May 29 - June 15

[dalgreen]

These are the dates for when we eternal optimists will either call it quits on the 2006 season or will continue thinking we can make the playoffs. During that stretch we play only Cincy, St. Louis and Houston. Perhaps that's what Hendry is waiting for.

 

But for some strange reason (again this is the optimist in me speaking) it seems we should be 12-15 games out instead of only seven out on the loss side.

[Banedon]

These are the dates for when we eternal optimists will either call it quits on the 2006 season or will continue thinking we can make the playoffs. During that stretch we play only Cincy, St. Louis and Houston. Perhaps that's what Hendry is waiting for.

 

But for some strange reason (again this is the optimist in me speaking) it seems we should be 12-15 games out instead of only seven out on the loss side.

 

I'll agree with that last sentence. I can't believe we aren't further out than we are.

 

That said, I just don't want Hendry to wait until it's too late to do something. I'd rather he do something soon enough that a change can have a positive impact on THIS year...

[goonys evil twin]

But for some strange reason (again this is the optimist in me speaking) it seems we should be 12-15 games out instead of only seven out on the loss side.

 

I'll agree with that last sentence. I can't believe we aren't further out than we are.

 

It helps that Cincy and Hou have the same record as the Cubs over the past 10 days (3-7), and that STL was in only 3rd place before it's 7-3 run.

[biittner77]

The way they're going lately, both the Reds and the Astros will be looking up at the Brewers pretty soon.

[TheDude]

That said, I just don't want Hendry to wait until it's too late to do something. I'd rather he do something soon enough that a change can have a positive impact on THIS year...

 

It is difficult for GMs to do something this early in the season. Other teams know that can get better value the closer to the trade deadline they get. Hendry can ask all he wants right now and get nowhere.

[Banedon]

That said, I just don't want Hendry to wait until it's too late to do something. I'd rather he do something soon enough that a change can have a positive impact on THIS year...

 

It is difficult for GMs to do something this early in the season. Other teams know that can get better value the closer to the trade deadline they get. Hendry can ask all he wants right now and get nowhere.

 

I understand that...I was thinking more in along the lines of any managerial changes.

[goonys evil twin]

That said, I just don't want Hendry to wait until it's too late to do something. I'd rather he do something soon enough that a change can have a positive impact on THIS year...

 

It is difficult for GMs to do something this early in the season. Other teams know that can get better value the closer to the trade deadline they get. Hendry can ask all he wants right now and get nowhere.

 

It's difficult, but every year moves are made this early. And every year Jim is a GM we've heard the "nobody wants to deal" line only to see other people make deals before Hendry.

 

And it's never too early to fire the worthless coaching staff. Other teams that rebounded from awful starts often did so only after a regime change.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

We're going to hit another stretch soon where we face a bunch of LH starters. Hopefully we make some adjustment or have some personnel change to be able to hit better than .020 or whatever it is we're hitting against them.