Phil Rogers Actually Gets Paid To Write This Stuff?

I'm not sure if Phil Rogers is trying to be clever, controversial, or funny but he only comes across as stupid in his latest article. Apparently, Phil took it personally that Big Z hit two White Sox batters on Sunday but he has blessed us all with this steaming pile of crap:

"As Lou Piniella was saying on Friday, enough's enough. Get Carlos Zambrano out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He's not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it's wishful thinking that he'll ever mature into one.

First thing Monday morning, put Zambrano on waivers. If anyone claims him and the $62.75 million left on his contract which runs through 2012, immediately trade him for whatever is being offered, from a bag of balls to a 32-year-old minor-leaguer.

Unfortunately for the North Side drama queens, their ace once again reported for work wearing size 30 shoes and a red rubber ball on his nose. Zambrano pitched badly and lost his cool for about the zillionth time, venting his frustrations on White Sox hitters en route to a 6-0 loss."

I'm assuming Phil doesn't see the irony here as he's venting like an emotional idiot over a guy he thinks vents like an emotional idiot. Also, if I made a list of everything that bothered me about the Cubs loss on Sunday, I'd probably have Zambrano's performance somewhere around #37, right behind "why do they still let Aaron Miles sit in the dugout" at #36. One day, when I'm telling my grandchildren about a thing called newspapers, I'll gleefully point to this article while explaining to them why the industry died.

Edit**(6/29/09 10:15 AM) You have got to be fucking kidding me.