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  1. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Yes, but his wife didn't have a baby today. Without that, he has no power. :lol:
  2. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Lets hope someone hits a HR so he doesn't have to run through people again. Feel free to use this power again. And often. Can't get greedy with my powers. Otherwise the baseball gods will take them away. They must only be used for good (beating Pittsburgh).
  3. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Walker is now hitting roughly .480 vs. lefties this year.
  4. BleedCubbieBlue81
    I'd like to think I called that one. Thank you. Thank you. Prior, walk around the bases please.
  5. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Lets hope someone hits a HR so he doesn't have to run through people again.
  6. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Mackowiak just loves to run up Prior's pitch count doesn't he?
  7. BleedCubbieBlue81
    I don't think he'll need to get 300 to be considered a lock, but he's definitely on the fence right now. His stats are quite impressive, but there's a list of other guys with impressive stats that are still waiting for the call. Personally, I think he's in. His career isn't over yet, he's going to get more wins.
  8. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Speaking of Edmonds and Zambrano... does anyone else think we're going to see a lot of chin music in the 14 games coming up? I forsee a lot of bad blood...
  9. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Makes perfect sense to me. I can't see Carlos being well liked outside of the northside. I have friends who root for different teams that always question how I can like Z. But until you see him pitch in your team's uniform... you'll never understand. Jim Edmonds is my least favorite person on the planet. I even hated him when he was with the Angels. There's just something about a man that wears eyeliner, and slows down just so he can dive and make the highlight reel that really gets under my skin. (Yes, I know there is no proof that he does this, but he's been accused of it for years... long before he was a Cardinal.) I can't hate Scott Rolen no matter what. Class act all the way. I like Mulder a lot too (not as much as when he was an A, but still). I actually like Pujols too. I like the way he just goes about his business. If he stays healthy he's going to break every record that exists.
  10. BleedCubbieBlue81
    And if you want to get real crazy, why not throw Nomar into the leadoff role? :shock: :shock: Career OBP of .368 Career OPS of .912 And he used to be able to steal a bag every now and then. And now that I've said that, I'm going to duck out of the way of flying objects.
  11. BleedCubbieBlue81
    It's been said they expect him back August 1st if all goes well with his rehab in AAA. Will that actually happen? After the way last years injuries were handled, call me a skeptic. But if he does come back, and can actually move laterally, I'd like to see this lineup: 1. Hairston - CF 2. Nomar - SS 3. Lee - 1B 4. Ramirez - 3B 5. Burnitz - RF 6. Barrett - C 7. Walker - 2B 8. Holly - LF The only problem is see with this is that I'm grouping the two left handed Todd's in the back of the order. So because of that, I'm coming up with a back up plan: 1. Hairston - CF 2. Walker - 2B 3. Lee - 1B 4. Ramirez - 3B 5. Burnitz - RF 6. Nomar - SS 7. Barrett - C 8. Holly - LF Possibly switch Nomar and Burnitz in this line up. If Nomar can return to the .300+ hitter that he was, his average will help protect Aramis. I think Burnitz could handle hitting 6th for a little while.
  12. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Someone in here mentioned the Sox fan who was wearing Marlins gear in the playoffs are Wrigley. I was at game 7. I saw the guy. He was swearing at Cubs fans, throwing drinks on people screaming "Cubs s*ck!". And he kept referencing people on their cell phones. Funny, I saw him after the game too outside the stadium. For some reason, his shirt had all these rips in it, and he was bleeding from the mouth. But he was still screaming "Cubs s*ck, and Sammy uses cork". I went to DePaul, a school that was split down the middle basically with Cubs and Sox fans. I know MANY Sox fans. They all went down to the southside to party the day the Cubs lost. And they all watched the games just as intently as I did. The only Sox fan I know that was pulling for the Cubs was my roommate, and that might have just been for my benefit. He was a smart baseball man though, he isn't just a Cub hater. And for the record, I could care less what the White Sox do most of the year. There are only 6 meetings between us and them, and that's the only time I really care if they win or lose. If they made it to the World Series against the Cardinals, I would root for them in a heartbeat. Come to think of it, I'd root for ANY team against the Cards in the world series... Yankees included. My hate for the Redbirds runs deep. Deeper than the shade of eye liner Jim Edmonds wears out in center field.
  13. BleedCubbieBlue81
    I think it'll be important to start getting some early runs too. It seems like almost every game now we either go 1-2-3 in the first, or we strand 2 or 3 guys in the first. We need to start building up early leads so our pitchers can get comfortable out there.
