Black's Lineup Card

Tuesday night's game marked the 76th different lineup that first year skipper has marched out to start a ballgame. I have to say I personally like having Michael Barrett in the 2 hole. He is not the prototypical second hitter, however it allows Milton Bradley and Mike Cameron to hit in more run producing situations.
Another solid change coming from the managers office today was the overdue demotion of Scott Linebrink from the "8th inning set up man". Linebrink has been on a steady decline over the last 2 years and has already matched the total number of HR's (9) he allowed in 2006. It should be interesting to see how this move affects the rest of the bullpen. It may be possible to see Kevin Cameron have a more active role in the 6th and 7th innings of tight ballgames.