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Look, no long-timer here is under any illlusion about my opinion regarding the current incarnation of the Cubs and its brain-trust, such as it is. Shoot, my sig alone should tell eveything regarding where I've been on the matter (such siggy existing for nearly three YEARS now). And we're all (presumably) lucid and sane regarding the Cubs disaster that is 2006 and the reasons forthwith. Yet....

 

I can' shake the thought that we're just 9.5 games out of the wild card with 5.5 weeks yet to play. We have one of the five best pitchers in baseball (Z), a bonafide all-star at 3B and C, several interesting young starting pitchers, a deep bench, an respectable leadoff man/CF, and a nice bullpen. So...

 

Is it possible??

 

 

 

 

 

No it's not going to happen this year, but for all of the naysayers I think there is a possibility that this team could be in contention next year. Probably the biggest reason is that it's the NL Central, but I've said all along that I'm hoping for 1 FA signing (Schmidt), 1 impact bat acquired in a trade involving a package of Murton/Cedeno/Pie, Marshall/Hill/Guzman/Marmol/Mateo, plus other prospects, and our share of luck and health (Cubs are way overdue). It would be great if Miller can stick as #4 or #5 starter.

 

I agree that the Cubs can compete next year, but you are also counting on nobody else making any kind of moves. The Mets will still be the class of the NL. They will be a major player for Zito, IMO. The Cards aren't gonna be happy with this season and I don't think we can count on them settling for mediocrity in LF, RF, and 2B. The Brewers have a lot of young guys that will be a year older, they will have a healthy Sheets and money this offseason. The Phillies will have money.

 

 

Cards appear to have LF locked down with Duncan.

 

Dude looks like a player.

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I fear that the Cubs will play just well enough to allow Hendry to extend Dusty.

I fear he'll be back no matter how they play. The dude hasn't had his horses for a couple of years now. :cry:

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Cards appear to have LF locked down with Duncan.

 

Dude looks like a player.

 

maybe he figured things out and became a player, but dude looks to me to be another in the long line of players who perform way over his head for the Cardinals. his current OPS is .309 above his minor league career OPS, .235 above what he did at AAA last year, and .255 above what he did at AAA this year before being called up.

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Cards appear to have LF locked down with Duncan.

 

Dude looks like a player.

 

maybe he figured things out and became a player, but dude looks to me to be another in the long line of players who perform way over his head for the Cardinals. his current OPS is .309 above his minor league career OPS, .235 above what he did at AAA last year, and .255 above what he did at AAA this year before being called up.

Hitting in front of Pujols might have something to do with that.

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Cards appear to have LF locked down with Duncan.

 

Dude looks like a player.

 

maybe he figured things out and became a player, but dude looks to me to be another in the long line of players who perform way over his head for the Cardinals. his current OPS is .309 above his minor league career OPS, .235 above what he did at AAA last year, and .255 above what he did at AAA this year before being called up.

Hitting in front of Pujols might have something to do with that.

 

Didn't do too much for So Taguchi.

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My guess is Duncan will follow the path of John Rodriguez.

 

Full season of Duncan = .810 OPS or so. Good enough to start in the Cubs OF, but not anything special.

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i think many of you miss the true shame in this thread...

the fact that we are still alive in the wild card with this crap team that hendry built.

just think if he had actually gotten another starter like we all thought we needed..or one more big bat...

unfortunately for the 3rd straight season jim built a team that was entirely dependent on prior and wood being healthy and good..which has not happened for some time.

 

thanks jim

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goonys evil twin

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at this point if the Cubs could just finish at or within 5 games of .500 id be happy.

 

I don't really understand why that would make any Cubs fan happy. If they won every game from here on out I'd be happy. If they had a complete overhaul of the organization I'd be happy. But I can't understand being happy with the team finishing within 5 games of .500.

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at this point if the Cubs could just finish at or within 5 games of .500 id be happy.

 

I don't really understand why that would make any Cubs fan happy. If they won every game from here on out I'd be happy. If they had a complete overhaul of the organization I'd be happy. But I can't understand being happy with the team finishing within 5 games of .500.

because of how the season is went...lol. thats the only reason it would make me happy.
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at this point if the Cubs could just finish at or within 5 games of .500 id be happy.

 

I don't really understand why that would make any Cubs fan happy. If they won every game from here on out I'd be happy. If they had a complete overhaul of the organization I'd be happy. But I can't understand being happy with the team finishing within 5 games of .500.

because of how the season is went...lol. thats the only reason it would make me happy.

 

I still don't see why that would make somebody happy. If it was April 1 and somebody said the Cubs are going to finish 5 under .500, would that make you happy? If the team was 10 over .500 now but finished 5 under, would that make you happy? I don't see why a late surge would make anybody happy when the results are still pathetic.

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When you have 4 rookie starting pitchers, there is no realistic chance of getting back into the playoff race.

 

I would prefer that the Cubs do not do well for the rest of the year because I do not want management to be able to kid themselves about how far away this team is from being a legitimate contender.

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