Cubs Keep Dumb Guy Quota; Swap Soriano for Patterson
Posted by Bad Kermit on Thu, Apr 17, 2008
In case you hadn’t heard, yesterday the Cubs placed dumb guy Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list and called up dumb guy Eric Patterson to take his place. Soriano injured his calf, or hamstring, or hoof or something on his first chance Tuesday night. Presumably, Mike Fontenot will get a fair amount of playing time at second base with Mark DeRosa shifting to left field to take Soriano’s place. Patterson will take Soriano’s place in the Cubs’ weekly spelling bees.
As has been mentioned, this move fits right in with Hendry’s M.O. for insisting upon carrying 10 second basemen on the 25-man roster. It also makes one wonder if Hendry didn’t catch Matt Murton and Sean Marshall double-teaming his ex-wife.
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Eric Patterson
BigFlax
StPatrick
PenFoe
CT
Bocaj
April 17th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
….It also makes one wonder if Hendry didn’t catch Matt Murton and Sean Marshall double-teaming his ex-wife.
That’s the first reasonable explanation I have heard for Hendry’s inexplicable dislike for these two players.
April 17th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Hendry has an anti-Ginger agenda. Call up the Thunder!
April 17th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
It also makes one wonder if Hendry didn’t catch Matt Murton and Sean MarshallReply – Quote
double-teaming his ex-wife.sucking the cream out of his Twinkies.April 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
The reason the brought E-Patt up over Murton is that he actually can play above average defense at 2B, and can play decent in all the outfield spots.
Murton might have a better bat, but he is mediocre at LF, and progressively worse at RF & CF…so I don’t know why everyone is talking about Murton like he is on par with Reed Johnson.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Eric Patterson is GODAWFUL in the outfield-that’s why he was moved back to second base. He’s not even close to decent.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Henry Blanco lost his ‘crafty veteran’ tag today
April 17th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
As shitty as our defense is collectively we actually need to hit our way out of futility. I say bring back the Redheaded Steppchild.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Eric Patterson was GODAWFUL at 2nd base, so they thought they would try him in the outfield. Now he is back at 2nd. I guess they needed a fast guy, because from all the scouting reports I have read about him, that’s about all he has going for him.
April 17th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Soriano and Patterson and dumb guys? Marshall and Murton are smart/not dumb guys?
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/Tonito44/ThatsRacist.gif
April 18th, 2008 at 1:24 am
We already has one rookie defensive specialist who can’t hit posted up in the 8 spot.
And why’d we ever let his brother get away, he was great in CF, right??
April 18th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Jimmy Conway say’s it’s a hoof.
“It reminds me, I need this knife.
I’m taking this, okay? Just for a while.
The poor thing.
We hit the deer and his paw…
What do you call it? The paw.
- The hoof.
- Got caught in the grill.
I got to hack it off.
Ma, it’s a sin to leave it there.
I’ll bring the knife back.
Delicious.”
April 18th, 2008 at 10:49 am
BP weighs in on the Patterson call up. They say that Soriano will be back in two weeks, so it is more important to try and resolve centerfield than worry about a few at bats for Murton in left. If Patterson comes up and contributes offensively, and Pie doesn’t improve, then the Cubs might have their centerfielder and leadoff man in EPat.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:24 am
In theory that might work Rick. My only question is how they are going to make this determination with Fontenot,DeRosa and Reed Johnson playing every day?
April 18th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Never.
You take that back.
April 18th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
he brought up EPat to make more douchey cubs fans for the bleachers and piss off tom brennaman. thats my theory.
April 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
It sounded like old man Brennaman had alot of anger built up. He should go see Dr. Phil. He doesn’t handle losing very well. And he has alot more losing coming with Dusty at the helm.
April 19th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I just saw on the CNN scawrl that Murton has been brought up and Patterson sent back down.