Lilly Gets His “Murderin’ Arm” Fixed
Posted by Bad Kermit on Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Oh, Cubs. You’re so collectively dumb. The pervasive organizational stupidity of this franchise is more consistent than Mariano Rivera. As you’ve probably already heard, Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder, and will miss the beginning of the season. In Cubs speak, that means he’ll be back just before Jeff Samardzija makes his fifteenth start. The bad news is that Lilly was the best starting pitcher on the staff last year, even while suffering through his shoulder problems.
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I’m sorry. Were you expecting some good news? There is none. Also, Christmas is canceled this year.
I have no problem with Lilly wanting to wait to see if his shoulder healed naturally. Any surgery is “bad” surgery, and I can’t blame a professional athlete for not wanting to have someone shove a pointy stick into his shoulder. That’s how arthroscopic surgery works, isn’t it?
My problem, as always, is the Cub organization’s repeated pattern of not realizing that, while they may not be mathematically eliminated, they were OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON. There was absolutely no reason they should have allowed Lilly to make five starts in September, the last one occurring on September 30th. Hell, there was little reason to have him make his three August starts.
I know Lilly is a competitor and would have resisted, but Jim Hendry and Lou Piniella owed it to the franchise to realize they weren’t serious playoff contenders and insist that Lilly shut it down for the rest of the season no later than September 1st. Instead of waiting until the beginning of November, Lilly would have realized at the beginning of October that having the shoulder surgery was the best option, and GOTTEN IT DONE.
Why do we watch this team?
Congratulations, by the way, to the Yankees for knocking off the Phillies last night and capturing their twenty-seventh championship. I hope Ned Ryerson and any other secret Yankees fans who read the site enjoyed the celebration. I’m sure that nine-year drought between championships must have been AGONY, you assholes.
Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ted Lilly
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November 5th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Agreed on all points. And fuck the Yankees.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Is it too early to prepare myself for 20 starts by Tom Gorzelanny? If it isn’t, how do I do so without getting alcohol poisoning?
November 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
@Luis – Right. Not just Tom Gorzelanny either. How do we prepare for an opening day rotation of Z, Dempster, Wells, Marshall and Gorzelanny? Ouch.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Luis – stick with name brand liquors. They have fewer impurities than well brands, and may result in a lower risk of alcohol poisoning.
Glad to be of service.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Well, how could I have forgotten Samardzija… that’ll save us. Shit. Let the Jack and Coke liver punishment begin.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I like the Yankees but I was royally pissed at all the assclowns who were bitching because 9 years is such a long time, especially the douche who asked Jeter if he had Hero’s Canyon programed in his GPS so he could find it for the parade. Also what the hell are we going to do without Ted Lilly for a month? Maybe Z will step up, but its a bit hard to depend on crazy, and I wouldn’t brake for Samardzija, he’s a piece of crap on the mound and a huge tool in person.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I don’t see a problem with this. I’d have used him out of the bullpen between starts, too. Toughen ‘em up. Like my boy T-Mac says, sometimes 100 pithces is just gettin’ warmed up.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
The only thing that I hate about the Yankees is the smug douche look permanently plastered over Girardi’s face. Seriously, does this guy ever not look like he just ate out your mom?
November 5th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I’m just pissed that those fuckers won. I’m so sick of seening Derek Jeter’s face and its worse because A-Roid won too
November 5th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Ivy Chat Chuck was right, hiring Girardi would of been a huge mistake.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Chad Gaudin and Jerry Hairston Jr just got the keys to NYC. I’m pretty sure this proves god hates the cubs.