Didn’t mean to rush Jacque out of town…
Please ignore my blog post of earlier this evening, as Jim Hendry has squelched the Jones deal to Florida, at least for now. Maybe Hendry thinks he can get more for him or isn’t willing to part with so much cash. Could be that putting Dempster on the DL opened up a spot for another pitcher to be called up, so clearing Jones’ roster spot wasn’t an urgent issue at game time.
Regardless, welcome back Jacque. Please take some defensive lessons from Soriano while you’re still his teammate. Soriano made his 10th outfield assist of the year tonight. That’s 10 before the All-Star break! I’m just glad these fools keep running on him.
As for tonight’s game against the Rockies, all the starters had at least one hit, many coming with two outs. This team is clicking right now, with everyone feeling they have a role. No superstar attitudes, despite some of the salaries that are being made. Seeing the players in the dugout, they look like they could be some minor league team. They’re having fun, which is easy to do when you’re winning, but I also think it’s why they’re winning. The Cubs matched their longest winning streak of the year tonight at 5 games.