Monday, July 24, 2006
Wrist Watch 2006
Derek Lee was put on the 15-day DL today for a wrist inflammation, which means that the Cubs better start force-feeding vitamins to Carlos Zambrano and use a filter to block Myspace on his computer, given that the DL is also home to Kerry Wood and Sean Marshall. (Expect Mark Prior to join them any day now.)
Baker's quote can essentially be boiled down to a shrug and "shit happens," but Lee's comment describes what's wrong with the Cubs right now.
"I was kind of just playing for the sake of playing. I wasn't helping anybody. So if you're not helping the team, you're not helping yourself."
That's the biggest problem they've got. The whole team is playing for the sake of playing, like being a professional baseball player is a day job. This isn't Dunder Mifflin; this is the major leagues and these guys spend every day at Wrigley Field. Now, I know that the Cubs' main claim to their fame is that historically, they suck, but playing for a bunch of cursed losers is no reason to act as if their occupation is one of drudgery.
