out of the starting lineup tonight. I hope that this is just a regular off day for him, and not the dreaded chomping of the injury bug.

by dannijd on Jul 2, 2010 3:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow – 5 through 9 is scary.

by David S. Cohen on Jul 2, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yup… and watch Francisco and Cerberus out hit 1-4

by dannijd on Jul 2, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I see Chollie is studiously avoiding a starting lineup that has both Castro and Valdez in it. I can empathasize. After all, comes a point where your professionalism and manhood are questioned.

by Wet Luzinski on Jul 2, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Update on Schneider

Schneider has a sprained left thumb. It is in a splint. He can play if needed, but for now, Cerberus it is.

by dannijd on Jul 2, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Cerberez

I thought we had agreed on the Phillie-fied name.

by Wet Luzinski on Jul 2, 2010 5:49 PM EDT reply actions  

The Pirates uniform tonight hurts my eyes. It’s so…so mismatched.

2005 Chicago White Sox. 2006 Chicago Rush. 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks. CHAMPIONS.

by HappyHuman on Jul 2, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions  

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