Wednesday, August 24, 2005
To Disagree In PNC
Ok, so it's not quite "The Thrilla In Manila," but nothing rhymes with "Pittsburgh."
You. Don't. Mess. With. Dave. Duncan. If you try, it will end badly for you.
I'd like to see better video than the clips showed on Baseball Tonight. Why in the hell would Perry punch Dunc in the face? Dave doesn't strike me as the most...tactful guy, but come on - it appeared Perry's hit kind of came out of nowhere. He wasn't even in the conversation. Either Duncan questioned someone's mother's virtue (entirely possible) or someone said something about a Cardinal (also entirely possible).
Now, there's no way Tony would risk getting Carp suspended by having him throw at a Pirate, so I didn't worry about retaliation from the Cardinals' side. But Lloyd McClendon is, excuse the language, crazier than a shit-house rat. Who knew what to expect from the Pirates? There were some meetings before the game to settle things down, so I guess his games will have to wait. Why do the Pirates always have something going with the Cardinals? I think La Russa is so far inside McClendon's head, he can't see straight and takes his ire out on the other team rather than channeling his frustration into something productive - cause he's never going to out-manage Tony.
Oh, yeah, the actual game. The Birds won their 80th game, Larry got his 1,300th RBI, Carpenter his 18th win, and La Russa his 2,194th win as a manager to tie Sparky Anderson at third on the all-time list. Taguchi came in as a defensive replacement, so his hand's alright. If it's any solace, the Pirates' starter was even worse than Marquis. Wells gave up five runs and didn't get out of the first inning. (I know, doesn't help much, does it?)
You. Don't. Mess. With. Dave. Duncan. If you try, it will end badly for you.
I'd like to see better video than the clips showed on Baseball Tonight. Why in the hell would Perry punch Dunc in the face? Dave doesn't strike me as the most...tactful guy, but come on - it appeared Perry's hit kind of came out of nowhere. He wasn't even in the conversation. Either Duncan questioned someone's mother's virtue (entirely possible) or someone said something about a Cardinal (also entirely possible).
Now, there's no way Tony would risk getting Carp suspended by having him throw at a Pirate, so I didn't worry about retaliation from the Cardinals' side. But Lloyd McClendon is, excuse the language, crazier than a shit-house rat. Who knew what to expect from the Pirates? There were some meetings before the game to settle things down, so I guess his games will have to wait. Why do the Pirates always have something going with the Cardinals? I think La Russa is so far inside McClendon's head, he can't see straight and takes his ire out on the other team rather than channeling his frustration into something productive - cause he's never going to out-manage Tony.
Oh, yeah, the actual game. The Birds won their 80th game, Larry got his 1,300th RBI, Carpenter his 18th win, and La Russa his 2,194th win as a manager to tie Sparky Anderson at third on the all-time list. Taguchi came in as a defensive replacement, so his hand's alright. If it's any solace, the Pirates' starter was even worse than Marquis. Wells gave up five runs and didn't get out of the first inning. (I know, doesn't help much, does it?)
