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AND...I've seen enough Cubs, Pirates and Diamondback games on TV to know that their PITCHING STAFF doesn't know where HOME PLATE is EITHER!!!



Well if you factor in park dimensions and elevation, etc, the Diamondbacks pitching staff isn't any worse than the Dodgers....for a lot less money too. Besides, the Diamondbacks aren't playing for this year, they're waiting for their top young talent(check the PCL standings lately?) to arrive. They're still rebuilding from the Colangelo overspending, and I figure in 2-3 years you'll see what this organization is trying to do. But that's what MLB is about these days when small markets like Arizona have to compete against teams like the Dodgers who can just throw money everywhere due to their market size advantage.

And at least Arizona is trying to be smart about it. The Cubs will always be the Cubs as long as the Trib owns them. Pittsburgh is just in shambles with a similar lack of direction. Out here we put our trust in GM Josh Byrnes who has this organization pointed in the right direction. It's just going to take a little time to get the bad contracts off the books. A Russ Ortiz contract is tough to swallow for the Diamondbacks, but the Dodgers can gulp down contracts like Gagne's and Odalis Perez and just buy more players after the season.