lumafia35

When Corey was torching ST pitching, some people chose to point out the most recent "change". The "hold on to the bat with 2 hands on the follow through" change. This can, at times, be effective.....in Little League. Bottom line, nobody in the organization has been able to isolate, or provide helpful criticism, of Corey's problems. This is the same organization that was so desperate for Sammy to move closer to the plate, even though he was hitting 60+ HR's a season standing the exact distance from the plate. It is painful for me to continue listening to these obscene "suggestions" from all of the ex-hitters. Before I get the usual response of "do you really think you know more about hitting than guys who have spent decades playing the game professionally?", allow me to respond. Yes. I am beginning to believe that I know more about hitting than the entire Cubs coaching staff combined. Hold on to the bat with 2 hands on the release?.....are you kidding me? If any of you are criticizing Corey for his release, long swing, stance, approach or discipline, please...I'm begging you....just stop. Corey's problems are even more basic than that...if you can imagine. Based on what the pitchers it the NL know of Corey Patterson, and barring any mystery muscle growth (ala Barry Bonds), Corey is not going to bounce back. Either he is not listening, or he is getting poor advice. Considering the fact that he went into the season with a different release, I would assume that we can use this as proof that he is willing to listen to suggestions, regardless of the value of those suggestions. For the record, I am not a "hindsight is 20-20" kind of guy. If any of you care to research, shortly into the beginning of the regular season, when Corey was actuallly hitting, I "predicted" he would have a terrible year. He is having a bad year only because he is receiving terrible advice from his coaching staff.

I hate Dusty.

I would like to see Dubois in LF next season. However, I do not see it happening. From a production standpoint, he is quite capable of putting up a .260ish, 25ish, 80ish, .800+ OPS for an entire season. Financially, that is a bargain. The fact that Baker is predisposed to putting a rookie on a ridiculously short leash in favor of an unproductive veteran would probably lean Hendry in another direction. If I were GM, I would much rather pay somebody like Drew or Beltran to play in my OF then see somebody like Macias score a majority of the AB's. How scary is that? Bottom line, I think Hendry goes after a FA outfielder.