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  1. CubinNY
    I don't believe one word of his story. Why would the Cubs intionally ignore an injury from a guy they've invested this type of money in? The Cubs biggest mistake was drafting him in the first place.
  2. CubinNY
    Would they last year? How about 2004? Would they have pulled Prior in Game 6 in '03? The Baker "hate" is not from 30 games this season. I think Baker hate is too strong of a word and paints the wrong picture. I don't hate Dusty. He seems like a nice guy. I had the chance to talk to him for like two minutes and he was very friendly. Nevertheless, it is a poor plumber who blames his tools when he can't fix a leak. Saying that no manger could do a better job is at best inaccurate and at worst appologetic of Dusty's performance as a manager of the Cubs. It's one thing to have a player commit a physical error, but quite another to see the same types of mental errors occur again and again. At some point you have to stop blaming the tools, and fix the leak or whomever you work for will find another plumber.
  3. CubinNY
    What an interesting read. Why in the wide, wide, world of sports would the Cubs draft a guy like that in the first round? Here is a kid who quit his high school team and quit is college team yet the Cubs saw fit to draft him in the first round of the suplemental. Now I am understanding why things are the way they are. They threw away @$2 mil on this looser.
  4. CubinNY
    IF they hire Brenly I hope it is on an interm basis only. He is as sac happy as Dusty.
  5. CubinNY
    Couldn't agree with you more. All it takes is the Cubs to sniff first place and Chicago will go crazy yet again. Cubs and Bears are the pulse of sports world in Chicago. It's just the way it is. The Sox just won a freaking WS and still only draw 20,000 for a weekday night game. Not that we should care whose more popular, but if questioned no doubt the Cubs are what Chicago craves... I wish the Cubs had a crappy draw and were good. It would be much easirer to get ticktes. Instead they draw great and are crappy and I still can't get tickets. ------------- Let's get back on topic. I beleive it is only a matter of time until Dusty has a Lee Elia type meltdown that will be the tipping point.
  6. CubinNY
    I agree that this year's mess is not Dusty's fault. Hendry put together a flawed team. On the other hand, 2004 was Dusty's fault. That team had plenty of talent to get the job done and Dusty let the "us vs the world" metanlity implode on that team. It is not all Dusty's fault but he is not without blame. On Saturday Len metioned that guys missed signs in Friday night's loss. JJ has made numerous base running mistakes and can't hit the cutoff man. Hairston failed to lay-down a sac bunt. And then there is the sac bunting issue that abuck has mentioned (a little understatement there), as well as other minor things that all add up to a loss. Not pinch hitting for Marshall in the 7th etc, etc. Dusty hasn't been dealt a good hand, but he hasn't played the cards well eiether, and he hasn't played them well for a long, long time.
  7. CubinNY
    Looking back now, it wasn't just a dark cloud but a Level 5 hurricane of the likes Cub fans haven't seen in years. However, it was forcasted about as well as can be during the off-season by some here. Like Bush and Brownie, Hendry and Dusty didn't heed the warning signs and provide the necessary provisions to weather the storm.
  8. CubinNY
    The problem is if you bring up minor leaguers who aren't ready, what are they going to show you? They're going to look overwhelmed at the plate and on the mound. How are you going to decide who can produce at a consistent level for 2007, if they come up and stink. Kaspar and Brenley were talking about the fact that Guzman will be a good major league pitcher. I haven't seen anything yet that suggests that. I disagree with that last statement. Guz clearly has plus-stuff, but he isn't comfortable being in The Show. Is there any guarantee that he will ever be comfortable being in The Show. Juan Cruz had plus-stuff, Rich Hill has plus-stuff, Guzman has plus-stuff, as do many AA and AAA pitchers, but all that means is they have the potential to be a good major league pitcher. Personally, I would like the Cubs to put some of these players in a package for Craig Wilson (even if it means overpaying). Neither Guzman nor Hill have pitched enough to make any claims about their ability to pitch in "the show". Trading either one for the likes of Craig Wilson would be beyond stupid.
  9. CubinNY
    I saw the Thome play too, and he wasn't hustling at all. He hit the ball so freaking high he just jogged to second. It also didn't hurt that the KC centerfielder was sprawlled out on the ground either.
  10. CubinNY
    Bravo! The worst thing is that, the very problems the Cubs are having are ones that have been talked about for a long time. If we can see them, why can't the Cubs???
  11. CubinNY
    Not even close, and has been shown ad nauseum by the numbers. You have dedicated threads to beat and bash the players you dislike. Take it there. What the hell are you talking about?
  12. CubinNY
    So far the rookies haven't been the problem. The problems have been the "lead-off man", and the guys who can catch the ball.
  13. CubinNY
    nice Just because Sandberg played, it doesn't make him a genius at baseball strategy (see also, Morgan, Joe).
  14. CubinNY
    Greg Maddux for Lastings Midledge anyone? or Glendon Rusch for Victor Diaz or Glendon Rusch for Cliff Floyd
  15. CubinNY
    This is actually good news for the Mets. Zambrano is terrible with a T.
  16. CubinNY
    Ok three pitches two outs. I cannot listen to this today.
  17. CubinNY

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    CubinNY replied to UncleDon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I miss Corey
  18. CubinNY
    That statement is ridicilous. Hendry knew both Wood and Miller wouldn't be back until May at the earliest. And I don't know how you can possibly call Miller the 3rd best pitcher when he hasn't thrown one inning in a Cub uniform. The Lee injury just magnifies the ineptitude displayed this off-season. I don't think I am some sort of baseball genius, nor do I think others who post on here are any smarter than Hendry, but many, many of us dearly wanted Hendry to do something to address the offensive shortcomings of this team. Instead, he over-paid for middle relief, traded three decent pitchers for Slappy, and signed JJ, Neifi, and Rusch to contracts. It wasn't hard to predict what is happening now. Not hard at all. Hopefully for all our sakes, Hendry does something smart to address the Cub's needs in June well before the trading deadline. He can't afford to wait.
  19. CubinNY
    Not everybody. In fact, I don't know how many people were. I know I wasn't. I have no idea why the Cubs were trying to plug a hole they didn't have, while at the same time neglecting the need for a big back. As to the topic of this thread, I don't think Hendry gets a free pass.
  20. CubinNY
    Exactly. That is exactly the thought process, I bet. Doesn't matter that it doesn't work. Have said this before and it is hard describe, but seeing is a conditioned sense. You have to learn see.
  21. CubinNY
    infinity
  22. CubinNY
    Do you have numbers for that? BP did a study that showed pretty conclusively that the only good times to sac bunt when playing for one run are 1) when there are no outs and a runner on second and 2) when the pitcher (or someone who hits just as poorly as a pitcher - Neifi Perez for example) is batting. does the bp "study" conclude a that runner usually scores from 1st on a single? no
  23. CubinNY
    I still love the Cubs. But damn it, this is ridicilous. How do you have your #3 hitter bunting with the guy on deck sitting at 0-4. somaanambeeech.
  24. CubinNY
    JJ actually looks like he has a clue, not. I wonder if anyone has told him he is opening his front side way to early.
  25. CubinNY
    Dollars to doughnuts the Cubs don't score here.
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