Rob

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That was a tough play.

call me crazy... but I kinda want to see Koyie hit into a triple play here. I can't imagine anybody has ever hit a triple and a triple play in the same inning before.

Sori's leg kick was reaaally off on those first two pitches.

No one will ever beat Rusty Kuntz. Daley Cox was up there... but we just released him.

Logan White and Kim Ng say hello. Logan White is the best GM prospect and if they were to replace Hendry, he would be the only one on my list. Chris Antonetti belongs on the list too... but I'd prefer White. Antonetti will replace Shapiro when Shapiro gets promoted in about 1-2 years. That's pretty obvious from the way he turned down the Cards job. But he did interview, so there is a slight chance he was willing to be stolen away.

I never wore a cup while playing sports. After blowing out my knee one time too many, I was too slow to voluntarily slow myself down more with one of those.

That'd make the Pac Rim haul pretty darn impressive this season if true. If there's one thing that Jim Hendry has done real well on, it's allocating his resources to the Pac Rim. We're getting a lot more bang for our buck out there than we would be duking it out with all the other teams in the Dominican, Venezuela, etc...

Not that anybody is interested, but I'm revising my list... 1.) Josh Vitters - Tools are obvious, but his injury history is becoming slightly worrisome. 2.) Starlin Castro - I actually considered giving him the top spot. He's done more than just hold his own at such a young age... he's been fantastic. Even his slow start at Tennessee is nothing to be concerned with, as he hasn't struck out yet in 33 AB. 3.) Jay Jackson - There's nothing not to like. 4.) Andrew Cashner - I'm coming along slowly on him. I question his ultimate ceiling still simply because the organization doesn't seem to see him in the rotation down the road. 5.) Hak-ju Lee - I heard Tim Wilken refer to him as a first round talent, and he's certainly playing like one. His power may never materialize, but he has all the makings of an excellent player with a high average, plenty of walks, plenty of SB, and fantastic defense. 6.) Chris Carpenter - First round talent with injury problems. The performance is about what I expected... but he's got a ways to go before the injuries don't scare me. 7.) Kyler Burke - I've been higher on him than most in the past, and I'm continuing the trend now. He's starting to hit for average, and some of those doubles are going over the fence. I'm starting to see a lot of Jeremy Hermida in him. 8.) Dae-Eun Rhee - His stock drops slightly on account of the injuries... but I am in love with his arm. Something tells me he could take an Angel Guzman path to the majors... but he'll pay off at some point. 9.) Brett Jackson - I still think he was a mistake of a pick, but he's doing his best to prove me wrong. 10.) Junior Lake - Hasn't produced this year, but he's got tools out the wazoo. Plus, this pick should piss off Truffle.

It's amazing how many people want this. I'm just curious, why is everyone so opposed to this? The guy has won a World Series ring, and as far a I can see, really knows the game and the Cubs personnel. How many times have you heard him suggesting sac bunts in the first inning? He won a WS ring riding Schilling and Johnson all the way... he's not a good manager.

Bradley's OBP by month: April - .333 May - .348 June - .377 July - .457 August - .488

Logan White and Kim Ng say hello. Logan White is the best GM prospect and if they were to replace Hendry, he would be the only one on my list. Chris Antonetti belongs on the list too... but I'd prefer White.

The Phillies are just sitting on his fastball... It'd be nice if the Cubs had let him work on his other pitches a bit in the minors instead of riding the pine up here for months at a time.

Do clutch players exist? Possibly. It's tough to find an adequate criteria to determine clutch, and limited sample sizes of that make the job considerably harder. Are there players out there who fold in the clutch? Absolutely. While again, clutch is harder to determine... basic human nature suggests that there are some players who have trouble with the pressure. Greinke, Willis, and Greene amongst others have all struggled with anxiety related issues, and would seem to be slightly more likely to fold under extreme pressure. Here's the real question... how do you identify which players on our team are anti-clutch? Given the extremely limited sample sizes, it's impossible to accurately determine who was just cold, who was unlucky, and who walked off the field after dropping a load in their pants. You want to blow up the whole team? Fine... but you're gonna ship off some players who very likely could have been a huge positive impact on the next postseason series. Edit: Can a mod delete this post? I want to see if this page can be entirely taken up by people on my ignore list.

He's quite good for a color man... not the best or anything, but well above average. The problem is simply that he fancies himself to be more than that... if he'd realize he's never going to make it into a front office, he'd be a lot better off.

No I'm sorry. I didn't mean to give the impression that I was stating an opinion... much less one that could be refuted by so little as saying "No." I don't mean this article as the gospel, but I don't feel like going to all the hassle myself of explaining why you're wrong. Start here and let me know when you get lost. http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/why-should-i-care-about-alex-rios/

We could have had Hudson this off-season instead of Miles; why would u think we would go after him next season? That is a gross oversimplification... We weren't looking for a starting 2B this offseason. We were looking for a platoon partner / veteran backup for Fontenot... a player that the Cubs likely no longer feel capable of being an average starting 2B. Furthermore, at the time that we signed Miles, Hudson was still looking for a completely ridiculous multi-year contract. One can rest assured his contract demands will be more much reasonable this coming offseason after he was forced to take a hugely incentive-laden one year deal for very little. And that's to say nothing of the fact that the basis of this thread is to create our 2010 Cubs... not take a guess at what Hendry will do.

Good move by the Sox. He's projected to be about exactly worth his contract to an average team... he's worth significantly more than that to a team in a close pennant race like the Sox. Good move by the Jays too.

Let Grabow walk.. hoping he's a type B so we can get away with offering arbitration. Offer arby to Harden and Gregg regardless. Focus in on Stephen Drew and Orlando Hudson... I'd be willing to give up Theriot+ in a trade for Drew if Hudson was willing to sign a decent contract. More thoughts as I get them.

And to think we could have traded him straight up for Tejada. There's a bunch of myths surrounding that supposed trade... there was never a straight up offer. The Cubs offered Prior for Tejada and Bedard. The Orioles offered Tejada for Prior and Pie.

So in a prospects-for-veteran post-deadline deal, you'd tend to see lower level prospects traded, right? You'd never see the top blue-chip prospects that are already on somebody's 40 man roster, because they would be claimed immediately? Or is there some other loophole that would allow this to happen? If I'm remembering right, it's possible to use a PTBNL as the loophole for this to happen as long as the player is not in the majors. The club would trade for a PTBNL who would be announced after the season was over when he wouldn't have to go through waivers. This doesn't happen often with 40 man guys because there usually are so few majors trades that happen where a big prospect that wouldn't clear waivers would be involved. Actually, they can be in the majors... but if they are a PTBNL, they have to be traded to the opposite league. It's a silly, silly rule.

I believe they adjusted that rule so you have to bat or play the field before you can be removed from the game due to some misuses by Earl Weaver.

Starlin Castro is really making me pay for saying I preferred Junior Lake in the preseason. Keep it up good sir.

Whether he said that or not is irrelevant. Jake Fox can barely play 3B, if at all. I don't see him playing 2B in anything but an emergency scenario.

I'd imagine Chris Robinson is added to the 40 man for september and probably DFA'd shortly after the season, a la Casey McGehee last year.