Like a clairvoyant, I gave the left field "iron glove" to Pat Burrell. As if proving me right was more important than winning a spot in the NLCS, Burrell just misplayed a Kaz Matsui liner into a triple, allowing the Rockies to take a 1-0 lead.
What makes him a bad outfielder? Slow. Takes the wrong angle. Not agile. Looks uncomfortable.
It could have been worse. The misplay brought up Tulowitzki, who would have been followed by Holliday, Helton, Atkins and Hawpe. Yikes!
Burrell has the bat, but I'm not sure you can afford to have that bad a fielder out there with Moyer on the mound.
