The pouncing of the mainstream media all over Lou Piniella for his early pulling of an unstoppable Carlos Zambrano indicates not righteous indignation or frustration but the compulsory story-seeking of a literature bankrupt of all integrity, ingenuity, or intelligence. Like the right-wing talk show host paid to talk and talk some more regardless of whether there is sufficient content, the sports journalist is paid to make big deals out of nothing. Lou Piniella did nothing wrong in pulling Zambrano; the tactic failed, but that does not make the notion flawed.
Anyway, it looks like the Cubs are done. I won't act upset or disappointed, though I did let myself get swept up in the collective fool's hope that characterizes Chicago Cubs fans, even when a team just decent enough to stumble into the playoffs with an 85-win record does what should have been expected to begin with: collapse. I am happy that the Cubs made the post-season at all; maybe next year they can improve on the foundation they built on the wreckage of the Dusty Baker/Andy MacFail catastrophe.
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