Until Contract End Do They Part

With each passing day, the disaster that is Jacque Jones becomes more and more apparent. However good he was at one time, he is barely passable as a major leaguer now. Beyond his inability to put bat on ball, he's starting to make Cubs fans pine for Moises Alou and his baserunning blunders (always followed by a tantrum). See, at least Alou could hit.

You really can't blame Dusty Baker for trotting Jones out every day. It's not Dusty's fault that someone signed Jones for three years. It’s also not Dusty's fault that said signor did not give Dusty a platoon bat to go with Jones. Jacque's inability to hit left handed pitching is not exactly a secret on the level of the Coca Cola formula.

Interestingly, the guy who is responsible also has a three-year contract. Yes, Jim Hendry, the man who is about to oversee his fourth consecutive year of diminishing wins, is signed to be here in Chicago just as long as Jacque Jones.

It will be fun to have these two guys hitched to each other as a permanent reminder of ineptitude.