Oh, the agony

August 10th, 2008 at 10:36pm Tony Garcia

You all mocked the Sports Illustrated cover jinx when Kosuke Fukudome was on in May.

Now look.

And Cubs skipper Lou Piniella is not going to be patient much longer. From the postgame notes of The Associated Press:

Cubs manager Lou Piniella wants more production from All-Star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome. If he doesn’t start producing, the Cubs’ right fielder and biggest offseason acquisition (four years, $48 million) could have his playing time reduced. “We need him to start hitting,” Piniella said before Sunday’s game. And if Fukudome doesn’t get out of his slump, Piniella said he would have to start looking for other options. That could mean more playing time for Reed Johnson in right or for Mike Fontenot at second with Mark DeRosa moving from second to right. Fukudome went 0-for-4 Sunday night and is in a 30-for-138 slump over his last 39 games.

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