Cubs Close to Acquiring Aaron Heilman

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=14653:date=Jan 29 2009, 10:58 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jan 29 2009, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14646:date=Jan 29 2009, 10:02 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 29 2009, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14642:date=Jan 29 2009, 09:58 AM:name=FlyAtTheThigh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FlyAtTheThigh @ Jan 29 2009, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't understand why we wanted to get more left-handed. Especially if it's that desire that was the factor that caused Derosa to be traded.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Every year, Hendry obsesses about something. This year, it's "handedness." Somehow he's convinced that we lost the series to the Dodgers because we didn't have any LH hitters.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


That's not why we lost the series, but to completely ignore the fact that the Dodgers never once even got a left hander up in the bullpen would be foolish.

The Cubs still won 97 games, but having Fuk completely collapse, and Edmonds revert to form makes things far too easy for the other team, tactically. If having Bradley in the lineup forces a right handed pitcher to come out of the game an inning before he normally would, that could help immensely.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We lost the series because Dempster couldn't get the fucking ball over the plate.