Now It's Clear Why Hendry Traded for Kendall!

[HoopsCubs]

It was simply to light a fire under Koyie Hill. 5 RBIs today!!!

[Skyballer]

AHA, makes sense 8-)

[Backtobanks]

It worked, Hendry is a genius.

[NCCubFan]

It was simply to light a fire under Koyie Hill. 5 RBIs today!!!

And a home run Monday after the trade was announced but before Kendall reported.

 

There's more than one way Kendall can help the Cubs. :D

[Skyballer]

I think Hill wants to start and he's making his case rather forcefully.

[coreyMVP]

Hill's already earned the title of Big Z's personal catcher, so that should help him in the future either with the Cubs or whoever Zambrano ends up with.

[Skyballer]

Unfortunately I think Kendall starts tomorrow

[Soul]

Unfortunately I think Kendall starts tomorrow

 

Playing Hill today will light a fire under Kendall? :-s

[JeffH]

Warning - small sample sizes!

 

Koyie Hill's season line is:

 

.179/.250/.328/.578

 

His BABIP is .182.

 

His BABIP in 2005 was .333 and in 2004 was .276.

 

If he had six more singles this season (no credit for any additional extra base hits), his BABIP would be .291, and his line would be:

 

.269/.329/.418/.747

 

I hope they give him some time to possibly grow into the kind of moderately useful hitter his minor league numbers once suggested he might be.

[Bruce Miles]

Didn't you guys want him DFA'd just yesterday? :P

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Didn't you guys want him DFA'd just yesterday? :P

 

I still do :wink:

[oldcubsfan]

Didn't you guys want him DFA'd just yesterday? :P

Heck, half the team has been DFA'd at one time or another!! :wink:

[NCCubFan]

Didn't you guys want him DFA'd just yesterday? :P

To paraphrase a saying, it's a Cub fan's perogative to change his/her mind. :D

 

Seriously, I'd still prefer Soto as backup catcher (I think the Cubs need to find out whether he can be a major league catcher for the future). It has been a good couple of games for Hill, though.

[JeffH]

Didn't you guys want him DFA'd just yesterday? :P

 

Personally, I wanted Bowen to be gone.

 

That guy makes Todd Hundley look like he's got a quick bat.

[TheDude]

It certainly was nice to see the Cubs put up excellent offensive numbers without Lee and Ramirez in the lineup.