Thursday, October 04, 2007
Game 1: It is true that Lou Piniella violated the cardinal rule of managing for a game that might never come when he pulled Carlos Zambrano for Carlos Marmol after six innings. What hurts more is the Cubs' problems at the plate. Brandon Webb is the best pitcher in the National League, but the top five batters need to collectively outhit the pitcher.
The most interesting thing that happened came in the ninth when Jose Valverde faced Alfonso Soriano with two outs and a runner on first. Valverde threw the notorious first-pitch hitter two fastballs down Main Street. Soriano took the first and whiffed on the second. It was 0-2, and Valverde induced a game-ending fielder's choice.
Doug Davis (tonight's pitcher) seems to pitch well against the Cubs, so pardon my moderate pessimism.
The most interesting thing that happened came in the ninth when Jose Valverde faced Alfonso Soriano with two outs and a runner on first. Valverde threw the notorious first-pitch hitter two fastballs down Main Street. Soriano took the first and whiffed on the second. It was 0-2, and Valverde induced a game-ending fielder's choice.
Doug Davis (tonight's pitcher) seems to pitch well against the Cubs, so pardon my moderate pessimism.
