The Cubs are testing my allegiance again, with news breaking today that they are not going to bring back my favorite Cub -- Kerry Wood -- back next year.This is why the Cubs will not win a championship any time soon. Instead of showing a shred of loyalty to guys that put the team before themselves, they treat them like yesterday's trash.
For 11 seasons, Wood gave every thing he had to the Cubs and the city of Chicago -- and not just on the ball field. Wood and his wife were very active with charitable work, and he annually hosted a bowling tournament to raise money for various charities.
A lot of the time during Wood's time here, he was on the disabled list -- and most of the time, it was because he tried to come back to the team sooner than he should have. That's the way he plays the game -- it's not just about him, it's about his teammates and the fact that he doesn't want to let them down.
But, why you would you want to keep a guy like that on the team? Instead, why don't we keep it filled with the guys who think it's more important to hit home runs than to play for the other 23 guys who play with them every day. Let's keep guys like Alfonso Soriano on the team, so that if we make the playoffs again we can have everyone hitting for the fences instead of bunting guys over, and refuse to hit lower in the lineup, so that a speedy, slap hitter can lead things off.
And, let's hold on to pitchers like Zambrano who show up their teammates if they make an error, and start lobbing fat fastballs over the plate if an umpire makes a bad call against him, or if he doesn't get a hit the inning before.
Again, this is why the Cubs can't win. Guys like Kerry Wood make the game better, and they make the players around them better. Now, we don't have any players like that, which isn't a surprise, there's not that many of them around.
Good luck to you Kerry. You're a great ball player and a great guy. Thanks for everything you have done for the Cubs and for Chicago.
Cubs management, you suck!
RoadRage
1 comment:
Hong Kong and I totally agree that Kerry Wood got the royal Cubby shaft. But they're not done yet.. getting rid of all good team players..we'll hold our collective breaths while waiting for them to trade DeRosa, Theriot and A Ramirez. Good move, Cubbies.
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