Wednesday, June 01, 2005 |
Scott Boras, My Enemy: Cubs 9, Dodgers 5
Tonight, it was the pitching that fell apart, early and often. In an attempt by one Boras client -- Derek Lowe -- to fuel whatever nostalgia still fills those two Dodger fans still missing Kevin Brown, Lowe threw a metal stool in the dugout, cutting himself in the process and apparently nearly getting himself removed due to the injury. The Dodgers ought to be grateful he didn't try to punch out a Coke machine or a toilet. Tracy even had Scott Erickson up and throwing, which shows how deep the desperation has gotten.
Update: I forgot about this, but Antonio Perez let Todd Hollandsworth get back to second base when Lowe fielded a grounder and tossed it to the third baseman. Perez then chased Hollandsworth back to second without a throw. What. The. Hell?
Tracy gets incrementally smarter, at least; Werth got moved to sixth after two 0-fer days in the two-hole. Batting Perez second wasn't too bad an idea, but Tracy seems to have been caught by his sudden regression; will he repeat this experiment once the Peter Principle catches up to him? And Kent -- well, let's just say that he's an honorary Boras client for the night.
You just knew things were going to turn out bad when Neifi! hit a three run shot in the second off Lowe.
The team is now at .500, 26-26, 6.5 games back of the Padres.
Incidentally, you want a reason why the All-Star balloting is a crock? How about, because Nomar Garciaparra leads balloting for National League shortstops despite the fact that he's only appeared in fourteen games? How useless is that? Morons.
So who does this all-star voting, anyway?
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