  14. BleedCubbieBlue81
    By checking out the stats, Pujols is hitting around .337. Lee is at .378. Doing the math, if Pujols kept hitting around .337, Lee would have to go close to 0-45 just to fall to Pujols level. While I'm not saying Pujols won't catch him, it's just unlikely that Lee is going to cool off that much. RBI's and homeruns might be a different story though. If the season ended today, Lee gets the MVP. But he's going to need to stay on a tear the whole year to stay ahead of Albert. And in my opinion, there is no question which player is more valuable to their respective teams. The Cards would still be a great team without Albert. They might not have such a huge lead, but they'd still be solid. The Cubs would be lost if they didn't have Lee this year.
  15. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Look right under the El. Just walking by you'll get about ten offers. If you wait till right after the game starts, the prices will be significantly cheaper. Cool. Another question: We're possibly going straight to the stadium from the airport, via El. Is there someplace to store our bags? Just backpacks, but still a pain. On the El? Nope. You can put them under your seats, or just leave them in the aisle like everyone else will be doing. Which airport are you going to? If you're headed to O'Hare, I'd recommend taking the bus down to the Blue Line, and taking that straight out. It'll save you the time of having to go all the way downtown on the Red Line to switch trains.
  16. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Look right under the El. Just walking by you'll get about ten offers. If you wait till right after the game starts, the prices will be significantly cheaper.
  17. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Interesting point though: At this point last year, Houston was EXACTLY where we are right now. Will we do what they did? Time to play the games and find out.
  18. BleedCubbieBlue81
    I don't think it's even been a question of ability. This team has the ability to hang with anyone. It's just a matter of putting it together on that day, and that's where the Cubs have been horrible. If the pitching can come around and stay consistent, 12-6/11-7/10-8 would seem about right to me. But we've all jinxed it anyway, so everyone get ready for another 8 game slide...
  19. BleedCubbieBlue81
    I was hoping to see Ichiro. From what I hear, he puts on quite a show in batting practice (and that's what the HR derby is). People are amazed at how many HRs and how far they go when he hits them. He changes his philosophy once the game starts. Wade Boggs used to do the same thing. I've heard this too. From what I understand, he knows his job is to get on base and create opportunities. His batting average would be much lower if he tried to hit it out of the park on a regular basis. I think it'd be great to see a slap hitter in the HR derby though. This year's field is pretty sad. Last year was at least a little mroe interesting with the 500 HR guys going at it. This year, I might not even watch. A buddy of mine is going to all the festivities (he's from Detroit), and he was quite angry when he saw the line up for the derby. He said he could leave his glove at home. I think Pudge will bomb horribly. He just doesn't catch me as a HR derby type of guy.
  20. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Rolen is a class act. I think the fact that he knows his numbers aren't that great was also weighing on mind when he made that decision. (Just my opinion) He knows there are other guys who are a little more deserving, so he made a choice. Ensberg deserves to be there, so it's good to see he didn't get snubbed afterall. (Although Rolen's defense would've been nice) The NL starter isn't really too much of a factor I don't think. These guys are all going to get playing time. Carp's numbers definitely give him an argument to be the starter. It really could've went to any of four guys: Carpenter, Clemens, Willis, and Pedro Martinez. With Pedro dropping out, I still don't envy La Russa's situation. That is one tough choice.
  21. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Or did he mean Bat Cave? :lol: Thanks Bruce.
  22. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Baker has been given the tools to get it done in the past two years, but unfortunately they were not the tools that he wanted. Ergo he has NOT used them so he has NOT gotten it done. Or....he DID use them and they failed (LaTroy Hawkins anyone)? I think LaTroy was MISused. He clearly wasn't a closer, and the Cubs tried it anyway.
  23. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Costanza? Fair enough. I think I read it wrong the first time I read it. My bad.
  24. BleedCubbieBlue81
    Exactly, when they are struggling against wild card contenders, it's not realistic to assume the 14 games against the Cardinals are going to be helpful to the Cubs. If they hope to turn this season around, they need to start beating the teams they should be beating, and maybe the Cards series will fall into place. At this moment in time, I just don't see how playing the Cardinals can be a good thing
  25. BleedCubbieBlue81
    There's one axiom that goes that a GM gets one manager to fire. Dusty is Jim's first manager. The key pivot point here may be how Dusty uses the kids. Yes, their futures are tied together, but if Jim at some points feels he must fire Dusty (that time inevitably comes for all GMs), he'll be allowed to do it and stay on. The Cubs value Hendry's overall contributions since he came on board 10 years ago. Okay, that being said (and if you have time), do you personally beleive dusty is on his way out? Also, I saw it posted somewhere today that the cubs were no longer looking for a "fix" at the trading deadline, but rather a couple of young guys for the future. Is this true? Is the organization really giving up on this year? ( I think giving up is a bad idea, considering we still have 14 games to play with St. Louis) 14 games with the best team in the league might be the reason people are packing it in. I hope this isn't the case though.
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