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Ugh, it's on the Chiefs web site too. RHPs Jose Pina and 2008 draftees Jay Jackson join Peoria. Also, RHP Blake Parker goes from Iowa to Daytona. Is TJS in his near future? It seems to be sort of a right of passage these days.

I cant wait until the get the hell over yourself, its a joke option is added. You'll be the first. This makes less sense than the defensive indifference rule in baseball. :D

and jack cust was available to any team in baseball for a couple of years if they were willing to put him on their major league roster. he only had the #8 OPS+ in the AL last year. The Rule V draft is filled with guys who can't play and guys that can play at a high level...to me its just as big of a crap shoot as the regular draft, but you have to have to roster space in order to draft...maybe two or three teams a year can draft a guy and sit him on the bench for the entire year and not handcuff their 25 man roster. For me, I guess I'm just tired of seeing all these upstart, young, teams like the Marlins, Rays, Diamondbacks(remember last years sweep), Rockies(last years NL champ), etc...beat up on my Cubbies using "their" young and developed guys while we use our highly overpaid free agent guys. Obviously those teams know how to develop and push guys, and we don't...So give Kroger and Craig a chance, we just might stumble upon something good with them. Craig would be an old man on the Marlins, Rays, and Diamondbacks. He's neither young nor developed. Kroger on the other hand might be worth a shot in a platoon situation.

I'm not sure if you're saying the trade was insane or the e-mailer, but I though it was a very solid trade for the Grizzlies. Gay. Love. Era., get it?

Aramis isn't going anywhere any time soon and Vitters needs to work on his defense, and in the worst way. Let him stay in Boise. I'm just happy he's hitting somewhere.

Dubois was rated pretty highly. Patterson, Dubois, and Choi get my votes. I think you're misremembering. He was a 14th round draft choice out of college and didn't make it to the bigs until he was 25 (played 20 games).The year before he was in Iowa he hit .269/352/.458 in Jackson. That 2004 link had him as the 14 rated prospect by Tim. I think that fact that so many people wanted him to play instead of Hollinsworth is clouding your judgement. It turns out that Dubois wasn't that good. I will go to my grave thinking that he was better than Todd by the time 2005 rolled around. But those were dark Dusty days. Days I like to forget.

All these posts are more than one word. my word is: Numismatic

He was busted juicing last year or the year before. I'm not saying that has anything to do with it... just thought it needed pointed out. He was suspended 15 games for the beginning of the 2005 season...I've personally seen the kid play countless games throughout the Southern League before and after that 2005 season and he still looks the same and is one hell of a player. I've read articles quoting him as saying he denies ever taking anything and looking at his numbers since then, I would have to believe him. He did play a month or so last year in AAA and had pretty decent numbers for such few games and correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he was a player of the week during that time also. I think the kid deserves a shot, if you can play corner infield I'm sure you can stand out there and do your best Soriano impersonation in one of the corner outfield spots. Craig 27 years old and in AA. He's an organizational filler at this point.

I can agree with this.

Then you haven't been watching Lou for the past 1 1/2. Pie is the rule. Theriot is only playing b/c there is no one else Lou is comfortable with (read, no vet). Barrett was a very dumb baseball payers and an even worse defensive catcher, Soto has produced. And even then it took them almost an entire year of Koye Hill and Rob Bowen to give him a shot. With Lou, if you're a first or second year player you better produce right away and you better not make any mistakes because you only get one shot. He's as old school as they come. The difference between Dusty and Lou is that Lou lives in a reality based world and Dusty doesn't. Your post is illogical and full of baseless spin. I'll take your assertions one at a time, and also point out some stuff you chose to leave out: 1) Theriot didn't get the job because no one else was on the roster. Theriot replaced Izturis, a marginal verteran. 2) Soto replaced veterans. The notion that Soto should have gotten a shot earlier than he did ignores the fact that, up until last season, he hadn't done anything to indicate he would be a good ML catcher. 3) Fontenot played 2B for quite a long time last season and has played quite a bit this season is pite of his struggles at the plate (hitting .230, last I looked). 4) Cedeno is on the team and has played well, getting spot starts at both MIF positions and being sent up to PH in crucial situations. He is blocked by a Theriot, not by some marginal vet like Izturis, Neifi or Macias. 5) Marmol is argauably the most important pitcher on the staff. Lou shows great faith in him, even when he struggles a bit. 6) When Hoff was up he played, and played quite a bit. The only reason he is down now is b/c Ward came off the DL. And who the hell cares if Lou is "old school"? What the hell does that even mean? Just last week he was going on about how good someone's OBP is and how important that is. If "old school" means what I think you intend it to mean, then no, Lou is not "old school". It's such a dumb, throw-away term. Right up there with calling every small, white, MIF'er "gritty". I'm not going to refute your points one by one, I'll just say this. The difference between Lou and Dusty is that Lou knows crap when he sees it. Theroit got a shot after Isturis sucked for more than a year (some Dusty time too) Soto was producing in the minors for over a year and was a better player than Hill when they brought Hill up to catch. Lou has little patience for young players that make mistakes, he demonstrated that over and over again. If you don't think Lou is old school than you haven't seen him fill out a line-up card or payed much attention to how he and Larry handles a pitching staff. There is nothing necessarily wrong with that approach as long as he has the right tools with which to implement it.

