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  1. Bruce Miles
    Kangaroo court. There were a lot of laughs as we walked in after the "court" session ended.
  2. Bruce Miles
    Lineups: Perez, SS Walker, 2B Lee, 1B Garciaparra, 3B Burnitz, RF Murton, LF Patterson, CF Barrett, C Williams, P Clark, CF Hardy, SS Overbay, 1B Lee, LF Jenkins, RF Hall, 3B Weeks, 2B Miller, C Davis, P
  3. Bruce Miles
    Lineups: Eckstein, SS Edmonds, CF Pujols, 1B Walker, RF Rodriguez, LF Nunez, 3B Molina, C Luna, 2B Suppan Hairston, CF Walker, 2B Lee, 1B Garciaparra, 3B Burnitz, RF Murton, LF Perez, SS Blanco, C Prior, P
  4. Bruce Miles
    Hard to tell on the coaches at this point. Nobody's tipped their hand on this issue.
  5. Bruce Miles
    You hear little or no grousing from players. That's a departure from the Riggleman-Baylor years, when every now and then, somebody would complain. Baker talks to a lot of players _ young and older _ every day. The veteran players naturally will like a guy who favors them. The younger players generally stay quiet.
  6. Bruce Miles
    Goofy as it sounds, the demeanor has been consistent most of the year. Consistently good. It's actually been a pretty good group to work with.
  7. Bruce Miles
    Beat me to it!!! My fault, though. I coulda posted it earlier.
  8. Bruce Miles
    Freel, 2B Lopez, SS Dunn, LF Pena, CF Casey, 1B LaRue, C Encarnacion, 3B Denorfia, RF Milton, P Hairston, CF Walker, 2B Lee, 1B Garciaparra, 3B Burnitz, RF Barrett, C Murton, LF Perez, SS Zambrano, P
  9. Bruce Miles
    Lineups: Patterson, CF Hairston, LF Lee, 1B Burnitz, RF McClain, 3B Walker, 2B Cedeno, SS Blanco, C Prior, P Winn, CF Vizquel, SS Snow, 1b Alou, LF Durham, 2B Feliz, 3B Ortmeier, RF Haad, C Hennessey, P And remember, I'm only the messenger.
  10. Bruce Miles
    I've got an appointment with a treadmill in the morning (some of us writers do keep in shape). I knew you guys would have a lot to say after this game today. No sport I know of sparks this much conversation. And to think we do this every day.
  11. Bruce Miles
    The thing about today's game that's different from what it was years ago is that you can go out and buy a guy or two (or three) and get yourself right back in contention. The Cubs will spend the money. That's not the problem. They've got to spend it the right way, start understanding the importance of stats such as OBP and somehow get a dependable bullpen, which is the hardest thing to do in the game today. There might be some trepidation about Giles' numbers this year. I don't get a sense they're that high on him. We'll see.
  12. Bruce Miles
    I'm lucky I know how to turn on a computer. For work, I just have to know how to type and hit "send."
  13. Bruce Miles
    With all the pressure that's on the Cubs, there's very little chance they'd have a payroll under $100 million. The Baker-Rothschild relationship is harder to read. I wouldn't be surprised either way there. I'm not confident Nomar will be a Cub next year. Furcal is an interesting case. He'd be a great fit at short and in the leadoff spot. Will the Cubs be scared off by his off-field stuff? Not sure. They seem to like "character" guys.
  14. Bruce Miles
    The Cubs' window does appear to be closing. The thing to watch for is how the Cubs spend their money this off-season. If they can spend $100 million and spend it wisely (I know, I know), they have a chance to vault right back into contention. The key will be sustaining it year to year, which they've not been able to do.
  15. Bruce Miles
    If healthy, Wood will begin next year as a starter. With so many holes to fill on offense, I don't see them signing a big-name starting pitcher.
  16. Bruce Miles
    You're right about Bayless. On the front-office relationships, the MacPhail-Hendry relationship is very strong. Baker and Hendry still have a good relationship, but as you saw with the Wendell Kim firing, Hendry will step in and assert his authority. You will see that again this winter. Let's remember that Hendry hired Baker because he thought he was the right guy at the time for the job. I'm sure he still thinks that, but time changes things. Most GMs will go awhile with their guy because after they fire one, the clock starts ticking on the GM.
  17. Bruce Miles
    I'm sure there will be a change or two to the coaching staff. I'm not sure just what it will be yet. As I wrote a week or so ago, there are only three positions _ catcher, first base and third base _ that are set. Hendry has a lot of work to do, and addressing coaching is just part of it. On the signs, I think they were pretty clear. Chris Speier is a pretty good third base coach. Sometimes, the player has to take a hit.
  18. Bruce Miles
    Perceptions are a funny thing. Baker thinks he's getting hammered by the media in Chicago. In San Francisco, they fawned all over him, and they're still doing it. Wait'll this weekend when we go there and all the "Poor Dusty" stories come out in the Bay Area media. It's hard for me to comment, but if you read Gene Wojciechowski's great book, "Cub Nation," he says the Cubs media have been "firm but fair." For the most part, we gave Dusty the benefit of the doubt in 2003. Things started to change last year with the circus atmosphere that permeated the club. This year, it's been a little more critical. I won't do character assassination, but I'll point out things like how the Cubs have ignored or under valued sabermetrics or how Dusty doesn't like playing the kids or how his lineups have hurt the team. We'll see how the other outlets play it, especially if the Cubs don't make it back to .500.
  19. Bruce Miles
    Hendry spent a lot of time after the game with Chris Speier. He was none too happy. I also touched on the contract situation today. It's pretty legit. I think both will be extended (or at least offered extensions) next spring. Hendry will definitely re-up. Baker may say no, instead opting to roll the dice on the final year of his contract to see what happens.
  20. Bruce Miles
    I'm hearing you guys. Today was a case where I was glad I could ask questions first and shoot later because, believe me, I wanted to shoot. On the surface, the eighth inning looked like a case of La Russa managing the pants off Baker. The Cubs bunted and it all played in the Cards' hands. La Russa didn't go with that silly bunt, and Pujols homered. Believe me, I am not letting Baker off the hook here, but he swears he didn't want to bunt with Cedeno. Multiple players missed multiple signs today. Shame on them. Now, it's up to the manager and management to either change that kind of play or get players who can play the game correctly. Know that I asked some questions and that all of us investigated things pretty thoroughly today, not leaving until every player involved was grilled pretty good.
  21. Bruce Miles
    I believe Neifi will be back next year. That's fine _ if he's used right. Organization people are very high on Cedeno, though. It was a bit funny yesterday when Dusty said that. But I also thought I had hit the jackpot because I knew how people would react to a quote like that. Enjoy the game today.
  22. Bruce Miles
    I figured you guys would like that one.
  23. Bruce Miles
    Yesterday it said I was banned. I told Tim it musta been something I wrote. LOL
  24. Bruce Miles
    I forgot about Mitre. He might be optioned instead of Wuertz. Mitre no doubt would be better off starting at Iowa.
  25. Bruce Miles
    You're quite welcome. I'm happy to do it when I've got the time. Should be an interesting week with the Cubs playing the wild-card contenders from the East.
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