I like these comments from 94 Years And Counting.
9) I've loved Michael Barrett all year, but his confrontation after Edmond's homer was misplaced; it made the Cubs look like losers. Instead of yelling at the Cardinals, he should have talked to Carlos. Instead, he embarrassed Cub fans everywhere. When you're getting your ass kicked fair and square, shut your mouth and take care of business on the field-it gives the genetic mishap Cardinal fans more smugness. It makes you look like a poor loser. I hate Jim Edmonds, too, but face it-he got pegged, and then bitch-slapped Zambrano the next time up. Yes, he showed him up after the dong-so let's be grateful Sammy doesn't get pegged for his goofy home-run "hop". But the best way to deal with it is to bitch-slap Edmonds right back, not cry because he's showing off. I would have preferred that, instead of pegging Edmonds the second time (which was, admittedly, funny at the time), that Zambrano would have pitched around Rolen and struck Edmonds out again. That would have been shoving it up his arse.
At least Zambrano has fire. Carlos, Aramis and Barrett seem to be the only guys that display any. Sammy's in his own world, naturally (what the hell was he saying to Carpenter anyway? The big phony), and Moises is trying to figure out where his career went.
Some times it is hard for me to write exactly how I feel. Huey's remarks about Barrett express what it felt like to me not only with Barrett but Zambrano also. We just looked like a bunch of sore losers, period! Check out the rest of his list. He doesn't post much but when he does it is usually worth reading.
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