Matt Morris took one for the team, as the Pirates starter spent seven innings on the mound, despite giving up a 5-spot in the 6th. He threw 112 pitches before yielding to Evan Meek.
Jon Lieber was the hero for the Cubs. Both teams' bullpens were wiped-out in the 15 inning game last night, and Rich Hill took 72 pitches to get through three innings. Lou double-switched Pie out with Hill, moving Reed Johnson into the 9th spot.
There was some displeasure expressed by a few over at ACB, prompting this post by Maddog. I do think it is tough on the guy to bat 8th, but I don't think the double-switch was punishment or a lack of confidence in Felix.
Lieber ended up working into the 8th inning, and Howry and Wood polished it off. No save for Woody, but some good work before the short flight to Philly.
Given the situation and the need to leave Lieber in, the double-switch was a necessity. Despite Pie's weak performance, Lou didn't do it for any other reason than the short 'pen. Pittsburgh got what they needed from Morris, Hill wilted during his warm-ups.
Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Geovany Soto's 2nd career 4-hit game.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Cubs Win 5th Straight
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4/10/2008 08:36:00 PM
Labels: Bob Howry, Evan Meek, Felix Pie, Geovany Soto, Jon Lieber, Kerry Wood, Matt Morris, Reed Johnson, Rich Hill
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I doubt it was punishment either, but the organization has still handled this situation so poorly that it just boggles my mind. If there was even the slimmest of slim chances that Felix Pie was going to be given a leash so short the organization had an obligation to trade him and get something valuable in return.
Felix Pie has gone from being the most valuable young player in the Cubs organization with regards to trades to having not a whole lot more value than Mike Fontenot. That's unacceptable.
I don't care what the Cubs do with Pie. I just care that they get value out of him one way or another since he once had so much value.
And I'm also sick and tired of the Cubs organization trying to turn every player into something they're not. They're famous for this. It's a joke and the buffoons behind it are hurting this organization.
Maybe it was. Pie is benched tonight - against a righty. Two lefties are queued up for the next games.
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