Coghlan up, La Stella optioned

[Tim]

Tommy La Stella might now be the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball. This is an amazingly stupid display of hubris.

Operation Shutdown.

 

-- eta

 

Until he gives it a codename, it still isn't #1.

[Cubswin11]

Tommy La Stella might now be the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball. This is an amazingly stupid display of hubris.

I don't know who he thinks he is or what kind of negotiating power he thinks he has but this is indeed amazingly stupid on his part. The tweet about him needing to figure out his future in MLB is weird, like what kind of options does he have on his side other than just taking his ball and going home?

Edited August 9, 2016 by Cubswin11

[Sammy Sofa]

Tommy when reached for comment:

 

http://i.giphy.com/e9GHMFBAr37Fu.gif

[Sammy Sofa]

He wanted to drive back, but he couldn't find anything to hack the paw out of the grill.

[David]

Tommy when reached for comment:

 

http://i.giphy.com/e9GHMFBAr37Fu.gif

 

what a perfect GIF

[Cubswin11]

Can you imagine the media outrage if Puig was pulling this same crap LaStella is with his AAA assignment?

[UMFan83]

So basically Maddons cryptic comments were basically him challenging LaStella to report and if he doesn't he won't be back with the team.

[Andy]

I totally understand his being pissed because he is better than Coghlan, but it's not like Tommy La Stella is the best player to ever have to get sent to AAA for lack of other possibilities. Really sort of incredible how much of an horsefeathers he's being.

[davell]

So basically Maddons cryptic comments were basically him challenging LaStella to report and if he doesn't he won't be back with the team.

 

 

 

Joe is likely a seal racist. There weren't no horsefeathering seals at Zoo Day now, were there?

[Sammy Sofa]

It's so hilariously sad how shortsighted he's being; the guy's obviously a platoon player at best, yet he's acting like he's being denied a starting job. On team as stacked as the Cubs. I don't even know how to process that. So he gets himself booted off a team this good to, what, go be a platoon player on a crappier team? Amazing Jersey-logic there.

[Cubswin11]

I'd also find it highly unlikely with our FO and Joe that they didn't sit him down and have a good talk with him about the reasoning of the move and assured him he has a role. I doubt he just showed up to the park one day and found his locker cleared out with a megabus ticket to Iowa leaving in an hour. But he's surely acting like the latter happened or is just a horsefeathering idiot that the former likely happened and he couldn't get it through his stupid seal brain. Edited August 9, 2016 by Cubswin11

[jersey cubs fan]

It's so hilariously sad how shortsighted he's being; the guy's obviously a platoon player at best, yet he's acting like he's being denied a starting job. On team as stacked as the Cubs. I don't even know how to process that. So he gets himself booted off a team this good to, what, go be a platoon player on a crappier team? Amazing Jersey-logic there.

step off george

[jersey cubs fan]

I'd also find it highly unlikely with our FO and Joe that they didn't sit him down and have a good talk with him about the reasoning of the move and assured him he has a role. I doubt he just showed up to the park one day and found his locker cleared out with a megabus ticket to Iowa leaving in an hour.

I highly doubt they got detailed with the reasoning.

[BigSlick]

I'm mad at La Stella for making me like him for like a 2 month period.

 

I hated him for irrational reasons, and now i'm disappointed in him for totally rational reasons.

[UMFan83]

It's so hilariously sad how shortsighted he's being; the guy's obviously a platoon player at best, yet he's acting like he's being denied a starting job. On team as stacked as the Cubs. I don't even know how to process that. So he gets himself booted off a team this good to, what, go be a platoon player on a crappier team? Amazing Jersey-logic there.

 

Well plus I'm sure Maddon intended on calling him up the first time a position player was needed and worse case on September 1st. I'm guessing his intention was still to include him on the playoff roster barring a major outburst from Coghlan. And I'm sure he articulated this to LaStella when he was sent down.

[UMFan83]

I'm mad at La Stella for making me like him for like a 2 month period.

 

I hated him for irrational reasons, and now i'm disappointed in him for totally rational reasons.

 

If you ever liked seal boy for any period of time that's on you bro

[Sammy Sofa]

It's so hilariously sad how shortsighted he's being; the guy's obviously a platoon player at best, yet he's acting like he's being denied a starting job. On team as stacked as the Cubs. I don't even know how to process that. So he gets himself booted off a team this good to, what, go be a platoon player on a crappier team? Amazing Jersey-logic there.

step off george

 

BUT I BROUGHT YOU SANDWICHES.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's so hilariously sad how shortsighted he's being; the guy's obviously a platoon player at best, yet he's acting like he's being denied a starting job. On team as stacked as the Cubs. I don't even know how to process that. So he gets himself booted off a team this good to, what, go be a platoon player on a crappier team? Amazing Jersey-logic there.

 

Well plus I'm sure Maddon intended on calling him up the first time a position player was needed and worse case on September 1st.

 

Yes! The guy is seemingly acting like he was being sent down to make room for someone who was taking his job for the foreseeable future, but worst case he's back in a month! This is so bizarre.

[BigSlick]

I'm mad at La Stella for making me like him for like a 2 month period.

 

I hated him for irrational reasons, and now i'm disappointed in him for totally rational reasons.

 

If you ever liked seal boy for any period of time that's on you bro

RIP, April-May Seal Boy 2016....you were beautiful once

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm mad at La Stella for making me like him for like a 2 month period.

 

I hated him for irrational reasons, and now i'm disappointed in him for totally rational reasons.

 

If you ever liked seal boy for any period of time that's on you bro

RIP, April-May Seal Boy 2016....you were beautiful once

 

[Sammy Sofa]

Tommy's MLB career:

 

http://iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/killer-whale-slowly-pulling-seal-into-water-sneak-i-cant-sad-14008013373.gif?id=

[stitchface]

Tommy La Stella might now be the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball. This is an amazingly stupid display of hubris.

Operation Shutdown.

 

-- eta

 

Until he gives it a codename, it still isn't #1.

 

 

What did you say old man?

[Tedward]

Now he's on temporary inactive list, whatever that means, per Hoyer

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[Sammy Sofa]

I want this to never end.