Daily Herald: Pie still in Cubs’ plans

Cubs manager Lou Piniella says center fielder Felix Pie isn’t a forgotten man. Quite the contrary, to hear Piniella tell it.

“I’ve gotten involved,” Piniella said before Thursday’s game, which Pie did not start. “We’re just shortening up his swing, getting him to hit more front-sided as opposed to back-sided. It might take a little bit, but I think it’s going to really help him.”

The program, Piniella said, is intense.

“He’s taking batting practice every day,” the manager said. “He’s working in the cage. He’s working with our hitting coach right now, as we speak. We’re filming everything, so he can see it. At the same time, we’re doing a few other things with the strength coach that will help him, too. Last night, he took four pitches out of the zone. We’ve tried to simplify things.”
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“I told him I said there’s no hurry,” Piniella said. “ ‘When you feel comfortable, we’ll get you out there.’ I would think a week or so of taking b.p. and getting some weight shift and some front-arm extension and a little shorter swing, this kid will catch on. When he does and he feels comfortable with it, we’ll run him out there.”

C’mon… he looked GREAT at the plate so far this season, I thought (as a Brewer fan). 
Start him now, start him everyday, start him always, start him at all nine positions (but if he starts hitting, bench him) :P