Reed Johnson is starting in right for the third straight game tonight. I love Reed Johnson. But he could bat 1.000 for the rest of the year and the Cubs wouldn't make the playoffs. He's also 34. Tyler Colvin is 25. Which of these guys do you think might be more important to the Cubs in the future, and thus should see most of the time in right for the rest of the year? Let's see what Quade thinks:
"It's a delicate balance between guys who have earned the right to play and guys who are here to play as young players and get better, and also giving them what I presume is the best opportunity for them to succeed and get back into doing what we saw him do last year."
Is what you saw him do last year "sit on the bench?" Because that's what your doing with him. If Colvin is going to get back to pre-almost-getting-stabbed-to-death-with-a-bat levels, it would be nice if, I don't know, actually played in right field. Or left. Or fucking third base, I don't care, the rest of the season doesn't matter, and there's no reason Colvin, Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney, and maybe Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson shouldn't be given as many at-bats as possible. Start thinking 2012 please, Quade. Or are you worried you're not going to be around for that, and maybe Reed Johnson can help you scrape just enough wins to keep you around? Hmm....
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