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Cubs Tue Aug 02 2011
Cubs at the Deadline: Laugh to Keep From Crying
Jonah Keri rips their "non-decision-making" and Jason Stark pegs them as one of his "deadline losers." Matt Snyder at CBSSports.com wonders if Jim Hendry "was actively trying to get himself fired."
But it's those scamps at SB Nation who have the best take on the Cubs' bizarre refusal to deal more than one of their overpaid, going-nowhere veterans. Otherwise known as every player on the roster except Starlin Castro.
Grant Brisbee imagines:
Jim Hendry: Hey, Brian? Are you looking for a catcher? Geovany Soto, maybe.Brian Sabean: Well, uh, I hadn't thought about ...
Jim Hendry: Well, sorry! We're not dealing him.
Hangs up. Picks up the phone. Dials.
Neal Huntington: Hello?
Jim Hendry: Interested in Carlos Pena?
Neal Huntington: Yes, actually. I was ...
Jim Hendry: Oh, sorry! We're not trading him.
Hangs up. Picks up the phone. Dials.
Brian Cashman: Hello?
Jim Hendry: Brian, it's Jim from the Cubs. Say, would you have any interest in Jeff Baker?
Brian Cashman: Who in the hell is Jeff Baker?
Jim Hendry: Oh, sorry! He's off the market.
Hangs up. Picks up the phone. Dials.
Chris Antonetti: Antonetti here.
Jim Hendry: Say, Chris, would you want Kosuke Fukudome?
Chris Antonetti: No. Not unless you're willing to eat millions of dollars.
Jim Hendry: Okey dokey!
Rick A / August 3, 2011 3:23 PM
That's perfect.