Biggio

I know it's heresy in this town to say or write anything negative about The Whiny Bs (Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell), but I just can't help myself. I thought it was bush a few nights ago when Biggio, who is notorious for standing right on the plate and leaning into pitches (with plenty of accessory padding), started yelling at the Cubs pitcher who brushed him back from the safety of the Astros dugout.

Apparently Cubs manager Don Baylor, who was an old-school player and is an old-school manager, thought it was bush also:

"It goes back to when you're a little kid," Baylor said. "There (Wood) is. If you want him, go get him. A brushback is an effective pitch, if that's what it was. He got the effect that he wanted. Sometimes you upset guys and take them out of their game.

"There are some players where you say: `Whatever you do, don't knock him down. He'll get up and make you pay for it later.' Certain guys. But you have to find out who those guys are first. If he didn't like it ... there (Wood) is, he's standing out there...."

Nothing like questioning the manhood of the Little Second Basemen With The Dirty Helmet, while casually dismissing him. Of course, it's easier to dismiss someone with a .235 batting average and a .329 on-base percentage.

[Posted at 14:17 CST on 06/12/02] [Link]