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  1. Cubfanintheknow
    "Severe" case of patella tendinitis. He'll likely arrive here tomorrow and be available to pinch hit this weekend. They'd rather have him sit until Monday and then re-evaluate. Sounds like this was an injury waiting to happen. If it hadn't occurred on Wednesday, it could have happened Thursday, Friday, Saturday... pick one.
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    ...because of a fatigued groin! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392 Let the one-liners begin!
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    Lou hasn't said anything in the media that I haven't to the tv, but he's their manager, not a fan. He owes them a certain amount of respect in the public arena. Rip them a new one in private. Make them ride the bench. You don't accomplish anything positive by tossing guys under the bus in press conferences. Quite the opposite. I completely agree with you on this one. It is one thing to hold a player accountable for his play and another thing to throw him under the bus in front of the media. And people are wondering why Barrett is having issues this season. ::sheesh:: If Lou Piniella were calling out just one player in front of the media, then yes, he shouldn't be throwing that player under the bus. But he's taking issues with the team as a whole, which is perfectly fine with me.
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    Didn't Hill once snap a bat in two on a checked swing?
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    I think the Marquis for DH thing was tongue in cheek. I think moving Derrek Lee to the fifth spot is ridiculous. Funny how he believes Soriano should stay in the leadoff spot because he's comfortable there but D-Lee should be moved down because a change of scenery would do him good. Um... far as I can tell, he's pretty comfortable in the #3 slot, despite going through a little slump right now. He is spot on about Cesar Izturis. The less of that guy, the better. I'm getting pretty tired of his daily ground out on a 3-1 pitch that's out of the zone.
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    Not to mention the USFL in the 80's. They filed and actually won an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, but were awarded $3 in damages (that's right, 3 dollars). Carrying a debt of $160 million that $3 didn't go very far, and the league folded after a couple of years. Trump was one of the owners IIRC Actually, the USFL won only $1 in damages. But antitrust laws dictate the fine automatically be tripled. Hence the $3. Just splitting hairs, though. Maybe Cuban is hoping to play a couple of seasons, then sell the broadcast rights to ESPN classic, like the old USFL. Hard to believe this is going to be attempted yet again. Lots of other attempts--remember the old WFL in the mid-70's?--but it's his money to waste, so let him, I guess. It just might produce the next Rod Smart, a.k.a. "He Hate Me".
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    I've had the distinct pleasure of meeting Ernie Banks in person and talking to him about our beloved Chicago Cubs. It would be easy--REAL easy--for players such as himself to wash his hands of this entire organization given it's track record of winning championships (or lack thereof). When baseball fans think about former Cubs, his is likely one of the first names to come to mind. Would you want to be that guy who's forever tied to 98 years of futility? Yet his optimism is so incredibly contagious it's almost unbelievable. He hit 512 home runs during an era when pitchers ruled the game. He was an all-star at two positions. He was the first, genuine power-hitting shortstop the game had seen. If there's anyone more deserving of a statue at any ballpark anywhere, please tell us who. Congratulations, Mr. Banks!
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    Roger Clemens is going to pitch for the New York Yankees? Wow! I must not be paying attention to EVERY OTHER STORY ON SPORTSCENTER ABOUT HIS RETURN! Here's ESPN's new rundown: --Highlights of a game --Clemens returns! --Highlights of another game --When will Clemens be ready? --Highlights of another game --What impact will Clemens have? --Highlights of another game --What did Clemens have for breakfast this morning? Sheesh!
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    Ronny Cedeno. He can basically play the two middle infield positions. Cedeno in the outfield? Just can't see it. Send him down and call him back up when Izturis is DFA'ed in a few weeks. (A guy can dream, can't he?)
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    It's that good? Worked pretty well for the Cardinals when they racked up a grand total of 83 wins last year.
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    I was thinking the same thing! It's frustrating to have to see threads such as this. Note: not knocking the posters, just the fact that Cub fans are again predicting how soon the team can get back to .500 baseball.
