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he's been pouting a lot this year. Then again he hasn't pitched this bad for this long in quite a while Z had a very good start last time out. He hasn't pitched that bad tonight. It should be 1-0. Why should it be 1-0? Becuase in the first inning Caberra pulled a low and away slider out of the park. Only a good hitter who has a little luck dosen't hit a weak grounder there.

You have to love Barry Bonds referring to himself in the third person... Then again, maybe you don't

he's been pouting a lot this year. Then again he hasn't pitched this bad for this long in quite a while Z had a very good start last time out. He hasn't pitched that bad tonight. It should be 1-0.

#@$$%%#@@! %$#$#@@!@!$%%$#!@!@@*****&%^%$# Cubs

Oh but they want him to start, though.

And what do you know. Somebody took some pitches. Who is that Red headed kid?

Every other sentence starts, "I'll tell you what" And he loves his own voice. He's the worst.

Nice AB by Aramis. Vargas is nothing special. I haven't seen a plus pitch yet.

Z looks good. The walk to Uggla killed there. Nothing you can do when I right hander pulls a low and away slider out to left. 9 times out of 10 that is a weak grounder.

Nah, Murton is gonna torch this guy. I agree. He might go 1-1 with 3 BBs and 3 RBI

It's baseball 101. Young pitchers Pitchers you haven't seen Lefties You take a ptich or two unless it is in the kill zone If you have all three of those wrapped up in one player you take a few. What do the Cubs do? Swing at pitch 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9.

Take some pitches here And Slappy flails away at the 2nd pitch.

he left it over the middle of the plate. it was not a good pitch, at all. It was in the zone but low and away, nowhere near the middle of the plate.

That wasn't that bad of a pitch to Caberra. Sometimes you have to tip your cap. --------- Does anyone think the WBC has affected Z? I don't have any opinon, just asking.

Tony Womack got DFA today.

This is a big game for Z and the Cubs. They need to take care of this AAAA team.

Wholy Lyle Lovitt, Batman!

You are correct. It also means the player can't play anywhere else either. I have no idea if what I am about to tell you is true or not. But I played with a guy in a 30 and over league a couple of years ago who was a catching prospect with the Cubs during the Wilkens, Berryhill, Girardi era. Supposedly, he was ahead of both Wilkens and Berryhill in terms of talent and was the starting catcher in Iowa. He said the Cubs drafted Girardi and pushed him through the system. Anyway, when Joe was ready they put him in AAA and made him the starter. They guy I played with (his first name was Scott) got pissed and asked for his release. The Cubs wouldn't give it to him. So like an idiot he quit. Well, he had just signed a two year contract. The Cubs put him on the restricted list. By the time his contract was up he was done in professional baseball. If one is around a lot of minor league ballplayers one hears these stories all the time. But appearently this dude was a stud. He was the best 36 year old catcher I've ever seen. You could probably contact someone in Media Relations with the Iowa Cubs and request stats and/or a roster for the 1988 and 1989 teams. Girardi was with Iowa in 1989. Not to hijack the thread, but are you still playing in the amateur league? Since we moved to NY I haven't played (3 years). But we are moving to Memphis and they have a MSBL league I might play if my shoulder will let me.

I got a chuckle out of that one Jon. Thanks.

You are correct. It also means the player can't play anywhere else either. I have no idea if what I am about to tell you is true or not. But I played with a guy in a 30 and over league a couple of years ago who was a catching prospect with the Cubs during the Wilkens, Berryhill, Girardi era. Supposedly, he was ahead of both Wilkens and Berryhill in terms of talent and was the starting catcher in Iowa. He said the Cubs drafted Girardi and pushed him through the system. Anyway, when Joe was ready they put him in AAA and made him the starter. They guy I played with (his first name was Scott) got pissed and asked for his release. The Cubs wouldn't give it to him. So like an idiot he quit. Well, he had just signed a two year contract. The Cubs put him on the restricted list. By the time his contract was up he was done in professional baseball. If one is around a lot of minor league ballplayers one hears these stories all the time. But appearently this dude was a stud. He was the best 36 year old catcher I've ever seen.

So what happens when the Yankees or Sawx offer him 18? They already have. Do you think Clemens has some loyalty to the Astros? If so, where does that notion come from?

Well, Andy said a team could never have enough pitching.

Everyone can call me crazy if they want to, but I'd wait and see if Wood can be healthy and productive before writing him off. I know the arm troubles have caused everyone frustration, but when he is healthy he is among the best pitchers in the game. I'd hate to see him finally get everything worked out and go on to success with another team.

Won't happen, unless Drayton seriously low balls him. And what makes the yankees any closer to winning a WS than the astros with the addition of Clemens? That one is pretty easy Damon, Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui, Sheffield, and Cano. Musina, Johnson, Clemens > Oswalt, Pettitte, Clemens