Cubs Trade Pie

Pie was always a promising player for the Cubs. He had power, speed, athleticism. He was the best centerfielder the Cubs had in ages. Last year he was finally given a shot in the big leagues and, any way you look at it, he didn't produce. Maybe he needed more playing time. Maybe he just needed a few more years in the minors. Pie is still only 23. But the Cubs gave up on him and have sent him to the O's, where such Cubs rejects as Sammy Sosa and Corey Patterson have turned up. Pie was different from those two malcontents. He loves baseball which was evident on one of the few occasions when he did something right and smiled real big. The good news here is that, perhaps, this trade has something to do with acquiring Peavy. Apparently, the pitcher we got from the O's, Garrett Olson, had been agressively purusued by the Padres. I'm sure the Padres would want more than just Olson, but if there is any conceivable way to get Peavy, the Cubs have to do it. A rotation of Peavy, Harden, Zambrano, Dempster and Lilly is nearly making me jizz in my pants right now.