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I hope so. I wish I could watch this game. I'd love to see Hill pitch to a great hitting team. [Obvious color commentator comment] The key will be keeping the ball in the ballpark and walks of course.[/Obvious color commentator comment]

I dont know what the point really would be of hitting him 2. I guess it would help a little , but I think 4 or 5 would be a better fit. This is something that should have been done a long time ago. Like in Spring Training.

I don't like any of them. The thing about those parks is that it is virtually impossible to get any air circulating. Yankee stadium is one of the worst venues to watch a game. It's a stagnant sesspool in the summer. At least Shea breaths. All those stadiums suck for fans. Give me a ball park that breaths.

I didn't watch the game, but I totally agree with your assessment of Zambrano. I'm not usually a "get into the head" type of guy. But you can almost see it happen with Z. He gets pissed gets the ball back from the catcher and slings it in there. He usually does this type of stuff for the better part of an inning after something bad happens. He loses all focus. If I were Lou I would tell Barrett to talk to Z every time something bad happens, if for no other reason then to slow him down a bit.

2006 was last year. 2005 was the year before last year. This year is 2007 I didn't include organizations that win close to 100 games and make the playoffs each year. It's clearly stupid to include division winners and WS contenders year in and year out with the likes of the Cubs. The Cubs were not about in the middle of the pack. They finished LAST and spent the MOST to do so. Why do you continue defend the Cubs at every turn? And yes, I'd put the Blackhawks at the very top of the bottom of sports franchises.

what do the Arizona Cardinals have to do with anything? I thought he was talking about the Clippers. I don't know about other sports, but to me the Cubs are the clear favorite for worst run organizations in baseball. They're efficency is mind bogglingly bad. And they keep having the same problems over and over and over. The one constant is Hendry. He needs to be gone as soon as the ink is dry on the new owners mortage note. It just goes to show us that working hard is much less important than working smart and having a good strategy. I would say the Mariners are worse run then the Cubs. They have about the same payroll as the Cubs. Their 5 million or more players are Sexon with 14 million, Beltre 11.5 million, Ichiro 11.5 million, Washburn 9.85 million, Weaver 8.9 million, Vidro 7.5 million, Guillen 7.25 million, Johjima 5.65 million, Batista 5.5 million. Who among those players is a true impact player? To me, they are in worse shape and have been run worse than the Cubs have-they haven't even had that much of a problem with injuries the past couple years, and yet they still are mediocre at best (Felix is hurt, but that could be partially their fault). http://www.onestopbaseball.com/TeamPayroll.asp Cubs win. 94 million (66-96) Last place 1.4 million/win 87 million (78-84) Last place 1.15 million/win I'd venture to guess that the Cubs are worst on 3year averages too. Either way it's not good company in which to do business.

what do the Arizona Cardinals have to do with anything? I thought he was talking about the Clippers. I don't know about other sports, but to me the Cubs are the clear favorite for worst run organizations in baseball. They're efficency is mind bogglingly bad. And they keep having the same problems over and over and over. The one constant is Hendry. He needs to be gone as soon as the ink is dry on the new owners mortage note. It just goes to show us that working hard is much less important than working smart and having a good strategy.

I'm no scout, nor am I an expert, but I'd like the Cubs to draft Wieters. At this point I trust Wilkens to do the right thing

FREE MATT MURTON FREE MATT MURTON FREE MATT MURTON :protest:

Does it look to you like Lilly, Marquis, and Hill have an incompetent pitching coach? Because they have the same pitching coach Zambrano has. Yes If the seasons Hill, Lilly, and Marquis are having this year are due to an "incompetent" pitching coach, give me incompetence or give me death. :D (In other words, your statement makes absolutely no sense to me.) Rothschild has been the pitching coach for almost the entire time of Z and Prior's career. He was also the pitching coach for a good portion of Wood's career. Z, Prior, and Wood (to a lesser extent) has been exposed to a terrible amount of abuse under Larry's watch. Larry hasn't done much to improve any pitcher in my estimation. Hill was doing just fine before he came to the big leagues. Lilly and Marquis have pitched a handfull of games for the Cubs. Lilly was a decent pitcher before comming to Chicago. Marquis was pretty good for the first part of last season too. We'll see how things shake out. Yes we will. However, if frequent reports that Dusty completely ignored Rothschild's advice are true then what's happened in the past is more likely Dusty's fault than Larry's.If your boss ignored your advice and made you look bad would you continue to work for him?

