Let's screw the Cubs!
Maybe I should blame this on the stupid billy-goat....
Let me set the stage. On Friday, Alfonso Soriano hit 3 HRs (actually, in his first three at-bats, after seeing a total of 5 pitches). On Saturday, in his first at bat, Tim Hudson throws high and inside, hitting him. That was clearly not intentional. Both teams got warned, which was annoying, but it was over and done with, more or less. Or so we thought. By the way, the Cubs starter only went 1 2/3 innings yesterday--this will be relevant here soon.
So, fast forward to tonight's game. With two outs in the first inning, the Cubs pitcher (Ted Lilly) hit Edgar Rentaria (not nearly their best hitter or two) high and tight. Lilly got ejected. Are you kidding me!?!? The ump is miked, so we get to hear his comments. First off, he threw out Lilly immediately. When Lou Piniella asked, the ump said he "knew" Lilly threw at him, and he "knew" this was going to happen before the game. So the umpire went into the game looking to throw out someone. So, once again, the Cubs bullpen has to throw a ton of innings. Even after being warned yesterday, the Braves hit another batter and the pitcher wasn't ejected, because it "wasn't intentional" (for the record, it wasn't). This, however, must have been clearly intentional.
Oh yeah, two pitches after being hit, Renteria stole second (btw: he was out, assuming Fontenot didn't drop the ball--they never showed on the replay), sliding in incredibly late with a pop-up slide, giving the Cubs second baseman a nice forearm on his way up. That, of course, was good clean baseball and not intentional at all and doesn't warrant an ejection.
Good thing this isn't basketball season--I'd have a technical by now.
Let me set the stage. On Friday, Alfonso Soriano hit 3 HRs (actually, in his first three at-bats, after seeing a total of 5 pitches). On Saturday, in his first at bat, Tim Hudson throws high and inside, hitting him. That was clearly not intentional. Both teams got warned, which was annoying, but it was over and done with, more or less. Or so we thought. By the way, the Cubs starter only went 1 2/3 innings yesterday--this will be relevant here soon.
So, fast forward to tonight's game. With two outs in the first inning, the Cubs pitcher (Ted Lilly) hit Edgar Rentaria (not nearly their best hitter or two) high and tight. Lilly got ejected. Are you kidding me!?!? The ump is miked, so we get to hear his comments. First off, he threw out Lilly immediately. When Lou Piniella asked, the ump said he "knew" Lilly threw at him, and he "knew" this was going to happen before the game. So the umpire went into the game looking to throw out someone. So, once again, the Cubs bullpen has to throw a ton of innings. Even after being warned yesterday, the Braves hit another batter and the pitcher wasn't ejected, because it "wasn't intentional" (for the record, it wasn't). This, however, must have been clearly intentional.
Oh yeah, two pitches after being hit, Renteria stole second (btw: he was out, assuming Fontenot didn't drop the ball--they never showed on the replay), sliding in incredibly late with a pop-up slide, giving the Cubs second baseman a nice forearm on his way up. That, of course, was good clean baseball and not intentional at all and doesn't warrant an ejection.
Good thing this isn't basketball season--I'd have a technical by now.
posted by spocktongue at 8:55 PM
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This obsession can't be healthy, can it?
When you're a true Cubs fan, it's very *unhealthy.* Blood pressure goes up, you deal with bouts of depression, etc.
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