Banedon

Len is mocking the Astros PA announcer. It's a spot on impression and hilarious.

LOL...at least Len and Bob are keeping me entertained.

LOL...swinging is NOT Floyd's problem. MISSING is his problem.

why floyd? Because he's not good. and neither is murton.... How do you know? He doesn't play enough to find out.

SWING THE BAT

Fontenot strikes out looking a lot it seems.

Theriot needs to be our leadoff hitter even when Soriano comes back.

BENCH MURTON!

Well...he didn't allow an earned run...they're all on Marshall.

I can't wait to hear people talk about how Marshall lost this game. Really. I can't wait.

Why would you think that?

My dream offseason: Mark Cuban buys Cubs. Mark Cuban fires Jim Hendry. Reds fire Wayne Krivsky. Reds hire Jim Hendry. Cubs hire Paul Depodesta.

You had to do that didn't you? Honestly I'm just shocked no one beat me to it.

Hi guys...sorry I'm late...please tell me someone has commented on Sean Marshall's inconsistency. Someone? Anyone?

I bet the combined distance of those 4 homers was 1600-1700 feet. The guy absolutely crushed the ones I saw. One additional quick thought, and I know this is completely wishful lightning in a bottle thinking, but this reminds me a little of Gary Gaetti in '98. The Cubs picked him up off the scrap heap in mid-August (I think he was DFA'd by the Cardinals), and he proceeds to put up about a 1000 OPS for the rest of the year. 320/.397/.594/.991 Close enough wow, I knew Gaetti was great for us in '98, but I didn't know he actually put up a .991 OPS. Too bad we re-signed him and he had a brutal '99. Funny...I was just having a Gary Gaetti conversation with a Cardinal fan co-worker at lunch.

He'd only have to pass through 1 team (Pittsburgh) and since Hendry and the Pittsburgh G.M. are friends, my guess is that Pittsburgh wouldn't claim him. How would he only have to pass through one team? I thought every team got a crack at it. Cinci would claim him for the purposes of the trade. Only teams in the NL with worse records than Cinci (Pitt) could make a claim on him before Cinci. Gah...ok...I see what you're saying.

He'd only have to pass through 1 team (Pittsburgh) and since Hendry and the Pittsburgh G.M. are friends, my guess is that Pittsburgh wouldn't claim him. How would he only have to pass through one team? I thought every team got a crack at it.

Unfortunately neither position in the field or the batting order matter in this case. Theriot, IMO, should be leading off even when Soriano is playing. He's much better at getting on base anyway. And there are enough other outfielders that can play LF that Pie can play CF. So frankly those reasons don't really work for me. You asked me to give my point of view, not your point of view. Thanks for clarifying. You did so, and then I provided mine. That's the way "discussion" works.

Unfortunately neither position in the field or the batting order matter in this case. Theriot, IMO, should be leading off even when Soriano is playing. He's much better at getting on base anyway. And there are enough other outfielders that can play LF that Pie can play CF. So frankly those reasons don't really work for me.

This is an enormous pet peeve of mine. Just because you hear calls for all of those players at one point does not mean it is the same people calling for him. Some people may think Pie and Murton should be starting while they think Kendall and Fontenot/Floyd is better than putting EPatt or Cedeno out there. Others only would like to see Murton out there. Others still Murton + Soto. People having varying opinions on which prospects they think should be up does NOT equal a unified demand for a lineup consisting of Lee+Ramirez+kiddies galore. Stop stereotyping a large group of people to fit the opposite of your argument. Oh please. You honestly expect me to believe that somebody is going to stand up and say "Pie should not be starting in CF, it should be Jones instead?" Or "Soto really does belong at AAA, stick with Kendall back there?" The fact is that there will be folks complaining so long as Jones, Floyd, Pagan, Kendall, K Hill, and now, seemingly, Fontenot, are in the lineup. DeRosa's got one foot in the doghouse these days too. But you'd hear hardly a peep of complaining or second-guessing if every last one of those guys was benched in favor of the lineup I showed above. Plenty of people would be thrilled, though -- for the first week at least. You like to complain about others point of view...what's yours? That the lineup that Lou puts out there every day is the right decision every time? Because he's a baseball guy and therefore knows what he's doing? If we get to the end of the season and we don't make the playoffs, does that mean he still knew what he was doing? You're ok with Floyd swinging and flailing at 3 pitches in a clutch situation? Calling up Patterson instead of Pie doesn't bother you? Rather than pointing out what's wrong, why don't you tell us what's right?

But you don't know that's the case. So you're settling for mediocrity rather than taking a chance on the unknown with potential.

Meh...it's not worth flaming. It's what you want anyway.

No, but Lou could banish him to the bullpen if he thinks another starter could do better. I doubt it though...for the money they are paying him, he'd be an awfully expensive middle reliever. I suspect that if Marquis does bad enough, they'll DL him with a mysterious injury so that he can take a break, and they can "rehab" him in the minors.

But God forbid we give the prospects we call up enough time to show what they can do at the major league level. Ride the pine kiddies...Cliff Floyd needs to get his AB's. And we can't have Jacque Jones throwing a temper tantrum.

In AAA Iowa: Patterson .300/.357/.472/.829 Pie .364/.411/.564/.975 And I may not have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I'm fairly certain Pie hits from the left side and can steal bases. No. Pie is only fast in the outfield. Once he bats he magically turns into a slow, fat, soft hitting righty.