Fuck You, Tony La Russa

I can't really say it any better than Nate Silver, but take a look at these:

Tony La Russa fucked the rest of the NL because his shitty team that shouldn't even have made the playoff last year, much less become WS champions, isn't going to make the playoffs this year. With the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth, he'd rather keep Pujols ("the great Pujols," as he's constantly, irritatingly referred to as in that piece of crap Three Nights in August that Tony wrote with Buzz Bissinger) on the bench to make sure he doesn't risk getting hurt than take a real shot at winning this game.

Remember, a walk ties it. And Tony's got 410 points of OBP sitting on the bench. Look, Rowand is having a fine year, and he's a perfectly serviceable center fielder. Maybe playing over his head this year, but a good player none the less. But if I told you that your life depended on the next batter getting on base, who would you rather see at the plate? Can you name a single player in the NL who you'd choose over Pujols, in that situation? Then you are a liar, my friend.