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maybe you can't tell from watching the gamecasts on yahoo or whatever, but something is clearly ailing him. Looks like a lower leg thing, to me, but i'm no doctor. I've been watching every game - I don't notice anything... I don't get why you have to mention it in every post. A more appropriate reference would have been Lee's chair explosion. that's certainly good news. it's time like these i wish we had an inside source that could just get on here and say one way or the other whether or not they'd heard or knew something. Oh well, back to speculating, i guess. Who needs an inside source? If he was hurting it would be noticable by now. He's a center fielder, so it would be hard to mask a lower leg injury if it was any sort of serious. Your eyes have decieved you. So again, why is this being brought up in every thread? Because he gets off on the attention.

If Dusty didn't get fired during the crap-tacular suckfests of 2005 and 2006, Lou isn't getting fired now. Firing a manager mid-season isn't Hendry's M.O.

I think they're beyond "Cobs" at this point.

That kinda fizzled out in a hurry.

Where's Vance with his cat turd pic when you really need it?

Apparently he thinks no one heard him the first dozen times. He's doing it for attention. My 18-month-old son does repetitive things like that for attention, too.

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Only 3 grand slams and we're in the lead!

I sure hope so, but I've seen dumber decisions made (and not just by the Cubs).

What other dead weight? Besides, odds are Lou was gone once his contract was up after this year anyway if they didn't contend (ie - making it past the 1st round of the playoffs), so I doubt some epic tanking was necessary. Same goes for Hendry, too. At least an epic tanking would get us higher draft picks next June. True, though it's baseball, so it's not as imperative to get those spots. A tanking would generally just suck. It may not be imperative, but it's certainly beneficial. I'm not rooting for failure, but if failure does occur, I hope it's epic so Hendry can stop wrecking this team and maybe we have a better crack at some good players that can help us 3 or so years down the road. A 78-win season doesn't do much. It gets us middle-of-the-pack draft picks, and Hendry may be able to talk his way into another chance, citing god-knows-what as the reason the team underperformed instead of his massive incompetence. An epic failure would take that option (however small it may be) away from him. I want Lou gone at the end of this season, I want Hendry gone, and with Lee and probably Lilly gone I want a GM that will spend those monies wisely to get us a few good players that we can build around.

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What other dead weight? Besides, odds are Lou was gone once his contract was up after this year anyway if they didn't contend (ie - making it past the 1st round of the playoffs), so I doubt some epic tanking was necessary. Same goes for Hendry, too. At least an epic tanking would get us higher draft picks next June.

There are no words to describe just how bad this team is right now. Like I've said: If the team is going to tank, then go all-out and lose 95 games and get Hendry, Lou, and all the other dead weight out of here.

I read the article on Roberts from ESPN.com and I had no idea that he gave up the most home runs of any pitcher in MLB history.

Unfortunately not or OJ would have by now....ooops I was just reminded OJ was found innocent. Of murder, yes. Of armed robbery, no. It took a while, but OJ is finally in a jail cell where he belongs.

Hooray, the baseball history thread is back! Roberts was indeed very underrated. Wish I could have seen him pitch. A little bit of Perfect Game history for you to digest: *NOTE* This post has been updated to include Dallas Braden's perfect game. Of the 17 perfect games thrown in the modern era (since 1900), the New York Yankees have thrown 3. The Dodgers have thrown 1 (Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Cubs in 1965) and been on the losing end of 3 (Don Larsen's perfecto in 1956, Tom Browning's in 1988, and Dennis Martinez's in 1991). The longest gap in MLB history between Perfect games? More than 34 years (Charlie Robertson threw one for the White Sox against Detroit on April 30, 1922, and then you have to go until Don Larsen in October of 1956 for the next one.) If you want to extend that streak to regular season only, then you have to go to Jim Bunning's perfect game on June 21, 1964 to extend the streak to 42 years. The shortest gap between perfect games? Depends on if you want to go all-time or just modern era. In 1880, the first 2 perfect games ever thrown were just 5 days apart (June 12 and June 17). Since 1900, the closest perfect games have been 289 days apart (Mark Buerhle on July 23, 2008 and Dallas Braden on May 9, 2010). The only two interleague perfect games: Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, and David Cone for the Yankees against the Expos on July 18, 1999. Biggest blowout: Surprsingly, the most lopsided scores for perfect games have only been 6-0, on two instances: Jim Bunning in 1964 and David Cone in 1999. 1-0 games have happened four times: Addie Joss vs the White Sox in 1908, Koufax in 1965, Mike Witt on the last day of the 1984 regular season vs Texas, and Tom Browning in 1988. There have been two teams on the losing end of consecutive perfect games (The Dodgers in 1988 and 1991, and the Rays in 2008 and 2009.) The American League has thrown 12 perfect games to the National League's 5.

The kid was fleeing arrest. The cop was well within his legal rights to use it. Cops are supposed to use the minimum amount of force necessary to end a conflict. Who knows how long the kid would have ran. The cop used a tazer and ended the situation as quickly as possible with as little force possible. I applaud him.

