5/21 Cubs (Garza) @ Astros (Norris), 7:05 on CSN

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well, that was predictable.

 

Well, if it was so darned predictable..... why didn't you predict it ???

[mwshake]

Well, that was predictable.

 

Well, if it was so darned predictable..... why didn't you predict it ???

 

Because I didn't want people flooding my inbox asking for stock picks, once they saw how awesome my psychic abilities were.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well, that was predictable.

 

Well, if it was so darned predictable..... why didn't you predict it ???

 

Because I didn't want people flooding my inbox asking for stock picks, once they saw how awesome my psychic abilities were.

 

Lame, very lame.

[mwshake]

Well, that was predictable.

 

Well, if it was so darned predictable..... why didn't you predict it ???

 

Because I didn't want people flooding my inbox asking for stock picks, once they saw how awesome my psychic abilities were.

 

Lame, very lame.

 

At least I tried.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well, that was predictable.

 

Well, if it was so darned predictable..... why didn't you predict it ???

 

Because I didn't want people flooding my inbox asking for stock picks, once they saw how awesome my psychic abilities were.

 

Lame, very lame.

 

At least I tried.

 

More'n I can say for the CUBS tonight, eh?

[mwshake]

More'n I can say for the CUBS tonight, eh?

 

I was thinking the same thing... :D

[Little Slide Rooter]

 

At least I tried.

 

More'n I can say for the CUBS tonight, eh?

 

I don't know, it's hard to make the Houston Astros look this good without trying.

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

At least I tried.

 

More'n I can say for the CUBS tonight, eh?

 

I don't know, it's hard to make the Houston Astros look this good without trying.

 

.... and just as you type that, Sveum sends Lalli up to pinch hit for LaHair.

[Smack]

Is LaHair hurt or something? Wtf?

[SouthSideRyan]

Right, we'll probably have a 55M payroll next year.

 

I didn't say that. But they need to spend on impact players and sprinkle in some low risk high reward guys to supplement it not try to nickel and dime the team back to relevance.

 

Soooooo trade Garza????

 

If they're going to spend, then extend Garza. If they plan to do a rebuild from the primarily from the farm, picking up Ian Stewarts and Chris Volstads along the way then you trade Garza for the right price. We could probably get 3 very good prospects. He's really all we have as far as valuable trade chips. Dempster will bring back something, but as a rent a player nothing close to what Garza would.

 

Sooooooo 60 million dollar payroll

[Rizzo Smash]

17 straight scoreless innings

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have been shutout in their last 17 innings....... 25 out of their last 26 innings...... and 32 out of their last 35 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[mwshake]

Do we have to remind Sveum that this game doesn't score like golf? That in baseball, you have to get a HIGH score to win?

[Rizzo Smash]

Do we have to remind Sveum that this game doesn't score like golf? That in baseball, you have to get a HIGH score to win?

Don't think we need to remind Sveum anything. Think we need to remind the offense though.

[Schwarber Fan]

Randy Wells hasn't looked too bad

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wells has been downright respectable tonight.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 3-24 when they trail at the end of the 8th inning.... 12-2 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 9 runs in an inning.... Fri 14 Aug 2009 (10 runs in the 4th inning) in a 17-2 win over Pittsburgh at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Right, we'll probably have a 55M payroll next year.

 

I didn't say that. But they need to spend on impact players and sprinkle in some low risk high reward guys to supplement it not try to nickel and dime the team back to relevance.

 

Soooooo trade Garza????

 

If they're going to spend, then extend Garza. If they plan to do a rebuild from the primarily from the farm, picking up Ian Stewarts and Chris Volstads along the way then you trade Garza for the right price. We could probably get 3 very good prospects. He's really all we have as far as valuable trade chips. Dempster will bring back something, but as a rent a player nothing close to what Garza would.

 

Sooooooo 60 million dollar payroll

 

Let's see. Soriano is due 18 mil. Marmol 9.5. DeJesus is I believe 7. Castro and Shark will both be due hefty raises. Other than that, there's not much money in this team. If they don't go for a big name free agent like Hamilton, Hamels, or at least Upton or Ethier, the payroll could conceiveably be around 75.

 

Then again, it could also give us the freedom to re-up Garza, sign Hamels as well as Hamilton, Ethier, or Upton and still have someoney left over for a reliever or 2 and some low risk guys.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 9 runs in an inning.... Fri 14 Aug 2009 (10 runs in the 4th inning) in a 17-2 win over Pittsburgh at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

 

 

 

edit to add: That was the day I took possession of this truck.........

 

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Hornkohl/002-1.jpg

[Schwarber Fan]

Cardenas > Barney

[Sammy Sofa]

Right, we'll probably have a 55M payroll next year.

 

I didn't say that. But they need to spend on impact players and sprinkle in some low risk high reward guys to supplement it not try to nickel and dime the team back to relevance.

 

Soooooo trade Garza????

 

If they're going to spend, then extend Garza. If they plan to do a rebuild from the primarily from the farm, picking up Ian Stewarts and Chris Volstads along the way then you trade Garza for the right price. We could probably get 3 very good prospects. He's really all we have as far as valuable trade chips. Dempster will bring back something, but as a rent a player nothing close to what Garza would.

 

Sooooooo 60 million dollar payroll

 

Works on contingency? No, Money down.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cardenas > Barney

 

tallest midget ??

[mwshake]

Fake rally time!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 11-5 when they get at least 8 hits .... 4-21 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!