The Brand of Baseball for the Lazy and Stupid BallPlayer - Like The Chicago Cubs Have

Saturday, June 17, 2006

These idiots just don't get it

This is from the Daily Herald a few days back:
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/cubs.asp?id=199823

Todd Walker, who usually is one of my favorite Cubs (not that there's much to choose from these days) said this:

"Despite results such as Thursday’s, Walker said manufacturing runs is a greater priority for the Cubs this season.
“A couple years ago, we were talking a lot about (Wrigley) was a home run park and we were waiting on the 3-run homer,” he said. “Then a lot of people started complaining about us not playing enough small ball. I actually think this year we’ve played a lot of small ball, and it’s not working out either. "

No, Todd, you stupid, dumb, idiot. We never complained about you guys not playing enough small ball. What we complained about is you guys being too stupid to figure out when to do what. Here are the Cliff notes for just that:
When the wind is blowing out, and you guys are hitting, it's OK to hit 3 run homers.
When the wind is blowing in, and you can't get a homerun with a cannon, then you need to be able to bunt, hit to the right side, all that stuff.
When the bases are loaded in a tie game in the 9th, just make good contact.
The point is, you should be able to figure out what type of ball you need to play in order to win that day. It's really not all that hard. Also, playing solid fundamental baseball is more than being able to bunt. It's throwing to the right base, hitting the cutoff man. making contact when you just need a run, things like that.

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