C.C.

when you talk, do you actually emphasize the words you put in all caps? that would be hilarious, because they're more or less chosen at random. THAT WAS FUNNY! LOL!

This weather sucks!

Just read back to the first three pages. It's in there somewhere. I'm on the hook for 100 bucks! GO CUBS! I'm also on the hook from the beginning of the season when I bet a couple Mets fans a CD,DVD, BR, or HDDVD of their choice whom ever has the better record at seasons end. Damn, was I dumb! I really didn't think the Mets staff would be this good.

Yup. Blowout games probably boost that way up. the cubs are 4th in the nl in hitting in close and late games. Wow!

I'm going to trust Lou on this until he proves otherwise.

Also considering we are 4-6 in our last 10 games.

Yeah, Lee said he will play tomorrow.

Baseball Tonight said the Cubs lead the NL in hitting with RISP? Did I hear that right?

This is got to be a first! Everyone is pulling for the Cubs to win, so that they can give away money? And are happy about it! Only Cubs fans!

He'll stick around because of his defense in Center...If Taguchi has a job in the bigs there is a place for Cpatt. I wonder if he'll take a paycut then. $4.3mil for defense-only and a black hole in the lineup isn't all that palatte-able. Of course, maybe the market will catch up with his salary. Who knows. Mark Derosa got 4 million.

He'll stick around because of his defense in Center...If Taguchi has a job in the bigs there is a place for Cpatt.

I agree with you there. Just let Dempster close until he proves he can't close this year.

With as bad as we been the past 12 games we actually gained 3 games. I'll take it!

BTW - Brewers lost 5-1. Okay carry on... Edit: It's bottom of the 9th. Games not over.

BTW - Who is taking Guzman's spot?

5-1 Twins top 8th.

Huh? that's what you're advocating. you're saying he shouldn't be content with what he has -- which is fine -- so he should make a move. he doesn't have much he can do. moving guzman is not the right idea. pressure hendry to make a move or something, but don't move an effective starter to the bullpen. it's just a bad idea. Pressure Hendry? Are you serious? Don't you think if there was a bullpen fix out there Hendry would be all over it?

Brewers are down 3-1 in the 8th.

You're way overstating this. It's just a reallocation of the roles in the pen. Howry and (especially) Eyre will throw less innings, but no one's suggesting banishing them until there's a 10 run difference before letting them on the field. The risk of overuse is the same as it would be if Howry/Eyre were pitching well. Alright, then what you're talking about isn't really going to net much of a difference. Howry & Eyre will still be pitched.....will still suck, still blow leads for us. Unless they suddenly see the light, Lou will have to pull them to save leads, resulting in more innings for our current BP pitchers, which = more burnout. Net result, probably much the same. I don't like moving Guzman to the pen either. I'm not sure any of these other options are all that great. If we could make a trade I'm sure Hendry would. Howry (as you saw today) is not getting any better. Same with Erye. Sure this sucks, but what else can we do? I'll tell you what I *won't* do. Call Lou an idiot or stupid for attempting to deal with a very difficult situation, when there really aren't any other good options. as much as it's a bad situation, lou does pretty much nothing to correct it. the only thing he's done so far (gooz to the pen) is not smart. What do you suggest? Just ride out what he has? no, he could change his usage patterns. guzman to the pen screams of making a move for the sake of making a move. So your comfortable with plugging in Wuertz and Cotts instead of Howry and Eyre?

Huh?

You're way overstating this. It's just a reallocation of the roles in the pen. Howry and (especially) Eyre will throw less innings, but no one's suggesting banishing them until there's a 10 run difference before letting them on the field. The risk of overuse is the same as it would be if Howry/Eyre were pitching well. Alright, then what you're talking about isn't really going to net much of a difference. Howry & Eyre will still be pitched.....will still suck, still blow leads for us. Unless they suddenly see the light, Lou will have to pull them to save leads, resulting in more innings for our current BP pitchers, which = more burnout. Net result, probably much the same. I don't like moving Guzman to the pen either. I'm not sure any of these other options are all that great. If we could make a trade I'm sure Hendry would. Howry (as you saw today) is not getting any better. Same with Erye. Sure this sucks, but what else can we do? I'll tell you what I *won't* do. Call Lou an idiot or stupid for attempting to deal with a very difficult situation, when there really aren't any other good options. as much as it's a bad situation, lou does pretty much nothing to correct it. the only thing he's done so far (gooz to the pen) is not smart. What do you suggest? Just ride out what he has?

Farns!?! Are you serious?

You're way overstating this. It's just a reallocation of the roles in the pen. Howry and (especially) Eyre will throw less innings, but no one's suggesting banishing them until there's a 10 run difference before letting them on the field. The risk of overuse is the same as it would be if Howry/Eyre were pitching well. Alright, then what you're talking about isn't really going to net much of a difference. Howry & Eyre will still be pitched.....will still suck, still blow leads for us. Unless they suddenly see the light, Lou will have to pull them to save leads, resulting in more innings for our current BP pitchers, which = more burnout. Net result, probably much the same. I don't like moving Guzman to the pen either. I'm not sure any of these other options are all that great. If we could make a trade I'm sure Hendry would. Howry (as you saw today) is not getting any better. Same with Erye. Sure this sucks, but what else can we do?

It's sad but it's true. Our pen is a mess...

Yeah couldn't they have made a trade or something? I mean we DO have alot of decent peices. But oh well, whatever. . I'm in the "wait and see" camp. . No one is trading in May.... Says you? Have you seen any trades lately? While big names aren't likely to be traded at this point in the season, there's no reason that you wouldn't see the smaller types of deals, like ones for relief pitchers, at this point in the season. Okay.