ToupeeOnFire

I'm with you. The kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. Save the snark for the truly deserving targets.

Basically, the Cubs are both bad and unlucky. Eventually, I think their luck will change for the better and they'll just simply be bad. Which I fear will be enough for Dusty to get his extension.

Corey Patterson's success is a huge indictment against this coaching staff. Basically, what they were telling him last year was: "Dude, cut down on your strike-outs, don't worry about taking pitches, just make contact...you know, like that Pierre kid in Florida. You're fast, so don't try to drive the ball, knock it into the ground, like Wille Mays Hayes in that movie." Instead of realizing what they had - a young athletic kid with power and speed, but with limited strike-zone judgement - they tried to turn him into their idea of a lead-off hitter. Unfortunately, their idea of a lead-off hitter (apart from being fast) is not necessarily somebody who can get on base, but somebody who makes contact. And since Patterson is fast, he must bat lead-off, because where else are you going to bat a speedy guy? Like bad organizations tend to do, they simply could not accept his limitations, but tried repeatedly, despite much evidence to the contrary, to make him into a player that he simply wasn't...as established over six professional seasons spanning the major and minor leagues. Go figure. Oh wait, that's right, he's uncoachable and unteachable (booo!). As if these coaches (manager included) have shown even the slightest ability to coach or teach anyone (other than maybe to hack away at everything and make outs on the basepaths).

They would be if they faced our lineup. Hill would have this line-up in knots. Guzman would cruise effortlessly as Cub hitters swung at anything remotely near the vicinity of the plate. Ryu would certainly have more than one major league appearance under his belt if he got to face this team the first go round. Too bad for these guys that they don't get to face Cub hitters. Can you imagine what Carlos would do to this line-up? I'm thinking 99 pitches, no-hitter.

Don't forget the acquisition of Luis Salazar. He came in and hit over .300 and delivered some huge hits. So naturally, the Cubs brought him back where he predictably regressed to his career norms. I don't think there was ever a pitch that Luis didn't want to swing at. But, boy, he sure was versatile! '89 was a fun year and it seemed like every crazy thing that Zimmer tried worked, but trust me, his act got old in a hurry.

Left-handed batting practice pitcher, shorter grass...print up those play-off tickets! The comedy just never ends with this team. You couldn't make this stuff up even if you tried.

All of those players are either dead-ball or expansion era players. Don't ask me about Jim Levey.

Great job Murton. First pitch swinging like Dusty taught ya! Making progress!

Worst strike evah!

Bob Brenly with the Dick Tidrow reference!

W.... T.... F....!

Time for a Neifibomb!™

Boom Boom bunts! Unsuccessfuly.

Go Cobs!

BOOOOoooooOOOOOOooooOOOO!

Wow! Don Zimmer is still alive!

Oh well, I'm done. Eric Milton...I mean Eric friggin Miltion! Good night.

Yes! We flip the line-up!

Oh well, so much for a sweep.

Game.

This is Eric [expletive] Milton for gosh sakes!

Nice smooth inning for Z.

Ha ha, Eric Milton is shutting us down.

Z~! Nasty.

5-3, runner to third, of course!