Monroe started against a righty today!!!

[RegulusBlue]

Its pretty safe to say that this makes Lou the worst manager ever. I mean, jesus, his splits against righties are the worst I have really ever seen, especially the OBP. He might be the worst hitter in the mlb against righties with that sub .250 OBP. Koyie Hill may have been better there.

 

I know alot of people were okay with getting Craig, but anyone who has been paying attention the last 5 years of this organization knows that low OBP trash heap veterans always start on this team. Couple that with today's bizarre sending the runners with no outs BS, and Lou has me convinced that he's trying to lose.

 

I realize that all managers are a lost cause of baseball wrongness, but holy christ, the enormity of the blunder is amazing. Everyone in this whole organization needs to be replaced and deported to a country where baseball doesn't exist.

 

Does anyone actually think that that was our best lineup? Does anyone actually think that Monroe isn't locked in as the starter in LF?

[Schwarber Fan]

A certain guy named Alfonso Soriano returns Tuesday, that will spell the end of Monroe's starting job.

[NCCubFan]

Does anyone actually think that Monroe isn't locked in as the starter in LF?

He isn't. It was just one game (and Monroe did get a hit as well as a near-home run). Maybe Lou just wanted to give Derosa a couple of days off with the off-day tomorrow. Soriano returns Tuesday, so Monroe won't be playing every day. I'd look for him to platoon with Floyd.

[Schwarber Fan]

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Floyd

DeRosa

Jones

Kendall

 

I'm almost 100% we see that Tuesday.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

wow, talk about overreaction.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

[UMFan83]

I'm enraged that Monroe started against a righty. He has had more ABs against righties than lefties since he has become a Cub. This trend can really not continue.

[chuckywang]

A certain guy named Alfonso Soriano returns Tuesday, that will spell the end of Monroe's starting job.

 

Who's that?

[justin23iu]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Anybody who watched the game would know it was the right call. It didn't work, but those are the chances you take. It was a good move by Lou and poor execution by Kendall.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

[Cubfanintheknow]

Its pretty safe to say that this makes Lou the worst manager ever.

 

I think if you followed any other baseball team as much as you followed the Cubs, you'd find questionable managerial moves. Probably a lot of them. The mistakes Piniella makes are more glaring to you because you probably know the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the Cubs more than players on other teams.

 

I think you'd be hard pressed to find a fan who believes the manager of his or her favorite team makes the "right" move even 80% of the time.

[Cubfanintheknow]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

I think it was the right call, too. I think the likelihood of Jason Kendall grounding into a double play was much higher than him striking out. If Kendall just gets a bat on the ball, we wouldn't be talking about it.

[rickrolled]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

 

why? He disagrees with the move Lou made, and it was definitely a questionable move that very significantly hurt our chances of tying the game up in the 9th.

[Mizzou]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

Yes, yours is.

 

In all seriousness though, that was a horrible call. You don't try and steal third base when you're down a run in the 9th inning. Ever.

[Yestheydo]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

Yes, yours is.

 

In all seriousness though, that was a horrible call. You don't try and steal third base when you're down a run in the 9th inning. Ever.

 

It was only "horrible" because it didn't work. If he doesn't send them and Kendall GIDPs all you second guessers would be ripping him for that too. Jesus.

[JockJones]

Anybody who watched the game would know it was the right call. It didn't work, but those are the chances you take. It was a good move by Lou and poor execution by Kendall <- What he said.

[Mizzou]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

Yes, yours is.

 

In all seriousness though, that was a horrible call. You don't try and steal third base when you're down a run in the 9th inning. Ever.

 

It was only "horrible" because it didn't work. If he doesn't send them and Kendall GIDPs all you second guessers would be ripping him for that too. Jesus.

No, it was horrible because he risked running into an out in the 9th inning. I like Lou, and haven't been upset with too many of his moves this year, but that was a terrible call today.

[RynoRules]

Horrendous call by Lou today. No doubt.

 

He's still a good manager.

 

And this is an amazing overreation to Monroe starting.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wouldnt call Lou the worst manager ever, but that little 9th inning stunt may have been his worst call of the season. Id elaborate, but anyone who wathced the game knows exactly what Im talking about.

 

Sad, sad post. :roll:

Yes, yours is.

 

In all seriousness though, that was a horrible call. You don't try and steal third base when you're down a run in the 9th inning. Ever.

 

It was only "horrible" because it didn't work. If he doesn't send them and Kendall GIDPs all you second guessers would be ripping him for that too. Jesus.

 

Um, no. It was horrible because of not only where in the game it happened, but because of the significance of the game. Im not criticizing the attempted bunt. Its the attempted steal. With Fontenot and Pies speed, and Theriot geting walked, Jones ground out that ended the game could have ended up tying it and brought up Lee and Ramirez. Maybe we would have tied and lost in the 9th, o maybe wed have ended up with a huge inning, but one things for sure, that fat piece of trash closer whats his face wouldnt have had the opportunity to jump up and down like a jack ass and acted like hed just saved game 7 of the WS. Im telling you one thing, had this been a 4 game set, hed have gotten on of his team mates plunked in the first inning of tommorows game.

[wilk]

I think this is the worst post I have ever heard of in my life. Yeah, isn't hyperbole fantastic. Why be reasonable when you can be WILD AND CRAZY?

[NewUserName]

I mentioned this early in the Monroe thread in transactions. Last year during the playoffs Piniella had some sort of man crush on Monroe. This was actually the main reason I didnt want Piniella as our Manager. I mean if you really think about it a team that is better than the Cubs cast this guy off. His numbers are not good even against lefties to even take a chance on the guy. Not only did we add him, He is batting 5th and 6th. Even at his best he wasnt that good. This is a complete crap addition. I am not saying Piniella is Dusty or as bad as Dusty, but this is a complete Dusty move.

[Banedon]

I think this is the worst post I have ever heard of in my life. Yeah, isn't hyperbole fantastic. Why be reasonable when you can be WILD AND CRAZY?

 

Isn't calling it the "worst post I have ever heard of in my life" a bit of hyperbole as well? Just sayin.

[ctcf]

Pretty silly overreaction.

 

You're acting like he's going to be Neifi part 2 and he really isn't going to be.

[Rob]

Run expectancy with runners on 1st and 2nd, no out: 1.5065

Run expectancy with runners on 2nd and 3rd, one out: 1.44753

 

Yeah, a successful bunt would decrease run expectancy by a bit, but not by a whole lot. I didn't like the bunt call, and wouldn't have made it myself... but it's at least defendable.

 

The steal, though... it was a horrid call.

 

Kendall has a whopping total of 7 GIDP on the season (zero since he became a Cub) compared to 37 strikeouts on the season (10 since he became a Cub). If Lou (or anybody else here for that matter) was truly more concerned about him hitting into a DP than striking out, then a head check needs to be done. Kendall was more than FIVE TIMES more likely to strikeout than to GIDP.

 

Calling the steal wasn't "what needed to be done." It wasn't "rolling the dice." It was ugly, stupid, and misguided... and no amount of wishcasting is going to make it otherwise.

 

Lou screwed up. Badly.

[MPC]

I think this is the worst post I have ever heard of in my life. Yeah, isn't hyperbole fantastic. Why be reasonable when you can be WILD AND CRAZY?

 

Isn't calling it the "worst post I have ever heard of in my life" a bit of hyperbole as well? Just sayin.