Told Ya So

I may be a broken clock, but that doesn’t keep me from getting it right twice a day, including Sunday’s Pirates-Diamondbacks’ game.  Guess who lost.  Hint: Arizona, the team that had to use pitchers to pinch hit, pinch run and play left field.  That’s what happens when you carry 13 pitchers.

So does Pittsburgh, but the Pirates at least had the good sense not to get anyone ejected in an extra-inning contest.  When Arizona’s Nick Ahmed got tossed for arguing balls and strikes in the 12^th inning, Arizona began flirting with disaster by employing three—count them, three—of their starters in non-pitching roles.  A raise of hands for who thinks it’s a good idea to have Zack Greinke pinch hit, with that $206 million contract of his?  Or Patrick Corbin to pinch hit?  At least Greinke poked a single.  Or Shelby Miller to pinch run for Greinke and then play left field?   The Pirates lined two rbi hits Miller’s way.  He fielded them cleanly, but do you think his being out there focused the attention of the Pittsburgh hitters?  And who wants the final out of the game to be Shelby Miller going down on strikes?

As my friend Forrest used to say, stupid is as stupid does.