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  1. illiniguy
    Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller for Heath Bell. Wow. . . . So in other words Miguel Cabrera for Heath Bell? That's not happening.
  2. illiniguy
    How can it be easy? I thought the Cards had the easiest schedule in baseball to this point. 5 against the phillies, 6 against the Royals. We have to play the phillies 6 times, we have a big league team as our natural rival.
  3. illiniguy
    Seriously Brendan Ryan? Pujols, Holliday, or Ludwick couldnt have fouled a ball off their leg? That kind of crap happens only to the Cubs, D. Lee sleeps in a funny position and is out with neck spasms, while the likes of an a-bomb could be dropped on Pujols, etc. and they come out of it without a scratch. The Cardinals are a team full of genetically-enhanced cockroaches designed to look like human beings. That is why none of those players can get hurt. None of their guys can grow hair that's for sure.
  4. illiniguy
    Last 20 game sin St. Louis the Dodgers are 3 and 17. Did they say that during the broadcast? I was talking to my dad (a Dodger fan) earlier today and he was saying that for a while now the Dodgers have struggled against St. Louis. Guess he was right. Said it on MLB netwrok during the cut in during the rain delay.
  5. illiniguy
    Yet, cheer Lugo. In the grand scheme of things, which offense is worse? what did Lugo do? I remember hearing about something. Beat the crap out of his wife.
  6. illiniguy
    Yet, cheer Lugo. In the grand scheme of things, which offense is worse?
  7. illiniguy
    Last 20 game sin St. Louis the Dodgers are 3 and 17.
  8. illiniguy
    He played with Rickey.
  9. illiniguy
    Not really. Prior actually reached the big leagues and had substantial success. He's got 106 career starts, is 42-29 with a 3.51 ERA, 657 IP, 757 K, 223 BB and a career ERA+ of 123. Injuries ruined his career, they didn't prevent it from starting. What Prior did in '03 alone was probably worth the hype.
  10. illiniguy
    Absolutely. At this point I look at that deal as simply being Nolasco for Pierre. Pinto stinks and is really a lefty reliever, and Mitre is a journeyman pithcer. Bad deal all around, but we don't know what we could have gotten for Mitre/Pinto and seeing as neither were all that highly rated, I doubt we could have gotten much for either. Aren't we trading for a lefty reliever now?
  11. illiniguy
    Hendry doesn't have that problem. How else would we have stole Juan Pierre? He gave a lefty reliever, prolly at best a #2 starter, and already journeyman starting pitcher. All in all not a total crapfest of a deal. Pretty bad, prolly he worse deal---legitimately---but not one that push the Cubs back all that much. A bad deal in that we could have used those pieces to get something of value though. And not have Juan Pierre on the team. Sadly I doubt Hendry thinks this. Juan had the most hits that year in the National League. I doubt Jim even knows he led the free world in outs.
  12. illiniguy
    Hendry doesn't have that problem. How else would we have stole Juan Pierre? He gave a lefty reliever, prolly at best a #2 starter, and already journeyman starting pitcher. All in all not a total crapfest of a deal. Pretty bad, prolly he worse deal---legitimately---but not one that push the Cubs back all that much. A bad deal in that we could have used those pieces to get something of value though.
  13. illiniguy
    Hendry doesn't have that problem. How else would we have stole Juan Pierre?
  14. illiniguy
    Man that seems like a lot for Sherrill.
  15. illiniguy
    Seriously, why hasn't Cooper given any of his big guys rests late in these last two games?
  16. illiniguy
    Any chance the Dodgers can steal one tonight?
  17. illiniguy
    There's no logic in defending not offering arbitration. It was a stupid move. There's plenty (cost, health history), you're just refusing to see it. I'm refusing to be an idiot and assume he would have taken it. Arbitration is 1 year. It would not have crippled this team by any stretch of the imagination. What if it cost us Miles and Gathright? What then?
  18. illiniguy
    So no one will sign him this offseason, a la Juan Cruz.
  19. illiniguy
    Can people set aside the player-crushes and look at this realistically for a second? I doubt it. The guy is responsible for our only playoff series win the last century.
  20. illiniguy
    You absolutely no clue how much Wood would have made if he accepted, do you? This. He was looking for and got a multi year deal. Why are people assuming he would accept arbitration? Given the market conditions and his apparent love for the team it was a pretty real risk. I don't see the risk. I would take Kerry Wood on my team any day of the week.
  21. illiniguy
    Remember when almost everyone except me thought that cutting ties with Wood and not offering him arbitration and acquiring Gregg to replace Marmol in the setup role as Marmol (inevitably) closed was a terrible idea? I do. the arbitration part is still terrible.
  22. illiniguy
    They'll take two of three from you. Unless Oswalt is fine and makes his start, no. Right, cause you guys will never lose again to a crap pitcher. Never again They have three big leaguers on offense now. No way are they losing. Ever again.
  23. illiniguy
    Are you really judging a prospects-for-big leaguer trade 6 months after the trade? Especially when the 3 prospects have performed rather well in the minors? Stevens, Gaub, and Archer have all been great this season. I would have liked to keep DeRosa, but the guys we got have been plenty useful. The biggest hurt on DeRo is that now the cards have him.
  24. illiniguy
    wtf? Someone who is watching please explain this. k theriot broke for second they threw down, then threw back to home to get fuku.
  25. illiniguy
    Sometimes I wish Lou wasnt allowed to manage.
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