Outshined_One

Fair enough. Let's see if there was one. Looking back over the inning... Washington - Top of 7th Scott Eyre pitching for Chicago K Casto flied out to left. J Wilson walked. R Belliard hit for S Hill. M Wuertz relieved S Eyre. R Belliard walked, J Wilson to second. W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. F Lopez grounded out to first, J Wilson to third, R Belliard to second. D Young hit for R Langerhans. J Jones in center field. M Murton in right field. B Howry relieved W Ohman. D Young singled to center, J Wilson and R Belliard scored. R Zimmerman struck out looking. Ohman and Wuertz were warming up to start the inning. Eyre had his troubles in the previous inning with the leadoff double and has Remlinger-like R/L splits. He faced a lefty (out) and a righty (walk) and was promptly pulled. My guess? Wuertz and Ohman were warming up in case Eyre ran into trouble with anyone. Wuertz was never going to face the lefties. If Eyre got two outs and walked Lopez, Ohman would have gone in to face Lopez and turn him around, as he was a switch hitter who was less effective from the right side and Piniella likely planned on using Ohman to turn him around. With Langerhans (lefty) in line after Lopez, he could leave Ohman on the mound for a few batters if trouble came up. Since Eyre got in trouble with Wilson (righty) and Belliard (righty) was on deck, in came Wuertz. The problem is, I don't think Lou realized that Acta would PH for Langerhans with Young (switch) or that the inning would get to Zimmerman (righty) in the first place. By the time trouble came up, he got Howry up in the pen to face the righties. The rest is history. Honestly, after all of that analysis, I don't think he did a very good job of planning ahead. I sure don't think it was some sort of fiery statement about how the bullpen should start throwing strikes or whatever.

Call up another scrub from AAA who will promptly hit .320 with 15 HRs?

I still can't make sense of this point of view considering that Eyre came into the 6th and promptly gave up a double on the first batter. He had Wuertz and Ohman warming up at the same time. I'm convinced his plan was to use Wuertz only for a batter or two rather than the entire inning. Howry started warming up when Ohman came in, to boot. I don't think any messages were sent. I think Lou didn't have a plan in the 7th inning.

McCovey Chronicles has been hilarious this week simply because of Lincecum.

Go Cubs Go!

Lou singing Guzman's praises in the post-game press conference. Nice.

He would've had ZERO chance to throw out Murton from where that landed. He knew the game was over and just gave up on it. He initially came in on it, though. I grant you that he would have had little chance of throwing Murton out, but even on the off chance Murton falls down or something, you still have to make that play.

Ahhhhh, the double cream pie. Who was the other guy that got him?

Been awhile since we had one of these!

Dempster got him, haha.

There it is!

Casto blew that in a HUGE way, to boot. HERE COMES THE CREAM PIE!

About bleeping time. Hands down the most bizarre game since Neifi won it against the Cards with the Grand Slam.

I got Property Tuesday and I've pretty much already given up on it.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.

That was Zimmerman's main comp when he was drafted. Yeowza.

HOLY CRAP

I'll take that. :D

OLE~!

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Whew!

THROW STRIKES

Him or Blanco. Your call. Also, Demp, pay more attention to the runner.

That'd be a bit too hard for Theriot to field cleanly and throw to 1st. Strikes, Demp.

This will be the most fun extra innings ever. Soriano at 2B!