Cubs Lose to the Ludwick Show And Piniella Puts Sean Marshall in Left Field

by MiserableCubsFan on July 12, 2009

Add left fielder to the positions that Sean Marshall has played. In an unusually crafty move, Piniella removed Soriano from left (always a great idea) to put Marshall (who had just pitched to a batter) so that he could pitch to the next left-handed hitter. Although it didn't work out quite as planned as LaRussa countered by subbing a righty for the lefty who was supposed to bat. Anyway, it was fun and cool and then Reed Johnson made an awesome catch to make everyone forget about the whole thing. Too bad the Cubs lost, but Wells pitched another good game other than (of course) allowing two home runs to Ryan Ludwick.

Later on SportsCenter in the Sunday Conversation, Lou Piniella still maintains that he is surprised by the intensity of Cubs fans and the "inquisitive-ness" of the Cubs media. "If you win 3 out 4, you're going to the World Series, if you lose 3 out of 4, you're in last place." Yeah, yeah, we know ... But Lou has to know that all Cubs fans are behind him -- especially when he calls Bradley a piece of **** to his face.

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