Found April 27, 2011 on Cubs Billy Goat Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The rumors have not started yet and he hasn't even received the dreaded vote of confidence from manager Mike Quade, but its looking more and more like Ty Colvin could be demoted to AAA Iowa. While Kosuke Fukudome has gotten off to his typical hot April start (.458/.552/.479), Colvin, who was suppose to split time with Fukudome, has struggled (.128/.196/.319). Quade has taken notice and pushed Colvin to the back of the bench, with Reed Johnson serving as Fukudome's platoon partner and Jeff Baker platooning with Carlos Pena at first. As a result, playing time has been sparse for Colvin. Colvin has started just one of the last 10 games and that was the first game of the double-header on April 20th. Its hard to get out of a slump when you are not playing regularly and Colvin is just 1 for 10 in those 10 games. By the looks of it, a demotion would make sense. Colvin would get regular playing time to work on his swing and the Cubs could call up someone who could provide...
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