Who doesn't love a redhead? Well, the Cubs for one.

For those of you who have been with us since the very beginning (thanks Mom and Jeff!), you are no doubt well versed in my unhealthy love for a certain monster-thighed young outfielder named Mathew Henry Murton.

Well, all off-season and most of Spring Training, YOUR Chicago Cubs have been trying to trade him...mostly because he wasn't left-handed (or because he's a redhead, I can't remember which).

For a lot of us, this made no sense since a) he's basically a career .300 hitter


and b) anyone they could get to replace him would be basically a downgrade (I'm looking at you Marlon Byrd and Reed Johnson). Well, despite these these clear-as-a-bell concerns, YOUR Chicago Cubs went out and signed ANOTHER right-handed outfielder leaving Murton to twist in the wind.

Brilliant.

So basically, after never really getting a full season to put his above-average skills on display, YOUR Chicago Cubs gave Matt the finger and are now trying to decide whether to trade him for 10 cents on the dollar or send him back to AAA without a shot of returning to the Show.

I'm so mad I could spit.

A blogger for the Sun-Times sums it up best:

As of right now, Murton is the only player in the Cubs Organization, outside of who is in the starting lineup, who could step in and play outfield on a full-time basis and not have the offense take a dramatic hit. Sure, Murton doesn't run as well as Soriano or have the same power, but he does have the ability to get on base much more than Soriano which leads to....more runs being scored.

I am actually spitting now.

So Matt can't play center. Big friggin' deal. Can't Fuku do that? Wasn't that the plan when Pie couldn't sniff .200 in the Bigs? Why go outside the organization to fill this "need"? Couldn't DeRosa fill in for Fuku if need be? What about Ronny? What the hell?

I need to lie down.

So very angry.

Go Cubs. (Not mine, YOURS)