ESPN analyst Steve Phillips criticized Cubs manager Lou Piniella recently for his handling of Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome last season. "My view is Lou doesn't have a great deal of patience for assimilation into culture, assimilation into the team," Phillips said on the radio. "He is just not the most patient guy around, and he tends to verbalize his frustrations in an angry way. I think that may have affected Fukudome a little bit." Piniella played Fukudome in 150 games and gave him 501 at-bats. "I don't have much respect for Steve Phillips," Piniella said after hearing the comment Monday. "Let him be around a little more and see what transpires before he makes assumptions. I've lost total respect for this guy. If he had something to say, let him say it to me."