But come up with a suggestion. Who should be sent down instead?

Hey lets give props to Sammy Sosa Jr (Soriano), last night he fell behind 0-2 AGAIN, and actually walked!!!! Congrats!

has a really strong arm, why not slot him at third base for a few games while ARam is recovering. I really agree though, our best defensive alignment would include putting Cedeno at short and either Dero or Theriot at second.

Fontenot should be sent down instead of Pie.

were flat out horrible last night. i understand a mistake every now and then but for christ’s sake they have got to be held accountable. HP ump was calling strikes literaly 8-9 inches off the plate.

im confused, I thought for sure after that catch it might have built a little confidence for Pie….earning him some time.

neeeds to start and play

Al, Im glad to hear you say what you had to say about Fontenot. We love this team, but it needs to be said that you have to perform at a certain level, and Fontenot did do some boneheaded things last night.

About Felix… reading the article more closely, it sounds like Gordon Wittenmyer is just speculating it could be Felix to go down. It seems more likely to be Fontenot now.

A 13th pitcher likely would mean a demotion for struggling center fielder Felix Pie to continue work on mechanics changes Piniella and the staff are trying to make with him.

I gave him a B. Good motivator; ho-hum strategist. The reasons keep coming up.

However, on his defense, Lou’s saying he needs 2 lefties in the pen. At least there is a method behind the madness.

..but one thing that really got me was how bad Cordero looked and that the Cubs didnt capitalize even after the Fonty gaffe.

You could tell he didnt have his best stuff, was struggling with command etc. That was there for the taking at the end. The Reds are a mess, need to take the next two with the DBacks coming in this weekend.

Fontenot for yesterday’s error seems hasty. He had 4 rbi two days ago, and was on base 3 more times the next day, so why wouldn’t Lou keep running him out there. His hustle mistake in the 9th, was just that; a hustling mistake. DeRosa’s error was just as costly, while his average has dropped to below .260. Why not play both Mike and Ronny for a day if ARam is still hurt. DeRo is pulling everything, and not producing w/ runners in scoring position. Likewise, DLee has also left too many runners on base for the Cubs to win close games. They are in a bad stretch; hopefully Z can outpitch Harang today, and the worm will turn.

On a sidenote, I listened to the game last night on XM. M. Brenneman and J. Brantley continually questioned Dusty’s handling of the roster, specifically C. Patterson, and the use of the pitching staff. If Baker had problems w/ S. Stone, he really must be souring of the Cinncinatti media. I haven’t ever heard a broadcast team be so critical of their own, during a broadcast.

has given him a week’s worth of playing time.

I still don’t understand why Lou isn’t playing Cedeno. It seems that Ronny has played well enough to be in the lineup. I could see in prior years when he played great in ST and then stunk at the plate or on the bases, but this year he seems a lot better all around. I would think that if he has finally turned the corner, you play him to keep him sharp and confident. It’s almost as if Lou is ignoring him.

I also think sending Pie down is a bad move as well. Most of the team is sucking right now, might as well play hime every day and let him get going at the plate. If Lou has been working with him and it seems like he is coming around, you have to let him play. Why work hard with the kid just to send him down where he tears it up? He needs experience at THIS level, not in AAA.

DeRosa needs a day off, it looks like.

But I would also demote Pie. He needs to play everyday to work on his hitting mechanics.