Scott Eyre Designated; Red Sox Interested

I thought they'd just send Sean Marshall down so they could keep Eyre for September. Eyre has been aweful, but he only had a few bad outings and the Cubs haven't used Marshall in a long time.

With Samardzja being Howry's replacement then wouldn't it make more sense to DFA Howry?

And considering how soon it is for callups then why not just send one of the young guys down for a few weeks and keep Eyre. You can never have enough lefty pitching in the system and he's more reliable than Cotts and Marshall right now.

How about designating Howry for a minor league assignment (preferably one that continues into infinity)? In today's game, the moment he was put in to relieve Harden, I knew this guy was going to give up another homer (this is the third time I predicted he'd screw up a game with a long ball). Why is it that Pinella/Hendry can't see this??? This is so friggin' frustrating. Howry is COMPLETELY unreliable! The next time Pinella wants to put him in, he'd be better off just going out to the head umpire and telling him that they forfeit the game. At the very least the Cubs could go home early and get some extra sleep.

GET RID OF HOWRY AND REPLACE HIM WITH ANYBODY--ABSOLUTELY ANYBODY--FROM THE MINORS!!! How many more games will Pinella allow this guy (and Cotts too) to F up before he realizes that Howry is through? Taking this chump into the playoffs will be a disaster (and I don't F'ing feel like "waiting another year" just to not hurt this guy's confidence). CUT HIM LOOSE, HENDRY!!!

@BigFreak

What a perfect alias, because you are a BIG FREAK! How can you be down on a guy who has done so much for the Cubs in the past few years? He's been a mainstay in the bullpen and one of the anchors of the pitching staff. Sure he isn't the go-to guy he has been in the past, but he's not worse than most of our minor leaguers.

Come on, are you even a real Cubs fan or just a poser? It seems to me that a REAL Cubs fan would have a little more loyalty to a guy who has been a winner in the past and will be a winner again if given a shot. Even aside from that, I'm willing to bet that the only "sport" you can compete in is thumb-wrestling thanks to years of couch-potatoing with your only friend: the remote control! :) You should never judge a man for failing at a job that you have neither the courage nor ability to perform.

Scott Eyre, you will be missed, but your time had come. Truly sorry that you are gone. Hopefully Howry does not end up sharing your fate. He can still get major league hitters out consistently if given a chance to pitch regularly.

Well X, I am a real Cubs fan, and I too feel that Howry sucks b@lls. And no, he has not been a winner in the past. Just ask the Cubs fan that was so in awe of Howry's awfulness last year that he felt he needed to run onto the field just to ask Bobby "WTF?". Even my wife says, "please no", when Bobby takes the mound to throw mostly, if not all, fastballs. If my wife knows whats coming, I'm pretty sure Carlos Lee had a clue this afternoon. The funny part was that Hardin had a strange look on his face when Howry took the mound, like even he knew what was going to happen.

So, Howry has already given up more RBI's in less innings than all of last year, and has allowed an .OPS of 200 points higher than last year.

I'm not saying I hate Bob Howry or could personnaly do any better, but I am sure that there is a Right Handed pitcher in the minors or on waivers that could perform better. All of that being said, Cubs are in first and they did get the win today so I guess its all a wash. I thought this was Howry's contract year, and I could be wrong, but I am starting to feel really bad for guy. He seems pretty nice and all of his teammates have stuck up for him through the rough spots. I hope to god he pulls it together by late September.

Cranky Soilder,

How has Eyre been more reliable then Marshall or Cotts? Eyre has been on the DL I think 2 times this year and he has a 7.15 ERA.

Marshall- 2-2 4.13 ERA 1 Save and 29 SO in 32.2 IP

Cotts- 0-1 3.32 ERA and 27 SO in 21.2 IP

Eyre- 2-0 7.15 ERA and 14 SO in 11.1 IP

So despite the records why would we keep Eyre?

"Come on, are you even a real Cubs fan or just a poser? It seems to me that a REAL Cubs fan would have a little more loyalty to a guy who has been a winner in the past and will be a winner again if given a shot. Even aside from that, I'm willing to bet that the only "sport" you can compete in is thumb-wrestling thanks to years of couch-potatoing with your only friend: the remote control! :) You should never judge a man for failing at a job that you have neither the courage nor ability to perform."

