oldcubsfan

What ever happened to the "great" Gookie Dawkins that a lot of people here clammored for last year?

I think people, including me, think he is just wasting his huge talent by not living up to the "potential". I'll bet he's out of baseball before he is ever considered a great closer.

Maybe the Dodgers will sign him. Gagne thinks DePo is an idiot and wants out. DePo seems to value many irrelevant numbers, he might love the Farns. Farnsworth will be available, the Braves are sure not going to pay big dollars for him.

J D Drew?

If you want to paint him as a terrific pitcher, be my guest.

Which was the "one bad pitch" , the grandslam in the 8th or the 2 out homer in the 9th?

Well that just is not going to happen in Chicago.

He'll be very lucky to get $1 mil. His act gets old, heck, Cinn. even sent him down. Don't forget how fast the Sox tired of him. His reputation will likely lead to a 1 year deal. Hopefully, not with the Cubs.

Im sure that if Nomar and Cedeno are the starting infielders next year (which I would be alright with) that between them, and backing up Ramirez at 3rd, he could get well over 100 starts. I just do not see that being ok with him. I'd have to think with all the teams that need a 2nd baseman he would have a chance to start somewhere. I think Boston and Minny are looking for starters and if I were him that's the route I'd go. I think he will have a lot of trouble finding a regular starting job. He seems to wear out his welcome after a half a year or so. Something is wrong.

How many saves did Farns have as a Cubs?? How many years was he in Chicago?? Dude would have never got over the hump in Chicago. He wouldn't have came close to doing what Dempster did this year in a Cub uniform. He was better than Dempster was this year in '03. The whole "Farnsworth never lived up to his potential" thing is nonsense. He was and is a great reliever, but when he had a less than spectacular '04 and got hurt, people make up nonsense about him being an alcoholic or a headcase or stupid or whatever. He was NOT better than Dempster this year so what are you talking about? Do not count the games that Demspter started. Farnsworth '03 0.88 WHIP 10.85 K/9 2.56 K/BB .196 BAA .580 OPS against Dempster '05 as a reliever 1.25 WHIP 8.17 K/9 1.96 K/BB .218 BAA .580 OPS against Yes, Farnsworth was better. Great fantasy baseball numbers, but he sure as heck chokes in the big games.

Hall of Fame numbers. Glad he's gone and won't be back.

There is a chance DePo will be available. This year was awful and he is not well liked in the organization(other than by the most important one-McCourt)

Wow. This suprises me. I would rather hace Hendry then either of these 2. DePo has run the Dodgers into the ground and although their minor leagues have been upgraded, I am unsure of how much credit goes to DePo for that since he has only been around for 2 drafts. DePo's trades have been highly questionable, and his FA acquistions have been overpaid and questionable. JP has been unspectacular yet solid. He did give Koskie a longer term deal then I would have wanted if I were a Toronto fan considering he already had options there. I am firmly on the Hendry bandwgn. He has made smart baseball moves, most of his trades have worked out and he has given the modern Cub fans more to hope and believe about both in the Majors and the minors in a long time. To me the biggest glaring issue with his reign is the Sisco loss. If all we are questioning is the loss of a middle reliever then I think he has done well in his years, especially considering some of the controversial moves he has had to make (Sosa). How so?? Is it his fault nearly the entire team's been hurt?? He signed two guys who would look really good in Cubbie Blue (Kent and Drew). He made a good trade to get Penny, and he didn't overpay Beltre and let Finley walk. JD Drew? Good grief, hurt again-what a surprise. I am so glad Hendry didn't sign him for $55 million.

this is juvenile trash that makes this board look foolish. If you think this type of post enhances the image of this board, well.....

Santo is right.

OOPs sorry I posted Wrigley. Sorry. I deleted the link.

Selective numbers? Nothing selective about the numbers. His VORP (which is the equiv. of 1 win over a AAAA/25th man) is only at 11 at this stage and he has been amazing defensively. His .300 OBP has been a problem for this team, especially hitting 2nd for a bulk of the time in front of Lee. If the Cubs had the starting pitching and bullpen of the Sox as well as playing in a less top heavy division as the NL central, they'd be able to perform well w/Neifi. But, since they don't have the pitching of the Sox, they have to score more runs. Having Neifi in the lineup hurts the Cubs chances of scoring runs. Sorry, but I never heard of VORP and that is selectively picking a number. Neifi is still having a better year than Walker. His defense in an important defensive position has been outstanding. Maybe take a look at the pitching for the real trouble with this team, not Neifi and Macias, who both seem to be the favorite whipping boys of this site. Don't back your comments up with statistics, or I'll be forced to say that they don't count. That's fine with me. I really don't care. I'll take .275 and 47 RBI with a low K rate with very good D from my sub infielder any day.

Selective numbers? Nothing selective about the numbers. His VORP (which is the equiv. of 1 win over a AAAA/25th man) is only at 11 at this stage and he has been amazing defensively. His .300 OBP has been a problem for this team, especially hitting 2nd for a bulk of the time in front of Lee. If the Cubs had the starting pitching and bullpen of the Sox as well as playing in a less top heavy division as the NL central, they'd be able to perform well w/Neifi. But, since they don't have the pitching of the Sox, they have to score more runs. Having Neifi in the lineup hurts the Cubs chances of scoring runs. Sorry, but I never heard of VORP and that is selectively picking a number. Neifi is still having a better year than Walker. His defense in an important defensive position has been outstanding. Maybe take a look at the pitching for the real trouble with this team, not Neifi and Macias, who both seem to be the favorite whipping boys of this site.

Below average rated based on what selective numbers? The Sox are winning with Juan Uribe starting and he's awful.

Him starting is one of several reasons why this team has played below average. Who would have been your ideal replacement?

6 pages of posts about Perez, hard to believe. If anyone thinks this team stinks because of Neifi, well then .......

Thanks for the intelligent imput. I love the in depth analysis you provided. Dude, the game thread isn't for intelligent "imput." It's for knee-jerk reactions and venting, like you'd hear at a game. OK

Thanks for the intelligent imput. I love the in depth analysis you provided.

You seem to understand the idea perfectly. Geez, reading some of the posts, it seems like some feel betrayed that he changes his philosophy. People take Moneyball as a bible and all it really was is a book about a year in baseball.

Why would Tampa trade Gomes, other than you want him? Low salary, upside, why would they let him go?