Yesterday afternoon, Lou Piniella managed his final game with the Chicago Cubs. And in typical Cubs fashion, they lost, bad, 16-5.Its hard to believe that, save for a few players, this is the same Cubs team that posted the best record in the National League in 2008. Now the Cubs are in 5th place, with only the bargain basement Pirates keeping them from last in the NL Central (but only by 9.5 games mind you).In the past month, we've seen half of our infield and a starting pitcher traded away, as well as Piniella's recent retirement.The Cubs aren't in a position to win ...
As I'm doing my ritual refreshing of my twitter page, I see my cousin re-tweet something that made me stop in my tracks.
@2big2failsports RT @ CSNChicago: Cubs trade Mike #Fontenot to Giants for class-A outfielder Evan Crawford
Now it makes sense that the Giants would make a deal for a middle infielder. Shortstop Edgar Renteria is on the DL for the third time this year with a biceps strain. It would also make sense to go after Fontenot, who is more of a utility/part-time player, not a starter.
But the move also meant that Hendry has let go of the second part of the "Cajun ...
