"What kind of baseball do you play?" That question was addressed to George Castle by Cub manager Lou Piniella yesterday when Castle questioned his strategy in the eighth inning of a Cubs loss to the Washington Nationals.
The question asked was why with a man on second and nobody out and Mike Fontenot at the plate and the Cubs trailing by a run that Piniella didn't have him bunt him over to third.
Castle has been a long-time media member following the Cubs. He's a guy with the reputation of asking the tough questions and in this case, may I say, the smart question.
Piniella going off on him and questioning his baseball acumen tells me it's time for me to question Piniella, Cubs GM Jim Hendry, and the rest of the crew if they have a clue how to win at Wrigley Field.
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Lou Piniella Needs to Learn How to Win at Wrigley Field
Posted: 29th April 2010 by Darrell Horwitz in MLBComments Off on Lou Piniella Needs to Learn How to Win at Wrigley Field