CoolHandLuke

Process not results, demp.

Isn't it a little early for that? On paper it's a good trade, but Harden could get hurt tomorrow. Or on August 1, one day after the trade deadline. Process not outcome.

Frivolous quoting is the best accolades that NSBB can give a player.

Nice job Geo!

I really really wish I didn't have to wait until the end of the week to see Harden pitch.

I feel a little sad that you have to buy beer for an occasion. Or maybe I am a little sad for me that I always have some on hand...nope definitely the first feeling. what?!? so, you are saying that i should always have some on hand then? :lol: Yes, a quality 6 pack is always nice to have. It's not that you should always have beer on hand. It's that you should always have beer in hand.

Another thing that Gaudin brings to this team, is another Louisianan.

I didn't think about it until reading this article, but Lou is familiar with Gaudin.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1786067

I'll miss Sean a great deal. I remember Gaudin's slider on a list of the best pitches in baseball a few years ago and I love the fact that we got him in the deal along with Harden. I hope Jim gets Marquis out of the rotation as soon as he can.

Best day of my cub's life since the nomar trade! I might need to drink a celebratory beer! PS does Jim Hendry look a lot healthier to anyone else?

My concern is that they pull up lame before leading us to the promised land. And Harden does top my list, I just don't know if we should pay Beane's price for a guy who is injured so often.

Hudson and Burnett are probably about equally as non-durable. probably not.

I think the willingness to accept Juan Pierre knowing what he brings to the table is worse than mistakenly thinking Weeks wasn't having such a dreadful year. ps- I don't understand weeks all that much, but I am pretty sure he is better than what he is producing this year. If I were a gm I would definitely target him as a buy super low type of player.

It amazes me how infrequently Harden's durability (or lack thereof) is brought up.

So is Colvin a small diamond or coal? Too early to tell. His K percentage and BB percentage are getting much better lately. 2007 K percentage: 20.5% 2008 April through May 15th K percentage: 28.9% 2008 May 16th through present K percentage: 11.96% 2007 BB percentage: 3.05% 2008 April through May 15th BB percentage: 7.54% 2008 May 16th through present BB percentage: 10.87% Unfortuantely, at the same time his batting average is way down this year, and the loss of all those singles is really killing his slugging (his ISOP is also down a little bit, but the batting average being down is the bigger cause of the really bad numbers). So he was actually more productive last year, but his peripherals are a lot better these last couple months. It's obvious the Cubs are working with him quite a bit to make him more comfortable deeper in counts. Now when he gets more comfortable, will the batting average go back up a ways? Next year maybe? It's really hard to tell. All we know for sure right now is that he has shown the ability to hit for average last year. He has shown the ability to have a good K/BB percentage over the last couple months. What he hasn't done yet is put it together, and while I'm willing to give him a year or two before I write him off due to his adjustments, he can't be an exciting guy until he starts to put it together. Thanks CCP. It seems to me that Wilken likes this type of player and if the new Cub system of working the count is taken advantage of by Colvin it'll help him in a lot of ways. I'd be surprised if some team wouldn't be interested in a former #1 pick. i don't think that there's any hope for colvin. he is what he is, trying to radically change his approach will result in an even less productive player. Didn't Sosa radically change his approach? He's a HS kid and he's still young. I'm not saying he will be able to do so but it's best to have him be this age than a 23 year old college kid and trying to change him. EDIT-TOO LATE SORRY He's a high school kid in that he did at one time go to high school, but he isn't a high school kid in the sense that he was drafted out of high school. Trying to change him is like trying to change a 22 year old college kid.

Wait, I thought this guy worked in the front office? He doesn't have Hendry's cell phone number? I wish you my best regarding the cancer, btw

I don't understand the sentiment that Bedard will be super costly based on the fact that they gave up so much for him. Bavasi made that deal; saving face isn't that huge a deal for whoever took over (shouldn't anyways). This year Bedard's stock has dropped quite a lot. He hasn't gone deep in his starts, he hasn't been all that healthy, and his numbers are just mediocre considering the park he pitches in. He'll take a pretty decent package, sure, but the Mariners shouldn't and won't feel obligated to get a package equaling the talent of what they gave up for him.

So wait, you are scoreboard watching? In early July??? For the wild card race?!?!

DeRo would have been an all star if he were a National, I bet.

Good thing for the Brewers that Laporta signed so quickly last year.

I'd trade Matty for Alex Cobb.

There goes CC's chance at the K title.

"Francoeur is awesome" has 29,000 hits. And "Francoeur is the best baseball player ever" has 20,000 hits.