Sunday, August 28, 2005
I Still Don't Understand
Two double steals? One including a steal of home? I adore Yadier Molina, but the kid is beyond slow. It takes some kind of moxie to call for one double steal using him, let alone two. He did say he'll win a bet with his brothers.
We know the bullpen is good. Not as good as last year probably, but they shutout the Nationals (yeah, not really hard these days) for the second shutout in a row.
Wayne brought up an interesting point (!) during the broadcast, and lboros has touched on this as well: how much fun must Tony be having managing this year? Suicide squeezes, hit and runs with the pitcher on base, replacing All-Stars with rookies and life-long bench players. It's like this is his Ph.D. orals. He has to call upon everything he's ever learned, every situation he's ever seen, think on his feet, and show a thorough understanding of the subject material. It's certainly not the same team as 2004 - no Rolen, iffy Walker, Sanders out, Jimmy having a down year, no protection for Pujols. The starting pitching is the saving grace, of course, but the team still needs to score. And so far, even with a completely different looking offense, they have. It's pretty amazing what this team can do.
We know the bullpen is good. Not as good as last year probably, but they shutout the Nationals (yeah, not really hard these days) for the second shutout in a row.
Wayne brought up an interesting point (!) during the broadcast, and lboros has touched on this as well: how much fun must Tony be having managing this year? Suicide squeezes, hit and runs with the pitcher on base, replacing All-Stars with rookies and life-long bench players. It's like this is his Ph.D. orals. He has to call upon everything he's ever learned, every situation he's ever seen, think on his feet, and show a thorough understanding of the subject material. It's certainly not the same team as 2004 - no Rolen, iffy Walker, Sanders out, Jimmy having a down year, no protection for Pujols. The starting pitching is the saving grace, of course, but the team still needs to score. And so far, even with a completely different looking offense, they have. It's pretty amazing what this team can do.
