I agree with Ennder and TLB on Hardy. The guy has been hitting plenty of hard balls right at guys. I'm not saying he's smoking it, but he's making decent contact and his low BABIP seems to support that he's run into some bad luck. It seems everyone has been open to question this year except Braun & Prince. This lineup is what it is and what it has been for a large part of the last couple years. They hit homeruns and they hit them in bunches. When they aren't hitting homers, they strike out in bunches. I don't see that changing much with or without Sveum. At some point they'll likely pull out of their tailspin and start scoring again. It will probably be when someone like Hardy, Hart or Cam (like Weeks was before he got hurt) starts to pound the ball somewhat like our two big boppers. When that happens, they will start winning some games. We just have to hope the end result is enough runs to support the pitching and win 90ish games. They also have the type of team that can get hot and win in bunches. Maybe that can happen in October ala the Phillies. Is it likely, probably not, but the chances are greater than zero.