I honestly hope Walker absolutely RIPS into the Cubs publicly if he is traded. This is the most beyond-unexplainable maneuver that I've seen the Cubs make.
Woah, woah, woah... I think JJ sucks. The Cubs 06 are just highly underrated on here right now. I disagree but my point is that you're the only one trying to keep us hopeful. Maybe you're just hoping some people gain hope and when we win 69 games you can laugh even more. :twisted:
2-0, 0.56 ERA in 2005. Yep, Zach Duke. Just add any rookie pitcher who starts against the Cubs to that list. I've noticed a long trend over the last few years of rookie pitchers, good and bad, schooling the Cubs.
He is bad overall but I would argue that he is clutch. I know he's been a nightmare against the Sox for years and he hits higher than his career average with RISP. I could hit higher than Jacque Jones' career average with RISP.
I just read 37 pages of thread. I'm as disgusted as anyone at this pathetic signing, and seats on the "I Hate Jim Hendry" BandWGN are going fast, so pick them up quickly. Amazingly ironic that CFICT is the only one trying to be optimistic about this signing. I hate Freedom Fries Jones.
I think Patterson being tendered has more to do with organizational philosophy than positional need. While it certainly helps that our OF is a nightmare, I think the bigger thing is that non-tendering Patterson would be perceived as giving up on him, getting nothing for all that work and investment into him. Whether that's the right decision or not, I see that playing a huge role in whether or not they non-tender Corey. Cubs Tender Contracts to All Unsigned Players
Edward K from Indianapolis is going to fall in love with Jones. I love the Jacque Jones signing! He was great in the first half of 2005! How much money do you think I should bet on the Cubs winning the World Series in 2006? - Edward K., Indianapolis, Ind.
Was that an intentional double entendre? ????Range factor or Radio frequency???? "Don't think we need a RF that badLY" and "Don't need a RF who IS that bad" is what he was referring to.
Neifi (killed the Cubs before and after coming to the team) Oswalt (HOW did everyone forget him?) Tavarez And just for kicks, add Jack and Joe Buck to the list, too.
This is the best Notre Dame class since the one Lou brought in after the 1989 season. That class won more games than any other in Irish history and capped it off with an 11-1 season that should have ended in a national title. Let's just say I try not to think about 2006-09 because I get too excited.
Personally, I don't like Mitre at all, and to me he had all the trade value of Patterson. We've been playing him off and on for three years and he never did anything better than average. I can't imagine that we could have gotten much better of a player for Pierre, except for Bradley since they were giving him away - but clearly had no intention of giving him to the Cubs.