There’s something about an oratory observation on Chicago Cubs playoff futility that warms the heart - no matter what time of year. It’s even more absurd when the speaker wears a Cubs uniform and happens to be one of baseball’s all-time post-season chokes.
Enter Alfonso Soriano. He of the swift feet, lead glove and a multi-year contract that makes some Wall Street executives look like shoeshine boys.
Fortunately for Cubdom, Soriano blessed us on Sunday with his observations at the conclusion of the annual Cubs Convention. Then again, after going1 for 14 during the Chicago Cubs dismal showing last October, he and the rest of the club have had a long time to ponder their quick and dirty demise.
According to Soriano the Cubs are poised for their leap to post-season success thanks to the recent acquisitions of mastermind and Chicago general manager Jim Hendry.
”Those guys can do the little things — get [runners] over, steal a base, something like that,” said Soriano on Sunday. ”Those things mean a lot in the playoffs. It’s not like the regular season. In the playoffs, one run is a lot.”
One problem with Soriano’s assumption. The last time I checked these pick-ups included an oft-injured malcontent (Milton Bradley) and two bit players (Aaron Miles and Joey Gathright).
Evidently, Soriano has spent the last few months reading tea leaves or rolling the bones, because what he sees as the future I view as a recycled Chicago Cubs past. Isn’t this the same cast as before except the names were Cliff Floyd, Neifi Perez and Angel Pagan?
Those of us in Cubdom remember how well those players turned out. Which probably explains why I don’t feel any better about the Cubs reaching the post-season than I did before.
One can’t entirely blame Soriano though. What else can he say about a guy who just stuffed $16 million in his wallet? Except maybe which way to the corporate jet?
Post a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.