so does baker have his "horses" now?

[badger1679666666]

Prior isn't a very good pitcher. I'd trade him for a hitter just like I'd trade Hill for a hitter.

 

 

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[Soul]

Baker and Hendry need to go for what they have done since they took their positions, but as far as this season is concerned, it's all on the players. We have about 20 guys who should be playing better.

 

:-k

 

We do?

 

 

Anyhow, it's the manager's job to get the most from whoever he's putting out there, and clearly Baker hasn't come close to doing that.

[indycub]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

[JeffH]

For a team missing its horses, we certainly do have a lot of horse manure.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

 

We'd be a better team at this point, simply because Prior hasn't contributed much at all to this season. On the other hand, I'm not sure we'd be over 500.

 

Had Hendry traded Prior for Tejada, he likely would have moved Cedeno to second and dumped Walker for peanuts. So, Tejada's production would be in the place of Walker rather than Cedeno.

[abuck1220]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

 

We'd be a better team at this point, simply because Prior hasn't contributed much at all to this season. On the other hand, I'm not sure we'd be over 500.

 

Had Hendry traded Prior for Tejada, he likely would have moved Cedeno to second and dumped Walker for peanuts. So, Tejada's production would be in the place of Walker rather than Cedeno.

 

the cubs wouldn't be anywhere near .500 if you simply subbed tejada for walker. not even close.

[Careless]

still at it

"If people want to blame me for everything that's happened this year, I'm a powerful man—more powerful than I know."

 

is he telling us he's superman with that last one? i'm confused.

Wow, am I glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this, might have lost a laptop. Instantly my new favorite Baker quote. Maybe he's planning on becoming a Kwisatz Haderach? But hey, if Baker wants to drink the Water of Life, I won't stop him

[A New Era]

still at it

"If people want to blame me for everything that's happened this year, I'm a powerful man—more powerful than I know."

 

is he telling us he's superman with that last one? i'm confused.

Wow, am I glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this, might have lost a laptop. Instantly my new favorite Baker quote. Maybe he's planning on becoming a Kwisatz Haderach? But hey, if Baker wants to drink the Water of Life, I won't stop him

 

If it seems to be, the score thinks he meant "if I'm responsible for all THIS, then I'm a very powerful man". . But if THIS means how bad the Cubs are, then that's stupid. Because he IS responsible. So it's just as bad no matter what context you look at it in.

[rawaction]

For a team missing its horses, we certainly do have a lot of horse manure.

 

Quote for truth.

[NewUserName]

Maybe it is time to put the "horses" out to pasture

[srbin84]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

 

We'd be a better team at this point, simply because Prior hasn't contributed much at all to this season. On the other hand, I'm not sure we'd be over 500.

 

Had Hendry traded Prior for Tejada, he likely would have moved Cedeno to second and dumped Walker for peanuts. So, Tejada's production would be in the place of Walker rather than Cedeno.

 

the cubs wouldn't be anywhere near .500 if you simply subbed tejada for walker. not even close.

 

It doesn't mean they shouldn't have made the trade though. I'm not sure that it was ever on the table, but if it was, it's possible it could turn out to be a Lou Brock type thing.

[srbin84]

Maybe it is time to put the "horses" out to pasture

 

Maybe it's time to load up the shotgun.

[abuck1220]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

 

We'd be a better team at this point, simply because Prior hasn't contributed much at all to this season. On the other hand, I'm not sure we'd be over 500.

 

Had Hendry traded Prior for Tejada, he likely would have moved Cedeno to second and dumped Walker for peanuts. So, Tejada's production would be in the place of Walker rather than Cedeno.

 

the cubs wouldn't be anywhere near .500 if you simply subbed tejada for walker. not even close.

 

It doesn't mean they shouldn't have made the trade though. I'm not sure that it was ever on the table, but if it was, it's possible it could turn out to be a Lou Brock type thing.

 

the prior-tejada situation couldn't be any more different than the lou brock trade.

[srbin84]

Let Baker have his excuses. What does it really matter? We know better (and I'm NOT being sarcastic). And most of the enlightened baseball world knows, too.

 

I pretty much agree. I am not going to work myself into a lather over this anymore. It was a good sign that Prior that was in low 90s all night, and topped out at 96 (I think), only b/c it increases his trade value. That's really all I care about at this point....and what the Bulls do on Wed. night.

 

Trading Prior would be downright silly.

 

As much as I love Prior, where would we be right now if we had pulled the trigger on the Miguek Tejada trade?

 

We'd be a better team at this point, simply because Prior hasn't contributed much at all to this season. On the other hand, I'm not sure we'd be over 500.

 

Had Hendry traded Prior for Tejada, he likely would have moved Cedeno to second and dumped Walker for peanuts. So, Tejada's production would be in the place of Walker rather than Cedeno.

 

the cubs wouldn't be anywhere near .500 if you simply subbed tejada for walker. not even close.

 

It doesn't mean they shouldn't have made the trade though. I'm not sure that it was ever on the table, but if it was, it's possible it could turn out to be a Lou Brock type thing.

 

the prior-tejada situation couldn't be any more different than the lou brock trade.

 

I'm just saying if Prior continues down the path he's been on since 2003, it would be like a reverse Brock trade because we kept next to nothing when we could have got something very good.