Fire Lou

[willis]

Well hell, 3 days with no games has me wondering what the old man had stirring in his head...I can't imagine what kind of fubar lineup he runs out there tonight. My thinking though, and I am sure I'll be slashed for it, is that this team has 0.0 in the way of a leadoff man. Theriot has the OBP or a mule and Fukudome would spin off trying to hit a ball off of a tee, so, why the hell not let Castro lead off? What does the team have to lose? Have you seen Cincy's schedule the rest of the way? Pretty easy. Cubs aren't catching shit in this division, so put the kid up there for 10 or so games and let's see what he can do. Speed-check. Bunting-check I think. Patience-getting better. Bottom line, cubs cannot do worse than Theriot or Fukudookie batting first. Lou, I hope you are reading!! Why not...

Castro-SS
Fontenot-2B (yes I know Moyer is pitching but who gives a fuck)
Byrd-CF
Ramirez-3B (only because his stroke seems to be kind of back)
Colvin-RF
Soriano-LF
Lee-1B
Soto-C

Yeah I know I said I would like to see Soto batting higher, but stick Lee ahead of him and maybe Lee sees some decent pitching and can climb out of his funk a little. The team has nothing to lose, so why not get a little weird with it??