It’s crazy remembering the medieval days where if the lead off man got on, the #2 hitter would sometimes bunt in the 1st inning lol. Now, the #2 hitter is some dude with a .900 OPS that can hit it to the moon.
Young Scott use to think that dude was the cat’s ass, then, a few years ago, I decide to look up his stats. Let’s just say we ALL take Ozzie for granted.It’s hilarious looking at some of those Braves playoff runs where Lemke is the worst hitter in the lineup by far with a 65 OPS+ and he’s batting second. And no one criticized it because he could down a bunt or move a runner over.