nickynick

Except for get away days, seems like most weekday games have been night games. I actually like it. I work during the day so I get to see more games. Friday day games are fine, although I miss the old 2:20 start on Fridays.

You act as if this team can't win with Felix. That's nonsense. Thats not it at all. I just think that Cubs have put winning a World Series in front of developing Felix. I don't know if this is the right move or not. I not sure if I like the idea of signing Edmonds. Felix needs ABs and Lou is not going to play him then only way he will get ABs is in the minors. sorry to pick on you but i see this all the time and it drives me insane. saying you are putting a world series infront of developing a player is a bs cop-out. these things are not mutually exclusive and its incredibly inaccurate to say they are, particulary with the way the Cubs offense has produced. they can have Felix in CF against most/all RHP and still wait for him to adjust while still winning. saying felix needs to go to Iowa to get at-bats is equally insane in my opinion. he's done absolutely nothing but completely dominate PCL pitching the last two years. it's time for him to get a valid oppurtunity at the ML level to see if he can/will adjust, just like he did at every other level. Jim Edmonds may come in and put up better numbers than Felix against RHP in the short term (I doubt it), but it's still a poor strategy if the overall goal is to win championships (with an "s"). If you looked at my other posts I said that has to be what the team is thinking not what I'm thinking. If Lou isn't going to play Felix, then where can he get ABs? He is not getting them now. Felix is in Lou's doghouse for some reason. Maybe it is because he never takes a walk, maybe it is because he swings at breaking balls in the dirt every time. But for Felix to get ABs everyday it is going to have to be in AAA because Lou is not playing him everyday.

Awesome.

You act as if this team can't win with Felix. That's nonsense. Thats not it at all. I just think that Cubs have put winning a World Series in front of developing Felix. I don't know if this is the right move or not. I not sure if I like the idea of signing Edmonds. Felix needs ABs and Lou is not going to play him then only way he will get ABs is in the minors. Winning a World Series should always be in front of developing Felix. But signing Jim Edmonds has nothing to do with winning the World Series or developing Felix. I don't think that Edmonds helps you win a World Series, but that may be the rational that the Cubs are thinking. If Edmonds sucks, Lou will not play him. Lou has already shown that if you don't perform you are on the bench.

You act as if this team can't win with Felix. That's nonsense. Thats not it at all. I just think that Cubs have put winning a World Series in front of developing Felix. I don't know if this is the right move or not. I not sure if I like the idea of signing Edmonds. Felix needs ABs and Lou is not going to play him then only way he will get ABs is in the minors.

Look , I hate Edmonds as much as the next guy. I hate the way he played a shallow center field so he could make easy catches look great. I hate the way he would watch his homers. But this is a low risk move. If he sucks, it only cost you $280,000 and you could release him. I do think that the Cubs are hurting Pie's growth, somewhat. But sometimes I think that Felix fails to learn from his mistakes. He still swings at the same junk breaking balls. The bottom line is what is more important to the team right now? Winning or Felix's development? I hope it is winning.