08/11 CUBS (Hill) @ Colorado (Cook) 8:05 CDT, CSN TV, XM188

[Sammy Sofa]

and so are knee jerk reactions!

 

He needs to earn my love by consistently not stinking like hot garbage.

 

So what do you want to do with Hill then? The only way he's going to get better is if he's pitching every 5th day in the big leagues.

 

I find it funny how people criticize some of our only players who make the game interesting to watch. Seriously, what else do you want to do right now? Would you rather find some veteran off the scrap heap to win those all important 2 extra games, or would you want the younger pitchers to develop in a season that doesn't mean anything?

 

Hill/Marshall/Marmol and now Guzman are the only reasons I'm watching this crappy team right now. It's frustrating that Hill had control problems today, but oh well. Every game is meaningless right now, so why not have the kids pitch every 5th day and learn on the job?

 

Actually, in addition to consistently criticizing him, I've continually said there's no reason to not let him start the rest of the year, or at least give him reglar relief work. It's a waste leaving him in the minors. That said, however, I'm not terribly optimistic he will succeed in the long run.