Sigh.
In the Brewers-Cubs game this afternoon, after Bill Hall got a bloop double that Alfonso Soriano lost in the sun to put runners on second and third with two outs, Jason Kendall came to the plate with Braden Looper on deck. Lou Piniella called for an intentional walk of Kendall.
Jason Kendall 2008: .246/.327/.324
Braden Looper 2008: .254/.299/.333
In fact, Kendall's slugged better than .333 just once in the last four years. And if you remove Kendall's seven intentional walks last year (racked up due to his hitting eighth rather than any actual threat he poses) from the equation his OBP is .312.
Basically Piniella just walked a guy to pitch to his doppelganger at the plate. Good job, Lou.