The Blame Game: Think before you point the finger

Charlie Manuel and Cliff Lee meet in the dugout after Lee allowed a two-run double to Elian Herrera in Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Cliff Lee’s 2-2 curveball floated right down Broadway. Elian Herrera lofted it in the air. It was trouble when it left the bat. On a warmer day, as is usually customary in June, it would have been 10 rows deep in the stands. Then again, so would Ty Wigginton’s loud final out to end the first inning. Instead, Juan Pierre had a play on this bal and missed it. Two runs scored and Lee remained winless in 2012. I was on twitter last night when that happened. The onslaught of tweets that came in only angered me more. Several of them were about the pitch Lee had thrown. Most of them involved blaming the Phillies star pitcher. As fans of this team, a team that has won five straight division titles, signed the big-name players and sold out 233 straight games for a reason, you have every right to be mad. You have every reas...