08-26-2009, 07:48 AM
<!--quoteo(post=60057:date=Aug 26 2009, 12:31 AM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Aug 26 2009, 12:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60056:date=Aug 25 2009, 10:22 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Aug 25 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--QuoteBegin-Twitter+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Twitter)<!--QuoteEBegin-->cst_cubs: Soriano to go for MRI on ailing left knee. Possible surgery?about 1 hour ago from txt<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Awesome. Put yourself before the team all season, then finally decide to do something about your knee in August once things fall apart. Way to go asshole.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well it was try to play through it or be done for the season, I can't be mad at him for choosing to play if he could. But it's clearly bothered him all year. He moves around gingerly and just doesn't seem to be taking the same powerful swings. It's not just him missing at the sliders, he's just not driving the ball at all either on pitches he usually would hit a mile.
And no way he just fell off the face of the earth. We saw in two months this year what he's capable of doing. His batting average is 28 points lower than it's ever been as a regular player, his on-base percentage is the lowest it's been as a regular player, and so is his slugging percentage. His slugging percentage is down 109 points from last year.
It's very possible he's declining, but not THAT much. He's definitely not right. If surgery could help at all, I really hope he gets it. No sense in him playing this last month regardless.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
All year he said how great he felt. I'm not angry with him, like Prior, because Soriano wasn't playing for a contract. But still - don't bullshit me that you feel great, when we could have been playing Jake Fox more.
Awesome. Put yourself before the team all season, then finally decide to do something about your knee in August once things fall apart. Way to go asshole.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well it was try to play through it or be done for the season, I can't be mad at him for choosing to play if he could. But it's clearly bothered him all year. He moves around gingerly and just doesn't seem to be taking the same powerful swings. It's not just him missing at the sliders, he's just not driving the ball at all either on pitches he usually would hit a mile.
And no way he just fell off the face of the earth. We saw in two months this year what he's capable of doing. His batting average is 28 points lower than it's ever been as a regular player, his on-base percentage is the lowest it's been as a regular player, and so is his slugging percentage. His slugging percentage is down 109 points from last year.
It's very possible he's declining, but not THAT much. He's definitely not right. If surgery could help at all, I really hope he gets it. No sense in him playing this last month regardless.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
All year he said how great he felt. I'm not angry with him, like Prior, because Soriano wasn't playing for a contract. But still - don't bullshit me that you feel great, when we could have been playing Jake Fox more.
Cubs News and Rumors at Bleacher Nation.