Published 7/2/2009
by TAB BAMFORD
at Bleacher Report - MLB
On Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 behind seven strong innings from rookie Randy Wells.
Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer in the victory to win the three-game series in Pittsburgh.
But the news from the Steel City wasn't Lee going yard, or Wells dominating another team.
It was Lou Piniella getting ejected and showing emotion for the first time in what feels like a year.
In the sixth inning, on a bang-bang play that appeared to have been blown by the first-base umpire, Piniella left the dugout to argue that Wells was safe.
No bases were thrown. No gum was tossed. In fact, there appeared to be minimal phlegm donated by Piniella to the umpire's shirt.
But the hat came off and hit the dirt, and Piniella hit the showers for the effort.
The Cubs still managed to find ways to hit into lazy double plays and leave runners in scoring position, but the fact that Piniella showed some emotion is a startling departure from the manager who's admitted to trying ...
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