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4/16 Dusty Baker's Reds (Fogg) @ Cubs (Z!) 7:05 CSN

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Cool. Good thing we have a 2nd baseman playing left field and a good ML left fielder down in AAA.

 

Murton must have run over 3 of Hendry's dogs. That's the only reason I can think of why he's still in AAA right now.

 

With that wind and the way Murton plays the field, it's questionable he catches that ball.

 

True, but I'd still rather Murton be out there than DeRosa.

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According to ESPN radio, Felix was complaining last night in the locker room about injuring his left hand on that catch. According to them, he was feeling pretty rough. My guess is that this has a lot more to do with that.

 

I wonder if this has something to do with why it looked like he couldn't catch up with any of Harang's pitches?

 

That would be more like it. The hand has nothing to do with it. Lou said he was going to spend 2-3 days working with Pie to shorten his swing. The two worked together Wednesday, with Piniella engaging in some pretty animated discussion with Pie.

 

I pray that isn't a diplomatic way of saying Lou was yelling at Pie.

I don't know why Piniella would think that Pie needs yet another voice telling him what he should be doing at the plate, let alone that he could single-handedly shorten Pie's swing in 2-3 days.

 

I don't think Lou believes mission will be accomplished in 2-3 days. It's probably going to be an ongoing process and that perhaps in 2-3 days, you can pu him back in there and see how things are looking. And Lou has experience as a hitting coach.

Is Lou really the best candidate, though? As a manager, he seems to really look for quick results and I wouldn't be surprised if he was similar in this capacity.

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