Kurant

I don't know how many Cubs games you watch, probably not many. Sosa didn't swing at things he swings at now. He's always been aggresive, swinging at pitches high in the zone, or outside. Very little inside or low pitches did he swing at.

In the 4 years where he hit 66, 64, 63 and 50 (I think 63, maybe 62, correct me if I'm wrong) he struck out alot being very, very aggresive, and swinging at anything just outside the zone, or high. Not today. His discipline from then (what it was, which really wasen't much) is far worse then it's ever been. He swings at anything, literally anything. With no one behind him hitting well until 2001, he didn't have a choice. He had the green light everytime he was at the plate. Now, he doesn't have to do that, but he still does. There is a difference between aggresive hitting, and not having a clue at a plate.

And that's exactly what I meant about not giving a shit about anything, except his 60 jacks a year.

Your right, any smart GM would. However, I think the Cubs could benefit greatly from the value Sosa still carries. I won't argue anything about the hitters you've mentioned, but Sosa was one of the best hitters in the NL, in baseball from '97-01' when he had the green light at every at bat, now, he just lacks discipline, and lacks understanding that there is a team behind him.

Get rid of his ass.

EDIT: Just a funny story I have to tell. I was in the grocery store last week talking to my wife, who's also a Cubbies fan about Sosa going on the 15-day DL for sneezing, and there happend to be people behind me who were also Cubs fans. I said, "They need to trade Sosa's sorry ass" and the people behind me almost crucified me for saying it. The guy was literally getting pissed off, was almost scary.