Cesar Izturis is batting leadoff for the Pirates 8/9/2007

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Cesar Izturis is hitting first for the Pirates. Smart. Because he does all the things you expect from a traditional leadoff hitter - steal bases, see a lot of pitches, get on base often, etc.

[CubColtPacer]

This is actually the 3rd time the Pirates have done this. I guess they are trying to do the same thing the Dodgers did when they had Izturis lead off for all that time? Which is of course not score very much:D

[Jake]

This is actually the 3rd time the Pirates have done this. I guess they are trying to do the same thing the Dodgers did when they had Izturis lead off for all that time? Which is of course not score very much:D

 

Same manager.

[cheapseats]

This is actually the 3rd time the Pirates have done this. I guess they are trying to do the same thing the Dodgers did when they had Izturis lead off for all that time? Which is of course not score very much:D

 

Same manager.

 

Do Pittsburgh fans hate Tracy? I'm not even a Pirates fan, and I've been annoyed at his decisions since last year.

 

Lou does a lot of stupid stuff, but I'd rank Tracy below even Dusty at this point.

[Jake]

This is actually the 3rd time the Pirates have done this. I guess they are trying to do the same thing the Dodgers did when they had Izturis lead off for all that time? Which is of course not score very much:D

 

Same manager.

 

Do Pittsburgh fans hate Tracy? I'm not even a Pirates fan, and I've been annoyed at his decisions since last year.

 

Lou does a lot of stupid stuff, but I'd rank Tracy below even Dusty at this point.

 

Not really, per se. There's so much hatred of littlefield and McClatchey/Nutting that no one bothers to hate Tracy.

 

Tracy lost me last year when Burnitz failed to run out a ball and was never disciplined. He wasn't pulled from the game, nor benched.

 

Tracy spoke of accountability, but, when push came to shove, he didn't hold his favorites accountable.

[jersey cubs fan]

He's a good baseball man.