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Putting things in order.(Baseball)(Brief Article)
In what spot does a team bat its best hitter, third or fourth?
On the Giants, manager Felipe Alou was planning to move Barry Bonds to third until Bonds nixed the idea. The White Sox, on the other hand, have moved their best hitter, Magglio Ordonez, up to the three-hole where he replaces Frank Thomas, who will drop to cleanup. The Red Sox also are planning to flop their leading hitter, Manny Ramirez, and Nomar Garciaparra, with Ramirez moving from fourth to third.
The differences are subtle: The No. 3 hitter is sure to bat in the first inning and, over the long haul, will end up with a few more chances to extend games in his team's last at-bat. The cleanup man figures to get more RBI opportunties. According to STATS Inc., there isn't much of a difference in the production of the two spots.
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- White Sox may not be able to afford Ordonez.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 15, 2004 700+ words
...this, with the White Sox rolling and Magglio Ordonez as hot as any hitter...criticized the White Sox for not inviting Ordonez to big-league...feels better about Ordonez making an impression...When the Cubs and White Sox play every June...
- White Sox missing a lot with loss of Ordonez.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) December 7, 2004 700+ words
...to come. What Ordonez has done for the White Sox is produce, night...who will replace Ordonez after, as expected, the White Sox declined to offer...longer than the White Sox. Frank Thomas, Konerko, Lee and Ordonez have been together...
- Magglio Ordonez: a superstar in disguise: White Sox slugger rates among the...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest DeSimone, Bonnie July 1, 2003 700+ words
...and partly because the White Sox have made the playoffs just once during Ordonez's ascent, exiting...in spring training. Ordonez outlined the things...on its back: Chicago White Sox 2003 Championship Season...the man himself. When Ordonez is asked to reveal his...
- Ordonez energizes White Sox victory as Lee homers twice.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) July 9, 2004 700+ words
...new energy among the White Sox Friday night. "Yeah...Cellular Field. Magglio Ordonez had returned to the...right away." Even Ordonez shyly admitted the team...the best hitters in White Sox history," would be...he can't play." Ordonez played instead and seemed...
- Ordonez part of A-Rod mix? White Sox star could join Red Sox.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) December 17, 2003 700+ words
...Sources said the White Sox have entered the...offers for Magglio Ordonez in what would...Chicago and the White Sox would send Ordonez to Boston. A...fourth." But with Ordonez due to make...free agency, the White Sox were prepared...
- Ordonez takes parting shots at White Sox on way to Detroit.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 6, 2005 700+ words
...five games in 2000 after the White Sox-Tigers brawl, Magglio Ordonez spent the first day of his...Comerica Park. Five years later, Ordonez could become the new face of...old former Sox outfielder. Ordonez passed a physical Sunday and...
- Chicago's Invisible Star.(Chicago White Sox fielder Magglio Ordonez)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest SULLIVAN, PAUL June 1, 2001 700+ words
Magglio Ordonez Carries A Big Stick for White Sox Although he has gained little national attention, young right...Wells' bad back and the Shouldergate controversy, Magglio Ordonez once again played the role of the invisible man last spring...
- Ordonez's health, behavior a mystery to White Sox.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) October 14, 2004 700+ words
...snuggly relationship between the White Sox and Magglio Ordonez is turning into one of baseball...Williams clearly is tiring of it. Ordonez, who sat with Williams at U...the Sox's attempt to examine Ordonez's surgically repaired knee...