Jeff Gordon must want the Cardinals to lose

I've discussed StL Post-Dispatch sportswriter Jeff Gordon before. Usually, he's not bad. Sometimes, he says stupid things (don't we all?). In today's Gordo Chat, he gave a bad, bad answer.

Cardinals fan Larry Sheehy asks: Is it just me or does anyone else have the desire to see the Cardinals start playing small ball with Chris Duncan batting 4th or 5th and having a little guy (Eckstein or Kennedy) bat 2nd?

Jeff Gordon's response: Duncan should protect Albert against RH pitching. Kennedy would be fine in the No. 2 hole. This is not so much about "small ball" as getting a run producer lower in the heart of the batting order.

Although this is not on a Joe Morgan level of being a shitty answer, it's still a shitty answer. Especially the second sentence, about Adam Kennedy being fine hitting second.

Adam Kennedy Career OBP: .331 (league average over this time is .336)
Adam Kennedy Career EqA: .252 (league average is .260)
Adam Kennedy 2007 OBP: .293

Of course, he's gotten off to a bad start, but his ceiling is not very high. But whatever. Give him the second-most number of at-bats for a team that has big trouble getting on-base. That'll...show everyone.

Here's a better answer for you, Larry. No. The Cardinals should do everything in their power to make as few outs as possible. The last thing they need to do is to give away outs, even if those outs are "productive." This is a hole-ridden, impatient, powerless lineup. They rank dead last in the National League in walks. Their team OBP is .317 (13th in the NL). You get the picture. They suck. Small ball won't help them. Even if the lineup awakens, the starting pitching is still terrible.