Friday, July 15, 2011

Your morning Phil: Picks, realignment, Ramirez

, with the Rangers, not the Central. That means more West Coast starting times for their television audience, which is never a good thing. This is a very interesting situation to watch.

3. No wonderAramis Ramirezdidn’t want to switch plans last Sunday and go to Phoenix, not the Dominican Republic. It’s amazing that theCubs’ All-Star break is already over. Factoring in travel home and a quick return back, players barely get a break. I believe Ramirez should have busted it to represent himself and the Cubs in the All-Star Game. But I do understand why he wouldn’t want to, even if the Cubs picked up a charter flight to get his family from the Dominican to the game. It’s surprising that the players union hasn’t negotiated mandatory charter flights for players to the All-Star Game. The travel issues of

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com

No comments:

Post a Comment