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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Well, it would be more like Bosh and Rose vs. James. Especially if he goes to the Knicks (though if they end up with James and Wade, forget it).
  2. Sammy Sofa
    The owner of the Orioles hasn't made Cal Ripken Jr. Manager of the Orioles. What do I win? Wait, what? When did Cal ever make efforts to manage the Orioles? It should be obvious I'm talking about the type of situation Sandberg is in, not just beloved players randomly being asked to manage out of the blue. I thought that he had expressed interest before he started buying minor league franchises. Actually he expressed interest in buying the Orioles if Angelos were willing to sell. I would not be surprised if Ripken jumped at the chance to manage the Orioles but I haven't found any quotes so I'll concede that point. It seems like Billy Williams used to want to be the manager of the Cubs. Babe Ruth never got to manage the Yankees, though I guess they were never in a position to need the publicity of that hire. But the difference is Ryno has put in his time in the minors. Lots of guys wanted to get the gig handed to them, but it was hard to justify. Ryno has played good soldier for 5 years and is almost a lock to get an offer. Right. That's been my point regarding Sandberg; few teams are in the golden position (from a PR standpoint) that the Cubs are with him.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Wait, what? Talk about being melodramatic. Finishing 83-78 was underwhelming and a letdown, but a "historic underachievement?" Yeah, right. The Cubs entered into the top 3 in payroll for the first time since average payrolls exceeded $10 million back in 1988. So yes....historic underachievement in not making the playoffs. The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was a historic underachievement. The 2009 Cubs, not so much. Yeah, I just don't see what was so "historic" about 2009. Spending a lot of money doesn't automatically mean that it's been spent well. If they had shelled out a ton of money for a bunch of young, really good or even great players and then ended up with 2009's record, OK, that would be historic. Instead it was an overpaid, older, slightly above average team that finished with a slightly above average record. Ho-hum.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I have him slotted 7th, not 8th. Is there really such a huge difference between hitting him 6th and 7th? It's gotten to the point where it's beyond him simply slumping. He looks nowhere near what he usually is. Outside of a scattered handful of games where he made some "loud outs" he's weakly grounding out/popping out or missing pitches altogether he'd usually feast on. Moving him down keeps him in the lineup and allows him to hopefully work out of it.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    What? It's not like he'd be banished there forever. He's not some fragile little flower blissfully unaware of how bad he is this season. You can't keep a hitter THAT bad in the middle of your lineup. It effects everyone around him because the pitchers can approach the lineup knowing there's basically an automatic out waiting in the 4 or 5 slot.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    I don't think you're going to find anyone here that doesn't think Aramis needs to move down in the order. Personally, I'd run this one out against righties: Fukudome Castro Soto Soriano Byrd Lee Ramirez Theriot
  7. Sammy Sofa
    As much as we all want to see Lou fired, I just don't see it happening. Despite our criticisms of him, it seems like the majority of the fan base are either indifferent to him or still like him. I would be stunned if he took another managing job after this one, and I would be very surprised if the Cubs fire a high profile manager who is likely to end his career here. I'm not saying I agree with it, but between all that and them likely looking at Sandberg being ready to go I just can't see them giving Lou the boot before his contract ends after this season.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    "The masses" will never be screaming for Sandberg to be fired. "The masses" are nowhere near even wanting Lou to be fired.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    You called it. They really grilled him there. It really is ridiculous how easily lead around the sports media is in a market this big. Bruce Levine is at the top of the list. Every time I hear or read his comments, I feel like I'm listening to one of the team's PR reps. Levine, Miles, Sullivan. it doesn't matter. All of them are scared of Lou And the Cubs in general. Didn't they yank or suspend the press access of whoever got Lou to go off about Fontenot bunting earlier this season?
  10. Sammy Sofa
    You called it. They really grilled him there. It really is ridiculous how easily lead around the sports media is in a market this big.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    I don't understand this type of complaint at all. What is Ricketts supposed to do? It's not like this team is just one or two moves away from being very good. Why should he fire Lou? He's gone at the end of the year as is and all you're doing is dumping the same crappy team off onto some other poor schlub. What does this serve to accomplish? None of the other three offer anywhere near enough of an upgrade to justify benching Aramis, so you might as well playing him in the off chance he finally breaks out of it.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    One thing I take small pleasure in is knowing that Kaplan has none of his usual scapegoats to blame this on.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Malaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaise.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Man, Aramis is just painful to watch. He should have destroyed that second strike.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    And this is based on....? 101 years of failure. Due to bad calls going against the Cubs? Come on, man.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Doubtful. All the language coming from the organization indicates he's playing full time. This is all part of the learning curve.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    BULLET.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    And this is based on....?
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Come on, Castro.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Why wouldnt you pinch hit with Fuku right there? Lou hates Asians?
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Pretty impressive double play considering I don't think the Marlins actually got either out.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    It would have sucked so much to have Soriano or Soto coming up then. Thanks for sparing us, Lou.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Wow, nice double steal.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Hold on to that ball, youngster. That was a silly attempt.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Still haven't even faced the Cardinals yet. Gonna be a long season. This team hasn't faced anyone good yet. Ronnie Paulino? Jesus H Christ. Has excellent career numbers against Ted.
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