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So Barry Rozner doesn't think Sosa was great in '01. Interesting, what would a great season look like Mr. Rozner?

I don't get it? Is Pastner now going to be considered a cheater just because he followed Calipari at Memphis? Yes. Yes. I hope you're right. Cal wasn't the first time that Memphis was dirty though. The coach there in the 80's got them in trouble also. I don't know much about Pastner though, he could be clean.

I'll admit that it's amazing what Pastner has been able to do. Is WWW still friendly with the program?

If Ryno manages we are all gonna need a lot of luck.

We want RENDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or as terrible from year to year. True.

The Brewers and Cubs always seem to have our number. We play down to their level. I hope this team wakes up pretty soon. The players just seem so listless. The stupid trade for Feliz didn't help. Little update on the brawl, LaRue is likely going to be out the rest of the season with his concussion symptoms. As far as comparing cities, Chicago is in a league of its own. I've been there once, on two different days. It was a great trip. I wouldn't want to visit every year, though. Too expensive and crowded for my tastes. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I don't plan to go back any time soon. Although I guess any place you visit on vacation is going to be more fun than any place you live at. I enjoy visiting St. Louis. I live three hours away, but St. Louis feels more like home than any other big city does to me. I like a lot of things about the city. Sure, St. Louis has its crime issues (some neighborhoods more than others), but I've never had any issues while visiting. I really enjoy Blues and Cardinals games. Busch Stadium is beautiful as well. Wrigley was historic (I visited a few weeks ago), but I like Busch Stadium better. For one, St. Louis feels more like home, surrounded by my fellow fans. On top of that, Wrigley just wasn't very comfortable. We were pretty close to the field even in the "cheap" seats, but I switched places with my Mom because the beam blocked my view of the batter. Wrigley was unique in a lot of ways, but climbing the ramps, finding concessions and bathrooms and the crampedness of it all didn't really appeal to me. I know this sounds like sacrilege, but I missed the video board that Busch has. It shows replays and the out of town scores and stuff. There were a few boards around Wrigley, but from where we sitting they were harder to see. We didn't really have the chance to see Wrigleyville. We don't drink much, though. Wrigley does have much more urban surroundings than Busch does. That's a good thing obviously. The stadium itself just wasn't that comfortable. Chicago obviously has a lot more to do. It's population is larger than that of the State of Missouri. I do enjoy visiting St. Louis, though. My teams are there and I like visiting the museums and stuff as well. I just like being there. It's a big enough city for me. We can go up for a weekend and find plenty to do. It's large enough that there's enough to do, but small enough that I can get a better idea where things are. Even if I live in Chicago, I'm not sure I would ever be able to find my way around very easily. St. Louis has its issues, but it has improved a lot (especially the Downtown area) in the last ten years. Construction is ongoing. I feel like St. Louis is going in the right direction. I don't know enough about Chicago to say if it's going in the right direction, but it seems to be doing fine. Miller Park was okay. The stadium looked nice. There wasn't really a view of anything, though. It was surrounded by parking. There were people tailgating as we entered. It was emptier (30,000 people there) and our tickets were $4 a piece for 8 seats together (we were surrounded by empty seats). It was a good experience. It didn't have the atmosphere that Wrigley and Busch have. The surroundings weren't as nice as either of those stadiums, though. Milwaukee was neat. We went to the Germanfest there. My four-year-old cousin was at Miller with us (not Wrigley, though). He spent half the game running up and down the aisle behind our seats and playing video games and on the playground. I know when we went to Busch Stadium with my disabled friend (she has difficulty walking) was given a ride after the stadium back down to the gates. Busch also has the elevators and escalators. Neither of them would have been able to visit Wrigley (my cousin couldn't sit still and my friend would have had a lot of difficulty getting in and out of the stadium). This doesn't necessarily make Wrigley bad. It's an older stadium so those things should be expected. I would expect Wrigley has a more limited fanbase, though. I couldn't imagine taking little rowdy kids to Wrigley. In fact, I didn't see many there. While they are gimmicky, the stuff for kids at Miller and Busch make it much easier for a family. Wrigley was nice in a lot of ways. I didn't get the awe-inspiring feeling there any more than I get it at any other stadium, though. The fans were friendly and the game was fun. Wrigley has a lot of unique attributes, but so does Busch Stadium. Wrigley does have better surroundings, and a much bigger city. Still, Busch Stadium is great, too. I'm not really the type that believes than an old stadium is necessarily better than all new ones. Stadiums just have to be judged on what they offer. We did have Chicago style pizza. It was 2/3 sauce and 1/3 cheese and the crust on bottom was as thin as regular pizza. It wasn't that impressed by it. I don't get the hype. I'm not fanatical about Imo's either (it's alright). I just wasn't that impressed by Gino's. We got bacon cheeseburger. It was sauce and cheese. No bacon or burger meat in sight. St. Louis is almost crazily fanatical about the Cardinals. The Blues have a good fanbase, too (especially after the debacle after the lockout). But the Cardinals are the main attraction. I really like this video. It kind of gives you an idea about the fanaticism. Warning, though, there is some Cub hate. :p The video along the right side about the Birds on a Bat is pretty interesting, too, especially if you like baseball history. There's quite a few videos there about the Cardinals and their history. It's pretty interesting to watch, though probably not as much from a Cubs fans perspective. I love baseball history, though. Obviously Chicago is crazy about their sports as well. I'm pretty sure Wrigley would fill up no matter what. The bit about the babies made me smile. I'm pretty sure the Cardinals were on in the hospital after I was born, too. Cardinal fandom is in my genes. Since '03 we have been in the ballpark with you. It isn't like you have constanlty had alot better team than us.

I am excited. We have a chance to run down the Pirates. Rendon could be ours.

Larry Krueger is a speical kind of idiot.

Yes, but only because it would stop Hendry from spending that extra million on some middle reliever this offseason.

Not even close at what? The two cities are fairly the same. Their economies aren't. Plus Kansas City is a very pretty city. Everytime I go to St. Louis, which I have to a lot my wife's family is from there, I always just feel lioke I am in a dirty city.

Why isn't Marmol's season getting the attention it deserves. It's better than the year that "won" a Cy Young Award for Eric Gagne.

I really wish we could end up with Rendon.

Kansas City is way better than St. Louis. Not even close really.

I think this was a great trade. I like what we've done this deadline and beyond. Wish we could have got Lambo also though from L.A.

i also read after he threw her down the stairs he then went donw and slammed her head on the bottom step. As if the first part wasn't enough.

Are run by clowns. If you're going to make fun of people, even if they deserve it, then I'm going to make fun of you for not using proper English. ;) Eh, you win, I guess. Point remains.

Koyie Hill starting again, but yeah we are totally cursed. It's not that we are ran by clowns.

6 scoreless, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K I like. I love our young pitching. Cashner, Jackson, Archer, Mcnutt, Carpenter, etc. We can develop some pitching.

my cousin is at the game, says Wallach is throwing hard and he resembles Prior in his mechanics.

Scoring hasn't been the problem for most of the 2nd half. With Theriot gone which one of these guys is pulling tail? I don't think many. Geo.

Jim Hendry still having a job is laughable.

Scoring hasn't been the problem for most of the 2nd half. True.

And on to St. Louis. I hope we score there.

Starlin Castro, Hall of Famer or Best player ever?