The Voice of Reason

Now the Cardinal fans can go back to watching the Green Acres/Hee Haw double feature marathon on TV Land.

Wolf looks a lot better with his shirt on.

Raul Who????? Gotta love Jimmy Ballgame.

Has there ever been a better road team* than the 2008 Cubs? *During the last week of July.

You had plenty of company. JUst about everyone was wrong except Comrade Sully.

Good. He's from San Diego and has stated he wants to finish his career there.

I hope not Ward is one of the top PHers out there. While he's having a down year with the bat, he's really patient which gets him into good counts or at the least gets him on base with a walk. Disagree. He's lost it. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-30-cubs-brite-chicagojul30,0,1762813.story

He wasn't referring to PEDs, more about the (truthfully kind of annoying) talk of Cardinals pixie dust making guys better than they should be. HAHA Juan Gonzalez? That was the only reason they picked him up that one spring training. They needed some extra stuff for all the ST invites. Too bad he didn't last, he was supposed to be Tony's Designated Driver.

Hail Ceasar.

Considering the documented substance abuse histories of current and former Cardinals players like Mark McGwire, Fernando Vina, Troy Glaus, Rick Ankiel, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Juan Gonzalez, etc. and their Leader, The Great Enabler (LaRussa), are you really in a postion to be throwing around unfounded allegations about Soto?

Nice couple of weeks for Shark, starts closing games for the Cubs and almost wins the British Open.

Just induct Samardzija into the Hall of Fame now.

A two month rental of a LOOGY is not going to fetch much. Or get someone to take his whole salary.

Nice job Reed!

1988 - lousy night.

The view from Rotoworld

Aw come on, at least tell us if Cindy Sandberg had more "hits" with (the) Cubs than Rich Hill.

No ball was dropped. We're talking about prospects here, not dollars, so Hendry was limited. I'm also not so sure the Cubs would go after him in the offseason. CC wants to play on the West Coast. This was a 1/2 year rental by the Brewers.

Yes. She has explained as much in the past. Okay, you want it then you have it. I have pretty much kept this off the board but here it goes. And no I expect no one to believe me but you go ahead and ask Bruce Miles if I am lying and then you can get back to me. For the past 8 seasons prior to the one, I was indeed employed in the front office of the Chicago Cubs. I left of my own choosing partly to get out before a new owner comes in and sweeps the place clean and partly to be closer to my family as my parents are getting up there in age and the price of gas made commuting into the city was costing me more that it was worth. One of my two direct bosses is no longer with the club and left a year before I did. I suspected he left because he knew the Tribune was going to sell well before it was ever announced. The location of my office in the ballpark allowed me direct access most of the baseball braintrust on site whom I had contact with on a daily basis. In fact, my boss was interim GM from 2000 - 2002 until he handed it over to Jim Hendry. It's why I know the business side of this game as well as I do and it's why I have a great understanding of the rules, etc of this game. It's why maybe I get a bit perturbed when my knowledge of these areas is challenged by the people on this board even though I never came clean before now but that really shouldn't matter. I couldn't say anything for some time and didn't even want to bother until now but I am tired of the piling on and not being able to say one word back without being told I am a complete idiot or getting my hand slapped for responding. Regardless of my background, it shouldn't be assumed that because I am a female and I am not part of the little clique on this board that I know nothing about baseball. If it seems like I have met or know some of these guys, well guess what, this should explain that I have. Not all of the players but many...and because of my position, I always met all of the coaching staff. So fire away boys, I think it's time for me to take another break from the action. Just a suggestion RedIvyCub. Change your screen name to Belkast, Peace or Big Bird and you will gain instant Insider credibility around here. Just ask the guys at Orioles Hangout that were laughing all the way through the "Brians Roberts is a done deal" fiasco.

I'm not saying that the Giants would have gone for it, but Murton, Pie and Hill had a lot more trade value before the season started than they do now making the trade idea look worse now than it did when posted. You're right they wouldn't have gone for it.

Lot of fans there tonight in St. Louis. What no tractor pull in the Lou tonight?

Ridiculous was thinking the Giants were ever going to trade Lincecum - especially for what was proposed.

Yes there were TT and actually Banedon you were only indirectly related. That's not Marquis and some minor leaguers. At the time, Pie, Murton, Marshall and Veal were in the Minors.

Yes there were TT and actually Banedon you were only indirectly related.

What happened to all the guys a month ago proposing that we could get Lincecum for Marquis and some minor leaguers? :roll: I guess his 9 - 1 record along with his 400K salary has offered a does of reality.