Are you Bob Howry or one of his family members? Wow, you really put me in my place (BTW, where did you get your alias? Perhaps a play on words from your Everquest alias, you Excalibur wielding stud, you!). Yes, I am a Cubs fan, but unlike you I'm not willing put up with "lovable loser" players who are more of a liability for the Cubs than a positive. WHO CARES WHAT HOWRY DID FOR THE CUBS IN YEARS PAST (if you want to go by this rationale, why not bring back Sosa or Bruce Sutter)? WHAT HAS HOWRY DONE FOR THE CUBS THIS SEASON? Sure he's had some successes, but he's had way more negatives. Do you honestly believe that he'll get better??? And though I have never played professional baseball or have become a weekend softball "star" from Berwyn like yourself, I am not some couch potato (and unlike you, this is the only site I blog from time to time on--you see, I have a job, and chances are it pays a hell of a lot better than the disability checks you receive). And even if I was some "remote control" general, so what??? I've never been involved or a specialist in many things (no different than you or anybody else), but that doesn't mean I can't have an informed opinion, and state this opinion publicly, just like an "expert" can. Are you an expert in politics? If not, does this mean you can't possibly have the ability, or the courage, to comment on the idiotic things certain politicians do??? If a doctor performs malpractice on you, does this mean that you, who obviously never had the ability OR THE COURAGE to have gone to medical school, have no right to complain about how he/she screwed you up?

And who the hell are you to complain about me being some fat-ass blogger? You have more entries on this site than I do!

The Cubs deserve good fans, not stupid fans who are willing to accept more of the same. The Cubs have a better chance to win the WS now than they've had in decades. They shouldn't blow it for the sake of supporting some guy who clearly needs to get his probs worked out in the minors, NOT THE MAJORS! Sentimentality wins nothing. If Jim Frye pulled out Bruce Sutter in the '84 playoffs, instead of giving him a chance to redeem himself when he was clearly melting down, the Cubs could have gone all the way that year. LET'S NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN!

Hey X, how would you feel about the Cubs trading Lee for a batter with a .050 average fielding percentage of .100? Sure that guy would suck, but, chances are, he could probably play better baseball than anybody on this website, so HEY, WHAT RIGHT WOULD WE HAVE TO BITCH ABOUT SUCH A COURAGEOUS, ABLE BALL PLAYER???

Go eat a twinkie, douchebag.

I just know La Russa wants Eyre & Howry so he can throw them against us. Man I hope Howry can turn on his typical 2nd-half improvement, quick.

For those who been actually WATCHING the games, Okajima has certainly settled down from his early and mid-season struggles, so I don't get why the Sox would need Eyre. They also have Javier Lopez as the lefty specialist. I'm not at all saying they don't need a fresh arm in the bullpen, but I don't see Eyre as that guy.

I think Eyre, if released, might have intrest in going to oakland if they have and intrest in him ecause he really brought Sean Gallagher under his wing this year and then Sean was traded to Oakland, and Eyre might want to go there to help him out again. He was very dissapointed when Gallgher was traded. Just something to think about, maybe he might not go now, but this off season he could possibly.

I agree Howry SUCKS! They can bring somebody up from the minors (ANBODY) to take Howry place, but Im a little concerned, that Cotts is taking Eyres place.. cmon Cotts Sucks as bad as Howry... GET TO WORK HENDRY!

How bout Jose Ascanio??? He might not be the big name bullpen guy but hey he's not Howry and i think thats what we need right now. He had decent numbers when he was with the cubs a couple times earlier this year...w/o a doubt better than Howry's. Give Ascanio a shot and designate Howry we need to fix what is broke and although Eyre was a great Cub he is way past his prime we did the right thing there now do the right thing with Howry...LET HIM GO. I cant help but think he's throwing his sub par fastball in the middle of the plate on purpose...makes you think doesnt it??? lol anyway for now Ascanio is the answer!!!