History repeats itself

I don't think Pittsburgh was paying attention to Craig Hansen's earlier outings for the Red Sox. After being relegated to Triple-A for a while, the Pirates brought Hansen back with the September call-ups. Today they brought him in, in the 12th inning, of a tie game, against the Dodgers.

There are many things wrong with this idea. Hansen pitching in a tie ballgame. Hansen pitching in extra innings. Hansen pitching against a good line-up. Let's face it, Hansen being allowed to pitch in a major league ballgame period is a bad idea.

Naturally, Hansen walked the first batter he faced. Struck out the next, but the first guy stole second so the Pirates had to intentionally walk the next batter. He then walked the fourth batter he faced to load the bases with one out. He was promptly pulled from the game but his relief allowed a single and the Pirates are behind 4-3. It doesn't even matter if they come back in the bottom of the 12th and win. Craig Hansen is terrible and cannot handle the big leagues. Boston fans have known this for three years. Pittsburgh should have watched some tape.