Does it look to you like Lilly, Marquis, and Hill have an incompetent pitching coach? Because they have the same pitching coach Zambrano has. Yes If the seasons Hill, Lilly, and Marquis are having this year are due to an "incompetent" pitching coach, give me incompetence or give me death. :D (In other words, your statement makes absolutely no sense to me.) Rothschild has been the pitching coach for almost the entire time of Z and Prior's career. He was also the pitching coach for a good portion of Wood's career. Z, Prior, and Wood (to a lesser extent) has been exposed to a terrible amount of abuse under Larry's watch. Larry hasn't done much to improve any pitcher in my estimation. Hill was doing just fine before he came to the big leagues. Lilly and Marquis have pitched a handfull of games for the Cubs. Lilly was a decent pitcher before comming to Chicago. Marquis was pretty good for the first part of last season too. We'll see how things shake out.

Its really aggravating how this whole "rap music is to blame" bullcrap is coming to the forefront again. I agree, but at least the discussion needs to occur. Is music/vedio games a cause or an effect? I think music is reflection of a culture not the cause of the culture's ills. Mysoginy is part of our culture and has been for a long time.

Does it look to you like Lilly, Marquis, and Hill have an incompetent pitching coach? Because they have the same pitching coach Zambrano has. Yes

That's probably a good idea too. Unless someone has training the person who is having the seizure could end up with a few teeth missing like Greg Walker.

That's one of the worst trade ideas this side of Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. Carl Crawford is flashy but not that good. Carl Crawford is a valuable player. He's young, cheap, plays elite defense and put up a solid .289/.364/.481 last year. Z is expensive, ineffective and going to be a FA. What makes Crawford a bad player? I hope Pie can be as good as Crawford. No to mention he also has a very good contract. I never said Crawford was bad. I said the trade was one sided. JJ and Z for mediocre outfielder is a terrible trade. Even if Z is a one year rental. And we're saying he's not a mediocre. He had the 2nd highest VORP for AL LFers last year and he plays plus defense. Also he's, young, improving and cheap. Considering everything I'd take him over Z. Of course you would, you're a Cardinal fan. Carlos Zambrano was top 10 in VORP in MLB last year AMONG ALL PITCHERS. Trading the likes of Carl Crawford for him is just plain stupid. Throwing in JJ to sweaten the pot is, well... stupider? Hah, it's not because I'm a Cardinals fan but because of the reasons I outlined above. Heck, if you notice some Cub fan posters agree with me. Z is a FA after this year and he looks injured. You keep bagging on Crawford and I don't know why. He looks injured my eye. He looks like he's got an incompetent pitching coach. Mephisopheles posted data in a different thread showing that Z is getting righthanded batters out a better pace. His problems are walks and left handed batters. The contract limbo could be weighing on him as well. Trading Z AND JJ for Carl Crawford is not a good trade. That's not say I wouldn't trade Z, I just wouldn't trade him for yet another LFer.

in spite of what dan bernstein might say, you cannot swallow your own tongue. bashing out the guy's teeth was unnecessary. just lay the guy on his side to keep his airway open and save him a pricey dental bill. sounds like schneider, being uninformed, overreacted. When a person is having a seizure, you cannot lay them on their side. I've never heard of someone choking on their tongue, so I cannot say whether it is possible or not, but I do know it is highly unsafe and somewhat unlikely to try to turn a person having a seizure on their side. Unless they're vomiting there shouldn't be a problem keeping their airway open. Herm Schneider is a gluttonous slob. Regardless of this, Herm Schneider may or may not be a competent trainer. No, he's incompetent. During a seizure the danger is in biting the tounge do to spasmatic muscle movement. After a seizure the danger is in the tounge falling over the windpipe and preventing breathing. Sulley's right, after a seizure turn a person on their side. During a seizure try to get something in a person's mouth to keep their tounge down.

