Steve Stone Is Like Your Buddy's Ex-Girlfriend

You know when your buddy breaks up with a girl and to make him feel better you say stuff you really don't mean? You might say you never liked her or that he's way better off without her and you're glad she's gone. Then two weeks later they're back together and now you're the asshole? Well, that's how I've treated Steve Stone.

I've been hesitant in ripping Stone for some reason. I guess I wasn't sure if we've seen the last of him and I didn't want to rip him and then have to take him back later. I never blamed him for leaving, I always put that on Kent Mercker, Moises Alou and the rest of the thin-skinned babies of 2004. Well, I can now officially say that Steve Stone is a whore and I'm glad he's gone.

We all remember a couple of weeks ago when Carlos Zambrano hit DeWayne Wise in the ass with a purpose pitch and Steve Stone got all self-righteous on us. In fact, he inaccurately stated that “If you are wondering why Zambrano has never won more than 14 games in a season, this is the reason right here.” Obviously we all knew Stone was full of shit, well, except for this guy. I kind of just chalked it up to the fact that in order to broadcast for the White Sox, you have to bitch, cry and complain for the entire 3 hours. I also figured that Steve Stone just plain didn't like Big Z, and that's fine too.

Last night's game makes you wonder though, how many times has Z lost a game because the team let him down, not the other way around? Zambrano gave the Cubs every opportunity to win last night, pitching 6 innings of 2 run ball on short rest. The team called on him and he delivered, he just didn't have a lot of help. Does Stone really think that Carlos doesn't have more wins because he hits utility players in the ass? I remember him being much smarter than that.