With the Cubs holding a slim three game lead in the NL Central, everybody understands the importance of this three-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition to the tight division race, the Cubs/Cards rivalry speaks for itself and has always produced high energy moments for the past century.
And today was no exception.
With the game tied at one in the fifth inning, Lackey had a 2-2 count on Cardinals pitcher (and owner of dumbest hair in the league) Carlos Martinez. Lackey spun a great breaking ball which, according to K Zone, was clearly a strike. Martinez even walked towards his own dugout but the home plate umpire stood there with his thumb up his ass (figureatively not literally). And like clockwork, Martinez hit the next pitch for an RBI single.
Then then chaos ensued.
Lackey/Contreras Ejection Sequence. pic.twitter.com/UciyjrOVBv
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 15, 2017
Even Lackey’s wife, Kristina, noticed the dog shit call when she posted this on Twitter.
Good call Ump! pic.twitter.com/cKMUNaEubZ
— Kristina Lackey (@klackey33) September 15, 2017
If the remaining two games are anything like what’s went on today at Wrigley, it should be one helluva series.
