Excuses

I hope Dave Littlefield realizes what he's doing. By calling up Eldred, Duffy, Doumit, Duke, and Snell and giving them all substantial playing time down the stretch this year, he's eliminating any excuses he has for next year. This year is down the drain, so it's officially become the "get the kids ready for next year" stretch run. I'm not saying I have a problem with it. I'd rather watch Eldred strike out with the bases loaded now when we're already 14 games under .500 then next April or May, that's for sure. But if Littlefield is looking for any sympathy at all, it's gone. He's out from all of Cam's bad contracts, and all of the talent in the Minors is being called up. McClendon has given him an ample opportunity to bring in a new manager. It's Dave's team now (well, he didn't actually draft any of these guys, but I'm getting more and more convinced that a Dave Littlefield draft pick might never make it to the majors). And that means if things don't turn around starting next year, Dave won't have anyone else to point the finger at.