A win

So we lost two of three to the Mets and Johnny Be Bad showed up on Sunday. The fact is, we are four of our last eight and the team is hitting! But - there are some things that need to be changed NOW before it is too late.

1. DFA Patterson. I don't care if he had four hits last night - isn't that four more than he's had all week? Seems like it anyway. Looks like it isn't going to happen though, with Toothpick's man love for a career OBP under .300. Pathetic.

2. Bring up Bruce. I know the justification for leaving him toiling in the minors is that he doesn't walk enough and his OBP is lower than what they want, but how is he going to improve down there? He's only hitting .348/.375/.609. Last time I checked, a .375 OBP is higher than .276. PUT THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD.

3. DFA Belisle. Dude made his Major League debut in 2003. If he hasn't improved by now, he never will. Heck, I'd rather have Tom Shearn in that spot than Belisle or Fogg. Shearn's doing well in Louisville. He'd be a good place holder until Homer is ready, if Homer isn't brought up, that is.

4. Bring up Homer. He can't be worse than Belisle. He could be better, though.

5. Give Dusty Baker some Ritalin, because the guy doesn't seem to be paying attention...although batting out of order might be a good thing, because the team can't get any lower than that. The only way to go from there is up.

6. Trade Fogg. I know they are trying. They need to try harder.

7. DFA Todd Coffey. Yeah, I know he's in Louisville. And he's doing poorly down there. I'm afraid he's gonna get the call soon to come up.

Voltron tonight against Mark Hendrickson, a guy with a 4.93 career ERA. Isn't he the one who used to play in the NBA?