Article: TWINS NOTEBOOK; Lineup juggled again; Kelly puts Lawton back in the leadoff spot.(SPORTS)

Article: Soriano's move from the leadoff spot permanent
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  July 21, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... forced the move of Soriano out of the leadoff spot, which manager Lou Piniella confirmed ... month, through Sunday. Soriano in the leadoff spot this year: .228 average, .295 OBP ... has taken to the top spot. ''The leadoff spot's better for him,'' the manager ...

Article: JETHAWKS NOTEBOOK: LEADOFF SPOT WHAT DOC ORDERED ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... lower in the order, was moved up to the leadoff spot over the weekend. If the early returns ... Brooks' four walks since moving into the leadoff spot show he understands batting leadoff ... that he's seeing more strikes in the leadoff spot. ``They're trying to get ahead ...

Article: Piniella tinkers with leadoff spot
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  February 17, 2009 ;     649 words ... ... still my leadoff hitter. I love him in the leadoff spot. I like him in the leadoff spot. But, look, we can see how it works. We ... season. Pinella may move Soriano out of the leadoff spot sometime during spring training just to experiment ...

Article: Rollins Back in Leadoff Spot for Phillies
AP Online;  April 14, 2004 ;     554 words ... ... PHILADELPHIA Jimmy Rollins is back in the leadoff spot _ for now at least. In his latest lineup ... Byrd hit .317 in 74 games from the leadoff spot as a rookie last year. But he batted ... Phillies, Rollins was dropped from the leadoff spot last season because he failed to reach ...

Article: Kaz slips out of leadoff spot
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  June 26, 2004 ;     640 words ... ... NJ) 06-26-2004 Kaz slips out of leadoff spot By JORGE ARANGURE JR., STAFF WRITER ... Friday he was moving Jose Reyes into the leadoff spot. The move may be temporary, but it ... strikeouts and just 32 walks from the leadoff spot. Howe continues to deny the team is ...

Article: Drew in for Ellsbury at leadoff spot
The Boston Globe;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Francona didn't insert Crisp into the leadoff spot, a place the relatively impatient switch ... help us win." Drew was placed in the leadoff spot earlier this season, in August, when ... Drew hit .172 in eight games in the leadoff spot, but also had a .385 on-base percentage ...

Article: BUCK BUMPING BERNIE OUT OF THE LEADOFF SPOT
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  July 16, 1993 ;     653 words ... ... 1993 BUCK BUMPING BERNIE OUT OF THE LEADOFF SPOT By BOB HERTZEL, Staff Writer Date ... dropping Bernie Williams out of the leadoff spot he has occupied all season and moving ... he said. Moving Boggs into the leadoff spot will certainly not increase the stolen ...