Baby, you did this for all of us. All the frustrated fans who look at our guys and wonder, "What the hell?!" I love you, Lou.Pinella came here after this team had been built. He had no say in any of the trades, in any of the signings. So in a way, he's been like us. Looking at all this talent, all this heart, and wondering how it's all gotten this far awry.
We have hitters who can't on base. Or if they do get on base, they run into double plays. We have a diva pitcher who believes the way to turn his luck around is to turn his catcher's mouth into hamburger.
As this losing streak has worn on, we could feel Lou's patience wearing out. So today, in the 8th, when all indeed was lost yet again this week, it was almost a relief to see Lou come barrelling out of the dugout, kick some dirt, use some unsportsmanlike language, and delay the inevitable, ugly outcome of the game by about 10 minutes. Yes, he'll get a fine and maybe a suspension, but on this hot, humid Saturday afternoon, it must have felt good. It felt good to me as I watched it.
We watched this exchange this morning on ESPN, my husband was duly impressed and enjoyed it. This is what baseball used to be about, in your face arguments. What I don't get is the prima dona athletes, if I was Lou, I would be kicking some dirt.
ReplyDeleteYou know its going to be a bad year when Carlos Zambrano is actually considered a diva.
ReplyDeleteI'm with your husband, Jenny. It was a delightfully cathartic moment. Oh, and we won today, 10-0! So maybe there was method to Lou's madness.
ReplyDeleteNo, Sparky, it's a bad year when you have to depend on that pit bull diva to be your lead pitcher. His photo appears next to "diva" in the dictionary. He's the same ass and idiot he was two years ago when he showed up Todd Walker by responding to Walker's defensive play by throwing his cap on the mound and looking up and invoking God. You want this diva? Come and get him. I bet by now, Hendry and Lou will help pack his locker.