Who's on left?

by ak123 on Jul 12, 2009 11:10 PM CDT

To take a line from one of the greatest comedy routines ever "Who's on First", tonight's game was one of the most interesting scenarios I've ever seen in baseball. A sport that truly defines every week that something new can happen, has happened...at least for me. I've never seen a pitcher moved to another position for one at-bat just to be preserved for later in the game. And it worked!

I have a feeling this might not be the only time Lou does this during the season...in fact, the genius approach might have other managers scratch their heads and realize that a specialty pitcher can in fact stay in the game after one at-bat.

But that isn't the entire point of this post. I thought during the All Star Break we can talk about some of the strangest things you can remember a manager on the Cubs or another team has done.

The only other oddity I've ever seen was a Mets game in what had to be the 90s when they had 6 infielders for one at-bat. Wish I could remember more to the game.

So share, I bet there are some strange moments we can all recall!

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I believe Whitey Herzog did this

I’m pretty sure Whitey Herzog as the Cards manager in the ‘80s moved their RP into the OF often for the very same reason Lou did. I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often actually.

You keep your lefty specialist in the game, make a double switch for a beneficial hitting situation in the next inning and don’t risk too much.

by IllinoisCubs on Jul 12, 2009 11:42 PM CDT reply actions