Quotable

Korey thinks that he will one day develop into the best hitter on the team according to an article by Tim Sassone in the Herald.

Patterson's long-term goal is to be the Cubs’ No. 3 hitter.

"It's my personal opinion that any position player should want to bat third because generally that’s usually like the best hitter on the team," Patterson said.

Well, Korey, that's a debatable statement at best. It could be argued that the best hitter leads off because he gets the most at bats.

Could it be that the hitting-third-bling is brighter than hitting-first-bling? Well, Johnny Damon is 4 months away from proving that theory wrong.