Get a Clue, Mariotti
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
I was just watching Around the Horn and Jay Mariotti said that the Milwaukee Brewers have a better bullpen and batting lineup than our Chicago Cubs. I agree with him on the bullpen. After what happened last night, you can’t think we have a “good” or even “decent” bullpen; but the batting lineup is, in my eyes, a more proven lineup.
If you take the top three batters from each team, you have Derrick Lee, Alfonso Soriano, and Aramis Ramirez on the north side. As for Milwaukee you can try and make a comparison with Prince Fielder, J.J. Hardy, and Bill Hall. (more…)
How many people have you heard say, “Soriano is NOT worth $136 million dollars?” Well to me, HES WORTH IT. Just to see him homer in every game of the crosstown classic over the weekend is worth $136 million to me! Doesn’t this great performance raise another question? Why do we still have Soriano in the the lead off position?