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No. He sprained his knee after a collision with Dave Roberts in the OF. :o :o

hopefully cedeno hits 2 homers today, so baker's forced to play him !

i don't see Hendry trading his boy, Bare. Jim loves the kid.

Worthless managers as well. No doubt. This organization was so close to being a WS contender, what the heck happened? How did things go so wrong so fast? I'll tell you one reason is because Dusty couldn't control the clubhouse last year. 2004 was a circus act. Who knows maybe 2003 was an anomaly but if we are serious about getting to the World Series a lot of changes and acquisitions need to be made. Baker def has to go, and so does Corey among others. Hendry is at fault too. I'm telling you guys you better watch your mouths about Corey or the fan club will call you names and tell you how it's all Macias' fault (the utility man) and not the five tool starting center fielder. Corey is a lamer, but hes a small reason why this year blows. Baker, Hendry, 12 pitchers, Corey, Macias, Neifi, Nomar, are all reasons why this year is terrible.

Milton Bradly is a baby. He throws tantrums, and always seems to feel "cheated." Playing the race card, only lowered the little credibility he has. Kent would be good for the Cubs, if this was 1998, but he is a tad old.

This is why Andy's job is safe, and his thinking is key. I truly believe that Andy really wants to win with the Cubs. And I think the Tribune is very willing to do what is reasonably necessary to win. The problem lies with the old school mentality of the baseball decision makers. They are all about giving responsibility to good baseball people. And in this sport, "baseball people" is a euphemism for members of the good ole boy network. There is no new thinking amongst baseball people, because the primary focus of baseball people is the past. Stick with conventional wisdom, and you won't be led astray. This safe mindset generally keeps you away from 90 loss seasons. But when you take no chances you generally are incapable of 100 win seasons. At this point, the only hope the Cubs have to win under this regime is for Hendry to realize his mistakes and change his ways. Of course that is possible, it's just not very likely. It's either that, or luck. And no Cubs fan is dumb enough to count on luck. I was thinking about the players that Hendry has brought in. Lee, Walker and Ramirez are the types of high OBP, high OPS players that any of the moneyball teams would love to have. Lawton- if you look at his career numbers- used to get on base. Barrett doesn't but he's a catcher and that's a take what you can get situation. The free swingers were either already here (Patterson) or the best available options (Nomar, Burnitz). Which begs the question: is Hendry more progressive than we think or did he luck into those acquisitions? Best post on this thread. good point.

I'm pretty sure it was last year that Wrigley was voted favorite stadium to play in amongst the players. So a few bad apples who don't like it are definitely in the majority. And I've found that Wrigley is more comfortable than every other stadium I've been to. And there's really not a bad seat in the house except for the very few that are behind the pole. I was amoung the very few, this year.

No, please don't do this. Join. Please don't rush him. How good is Greenburg? maybe he can handle CF for a year?

I dont get it. His knee's infected due to a sprain? How does that happen?

Good post. Patterson is indeed frustrating, and hopefully he gets a change of scenery in 06.