Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
A question that has driven my dad nuts for years, so much so that it subsequently rubbed off on me: How the hell did the Cubs trade Lou Brock to the fuckin' Cardinals?
Am I wrong for being pumped about the Juan Pierre pick up? It's not so bad to lose Mitre. He wasn't nasty enough to be starter, and he's too young to be a wizened reliever. It's going to take a ton of innings before he really learns how to pitch, and the Cubs don't have a ton of innings to give him. The Cubs have got to get more guys on base immediately, much more than need a pitching prospect that might become a realiable entity in three years. I think I saw one of those other two guys (Nolasco & Pinto) at Spring Training once, but I can't remember. It's impossible to keep score at spring training, but maybe I should maybe make a mark of which players got in. Even that's not much help though--I remember thinking Andy Pratt looked awesome last spring, but who knows where he is now. It's weird how some guys look good, then suddenly disappear. Let's hope all three of these guys go the way of Pratt, and not Dontrelle Willis.
The Cubs had better not over-play Neifi Perez this year. He had a career year last season; that wasn't the start of a sudden upward trend. He's good, but he's getting old, and if he plays every day again this year, he's bound to get hurt. Then they'll have no choice but to give Ronny Cedeno the job, and he'll probably crack under the pressure. If they let him take 100+ at bats before the All-Star break, and bring him along steadily, they should avoid a repeat of the Corey Patterson debacle.
Dusty might freak if he has to start two rookies this year. How will this alter his sleepless wanderings? Neither Cedeno nor Matt Murton have enough at-bats to qualify for his pitcher-batter systems, so he can't concern himself with, "He's 2-for-5 against this guy at night in August." Let the kids play, dammit! A big problem with the Cubs these last two seasons, and a big reason why they flopped, is that they were always so gloomy and serious. Maybe these two kids can add a little vigor and joy to the field, and get a few winning streaks going. As Lee Elia once said, in between a frightening barrage of F-bombs, "The talent's there."
Am I wrong for being pumped about the Juan Pierre pick up? It's not so bad to lose Mitre. He wasn't nasty enough to be starter, and he's too young to be a wizened reliever. It's going to take a ton of innings before he really learns how to pitch, and the Cubs don't have a ton of innings to give him. The Cubs have got to get more guys on base immediately, much more than need a pitching prospect that might become a realiable entity in three years. I think I saw one of those other two guys (Nolasco & Pinto) at Spring Training once, but I can't remember. It's impossible to keep score at spring training, but maybe I should maybe make a mark of which players got in. Even that's not much help though--I remember thinking Andy Pratt looked awesome last spring, but who knows where he is now. It's weird how some guys look good, then suddenly disappear. Let's hope all three of these guys go the way of Pratt, and not Dontrelle Willis.
The Cubs had better not over-play Neifi Perez this year. He had a career year last season; that wasn't the start of a sudden upward trend. He's good, but he's getting old, and if he plays every day again this year, he's bound to get hurt. Then they'll have no choice but to give Ronny Cedeno the job, and he'll probably crack under the pressure. If they let him take 100+ at bats before the All-Star break, and bring him along steadily, they should avoid a repeat of the Corey Patterson debacle.
Dusty might freak if he has to start two rookies this year. How will this alter his sleepless wanderings? Neither Cedeno nor Matt Murton have enough at-bats to qualify for his pitcher-batter systems, so he can't concern himself with, "He's 2-for-5 against this guy at night in August." Let the kids play, dammit! A big problem with the Cubs these last two seasons, and a big reason why they flopped, is that they were always so gloomy and serious. Maybe these two kids can add a little vigor and joy to the field, and get a few winning streaks going. As Lee Elia once said, in between a frightening barrage of F-bombs, "The talent's there."
posted by Pat at 12:45 AM
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