danonwaveland

While this doesn't apply to 2013, I think Wainwright is a FA after next season. He'll command big bucks and may price himself out of St. Louis. Maybe save some bucks for next offseason.

Not important, but. . . Assuming we re-sign Kerry Wood, one uni should say "T WOOD" on the back and Kerry's should just say "WOOD." Merry Christmas!

Tribune headline: Fourteen years for Blagojevich. LATimes headline: Ten years for Pujols The Cards lucked out on this one.

Because of the way last night's game ended, it looks like Philly might need a first baseman next year. A one-year or two-year deal for Carlos Pena would seem to work. And if I were him, wouldn't it be better to play for a real contender than for a team like the Cubs, rebuilding on the fly? Of course, after Prince leaves Milwaukee, they'll be interested in him, as well. I'm not sure we should pursue Pena anyway, but if we were interested, this just makes it more costly. Bryan LaHair anyone?

If Hendry is retained, I guess this is the best possible alternative. However, if Hendry stays, I'm not so sure that Quade will be dismissed.

Agreed, but it is far from a dump IMO. From the player's perspective, it's a dump There was some talk about digging deep under the playing surface to construct batting cages, larger weight rooms, etc. Aside from the structural problems that need to be investigated, I think they'll find that Wrigley is built on top of an ancient burial ground and there will be tons of lawsuits to halt the desecration of the burial grounds. This will take years to get through the courts and, aside from that, people will say that these burial grounds are the reason the Cubs have never won at Wrigley. There's a mini-series (for tv, not the baseball postseason) in there somewhere. But I digress. . .

President David Palmer! Copy that!

Just the first one. I'm waiting on three more. This was the easiest year to get in, but, like most everyone else, I kept getting the "busy signal" and had to keep resending. Oh, well. ________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

The guy must love God. I can understand giving up a wife and kids to be a priest, but baseball -- this is serious stuff. ___________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

In case you haven't seen it, there's a pretty funny youtube entry at Less than a month 'til pitchers and catchers report. _____________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

Maybe he should consider transferring his kids to schools in another city. _____________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

If the Cubs don't make it to the Series, I hope it's the Rockies vs. the Twins, so that we can watch a world series as it's meant to be played, in 20+ degree weather and snow flurries. _________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

Even with all the upgrades -- which have helped Comiskey II tremendously -- it's still not a really enjoyable place to view a game. Behind the seats -- i.e., the concourse -- it's much better than Wrigley, but even with the posts, the views are much better at Wrigley (players don't look like ants from the upper deck). Close down Wrigley for two seasons, playing at Comiskey II, and rebuild the concourse. While they're at it, they need to add batting cages, workout areas, etc., somewhere, but I don't know where that would be. Hopefully, that's where Janet Marie Smith can add value. _________________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

Thanks. I just lost my lunch. _____________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

True. _____________________________________ Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan