The awesomeness of Jenifer Langosch's spot-on game recap deserves some quotation for further internet immortality purposes:
CHICAGO -- Neil Walker was running all the way -- just as manager Clint Hurdle would have wanted him to.
Walker's sprint from second to home on Pedro Alvarez's infield hit capped a two-run ninth for the Pirates, who stunned the Cubs with some unconventional strategies to steal a 5-4 victory in the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The inning was advanced by cleanup hitter Lyle Overbay, who bunted with runners on first and second base.
"There's going to be a lot of things that happen with this ballclub that I don't think are going to be traditional this year," said Hurdle, who has emphasized aggressive baserunning for weeks. "We're going to play to win. That's why those guys work on that all spring."
But asking the cleanup hitter lay down a bunt? And attempting to score two runs on a squibber that never made it to the infield dirt?
Sure, and without hesitation, actually.
It is wonderful to see that people outside the advanced blogs are starting to just plain get it.
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