Just out of curiosity, what is the wost case scenerio? We sign Edmonds for league minimum. Edmonds sucks, and essentially does what Pie would be doing at the plate anyway. Meanwhile, Pie finds his stroke in AAA, and hopefully it translates to the big leagues. Whatever happens, Pie IS the CF of the future. I cant see any scenerio in which Edmonds or even Johnson are part of the 2009 Cubs. Pie fans should be thankful for this. If Hendry were to go out and get a Coco Crisp or another permanant replacement, that would likely mean the end for Pie and hed be traded by July.
Uncle Lou was less-subtly ripping him in the post game interview. Basically, he said every one of his starts are the same with one big inning, and when asked how Lou thinks Marquis is throwing the ball, Lou answered that the hitters are telling him how hes throwing the ball and left it at that. I really think this may signal the end for Marquis.
So does nyone have the Cubs W/L Record in games whenre Lee, Ramirez, and Fukudome combine to give us nothing? Oh well, we lost to a guy we should have beat, so tommorow we need to beat the guy who was supposed to beat us. Welcome Jim Edmonds.
HAHA!! That made me lawlz. You may not know this, but Lou gets a bonus for every "hold back". Every time he holds back a young player, he gets an additional $100,000. Between Cedeno, Hill, Marshall, and Pie, thats an easy $400,000.
all joking aside, Jason Marquis has been given way too many chances. Hes a horrible pitcher. hes made it clear that he doesnt want to move to the pen, suggesting hed do a lousy job there, and Cotts and Ascenio deserve shots over him. There are teams out there who would have some interest in a guy capable of eating a lot of innings. Wed probably have to eat a lot of salary, but if thats the way it has to be, than thats the way it has to be.
Even if we lose a rain shortened game, something good should come out of it. Hopefully, Lou has finally realised that his team will be much better off without that piece of trash. You cant really send him to the pen, as theres no reason to give him Fox' spot over Cotts or Ascenio.