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  1. Ding Dong Johnson
    Tim and Jeff, Thank you for making such a wonderful movie and for taking the time to answer questions. I was wondering if you have an idea of how well the film was received outside of "Cubdom". It seems to me that this is a story that just about anyone could embrace, and I hope it was not lost outside of the upper-Midwest.
  2. Ding Dong Johnson
    I've heard that as well. Payton wants to go somewhere he'll get regular playing time. That's why he had problems in Boston. He wasn't seeing the light of day trying to get time in an outfield that already included Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, and Trot Nixon. That's why moving him to Oakland doesn't make a whole lot of sense unless Oakland is planning on moving one of theirs. It's no ManRam, Damon, and Nixon OF, but they have Kotsay, Kielty, Byrnes, and Swisher already. Payton is not a significant upgrade over any of them and is likely to be just as disgruntled.
  3. Ding Dong Johnson
    Good stuff.
  4. Ding Dong Johnson
    Chelios and the dude from Desperate Housewives look pretty darn good too.
  5. Ding Dong Johnson
    He got 2 off eBay, the other he stole from Jack Klugman.
  6. Ding Dong Johnson
    Yes it is!!!
  7. Ding Dong Johnson
    Strikeout rates are one thing. An inflated ERA and sub-.500 record are others. Because Estes got more flyouts or groundouts instead of the crazy K rates Hill has put up doesn't make him any less of a pitcher. Compare the W-L record, ERA, WHIP, etc. of the two and tell me there are no similarities.
  8. Ding Dong Johnson
    Rich Hill reminds me of Shawn Estes with slightly better control.
  9. Ding Dong Johnson
    A bit off topic, but after seeing how the Reds organization has been going over the past few years, I wouldn't go out on a limb and suggest they learned from anyone or anything. :)
  10. Ding Dong Johnson
    Murton has excellent discipline at the plate and great bat control. He lacks the power a lot of teams desire for a corner outfielder, though. Just to add, in his prime you can probably expect a 25ish homer a year hitter. Gee, remember when hitting 25 dongs meant you were a power hitter? :-k
  11. Ding Dong Johnson
    What am I missing when it comes to Rich Hill? Is it because he was rated as having the best curve in the organization, or the fact that he led the minors in K's? Either way, he has yet to do anything to show that he will be anything more than an average, at best, major leaguer. That curve and a bunch of K's do not add up to much when you give up a run or two every other inning. Prior to this season, he had a minor league record of 8-15 and was 7-16 at Michigan (extremely weak baseball conference) before that.
  12. Ding Dong Johnson
    I remember him killing us in a double dip last year. Dump Macias and get him on board. Maybe Pitt would take Ben Grieve for him. :)
  13. Ding Dong Johnson
    We're averaging 9 runs a game now that Corey is gone. Leave the team alone. :D
  14. Ding Dong Johnson
    I think a lot of that has to do with what Corey can do while in Iowa. If he can show signs that he is getting his swing back or show more patience, he will definitely net something of value in a trade. However, if he goes there and hits .250 with a K/BB ratio of 5:1, then he may never again crack a major league roster and would become basically useless.
  15. Ding Dong Johnson
    Regardless of who starts for the AL, I hope Clement is added to the roster if Halladay pulls out.
  16. Ding Dong Johnson
    Anyone else catch that earlier? He basically said he thinks Corey will be dealt as the Cubs are ready to turn the page. I don't have a direct quote from him, but that was the gist.
  17. Ding Dong Johnson
    I made the effort in '03 (right before I hung out at Rod Beck's RV), and I am glad I did. Trenidad's cell phone rang as he came out to sign autographs, and he picked it up and said "I'm busy, I'll give you a call back". He spent about 30 minutes playing and joking around with all of the kids that waited and triple-checked to make sure he signed for everyone that waited before he went back inside. He had a huge smile on his face the entire time.
  18. Ding Dong Johnson
    they also fired their manager. As did the '03 Marlins...
  19. Ding Dong Johnson
    Is there room for one more?
  20. Ding Dong Johnson
    Last I knew, players on the 60-day DL didn't count against the 40 man roster. If that is true, the roster sits at 39 with my count.
  21. Ding Dong Johnson
    No need to put in a plug, we already enjoy reading your columns.
  22. Ding Dong Johnson
    I actually am wondering if he requested to be released to make room for CPat and Dubois. He grew up in Chicago as a Cubs fan and has been coming back to Des Moines in the hopes of making it to Wrigley again. I have met the man, and he is one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. My gut feeling when I heard of his release was that he said it was his time to go. Heck, after Ronny was called back up, he did become the I-Cubs best hitter.
  23. Ding Dong Johnson
    As long as we're dreaming, my lineup assumes a couple of trades and the Trib cutting the purse string... 1. RF - Ichiro 2. LF - Vlad 3. SS - A Rod 4. 1B - D Lee 5. 3B - Aramis 6. C - Varitek 7. CF - Pie * 8. 2B - Ronny Cedeno * * I had to keep a couple of our young ones in there.
  24. Ding Dong Johnson
    Murton could go 4-4 and drive in 4, and we wouldn't see him in the lineup the next day.
  25. Ding Dong Johnson
    In his last 4 starts, he was 0-2 (2 ND) with an ERA of nearly 6 and a WHIP over 1.7. He started going south before the move to the pen.
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