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    Ignoring a talk show host is one thing. Ignoring a 7-12 start, last in a terrible division? Much different, indeed. I'm certainly not ignoring the bad start (which is now 7-13). I'm just being a little more pragmatic. As should a lot of other posters. No. We shouldn't. Yes we should. Why should we? What makes you think this is any different than the other hundred seasons of failure? I don't think anyone who's saying, "It's not over yet" believes that THIS IS THE SEASON! Its just really hard to write off the year when there are 142 games left. Does this team have issues? Absolutely. And they aren't being glossed over. But there is just too much baseball left to call it a season. Edit for typo.
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    Ignoring a talk show host is one thing. Ignoring a 7-12 start, last in a terrible division? Much different, indeed. I'm certainly not ignoring the bad start (which is now 7-13). I'm just being a little more pragmatic. As should a lot of other posters.
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    This thread has the feel of a sports talk radio topic. This morning, Steve Rosenbloom basically said the same thing on ESPN 1000. According to "Rosey," the phone lines were lit up with angry Cub fans wanting to bite his head off. If I had the patience, I'd have called in myself. But I would have just said to Cub fans, "Hang up right now. This is just another case of an idiot talk show host/sportswriter goading fans. If you ignore the man he'll go away." It's not as if I'm looking at this team through Cubbie-blue colored glasses. There are problems. But there's also too much time for them to be fixed. Especially in the NL Central.
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    Says the guy whose favorite team got Scott Rolen for Placido Polanco and Bud Smith. Or Mark McGwire for a bag of balls. Comparing the Phillies organization and the trades that team makes to the Marlins is extremely disrespectful to the Marlins.
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    A simple and pretty plausible explanation why Sosa spoke Spanish in front of a congressional committee: It's one thing to rattle off all those trite phrases in broken English, i.e. "I'm a warrior." "I come to play every day." "I just trying to help my ballclub play better." But it's a completely different thing to sit in front of Congress and deny you're using steroids. I wouldn't want my words confused, either. Too bad he didn't use that explanation. I'd have bought it.
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    I liked how the commentators said the guy wasn't tossed for throwing the slice, but for "ruining a good piece of pizza."
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    Pat Hughes is awesome! He knows the game and is very descriptive in his play-by-play call. He also knows how to engage Ron Santo--which can be pretty tricky given how rough Santo can be at times (although I think he's great, too!). And he has a great sense of humor, which is a must when you take into account the team he's calling games for.
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    There's a doctor on the Card's medical staff with the last name of Patella? I wonder if he works closely with the team's strength coach, Gary Barbell. It's actually Paletta. Not anymore.
  20. Cubfanintheknow
    There's a doctor on the Card's medical staff with the last name of Patella? I wonder if he works closely with the team's strength coach, Gary Barbell.
  21. Cubfanintheknow
    That is a valid concern, but if he'd keep Wrigley and allow for baseball people to run things it can't be all bad right? His success with the Mavs has been long-term. Snyder has never won at all. I don't see how the comparison is valid, although I certainly admit there's no way to predict with 100% certainty that Cuban would be successful here. The Redskins are Snyder's first venture into the world of pro sports. I've read several bios on Cuban (in newspapers and magazines) and the articles always mention how Cuban has learned how to run a pro sports franchise and develop a team (kind of like the team he has now) rather than try to buy a bunch of good players but still suck (like the 'Skins).
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    And in other news... The sun rose in the east again. And Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
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    A Mariotti topic is not atop this board. Mariotti's writing style is atop this board. Go ahead and count how many posts are actually talking about what Mariotti wrote. I don't read the guy. I appreciate a columnist who writes pieces based on facts, Mariotti doesn't do that.
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    When you're as broken as the Cubs, you have to spend money to fix things. Waiting for the farm system to pan out hasn't proved a good strategy. Nor has signing second-tier free agents. And they're certainly not going to be able to trade their way to the top. Right now (again... RIGHT NOW), spending money is their only avenue to improvement.
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    We would have another Atlanta Hawks ownership group situation where some of the owners want to make a move, and others don't-which forces the courts to freeze our free agent signings effectively keeping the team from getting better. I'm sure we all live for that type of situation. That's the first thing that came to mind when I read an article about this in the Trib. In my opinion, a group of investors is just a watered down version of Tribune Co. Don Levin is a much better option. And he says he doesn't have to line up investors. He already has the dough.
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