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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
He had to stutter step to wait for the ball to get there.
Motte ****ed up - so did Albert.
But you always look to slam Motte. Meanwhile Albert had 2 balls today that he could've legged out had he tried (only to watch Paul do it right in front of him).
You blaming Motte for this loss is like LaRussa blaming Ryan for last August/September. His role was fairly nominal in the grand scheme of things.
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If I was solely blaming Motte this would make more sense, but I wasn't. You don't have to stutter step, he's running to a position. It was a lazy throw, but it was compounded by another Motte mistake.
This was, as I sadly predicted before, a punt game, and it was played with that kind of intensity.
Lohse's inability to get a pitcher to K or not advance a runner when on 0-2, Laird getting picked off of 2nd, Theriot's continually horrible defense, and Motte's two left feet all contributed.
Ryan Theriot is Roger Dorn without a hitting stroke. The guy is afraid of the ball.