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When did Jason Kendall become Pudge Rodriguez?

Last year, catcher Jason Kendall threw out something like 2 of 50 baserunners trying to steal. That’s a 96% failure rate. But even as aggressive as Lou’s boys have been on the base paths this year, for whatever reason they don’t run on Kendall. Why is that? With the dozens of Cub baserunners in the [...]

May 2, 2008   Posted in: game strategy  No Comments

Managing Brilliantly

The Cubs are managing to win tight games, sometimes in creative ways.  And Lou simply outmanaged Phillies acting-manager, coach Jimy Williams (Phils skippper Charlie Manuel was tossed arguing a fair/foul home run call) by running up Felix Pie as a decoy pinch-hitter.  With the game on the line in the 8th, Piniella sent in struggling [...]

April 13, 2008   Posted in: game strategy  No Comments

Dempster: From Closer to Stopper

The beloved Cubs have won their first game of the young 2008 season.  It played out just like the scripted it in spring training.  Middle of the lineup delivered, we got a quality start, Marmol in setup and Woody closed it out without (too much) drama. Nicely done.  And who’d a thunk it would be [...]

April 3, 2008   Posted in: game strategy  No Comments