Lipsander
03-27-2007, 05:39 AM
I read every article on www.chicagocubs.com and have for a few years now. I get the impression that Lou is really intelligent in the aspect of baseball situations and coaching it. I never got that impression from Dusty. Do you guys see this? This following portion was from this article --> http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070326&content_id=1860996&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
Second baseman Ryan Theriot's decision to throw home in the sixth inning to try to get a runner, a play that didn't work, didn't impress Piniella. "With the infield back, three-run lead, give them the run, get the out and get out of the inning," Piniella said. "The idea was good [to throw home]. The one thing in your favor in baseball are outs. There's no clock, but there are outs. You get outs and it diminishes chances of scoring."
This isn't the only instance, but its the most recent in my reading.
Second baseman Ryan Theriot's decision to throw home in the sixth inning to try to get a runner, a play that didn't work, didn't impress Piniella. "With the infield back, three-run lead, give them the run, get the out and get out of the inning," Piniella said. "The idea was good [to throw home]. The one thing in your favor in baseball are outs. There's no clock, but there are outs. You get outs and it diminishes chances of scoring."
This isn't the only instance, but its the most recent in my reading.