Lilly Rotation; Zambrano Bullpen

[Eli]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move.
Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the
rotation for the playoffs.

Brilliant.  He can spend all season in the bullpen, then be ready to start and throw 55 pitches in the Cubs' first mythical game of the playoffs.

This is the dumbest thing the Cubs have done in years.  Totally indefensible.

[Bort]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move.
Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the
rotation for the playoffs.

Brilliant.  He can spend all season in the bullpen, then be ready to start and throw 55 pitches in the Cubs' first mythical game of the playoffs.

This is the dumbest thing the Cubs have done in years.  Totally indefensible.

And yet I have personally encountered several defenders.

I hate this team.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move. Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the rotation for the playoffs.

Ha.

I'll be goddamned if I don't still love this man.

[Bort]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move. Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the rotation for the playoffs.

Ha.

I'll be goddamned if I don't still love this man.

And yet, I hate this team.

[MAD]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move. Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the rotation for the playoffs.

Ha.

I'll be goddamned if I don't still love this man.

THI

(in spite it all)

[Saul Goodman]

The propaganda machine, to no one's surprise, is in full operation already:

[MAD]

On my way home from work, I heard Paul Sullivan on with Boers and Bernstein.  After describing the move as "insane", Sullivan said that the reporters got to talk to Zambrano about the move.
Zambrano apparently told them that he was fine with the move, and was willing to stay in the pen for the rest of the season but that he'd made Lou promise him he could go back into the
rotation for the playoffs.

Brilliant.  He can spend all season in the bullpen, then be ready to start and throw 55 pitches in the Cubs' first mythical game of the playoffs.

This is the dumbest thing the Cubs have done in years.  Totally indefensible.

My first thought went back to the College of Coaches, which was, at the time, an epic embarassment.  Good thing for Stew he could hide out in Cali.  Still, in 7 decades of fail, if this thing were to last longer than a month--and I'm pretty sure it won't but of course I'm not trusting anything right now--it'd rank up there.

[R-V]

Cubs pinch-hitters are only batting .130 this season. When is D Lee going to be benched and named the primary PH?

[Saul Goodman]

Just in case you haven't decided which side you're on yet:

Good. I'm all for this. Discuss. I'll delay the pregame post until 5:00 CDT again.

Time to celebrate!  Push back that pregame post!  Lou Piniella GETS IT.

[MAD]

Just in case you haven't decided which side you're on yet:

Good. I'm all for this. Discuss. I'll delay the pregame post until 5:00 CDT again.

Time to celebrate!  Push back that pregame post!  Lou Piniella GETS IT.

Fire up the TARDWAGON.  Anyone got a pic?

[Saul Goodman]

Just in case you haven't decided which side you're on yet:

Good. I'm all for this. Discuss. I'll delay the pregame post until 5:00 CDT again.

Time to celebrate!  Push back that pregame post!  Lou Piniella GETS IT.

Fire up the TARDWAGON.  Anyone got a pic?

Google disappoints.

[Shooter]

And it gets better! This move is just a temporary solution until Hendry can sell the fucking farm for that 32 year old tub of lard from San Diego.

"Temporary?" Piniella said. "We're trying to stabliize things and win some baseball games. This will give Jim (Hendry) and the front office more opportunities to hopefully do something (via a trade). If not, this could be not temporary."

Christ. Between Zambrano and Grabow they're going to spend about $23 million this year to get about 2 wins of value.

They need to take away Hendry's phone and give him one that has only Wrigley-area restaurant numbers programmed in before he does something that inflicts more long-term damage.

[Bort]

I just learned that because the Cubs are winning today, I'm an idiot for hating this move.

[Slaky]

I just learned that because the Cubs are winning today, I'm an idiot for hating this move.

Who in Fuck's name do you commiserate with?

[Bort]

I just learned that because the Cubs are winning today, I'm an idiot for hating this move.

Who in Fuck's name do you commiserate with?

Mostly Dr. Scotch.