Lou Not Making Much Sense On Felix, OF
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| Chuckie Hacks found this 5/16/2008 on www.wrigleyville23.com [flag] |
After telling Felix Pie that when he was a ball player he had to walk uphill in three feet of snow both ways, Lou Piniella gave this explanation of why Felix Pie is a worse option than a Jim Edmonds/Reed Johnson platoon: Piniella said Pie has to "be ready" to succeed on every day, not just once in a while. "I played in the minor leagues six full seasons before I got to the big leagues," he ...
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No....More....Pie
Published 5/16/2008 by Matt (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
... thrilled about the prospect of this move, even before it occurred. This means that the latest Cubs can't-miss prospect, Felix Pie, has evidently missed...for now. Some might argue that he hasn't even been given a chance to miss yet - but the impatient Cubs want to win now, apparently, and can't wait for Felix to find his way at the plate. I'd think that an offense that leads the NL in scoring would be OK with allowing a fine defensive outfielder to learn on the job, by stashing him at the bottom of the lineup...but what do I know? I guess nothing says "win now" like signing a ...
