Penny for Your Pitcher?

I love the look of the umpire's face. Granted, I would have pissed in my pants by now.

Brad Penny's option looks as though it won't be exercised for next season. The Dodgers placed him on the 60-day DL in order to activate Rafael Furcal, and when asked about his option, Penny replied that GM Ned Coletti had not talked about it with him, indicating it wouldn't be picked up. Now, will it? For $9 million, Penny would be worth the gamble I would think. However, if they just go ahead and unload Pierre and Andruw (anywhere), they could have enough money to go for Sabathia, meaning Penny won't be needed. Side bar, they should just get rid of Jones and Pierre, even if they don't get much back. Back to Penny, he has been fairly injury prone, but before this year, he had three straight years of 30+ starts. In my humble opinion, letting Penny go would be a bad idea. You don't get $9 million ace-potential pitchers anymore. If they let him go, I hope the Braves, and I know other teams, will take a chance and sign him. He'll only be 31 next season. Anyone else think he'll be motivated next year?