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  1. BigbadB
    Who does the voice? And don't say "the duck". Gilbert Gottfried for an FYI. No kidding? Good to see there is still some acting work out there for that freak.
  2. BigbadB
    Walker for lead off! Repeat chorus!
  3. BigbadB
    Look at Walker attempting to manufacture a run. You don't need to be fast.
  4. BigbadB
    Who does the voice? And don't say "the duck".
  5. BigbadB
    Walker would have made for a really good lead off guy.
  6. BigbadB
    He's not even a patch. You put a free swinger like Soriano on a team where the manager's best hitting advice is "be aggressive" and you can watch his OBP drop like a stone and his K-rate increase exponetially. Agreed.
  7. BigbadB
    Gwynn's voice drives me nuts, but I do enjoy listening to what he has to say.
  8. BigbadB
    Is MLB EI giving you the Padres guys tonight? No, they just had a little clip of Gwynn talking about Maddux on WGN. The reason I asked is Tony is in the booth tonight with Mark Grant and Matty V.
  9. BigbadB
    Is MLB EI giving you the Padres guys tonight?
  10. BigbadB
    Admit it. You had "Pierre grounds out to_____" written out ahead of time, so that all you had to do was fill in the blank. Am I right?
  11. BigbadB
    I'm over the depression. I just laugh hysterically now.
  12. BigbadB
    At least Aramis found his stroke.
  13. BigbadB
    This has become very comical.
  14. BigbadB
    Walker sure would have been a good lead off hitter this year.
  15. BigbadB
    Yeah, but when Izturis comes off the DL, I'm sure the Dodgers would love to move Kent to 1b, Izturis to 2nd and then stick Nomar in LF or RF. I don't think Nomar will give the Dodgers any guff if they end up doing that. As far as Nomar returning to the Cubs, I saw lots of possibilities: #1. Cedeno didn't pan out as a major leaguer. Enter Nomar to play SS. #2. Aramis had another one of his hamstring flare ups. Enter Nomar at 3b. #3. The Cubs couldn't find someone to play RF. Enter Nomar. Now that Derrek Lee is hurt (which I admit I didn't see happening), enter Nomar at 1b. Nomar was probably only going to cost the Cubs 5m. Who would I rather have? Nomar and the potential he could be hurt again or a healthy Jacque Jones? I'll take Nomar. If nothing else, the combo of Cedeno, Walker and Nomar gave the team respectable offense and depth in the middle infield.
  16. BigbadB
    Can Pierzynski catch a knuckle ball?
  17. BigbadB
    To me, Soriano is a patch. He's not a difference maker. He's also in a 1 year contract. How much do you want to give up for a guy who could be gone at the end of this year? Can his bat (and his bat alone) be enough to turn this organization around? Personally, I don't think so.
  18. BigbadB
    I want to say Theo Epstein's recent contract squabbles with Boston were well documented. But, that's Boston.
  19. BigbadB
    Busted. :oops: I really dislike all the posters on this board screaming about all the sacrifices we attempt. A lot of teams are really successful with the strategy (including the Braves). Unfortunately what most posters dont understand is that it is the execution lacking for the Cubs, not the strategy. I personally would have shipped Hairston to Triple A over the weekend and told him that he could come back to Chicago when he figured out how to advance a runner from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd with a bunt. I've watched Marcus Giles enough to know that he has more success taking the ball the other way to advance the runner than he does dropping down a bunt, which is almost a guaranteed out. At least when Giles takes the ball the other way, he has a shot at getting a hit WHILE still advancing the runner. Small ball has its advantages. Small ball has its appropriate times. If a team has a .270 AVG and a .330 OBP, each out you make takes away one more precious chance that they could have gotten a hit or a walk. While small ball "might" produce a single run, giving up those outs for free reduces the chances of a big inning.
  20. BigbadB
    Pierre? His OBP was .326 last year.
  21. BigbadB
    Speier is currently the loneliest guy in baseball.
  22. BigbadB
    How about re-signing Burnitz for 1 year instead of Jones for 3? I think there was a lot of talk about Austin Kearns being available before the season. burnitz wouldn't make us any better this year. You're right about that. But, his 1 year contract wouldn't be holding the Cubs back from being better a year from now. Jones for 3 years was just a horrible decision.
  23. BigbadB
    I'm just trying to bring you back to reality. :) Can you refresh my memory on your rf alternatives? I'm guessing Aubrey Huff is one. Milton Bradley another. Reality? Reality is that we had tons of talent to trade and over 40m to spend, and for that we got two good relief arms and: a back up middle infielder (Neifi), a spot starter (Rusch), a slap hitting, poor OBP lead off man (Pierre) and the 2nd possible worst option to play RF (Jacque Jones). The worst option would have been Encarnacion. It's hindsight now, but Hendry did everything he could to fill the SS position, which happens to be where some of the teams best production is coming from. Outfield is and has been the teams worst problem these last few years, and it still is. Hendry addressed the outfield last when he should have addressed it first. He addressed the lead off position first when he should have been focusing on bringing in guys who are good at getting on base.
  24. BigbadB
    I'm not bbb or goony, but these are all names I'd prefer to Jones and/or Pierre. All of whom seem likely to have been available in the last year: Wilkerson Bradley Mench Kearns Dunn (I'm sure someone will say to drop this one) B. Giles (see: Dunn) Klesko Abreu Burrell Floyd Our very own Nomar Cliff Floyd Huff Shawn Green Luis Gonzalez Wily Mo Pena Coco Crisp Reggie Sanders And I'm sure more could be added.
  25. BigbadB
    Yeah...I don't know why people would complain after losing 6 straight games. Clearly Baker and Hendry have the NL right where they want them. the 6 game skid sucks, but they're 14-16 with prior, wood, lee and jwilliams out. it could be a lot worse. do you expect them to be tied w/ the cardinals? Personally, I expect them to not be the worst offense in baseball.
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