FeedSports: SUCK IT CARDINALS, WHITE SOX FANS (UPDATED)
July 6, 2008 in The Sports Page
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Read it and weep, Cubs haters:
One year ago, Geovany Soto was prepping for the All-Star Futures Game and Kosuke Fukudome was playing for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan.
On July 15, rookies Soto and Fukudome will both be starting for the National League All-Star team, and they’ll have plenty of company. The Cubs will have seven representatives for the first time in franchise history.
Outfielder Alfonso Soriano also was selected to the All-Star team as a starter by fan balloting, and he, Soto and Fukudome will be joined by third baseman Aramis Ramirez, and pitchers Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano on the NL team. Ramirez, Dempster and Wood were selected by player balloting, and Zambrano was tabbed for his third All-Star Game by NL manager Clint Hurdle.
And the All-Star seven doesn’t count manager Lou Piniella, who will be a coach for the NL team.
UPDATE: And this is what I said less than one year ago:
In 96 games for the Iowa Cubs, Geovany Soto has an on base percentage of .429 and a slugging percentage of .646. His on-base plus slugging percentage is a gaudy 1.074. He’s also hit 20 home runs.
According to this article, the Cubs want to wait until September before adding him to the roster. They would rather rely on Jason Kendall (in 20 games, a .410 OPA, .403 slugging, .313 average and NO home runs) because he can work with younger pitchers. They also want to keep using Koyie Hill, who’s batting a truly pathetic .159, because he seems to be able to handle catching for flaky ace Carlos Zambrano.
I cannot argue against Kendall anymore. He’s bat has started hitting the ball and he’s going to be contributing some runs during the next few weeks. But keeping Hill on the team with those anemic numbers is just inexcusable, even more so with the Cubs catcher of the future ready and willing to go.
And Soto was elected to the All-Star team. It seems the future is now.
July 6th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Guess all it took for the Cubs to get it together was for me to move out of state. Disappointed that I’ve missed what’s turning out to be an amazing season.
July 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Bill, don’t be too self-congratulatory. Remember, your Soto post came on the heels of your advocating Sammy Sosa returning to the team.
BTW, CJ, where have you been?
July 6th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
CJ has been off hiding somewhere … heh heh heh.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Yes - it took buying over a half BILLION dollars for new talent (including a Cardinal center fielder and a manager with a clue), Finally the Cubbies are contenders and almost a shoe in to make the playoffs. But we’ve all been there and done that. What is needed is the heart to take it all and that is still to be determined - it takes 3 series wins to be world champs.
I don’t understand the dissing of the Cards & Sox - both are on a pace to join the baby bears in the post season. Once the playoffs start it’s all a crap shoot - the best 162 game team seldom wins the WS anymore.
Beware - the Yanks & Red Sox also tried to buy WS championships - with limited success to be sure - but the Yankee fans I know are more frustrated than Cub fans.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Congratulations, Cubs fans, on getting a lot of players into the all-star game. I hope you win the game for the National League… so you can give the Cardinals home-field advantage in the World Series.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Sounds like someone’s been DRINKING THE KOOL AID.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Bill, as a fellow Cubs fan, I have to say: Get your foot off the gas.
When the Cubs hoist the trophy, then it’s time to crow.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Sorry. I’m crowing NOW. BWAHAHAHAHA ..,.
July 7th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Seven Cubs in the All Star game. At least now we know the American League will have home field advantage in the World Series. As for Cardinal and Sox fans sucking it, win a world series in the last hundred years or shut up.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:07 am
FWIW:
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