Shalom

It's time to say good bye to Joe Borowski. I like Joe, and I thank him for his service in 2003. The Cubs wouldn't have gone as far as they did without him. And I'm glad he banked some coin as a result of that brief success.

But, despite contributing to a pennant divisional pennant in the past, he will be as valuable to the 2005 Cubs as Ed Reulbach. Every ball he pitches flies 380 feet in the air. Many of them don't land within the confines of major league ball parks.

So long, Joe. And go in peace.

Oh, and take John Koronka with you, please.