You don’t tug on superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you damn sure don’t pipe fastballs to Ednel Javier Baez. But Dodgers reliever Edward Paredes is obviously a fan of neither Jim Croce nor scouting reports.
With the Cubs leading 3-2 in the top of 6th inning Tuesday night in LA, Javy stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and homer-lust in his eyes. After giving up a go-ahead single to Ben Zobrist, Paredes walked Jason Heyward on five pitches to load the bases.