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  1. gflore34
    Is speculating about Giles realistic? We all know how this one's going to turn out, he'll let the Cubs Wine and Dine him ultimately to spurn their offer citing a desire to remain on the West Coast. Then of course, the blasted Cardinals will say boo to him and he'll sign with them for less years and money. As for who is going to patrol RF, I believe Hendry is going to go the trade route. Quite probably for a Juan Encarnacion type...
  2. gflore34
    Well, so much for the Padres, their only chance was to grab game one with Peavy. Thought they had a good chance...Slider Speed Bat Sanders with the Grand Slam...
  3. gflore34
    Thanks for all the great work this season, here's to spectacular 2006 for nsbb.com and the Cubs!
  4. gflore34
    Great ideas all, I still believe Giles is pipe dream, no way he leaves the West Coast nevertheless, if such a plan were executed, we'd see a dramatic improvement in 2006. But, in particular one paragragh stood out: The Cubs will need a veteran backup, but Hendry will have to make it explicitly clear to Baker that the kid plays, even through slumps. From what I've seen Hendry will offer suggestions that the kids play and that's were it stops. So, either Hendry is going to grow a back bone this off-season or he's going to remove all of Baker' veteran options leaving him no choice but to play the kids. How pathetic is that Hendry, in a manner similar to dealing with a 3 year old, has to remove the toys/objects he doesn't want his Manager utilizing?
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    I agree as much as like what he could do with the bat, why take the risk again on another injury prone player? We all know Wood will spend some time on the DL next season, certainly don't need Nomar joining him. It's a shame because, I believe, a healthy Nomar, over 140-160 games could quite probably dwarf all other NL SS offensively, heck it wouldn't even be that close.
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    If the above becomes reality then, without question, Hendry is worst GM in Baseball possessing one of the poorest Baseball Minds ever seen. Only a blind fool would ignore the Cubs need for higher OBP is such a blatant fashion.
  7. gflore34
    If someone told me in March that the Cubs, going into the last weekend of the season, would have a combined record of 18-11 vs. the Astros and Cardinals in addition to a winning road record - I'd thought the Cubs were playoff bound.
  8. gflore34
    Pitching, pitching all that rhetoric about Grudz, Eckstein, Rodriguez, decision making, etc. doesn't to amount a hill of beans if the Cards pitching staff was gutted by injuries in the manner the Cubs were. Over the last two seasons the Cards have used 15 starters, this year alone the Cubs have used 10 starters. How good would have the superior Eckstein, Grudz, Taguchi, Rodriguez, et al looked if they had garbage like Mitre, Koronka and Rusch starting for them?
  9. gflore34
    The reason I am not okay with a Furcal signing is because I know there is no possible way that would be the secondary move. That would be paraded around as the "put us over the top" move, filling leadoff and SS, and the OF would be filled by scraps. Does Preston Wilson count as a secondary move? I hope not, Preston Wilson is polar opposite of what this team needs, if Hendry can't see this he's denser than we all thought.
  10. gflore34
    After this season if Hendry doesn't address this team' lack of OBP, he'll surely be painted by the Media and Fans as completely lacking in baseball knowledge.
  11. gflore34
    I believe Furcal may be a legitimate target, as for Giles, no chance at all. Why in the World would Giles, a West Coast native, leave it now that he's finally playing there?
  12. gflore34
    Me too but, as disappointed as we all are with Prior, I believe better days are ahead for him, in fact I wouldn't trade him for 10 Cris Carpenters.
  13. gflore34
    Its too bad we may never see the numbers Nomar could put up during a full season.
  14. gflore34
    Open mouth insert foot...didn't think I'd see that again from Prior this season.
  15. gflore34
    Well, so much for the scoreless first inning wish...
  16. gflore34
    You know the season is down the tubes when a Fresh Prince re-run or the White Sox game is more appealing...
  17. gflore34
    I've stopped asking or hoping for a dominate Prior start; I'd just like to see a scoreless 1st inning. In fact, if Prior manages a scoreless 1st, I believe there should be mid-inning ceremony in recognition of this monumental accomplishment.
  18. gflore34
    That's the only thing in Burnett's favor. But how meaningful is it. After 2003 Wood was the one who looked healthy. They've gone back and forth with their problems. My point is neither is reliable, and nobody would sign Wood to a big extension today, there's no justification for giving Burnett that contract instead. Given the Cubs recent history with injury proned players or players recently removed from a serious injury there's no way Hendry would take a chance on Burnett. After this and last seasons, Hendry' got to be a little gun shy about such players.
  19. gflore34
    NL C - STL E - ATL W - SD WC - HOU AL C - CHWS E - BOS W- LAA WC - CLE WS LAA over ATL
  20. gflore34
    Let's see: 1. Couldn't pitch a scoreless 1st inning if his life depended on it 2. Couldn't pitch a scoreless inning after the Cubs take the lead 3. Couldn't pitch a game without giving up a 2 out, 1-2 or 0-2 RBI hit, in tonight's case a 2R HR Which leaves only one conclusion right now Prior flat out sucks...
  21. gflore34
    Thus far, at least 1 first inning run...will Prior ever pitch a scoreless 1st inning again?
  22. gflore34
    I'm going lower, 2 1st inning runs precipitated by a two out walk after Prior was ahead 0-2.
  23. gflore34
    I guess the more realistic question isn't whether or not Prior will have a dominating start but, what's the over-under on how many 1st inning runs he'll give up. Or how many 2 out, 0-2 RBI hits he'll give up....
  24. gflore34
    What has a higher probability of occuring the above or Mark Prior having a dominating start tonight?
  25. gflore34
    Yes, Piniella was traded to Tampa, sort of: By Jim Callis October 28, 2002 In a move initially reported during the World Series but not officially confirmed until Monday, the Mariners released manager Lou Piniella from his contract so he could return home to Tampa and skipper the Devil Rays. As expected, Seattle received all-star outfielder Randy Winn as compensation—but Tampa Bay also received a player, infield prospect Antonio Perez. Prior to this the A's and Pirates made a deal involving Chuck Tanner: 1976: He spent a year piloting Oakland before Charley Finley traded him to Pittsburgh for Manny Sanguillen and $100,000. Chuck Finley making a strange deal, who would have thought?
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