The stache'

Two thoughts from last night's games:

1. The next nutrisystem ad on TV: Fade in to Jason Giambi and his porn stache. Sad music is playing and a single tear drips down Giambi's face. Giambi talks about the food in NYC, how steroids made him hungry, etc. This is followed by Tom Selleck holding pants with a 42 inch waist screaming "Potroast!" (if you can think of a good song for the "after" picture place it in the comments section) 

2. Bobby Cox has marbles the size of grapefruit: Braves vs. The Fish last night. Big game in the NL east. John Smoltz  returns to his role as a closer with blown save. However, the Braves rally to a wild pitch in with 2 outs in the 9th. However, it was the bottom of the 10th that Cox showed why he has been a great manager for the past 350 years in A-town. Here's how it played out.

Bottom of the 10th game tied 5-5:

1. Kelley Johnson leads of the inning with a walk

2. Johnson advances to second on a wild pitch with Yunel Escobar batting

3. Escobar works the count to 3-0

4. Bobby gives Escobar the green light

5. 2-run Bomb to dead center. Drive home safe, remember there is construction on 85/75 through downtown.

Here's why I love this. Conventional wisdom says: You have the winning run on second with no outs and your leadoff hitter up. BUNT! Put him at 3rd with one out. However, when you take a step back the move makes sense. If Yunel bunts you have KJ on third with one out and Omar Infante up. I love Omar, he is a former Tiger, but he is 0-4 on the night. If Omar gets out the Marlins would then walk Chipper and Tex to load the bases and take your chances of getting a hit with Jeff Francoeur. So you have placed your chances to win the game on guys hitting .250 and .256 respectively. What if Bobby has Yunel take 3-0. Yunel walks. Omar bunts KJ and Yunel to second and third. Again Chipper walks. And you have Tex, who is not the fastest guy in the world, up where a double play ends the inning.

However, Bobby let Yunel swing. I love this for the following:

1. The pitcher had just walked KJ and went 3-0 to escobar. This guy is due to groove a strike. He does, game over.

2. Even if Yunel had popped out to second I like the move. Infante is then up and gets tons of pitches to hit since Kensing will do everything in his power not to face Chipper with runners on first and second. Infante is a very solid contact guy and Kensing is coming right around the plate.

I know you can over think these things, and I am sure bunting would have been entirely acceptable. However, giving Yunel the green light was unconventional and effective.