sherwood921

I don't know why, but I can't stop laughing

They should equip the ump too. That way Dusty won't have to walk all the way out to double switch. He'll never have to get up again.

I'm not a fan of Sanders. I thought Gomes was a steal when I got him towards the end of my draft, and when his Yahoo ranking got real low even though he was struggling I took advantage of it. He's been pretty cold since I traded him...but I'm sure he'll heat up again. I'm also planning on picking up Josh Johnson after his next start, depending on how he does. I think it's a pretty solid deal. If you need saves, Jenks will continue to get them.

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What does that sign say? We ___ cows.

I don't get it...didn't we get rid of the long ball approach because that made us inconsistent? This organization makes no sense.

This stinks. As frustrating as it's been with all the injuries...when Wood was on the mound, there was no one I'd rather watch. It'd be hard to see him pitch in another uniform, but I really can't see him here beyond this year.

I saw from the bottom of the 8th...what a game! Pretty cool to see Colvin hit a walkoff bomb too.

So excited to watch him pitch on ESPN tonight!! :roll:

This isn't Cubs related...but the Bears team with all those crazy wins, I think it was 2003...I had a lucky chair. I'm not kidding they won every game I sat in it...and lost every game I wasn't in it. I had to go out of town for the playoff game and I was tempted to toss it in the car, but it was too big. As for Zambrano last night...I was outside listening on the radio, and I came in for a minute, and while I was inside they got a hit. Sorry Carlos.

My fault...I came inside to watch the end of the game...

I'm definately not an expert on this, but I've always looked at it as guys with the most potential are in AA. A lot of guys go straight to the majors from AA, unless they still need to work on a couple things, or they are blocked by a better major league player. I see AAA with a lot of guys who are fringe major leaguers, and are generally older. If there's a 30 year old former major leaguer who can't cut it anymore, he'll more likely be in AAA than AA. Again, just my take on it.

They don't have a world series in that span, so I wouldn't say it's been perfect.

I made 2 deals today. 13 team 6x6 league (regular plus OBP and L) with the normal positions. I traded David Weathers for Alex Rios. I have Valverde, Todd Jones, and F. Cordero (lost the job), and am currently 2nd in saves. I traded Furcal and Gomes for Carlos Lee. Gomes has cooled off, and I have Lugo playing at Util anyway becuase I needed the steals. This allows me to shift Lugo to SS and I can play 4 of Abreu, B. Giles, Rios, Wilkerson, Shelton, and Conor Jackson. What do you think?

Can we please start voting Neifi in? Might as well have some fun with this train-wreck of a team.

He also made a game saving catch to end the game by stealing a HR from Greg Norton.

That's a great idea...Neifi for ASG! I don't want to hear an argument that the Cubs will justify Neifi being good by this all-star selection. They're going to say he's so great anyway, and this team isn't going anywhere. Might as well try to have some fun with it.

McCarthy isn't starting, and I'm not a big fan of Gibbons, but Wilson isn't going to play as much. Any of those 3 could easily be tossed.

I don't know, but he's safe if he runs through. If I'm a coach I make him stay after the game and run down the line and time it. Then I time him sliding head first. I shouldn't even have to say anything.

As did I. That might be the worst article I've ever read. He didn't have any reasoning other than....the players stink, and Baker has a good reputation cuz his teams have been good. Oh, and he was on deck for a milestone home run.

Exactly, if Lee, Prior, and Miller come back and the team goes on a roll, they can say "well imagine what we could have done." This enables them to do nothing in the offseason, counting on oft-injured players (minus Lee) to play a huge role yet again.

I hear and say that all the time, but I am starting to disagree. Of the many minor leaguers we've traded in recent years, Willis is the only one that really stands out. Koronka's having a good year thus far, but I wouldn't expect that to continue. All the other players we've gotten rid of generally haven't turned into superstars though.

He could have slid, sure, but Barrett was blocking the plate. As far as helping Barrett up, he wouldn't do that because knowing there was another runner, and having knocked the catcher over, the ball should be loose somewhere with the possibility of the other runner advancing.

Dude's averaging 2 RBI per hit! What a stud!

Here's my take on it: - The play was clean, AJP doesn't know where the ball is...I don't necessarily think Barrett should have gotten out of the way, as the ball was on line, and you don't know if it's going to take a skid bounce or a high hop. - AJP didn't need to hit the plate - I don't think AJP said anything, if he did, who cares - Barrett did not need to grab him and stick him in the face - Those that argue AJP had it coming...reminds me of those parents who would scream their kids during my hockey games "Don't let him hit you like that Jimmy! Hit him back" to their 10 year old...I don't care if he had it coming, it's baseball...get him back within the rules. - To those people saying "At least the Cubs can fight (Farns, Barrett, etc)": well I would hope so...Farns ran and tackled Wilson, and Barrett sucker punched him, I wouldn't call those fair fights (plus someone said Mayberry (as they called him today) got whooped) - I believe much of the reason Barrett hit him was pure frustration, but you take your frustration out on the ball, what he did only made it worse - Barrett has been a favorite of mine and I lost a lot of respect for him today - Also, the "fire" argument: if a basketball team is struglling for a while...is it a good thing to have your center clock some guy? I don't see how that's fire. I see fire from Barrett a lot, but this was not fire. When I see Cedeno dive and pump his first, or clap his hands after a double, that's fire. Punching someone on the other team in a primarily non-contact sport doesn't stand out to me as fire.