This Move, That Move, Whatever Move . . .

As the vaunted Redlegs prepared to play the Redbirds today, the team announced that Gimpy Griffey would not make the trip to Colorado, that Cody Ross's injured pinky will be stuck in ice for 15 days, and that Chris Denorfia was recalled from Lullville.

Naturally, this move has piqued the conspiracy theorists in Redlegville, and the denizens are pretty sure they saw smoke coming from the grassy knoll.

Say wha?

In the big picture this is a penny-ante move to give the team some badly needed outfield depth. All of a sudden the team is down to four roamers--Dunn, Freel, Kearns and McCracken. Two of those four (Dunn, Freel) really need a blow and McCracken's bat frightens women, children and animals . . . never mind the Redlegville denizens.

Remember: the brass wants Denorfia to get regular at-bats, which is why he was Lullville all along instead of plucking ass splinters like McCracken and Ross. But now, with slumps, fatigue and lack of depth, the timing of the move was right to bring in Denorfia because he will play--for now. By the time they head to Arizona and if Gimpy Griffey is ready, Denorfia might be sent back to Lullville.

Just because you saw smoke doesn't mean there's fire.

Yet.