It's still early and I could be wrong, but I cannpt believe that anyone thought this team would be good this year. They needed OBP and they got another hacker. They needed a CFer and they got two LFers. It's typical Cubs.

That's one of the worst trade ideas this side of Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. Carl Crawford is flashy but not that good. Carl Crawford is a valuable player. He's young, cheap, plays elite defense and put up a solid .289/.364/.481 last year. Z is expensive, ineffective and going to be a FA. What makes Crawford a bad player? I hope Pie can be as good as Crawford. No to mention he also has a very good contract. I never said Crawford was bad. I said the trade was one sided. JJ and Z for mediocre outfielder is a terrible trade. Even if Z is a one year rental. And we're saying he's not a mediocre. He had the 2nd highest VORP for AL LFers last year and he plays plus defense. Also he's, young, improving and cheap. Considering everything I'd take him over Z. Of course you would, you're a Cardinal fan. Carlos Zambrano was top 10 in VORP in MLB last year AMONG ALL PITCHERS. Trading the likes of Carl Crawford for him is just plain stupid. Throwing in JJ to sweaten the pot is, well... stupider?

Hype will take you a long way

MLB is the most exclusive old boys club on the face of the planet. It makes the Bush Administration look like an Amyway convention. There are plenty of people working for ball clubs that have no business being there. The Yankees just fired their trainer who got his job becuase the front office wanted to promote a series of health clubs. The Cubs hired a trainer who didn't have a liscence and then fired the guy who turned him in. MLB let people into clubhouses for the sole purpose of distributing steriods (allegedly). They rehire the likes of Dusty Baker, Phill Garner, and Charlie Manual on an annual basis. I could go on and on. The fact that Marshall is critical of MLB gives him a little more credibility in my estimation.

That's one of the worst trade ideas this side of Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. Carl Crawford is flashy but not that good. Carl Crawford is a valuable player. He's young, cheap, plays elite defense and put up a solid .289/.364/.481 last year. Z is expensive, ineffective and going to be a FA. What makes Crawford a bad player? I hope Pie can be as good as Crawford. No to mention he also has a very good contract. I never said Crawford was bad. I said the trade was one sided. JJ and Z for mediocre outfielder is a terrible trade. Even if Z is a one year rental.

That's one of the worst trade ideas this side of Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. Carl Crawford is flashy but not that good.

Did you mean to say: Why hasn't Chris Elliot established himself for the comedic genius that he is? or, Why has Chris Elliot established himself for the comedic genius that he isn't? The latter. Stupid typing. The paperboy was one of the funniest shows in televison history.

(a) One is a huge number when you're talking about something that only happens about 3.3 times per 9 innings. It's not a huge number. It's only large in relation to the number of walks they earn right now. They are averaging almost a walk more per game during the games they win. It's really not that hard at all. It's not like they are walking 5 or 6 times/game. If they had walked 1 more per game until now, they would be on pace for 678 walks on the season. There have been only 2 NL teams to hit that total in the previous 6 seasons. That pace is not very easy to maintain, even for the best of walking teams, which the Cubs are not. It's an mean not a mode.

It's like watching It's a Wonderful Life and maybe this time Uncle Billy won't accidently give the money to old man Potter. You want it to happen but you know it won't. I liken it more to Groundhog Day only Bill Murry never gets Andy McDowell and Chris Elliot ends up GMing for the Cubs. Seriously though, why hasn't Chris Elliot established himself for the comedic genius he is?