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Whatever the case, You gotta bellieve that it is now imperative to get a deal done with Jacque as soon as possible. How is this going to affect things in the clubhouse?

Shoot, i was really hoping for a mermaid.

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I so hope it is one of the above. I am sure they have just as good of arm and Jock

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That guy said it is just a rumor and he has no confirmation or details, said he would confirm when he found out.

If true and all the Cubs are getting back is a single A player then I would guess we aren't picking up too much of Jocks salary. Maybe just the rest of this years.

I haven't heard anything in a while on either of these guys? Is Guzman's injury much more serious than first thought? Seems like he has been on the DL with no updates on his condition for a while now. Is Wood still on track to possibly come back in Aug.? Thanks for any info.

As far as Lee's suspension goes. Usually appeals are heard when the team is near the league office in New York. I would bet that Lee will have his appeal heard when the Cubs play the Nationals next week, or during the all-star break.

Doubt this will ever happen. As far as I know the only publicly owned professional sports franchise is the Green Bay Packers.

Thanks father. You have educated me on the topic of baseball morals. I sure hope this young thug never wears a Cubs uniform. It doesn't pertain just to this and it really doesn't matter, but out of curiosity, how old are you? Why do you care? Fishing for a date? Grow up 'Tis better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to remove all doubt.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/264335.html And yet, we have Koyie freaking Hill on the big league club instead. Considering Soto has been rehabbing a shoulder injury and just recently got back behind the plate who should they have called up?

Went partially blind. Migraine Headache

? He has been having a rough time with 3B of late. Is this really accurate? I'm asking this to anyone...I've seen him bobble a couple of plays, but he's had at the very least twice as many stellar grabs and saves. I think he has played pretty well at 3rd filling in and if recall he played mostly ss with Atlanta until the arrival of one Rafael Furcal.

I really don't think this trade is that big a deal. Bowen is still young enough that he could end up being a solid catcher. Barrett hasn't been very good this year and he has had a few mental lapses that have cost the Cubs games. While I like Barrett, I like the Cubs more and Barrett is a sieve behind the plate and his offensive production just hasn't been there this year. Good bet he would have walked or the Cubs wouldn't have resigned him anyway, so at least they got something for him. I don't think Hendry/Piniella are done yet so we shall see what happens.

Nice outing by Lily so far. 7 innings and what is he at about 81 pitches or so?

Yeah Jones' throws are disgusting. Any major leaguer worth his salt would be able to throw that ball on a line to the catcher, not throw it 90 feet and have it bounce in. The guy is a joke and should not be starting in right field.

Just so long as Jock Strap is not playing anymore. That throw to the plate, though on target, was awful. From where he came up with the ball any major leaguer should be able to get the ball to the plate on a line. What a joke of an arm. Not excusing Barrett's blunder either but that throw was god awful.

It's not that they've performed better, it's that they've gotten a chance to perform. But even that has been out of a lot of necessity for Lou. Lou should get more credit than that. He still has the option to play JJ over Pie in CF and Izturis over Theriot or Fontenot at either MI position. Dusty would have forced the veterans even when it seemed like it wasn't possible, by plugging Macias at any position. Fine, but it would be hard to play the young guys any less than Dusty played them, so I don't know how much credit there is to give. Lou is better at it than Dusty, but being better than the worst isn't exactly a benchmark to get too excited about. Lou still doesn't give Murton the playing time he should be getting to develop, he still plays Izturis far more than he should, and if you recall, Pie was sent back down for a chunk of time because Lou was hardly playing him. It's only when the veterans are very clearly failing to produce that he's gone to the young guys, and even then the vets still get a good amount of starts. Pie stopped playing because the player in front of him was out-playing him. The same has happened to Murton until the last week (Jones should not be starting consistently in front of him, but Floyd has been better). As far as Izturis-yes, Izturis has started more in the last month than would have liked, but a lot of that was due to necessity-Theriot has had to play another position quite a bit over that time due to injury/days off/etc. Izturis has started 19 times out of the last 29 games. If you take all the days that Theriot was not playing another position and could have replaced him, that takes away 7 of those starts. Sprinkle in 3 off days for Theriot during that time, and it means that Izturis has started a total of 4 times where he wasn't either an injury replacement or giving a day off to Theriot in the last month. 4 games like that is a little annoying, but not a big deal. As far as even when the young guys who are producing still give up a fair amount of starts to the veterans, I disagree with that as well. Pie has started 9 games in a row now. When Theriot was producing, he was getting just as many starts as DeRosa was. When they stopped producing is when the veterans started stealing their starts again. First of who is outplaying Murton in RF? Secondly, when was Murton given the amount of starts in a row like Jones has been given to try and find it? Murton has been a disaster in RF defensively. Murton is a man with no position right now and that is why he is not getting as many starts.

LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! LET"S GO CUBS! I am starting to get a little excited about the team again, let's hope they can reel off a few more in a row and 12 out of 15 or something like that and get right back in this clam bake.

That's sad. :cry: Well, work is in the way today and I'll be in the Bay area when the Cubs come to play the Dodgers here. Quit your job! Get your priorities straight. :roll: 8-) I'll probably end up going to a game when I visit Chicago in early September...otherwise this will be the first time since 1997 I won't see a Cubs game. I've been to at least one game at Wrigley every year since my dad took me to my first game in 1978.

I think Rothschild has done a good job. As far as the problems Eyre and Howry are having, I blame that on their overuse last year. The carryover effect from Dusty overusing these guys last year is clearly evident. Word on the street (Steve Stone) is that Dusty didn't allow Rothschild to have much if any input last year on how guys were used, Lou has been the opposite and is allowing Larry to have a greater role in how guys are used. Also, let me pose this question. If Larry is so bad, why was he so sought after by Leyland and Dombrowski in Detroit? Bruce, being around the situation would you care to comment on my analysis?

That's the best point of this thread right there. Obviously, if the Cubs see Lee, Ramirez or Soriano go down, they're kind of screwed because those guys are just offensive monsters (and Lee is a one-of-a-kind defender). Same with the Brewers and Fielder. Here's where the Brewers have an advantage - he's their only really irreplaceable position player. Right now they have five average-to-solid players and one unproven kid (Gwynn) in the outfield. Should they lose any infielder besides Fielder, they can easily shift Hall or call up Braun. Losing multiple players in the infield is a killer, but hey, not many teams are going to survive losing two quality infielders. Note that I say "quality" there - if Graffanino or Counsell goes down, the Brewers will actually improve a great deal. Obviously losing a SP will kill you, but the Brewers are about as capable as anybody at filling that need, what with Carlos Villanueva available and Yo Gallardo in AAA. As far as Bush goes, yes, his early season woes seem to be an aberration, and the numbers are bearing that out. Last I heard (don't quote me on this), his BABIP was in the area of .350-.360, which I hear is high, and I've heard statheads say that he has an abnormally extreme strand rate that is really killing him, too. I don't really know what that means, though. When it comes down to it, Bush has shown over a couple of seasons that he has the stuff to be a 4-4.5 ERA guy, and I expect him to get closer to those numbers as the season goes along. Who knows? He may get better - he's still young. When you look at replacing someone due to long term injury the Brewers are somewhat hamstrung in that they have to replace from within or give up quite a bit of talent (prospect wise) to replace via trade. Whereas the Cubs with their deep pockets can give up little in the way of talent and take on a salary dump from another team that is out of contention.

One of? I haven't heard all of the broadcast crews. It wouldn't surprise me if they were the best though. I love listening to Vin Scully on the Dodger broadcasts. I guess it takes me back to my youth when he used to do the game of the week.

The thing is, though, it hasn't been Sheets that has been the anchor of the staff so far. His numbers have been mostly pedestrian. Suppan and Capuano have been the "aces" of the staff, and the bullpen has been fantastic. Looking at Sheets' numbers, he may already be injured. I am just saying, if any one of their starters go down, it could be trouble. You bring a guy up from Triple A, you don't get the innings you might normally get, the bullpen gets taxed and then problems start to occur. Look at what happened to the Cubs last year, their bullpen got used and abused early and often. The Brewers might have a couple of nice pitching prospects but until they do it at the ML level you just don't know what you are going to get.