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Work Ethic and Pie

No matter what happens with Felix PIe the rest of this season, I think we all need to give the kid a slap on the back for his momentus bomb that put the game away tonight. 

When Pie first came up to the bigs, the aspect of his game that impressed me the most was the his reputation for having a dogged work ethic - no, not his arm, his speed, defense or power....his work ethic.  He takes none of his skills for granted, and while he's had a rough start to the year, Felix Pie continues to put in the extra time and effort to improve his game and tonight he reaped the reward of his effort.

 

Let's all keep encouraging this young man because in an era when the most talented young athletes rest on their laurels, Felix Pie is a throw back to the old school - he respects the game as much as he loves to play it, and his hard work will pay off.

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He might go back to slumping after tonight, but we have to hope this kid never is in trade talks cause with his work ethic and natural skills he will be a great CF one of these days.

And that get an old Rudey Guarantee on it.

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Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 21, 2008 11:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i love him he needs tostart

"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"

by fischisgod on Apr 22, 2008 3:07 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

do i dare say

that swing looked a hell of a lot like chase utley’s short sweet lefty stroke. gosh that was good to see.

Aramis 5 BB - 3 K, he's come close before, I'd love to see a season from a Cubs player with more walks than strikeouts.

by kylejo on Apr 22, 2008 7:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

uh OH

The can of worms. Chase Utley is extremely good at baseball, plus that hairline is amazing.

Good comparison, at least on that one swing.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Apr 22, 2008 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I love the hair...

and I’m a male… hmmmm (insert santoswoodenlegs mancrush pic here)

by bap on Apr 22, 2008 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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