Cubs DFA LaHair

[doublem23]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...e-bryan-lahair

Working on a deal to send him to Japan. I get that Rizzo makes him completely useless on an NL team, but I'm pretty surprised this is the best they could do. Not one team takes a chance on him?

[kittle42]

Does this make him at least in the running for worst All-Star selection ever?

[EMachine10]

Originally Posted by kittle42

Does this make him at least in the running for worst All-Star selection ever?

If you ask me, he already was in the running.

[SoxSpeed22]

"ha!"

I'm also surprised no other team would at least want him to be a pinch hitter.

[WhiteSox5187]

Originally Posted by kittle42

Does this make him at least in the running for worst All-Star selection ever?

Wasn't he named by the players and not by the fans? There have been a couple of bad All Star selections. Garciaparra was named one year after playing something like seven games. There was another player who was a utility guy and just happened to be in attendance to the game when one of the starters got hurt and he was named at the last minute. Plus, Lahair had a pretty good first half.

[CoopaLoop]

lol remember the hype starting to build in April. That was some of the dumbest **** I have ever heard in this town.

[mrfourni]

Originally Posted by CoopaLoop

lol remember the hype starting to build in April. That was some of the dumbest **** I have ever heard in this town.

Wasn't it Phil Rodgers who picked him over pk in those stupid crosstown comparisons

[TheVulture]

Originally Posted by WhiteSox5187

Garciaparra was named one year after playing something like seven games.

Yes, but Garciaparra was a borderline great player. Hell, in 2003 it looked like he was well on his way to Cooperstown.

[AshleyShaferBMW]

Originally Posted by kittle42

Does this make him at least in the running for worst All-Star selection ever?

Worst All-Star ever has to be Jason Varitek in 2008