8/20/08 Astros (Rodriguez) at Brewers (Parra): 1:05 PM CDT

[owbc]

Although Bill Hall's numbers are Bill Hall's fault, the Brewers have done absolutely nothing to help him in the past few years with the position switches and now a platoon with Craig Counsell. I have no doubt that Billy would start hitting again if he played every day for a week.

[StearnsFTW]

While I agree that the position switches have not helped, I have no idea how that conclusion can be reached. Bill Hall is a horrible player right now and has been all year. He's a terrible hitter as well as being a terrible fielder (again, management moving him leads to this). I really don't see how you can play him in any meaningful situation right now. He's the Mota of the everyday guys.

[Dmiles23]

I have no doubt that Billy would start hitting again if he played every day for a week.

Didn't we just try that at the end of July? From July 21-July 30, Hall started 9 of 10 games. In that stretch, he went 7/35 (.200 avg), .255 obp, with 3 rbi and 11 K. If you take out the first game of that stretch, he went 4/30 with 10 K. I know that's an extremely small sample size, but it's on par (or below) what he's done the whole year.

[sheethead]

I have no doubt that Billy would start hitting again if he played every day for a week.

Didn't we just try that at the end of July? From July 21-July 30, Hall started 9 of 10 games. In that stretch, he went 7/35 (.200 avg), .255 obp, with 3 rbi and 11 K. If you take out the first game of that stretch, he went 4/30 with 10 K. I know that's an extremely small sample size, but it's on par (or below) what he's done the whole year.

Yeah, I don't see how anyone can have "no doubt" that Hall would start hitting all of a sudden. Didn't he pretty much play every day for the first month and a half? I have doubts about him hitting any time he comes to the dish. Its very disappointing, because I like him. He just isn't consistantly good, just like Rickie Weeks. Smells like super-utility was his calling.