Fine, but like TT pointed out, this isn't supposed to be people's irrational emotional dumping ground. And no, it's not only you, but it does get ridiculous how some posters act like when things don't go the Cubs way it's either the end of the world or it was some kind of preordained disaster that of course was going to happen because "only the Cubs" or that they knew was going to happen. I know it's gone unnoticed, but I've really tried to keep myself emotionally "in check" this year in the game threads. Other than Opening Day, I don't think I've really been that bad. The whole "ballgame" comment I made yesterday was a statement of opinion that rubbed people the wrong way and started this whole mess. Note that I've made the "ballgame" comment in game threads this year before when the Cubs were winning and I felt they were going to hold the lead and win. It probably rubbed people the wrong time because it's a statement made by you and others nearly every single time they go behind in a game. Do you not understand that? Ok. I and others call "ballgame" every single time the Cubs are losing in a game, as opposed to times when they're losing by multiple runs and looking like complete crap. Whatever you say, Chief. I'm done with this.

Let's hope Laura is Lady Luck! Go Cubs!

Fine, but like TT pointed out, this isn't supposed to be people's irrational emotional dumping ground. And no, it's not only you, but it does get ridiculous how some posters act like when things don't go the Cubs way it's either the end of the world or it was some kind of preordained disaster that of course was going to happen because "only the Cubs" or that they knew was going to happen. I know it's gone unnoticed, but I've really tried to keep myself emotionally "in check" this year in the game threads. Other than Opening Day, I don't think I've really been that bad. The whole "ballgame" comment I made yesterday was a statement of opinion that rubbed people the wrong way and started this whole mess. Note that I've made the "ballgame" comment in game threads this year before when the Cubs were winning and I felt they were going to hold the lead and win.

Then why bother? Because I am a Cubs fan. Have been for well over 30 years. I want them to win as much as anyone else. It kills me to see them fail time and time again, yet I can't walk away. I blame my dad for inflicting me with the sickness. Are you my long-lost brother, because we're the same. Look, I know two of you will take this the wrong way, but it really comes across like you just generally don't like the team or being Cubs fans. It's like you prefer when things are going bad because it gives you an excuse to be as melodramatic and "woe is us" as possible. I obviously don't know either of you, but that's just how the posts come across. I'm not saying this to start drama or whatever; it's just something that keeps coming up and surely you've seen how so many people respond to your posts because of their tone and repeated bouts of self-loathing. There is not a single person on this board who wants the Cubs to win more than I do. I've been a fan since I was 5 years old-- well over 20 years. I've lived and died with the team throughout my life. I was such a homer when I was a kid it was sickening-- I was convinced some of the really bad early 90's teams were going to win the World Series. However, I'm a realist-- I've seen this team snatch defeat from the jaws of victory more times than i thought was humanly possible. I've seen this team make blunders no other team makes, and make them far more often. I've seen some absolutely boneheaded decisions made both in the front office and on the playing field time and time again. I've seen disappointment after disappointment after disappointment. Forgive me if I'm jaded. Frankly, I'm kind of surprised a lot of the older fans here aren't more jaded. But, we've all seen the Cubs do things enough times to have a feeling as to what's going to happen. I know I vocalize it here, but I'm by FAR not the only one thinking it. I just don't keep it to myself. People don't like to hear the truth. If I live long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series, I know that I'll cry like a baby when the last out is made. If I ever have a daughter, I've convinced my wife to agree to name her "Addison Wrigley". Half of the shirts I own are Cubs-related in some fashion. Don't question my fandom. I'm as big of a fan as anyone here. I'm just sick and tired of waiting for something that I may never live to see.

Well you are being silly. As long as Piniella and Hendry are here, Theriot IS a part of the Cubs core. Now if Piniella and Hendry happens to no longer here, then that's another story, but until then he is a part of the core. if theriot is part of the core then why isn't dempster, fukudome, lilly, marmol, etc? Fukudome can walk after his contract is up. He's not anything special for the amount of his contract. Demp is good, but not worth what he's making. Lilly I'd like to keep, and Marmol should be locked up long-term.

Well, I at least have to give him credit for finally realizing he has an issue and taking steps to correct it.

They have been owners for 6 months. Even the McCaskeys took the Bears to 2 Super Bowls. I see nothing wrong with them cutting payroll, it has not done any good having a 150 million payroll. I disagree. It's not the mere fact that our payroll is $150 million (or whatever) as the reason that we haven't been living up to expectations; it's the fact that we've squandered $150 million. it's not the amount being spent, it's how it's being spent. Slashing payroll only gives us less wiggle room and a bigger percentage of our payroll is tied up in some massive contracts (Z, Soriano).

Then why bother? Because I am a Cubs fan. Have been for well over 30 years. I want them to win as much as anyone else. It kills me to see them fail time and time again, yet I can't walk away. I blame my dad for inflicting me with the sickness. Are you my long-lost brother, because we're the same.