Lou Piniella

Should Soriano be in Left Field in the Ninth Inning

Defensive substitution. I am sure I have heard that term before, so I looked it up. According to Brittanica Online, “Defensive substitutions are common in the late innings of a game when a team is protecting a lead. A fleet-footed outfielder, for example, will replace a slower player who is more valued for his hitting.”Maybe we should send this excerpt [read more...]

5/2/08 @ Cardinals; L 3-5; (17-12)

I don't care if he hit a home run in the ninth to tie the game. If he could catch a fly ball then that would have been the game winner, but he can't. He should have done a rehab assignment. I don't care that he makes $15 million a year and you think you have to [read more...]

4/23/08 @ Rockies; W 7-6; (15-6)

What are the chances the Cubs will start every road trip with an extra inning win? I would place a bet that they win the World Series this year before I take the former bet.The extra inning win last night in Colorado moves the Cubs to 4-0 in extra inning games on the road this year. There seems to be [read more...]

Maybe Lou Needs 14 position players on the roster!

For the second time in nine games, Lou Piniella has exhausted his supply of position players by the eighth inning. He has managed in the National League before, right???Against Philadelphia he was saved by Carlos Zambrano’s grounder….no he was saved by Chase Utley’s error in the tenth.Yesterday, with Theriot having a tight back, he was down to twelve position [read more...]

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