Why this season is Garner's fault
During Carlos Zambrano's molestation of the Houston Astros last night, the announcers said that Zambrano has dominated right-handed hitters all season long.
Which stands to reason that left-handed hitters have a chance against him, right?
Let's see...
Huff got a hit. He batted left.
Super Luke got two hits. He batted left.
Berkman didn't get any hits but he got a walk. He batted left.
And yet, Garner left his other lefties Lamb, Munson, and Palmerio on the bench while letting Morgan Ensberg rallykill twice, ultimately stranding seven men.
Palmeiro came in to pinch-hit... after Zambrano was gone.
Lamb came in to pinch-hit... after Zambrano was gone.
Wasn't Garner supposed to be some kind of genius at arranging the lineups to face pitchers on their weaknesses?
I've said this season's already over. No point in repeating it. But if you don't recognize that Garner's guaranteeing a wide gap between his team and the wild card slot with idiotic moves like having Ensberg on third when Lamb should have been there, you need serious help.
Posted by Laurence Simon @ 08/15/06 09:17 AM | Technorati | Comments (0)
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