DuBois wasn't a highly regarded prospect was he? I always saw him as better than Todd Hollinsworth. I didn't pay attention to prospects until I found this place so my list is confined and short Bobby Hill Hee Sop Choi Brian Dopirak Ryan Harvey Current Contender: Jeff "jump the Shark" Samardzija http://www.jeff-samardzija.com/ (Don't skip the Intro. The eyes, they pierce. He so dreamy) He's probably the most over-hyped Cub prospect I've ever known, which isn't saying much.

Didn't they have mullett night a few years ago. Then there's the father and son smoke all the crack you can before a game beat the 1st base coach night.

Then you haven't been watching Lou for the past 1 1/2. Pie is the rule. Theriot is only playing b/c there is no one else Lou is comfortable with (read, no vet). Barrett was a very dumb baseball payers and an even worse defensive catcher, Soto has produced. With Lou, if you're a first or second year player you better produce right away and you better not make any mistakes because you only get one shot. He's as old school as they come. The difference between Dusty and Lou is that Lou lives in a reality based world and Dusty doesn't. I don't think Lou is "as old school as they come".... The Cubs organization as a whole is in win-now mode. The organizational viewpoint is that now isn't the time to exercise patience or give young, blossoming players the appropriate time to develop at the big league level. :scratch: You can scratch your head all you want but the logic of your post makes little sense to me.. If the Cubs are in a win now mode Then Lou should Play Murton in LF until Soriano comes back. If the Cubs are in a win now mode Then they shouldn't play young players out of position and then have a hissy when they make a mistake. It's almost a law of physics that players playing out of position will make mistakes. If one puts in player whose played infield almost his entire life in the outfield one is almost guaranteeing that mistakes will happen.

Then you haven't been watching Lou for the past 1 1/2. Pie is the rule. Theriot is only playing b/c there is no one else Lou is comfortable with (read, no vet). Barrett was a very dumb baseball payers and an even worse defensive catcher, Soto has produced. And even then it took them almost an entire year of Koye Hill and Rob Bowen to give him a shot. With Lou, if you're a first or second year player you better produce right away and you better not make any mistakes because you only get one shot. He's as old school as they come. The difference between Dusty and Lou is that Lou lives in a reality based world and Dusty doesn't.

I mentioned this is in another thread about the importance of outcome. Playing players out of position because they are "versatile" may seem like a good idea on the surface but it will sometimes result in poor play. Eric Patterson is NOT an outfielder, he's a 2nd baseman. His problems are a result of playing a position his is not suited for. People shouldn't get made at Eric, they should get mad at Lou. I think Lou now knows that Patterson isn't a LFer, at least not yet. He still has time to learn.

YIKES

I just drove home from work. While driving I was listening to the Sox feed with Farmer and Stone. Now that I'm watching Bob, I really miss Stone. He's simply better than Bob. It's really no comparison.

Actually, this series is part of that 10-game road trip. After this series they will have 7 games on the road. Was it over when the German bombed Pearl Harbor?!

Indeed and any other prospect as well. Gallagher, "The Shark", Veal, Pie, Murton, Patterson, Colvin, Rhee, let them take their pick of any two or three.

F the sox, GO CUBS! 10 day road trip after this series. This is where the Cubs demoralize the division rivals or let them back in it.

Rose is a good kid. I am happy for him. Hopefully he's a good professional basketball player too.

2007 Cubs +62 2007 DBacks -20 The Brewers don't have the benefit of playing in the NL west. Or having a lights out late inning relieving corps.

I bet he was thinking, "Hey, Lou! Stop smacking your lips so much!" :D

It's a terrible piece of garbage. A lot of players don't want to know. Those that do can't hit the ball if it is located. What a load of crap. How about all the other teams that win at home?