Ya think? We'd be on a 9 game winning streak right now if we could hit with RISP No I think we would be on that streak had Theriot not been playing. he has killed us with his glove, lack of hitting, and stealing. Wow your right: Thursday: GIDP with the bases loaded, botches a routine DP ball that results in the go ahead run scoring Friday: CS twice, including once at 3B where afterwards the circumstances led to the Cubs hitting a sac fly. Today: GIDP with the bases loaded in a situation to tie the game. He is killing us. Even when he is hitting at a passable level he is no more than a replacement level player. On top of that he doesn't even "play the game the right way" He just isn't very good. where are these 900 opsing replacement level shortstops and where can 25 teams in need of one find them? But Right, one would be foolish to assume he won't keep producing at that level and even when he stops he will stillmake dumb play after dumb play. so again, you're bashing him because he will be hurting the team in the future... good to get a head start i guess. How do you not understand that his caught stealings are hurting the team? He is giving away outs. On top of that he is doing it in front of Lee and Ramirez. And yes I am also trying to brace for the inevitable return to the norm that will happen. At which time he will kill the team because no one on the Cubs management staff wants to take the guy out.