Pickup in Aisle 12...

One of the nice things about having two young boys is that you can't be locked to the couch on a sunny Sunday afternoon. As such, watching 3 hours of 1 run baseball was not in my agenda. But...

Upon reaching Costco, my eyes were drawn towards the row of 20 TVs. The screens ranged from 19 inches all the way up to 55 inch plasmas. And on each one of them? Kyle Farnsworth and his attempts to throw horsehide anywhere but over the plate.

It's time to give up on Farnsworth. He is Nuke LaLoosh without Crash Davis to get his head straight and without Annie to explain the chakra connections between his testicles and his eyelids. He's got a lightning bolt of an arm. But like lightning, he can't aim it. Were he a free agent signed this offseason instead of a home grown prospect, he'd be Mel Rojas. Like Kerry Wood, he gets some Teflon from the fans because he was home grown. It's time to see him for what he really is. Bad.

With the fall off of Todd Walker, the offense has tanked. 12 runs in 6 games. This team needs a leadoff hitter and needs it badly. That is still Hendry's #1 need. Farnsworth has gotta be worth something.