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Lou Piniella’s Tirades Are Getting Old

June 12, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Thin-skinned Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella took exception to criticism about his use of rookie outfielder Tyler Colvin and went on a tirade before yesterday's contest against crosstown rivals the Chicago White Sox. Perhaps he should be worrying about the way his team is playing instead of the outside criticism about his decision. Part of the description of your job as a manager is that people will criticize you. Until Piniella went off yesterday I didn't know you had to have certain credentials before you were allowed to express your opinion. White Sox color analyst Steve Stone took the brunt of the rant along ...

Cubs GM Jim Hendry Does Not Deserve Kudos For Trading Bradley For Silva

May 30, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

As Chicago Cubs' starter Carlos Silva morphs into a Cy Young candidate so far early in the 2010 season, Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry is getting more than his share of credit for pulling off that trade. That credit is completely unwarranted. You don't get credit for signing the worst possible fit for your team in 2009 in Milton Bradley and ruining the season, and then receive accolades because the Seattle Mariners dumped their refuse on you and he turns out much better than expected, at least for now. Actually even if Silva completely bombs the rest of the season, the trade still ...

Is Chicago Cub Manager Lou Piniella’s Job On the Clock?

May 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

With the Cubs floundering and appearing like a rudderless ship, the question arises if the clock is ticking on manager Lou Piniella's job. Mired in mediocrity, a $146 million roster seems to be going nowhere fast. Is the leader at fault? Have the players tuned him out? The Cubs just finished a stretch of 29 games against teams with losing records last year. Their record was a miserable 13-16, including a six game road trip with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati they just concluded where they were 1-5. They were swept by Pittsburgh. Let me repeat that because I still can't believe it. They were swept by Pittsburgh. Piniella seems ...

Alfonso Soriano Should Be Traded by the Chicago Cubs Right Now

May 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

There's a saying that goes you should "strike while the iron is hot." Well right now, Alfonso Soriano is incendiary, and I say this is the best time to explore trade options for the Cubs mercurial left fielder. In his last three games, Soriano has slammed four homers and driven in 10 runs. On the season, he's batting .325 with 6 HR, 17 RBI, and (for you stats geeks out there) an incredible .1057 OPS. Both the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves are struggling right now and could use a big bat in the lineup. Both teams also have money to spend, especially the ...

Lou Piniella Needs To Learn How To Win at Wrigley Field

April 29, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

"What kind of baseball do you play?" That question was addressed to George Castle by Cub manager Lou Piniella yesterday when Castle questioned his strategy in the eighth inning of a Cubs loss to the Washington Nationals. The question asked was why with a man on second and nobody out and Mike Fontenot at the plate and the Cubs trailing by a run that Piniella didn't have him bunt him over to third. Castle has been a long-time media member following the Cubs. He's a guy with the reputation of asking the tough questions and in this case, may I say, the smart question. Piniella ...

Is Alfonso Soriano Baseball’s Most Overpaid Free Agent Ever?

April 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Sunday, Monday, happy days; Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days; Thursday, Friday, happy days; everyday is a happy day when you're Alfonso Soriano and you're stealing money like he is! His nickname is "Fonzie" from the show Happy Days, because he always has a huge smile plastered on his face. Wouldn't you if you had a $136 million contract? But unlike Fonzie, who was a tough guy, the guy who plays for the Cubs is a coward. After dropping a fly to left on Sunday, he told the press, "I saw it all the way, but at the last moment, I took my eye off ...

The Chicago Cubs Will Win the World Series in 2010—”If”

April 2, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

I think I wrote this story several years ago. Why is it with the Cubs that every year seems like the movie Groundhog Day, where the same scenario keeps repeating itself year in and year out? Of course, their favorite saying is, "Wait until next year." But what if this really is next year? They have to win the World Series sometime. What if in 2010, that time has come? I'm not going to compare them to their division rivals or the other National League teams they have to beat out to make it to the World Series. I'm not going to mention the opponent ...

Seattle’s Milton Bradley Needs To Let His Hatred for the Chicago Cubs Go

March 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me." That was not a quote from Milton Bradley, formerly of the Chicago Cubs, and about a fourth of the teams in baseball. He's probably not good enough. He certainly wasn't in Chicago. I don't know how smart he is, but does a guy that acts like him have anything upstairs?  As for people liking him—well you know the answer to that one. People can't stand him—from his teammates, coaches, managers, GM's, and the fans. Have I left anyone out? If they knew him, they wouldn't like him either. He doesn't even like himself. After  departing Chicago and the debacle ...

White Sox Owner Jerry Reinsdorf Better Stay Out of Chicago Cubs Business

February 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

White Sox general manager Kenny Williams is known for saying, "He better stay out of Chicago White Sox business." That was a reference to Frank Thomas commenting on the team when he was no longer playing for them. Perhaps Kenny should tell his hypocritical owner, Jerry Reinsdorf, to stay out of Chicago Cubs business. Reinsdorf has been raising a stink in Arizona because of a proposed surcharge to help with building the Cubs a new $84 million spring training facility to keep them in Mesa. The charge would be added to tickets sold for the other 13 teams that play in Arizona. Reinsdort told the ...

Are the Chicago Cubs Trying Out for the “Biggest Loser” TV Show?

January 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Watching highlights of new Chicago Cub centerfielder Marlon Byrd running the bases makes me wonder if the Cubs are trying out for “The Biggest Loser.”   If you have ever had your girlfriend ask you, “Honey, does my butt look big in these jeans,” you know where I’m coming from. We all know what the politically correct answer is, but boy does Marlon Byrd look big in his baseball pants.   Coming after the trade for the overweight, underperforming Carlos Silva from the Mariners, I’m wondering if Jim Hendry is putting a club together to compete in a team challenge on the spring edition ...

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