Late Innings

And now a little humor for this evening… there was a bogus rumor which surfaced in the Seattle Times, which a reporter flew a rumor by a Cubs official. That is another bad contract swap… Carlos Silva for “Kosume (sic) Fukodome” as he put it. The officials quickly dismissed this (naturally), however like so many bad rumors today this one swiftly got some exposure. Me? I could see Kosuke Fukodome prosper in Seattle. He looks like he’s in dire need of a change of scenery, especially given how all it took was one prolonged slump which quickly got him in Lou Pinella’s “dog house” (which contains other players like Felix Pie, et al.)

A no-pressure environment like Seattle might be good for him, but I don’t think that the Cubs would want Silva, a pitcher who lost 15 games in 2008. The Mariners paid him 3MM per win last year, and given the Cubs stacked rotation, he would sure look stick out like a sore thumb (especially if they acquire Jake Peavy.) I’m not sure where this rumor was made up. Personally I think the reporter fabricated everything, in hope something sticks. I don’t blame him. When your team loses 100 games, you should try everything.

Bad Product Endorsement

In honor of this bogus trade rumor, I “sponsored” Carlos Silva today, that is by purchasing his page on baseball-reference.com. I’m not sure if this counts as buying traffic, but heck if Silva wins 21 or so games next year, I’m going to look like a genius. After all it happened for Esteban Loaiza. And this will also only happen if a volcano goes off in Detroit, and as we all know a volcano won’t go off in Detroit.

As your sponsor, I command you not to suck in 2009.