Lilly's Got A Brand New Pad
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by user Enybo
Really? No one is going to say it? I have to be the one to bring this up? Wow, all I got to say is wow. Hey Mr. Hendry, if you are about to sign a player, to an awful contract I might add, and end up in the hospital, don’t you think some sort of higher being is trying to tell you something? Maybe God is trying to stop you because there are needy kids all over the world who could better use the money to have a happier holiday. Maybe the ghosts of Cubs past are trying to tell you he’s not a good fit and is not a key to a championship season. Or possibly, and this is going out on a limb, but maybe Harry Caray is speaking to you from beyond the grave saying “Hey Jim, you will not be a Bud Man if you make this deal.” But nope, you ignored common sense, paranormal activity, and medical advice and made this deal. Well, maybe the doctors didn’t advise against it, but I am sure that they would have preferred you get more rest. Who knows what you might do in your delusional state, sign Barry Bonds? That just might kill you.
But anyway, for those who have not heard, the Chicago Cubs agreed with Ted Lilly to a 4 year $40,000,000.00 contract on Wed night. Lilly is career .500 pitcher going 59-58 with a 4.60 ERA. Yikes, I probably couldn’t pitch much worse than that, and I’d only ask for the same 2 million that the Armchair guys got. Is anyone listening? The deal was finalized from a hospital bed where Jim Hendry was spending the night after being rushed from dinner with Lou Piniella, the new Cubbie manager, for what some say was indigestion. Call me a crazy, but it doesn’t take a perennial loser to see what’s causing the indigestion. * Cough * $264 million dollars spent on free agents * Cough *.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that the Cubs are spending money, but couldn’t this money have been better spent in past years? Johan Santana is 2 years into his own 4 year $40 million dollar contract. Carlos Beltran, who is a year younger than Alfonso Soriano, will be negotiating a new contract 2 years before old man Alfonso finishes his. It looks to me that the Cubs are a little late to the dance and are trying to find the prettiest girl who hasn’t been asked. I just feel that the Cubs, more like Hendry, are in panic mode and throwing green band-aids over every hole to try and fix a leak. It would be unfortunate to see the Cubs tighten their wallets in the coming years and be saddled with long, expensive contracts for aging players. But I’ll get into that as the spring training draws closer. For now, lets just stay near the stove and keep the fire going. It looks like it might be dying out, can someone grab me that bag of money sitting in the corner to throw onto the flames?
Sources
www.sportsline.com
www.chicagosports.com
