That would be, of course, Skip Bayless.

This isn't directly Cubs related, although it is primarily about an ex-Cub, Rafael Palmeiro. According to Bayless, Palmeiro is not Hall-worthy, which is a defensible enough position ... I guess. I wouldn't agree with it, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

The problem is that Bayless doesn't even pretend to lay down any kind of principled case for Palmeiro's Hall exclusion. It's completely subjective, and indeed, it's almost all about how he was portrayed by media folks like him. In other words, Bayless seems to think that a player's Hall of Fame credentials come down to ... hype.

The Chicago Cubs promoted 2000 1st round draft pick (3rd overall) and leftfielder Luis Montanez from low-A Peoria to double-A West Tennessee, reports the Peoria Journal Star. Montanez has hit .305/.384/.521 this year for Peoria in 82 games. This is Montanez's 6th season in the Cubs' minor league system and his first stop above A-ball. He was sent down to short-season A ball last year to learn the outfield after his failure to progress as a middle infielder. West Tenn, of course, recently lost two outfielders to the big league club.

Adam Greenberg is going to be stuck with a 1.000 career on base average for the time being. As noted by commenter diana, the Chicago Cubs announced today that they placed Greenberg on the 15-day disabled list. He suffered a concussion when he was hit in the head by the first pitch he saw as a big leaguer after his recent call-up. To take his place on the roster, the Cubs promoted Ben Grieve from triple-A Iowa. Grieve had a short stint with the big league club in late April, early May when he went 3-12 with 5 walks in 15 games. For Iowa, Grieve has hit .250/.371/.519 this year.