muntjack

You know, I had given up, and was starting to enjoy watching the season de-rail (in hopes that Dusty would be fired) The we have to go and look so good against St. Louis, and I get sucked back in. Now this.

Game. Set. Match. Season.

Ouch. We have to win this game.

If Aram was just missing on pitches in the zone, I could live with it. However, he is chasing pitches out of the zone that you can't do ANYTHING with. His approach would suggest he is TRYING to ground into DPs.

Well, it WAS Jason Lane. Didnt Jason Lane have a grand slam against Prior earlier in the year? My point was that Jason Lane has a tendency to strike out. He doens't have good zone judgement.

Well, it WAS Jason Lane.

I just don't see whats not to like with Matt Murton. He is the kind of hitter I love to watch.

Bottom line, we're facing Wandy Rodriguez, Andy Pettite and Roy Oswalt this series. This is a Must-Win.

agreed I would pitch around Blanco to face Macias in a double play situation anyday.

Joe Morgan: "The lights are not there, that's why it's the shadow."

YESSS! I broke through the mlb.tv blackout! (I don't have cable) NOOOO! we strand runners again.

Tarp coming off!

Or you could be a Royals fan. Now THAT would suck You know what sucks? Living in Kansas and being a Cubs fan. The worst of both worlds. I feel your pain.

My guess is he is trying to prepare his front line starters for the playoffs by putting them in a playoff-like atmosphere. No matter what the standings, Cubs-Cardinals games always have that.

Hmmm, I guess Steve Stone and the Red Sox probably wouldn't have much use for Tony Gwynn.

I'm as happy as anyone that we scored, but come on. That was ridiculously lucky.

Oh, WOW, Todd is hitting .256 against lefties?!?! What is Murton hitting against them again?

Oh, my god.

If Dusty sticks with Hollandsworth here...........It might just be the most boneheaded, stubborn, stupid decision he has ever made. And god, that's bad.

Now if we don't score here......

I think I'm more confident with Z up right now than anyone else.

If Matt Murton is gone, I will cry. Really. If Todd Hollandsworth is gone, I will cry with joy. Really.

Link http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2120988

According to rotoworld, ESPN reports that John Hart will NOT be trading Soriano.

Stone doesn't have any inside information. Period. He speaks in rhetorical, rambling terms. He's not the baseball Einstein than some make him out to be. I'm pretty much sick of the fact no one has seen through this. Listen to him talk sometime-he doesn't actually *say* anything that is insightful. Good in-game color guy. Bad baseball mind. Bad judge of talent. He'd make an awful GM. Look at that Trade. We take on $30m extra in payroll and give up several players for 2 players that are no better than what we already have. For Stone to suggest trading a 27 year old entering his prime for a 33 year old leaving his prime than makes twice as much is idiotic. His original idea, which was Manny and Mueller for Aramis and others, is completely stupid. Basically, we'd be trading for the 2001 Cubs. Manny would play Sosa, and Mueller would be himself. How did that team do? Mueller is basically no better than Murton would be everyday in LF, and Aramis is every bit as good as Manny. All you accomplish is taking on salary while shifting your production from one position to another, but you aren't any better. Well, I'm not advocating it, but team ops would be up 130 points and Manny's a long way from done. Get him out of Boston and he may put up a 1.000+ ops again. I know some of you don't believe in change of scenery stuff, so no need to berate me. I accept being wrong. Also, I hope that Wood goes to TX to help absord the additional payroll. The Cubs can just retain Patterson. Aramis Ramirez is one of the best hitters in the major leagues. Aramis Ramirez has yet to enter his prime. Aramis Ramirez is not overpaid. Keep Aramis Ramirez. Let me also go on record as saying I'm not against a trade for a left-fielder, IF he can move to right next year. Matt Murton will be a star. All the talk of upgrading our team OPS is fairly irrelevant due to Hollandsworth and Perez. With Nomar and Murton we are a FAR better team.