July 25, 2005
Walking the Slugger
The St. Louis Cardinals treated Derrek Lee like Barry Bonds last night, walking him four times. The Cubs turned two of those walks into runs, twice on home runs. Aramis Ramirez hit a two run shot in the 8th to tie the game. In the tenth, both Lee and Ramirez were intentionally walked, Ramirez's setting up Neifi Perez with the bases loaded. Al Reyes then proceeds to allow a grand slam to the out machine Perez. The Cards should fine Reyes for that. Cubs win, taking 2 out of 3 from St. Louis, and remain in contention in the wild card race.
Posted by David Pinto at
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The Cards should fine TLR for being a coward and not pitching to Lee. Especially since he spent so much time whining about opposing managers not letting their hurlers pitch to Big Mac when he was a Cardinal.
I was just plain disgusted with him for that.
I think TLR did exactly the right thing-- it just looks like hell when it doesn't work...
With two outs, you are trying to get out of the inning with the worst hitter you can bring up. Trouble is, they pay him too, and that's 'cause sometimes he actually does something important...
i don't think fining reyes is necessary - imagine the humiliation of giving up ANY HR to the Out Machine...