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  1. Sammy Sofa
    I'm assuming this is just some joke I'm not getting, but McNabb was traded to the Redskins. Well, I did ask if I was just dreaming, so I'm not sure why you would think this was some sort of joke you weren't getting. Because it was pretty huge sporting news and it seemed unlikely that someone thought he was a FA that signed with Oakland. Shocking as it is, most of us are not privy to your feelings towards Oakland or Washington.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    In place of who? You've got a lefty going tonight, so Fukudome will sit, but that means you'd want Nady in there. Soriano's actually hitting so we want him in there. I guess you could give Byrd another night off, but he too has been one of the few people consistently hitting. "Three starts a week" would say to me he gets some starts against LHP thrown in there. Just saying he's been sitting quite a bit. I agree, but with the way things are going right now the Cubs can't really afford to sit the few productive players they have to give time to an unproven prospect. It would be one thing if one of the OFers who are likely to start tonight were slumping, but they're not, and offense is in short order on this team right now.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    True, but the question is: Is he better than Silva or Gorzellany this year? The sample size is small, but so far, he isn't. Unless you go with a six-man rotation, somebody has to move to the pen. Yes, I can say with 1 million percent certainty that Zambrano will be better than Silva and Gorzelanny this year.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I'm assuming this is just some joke I'm not getting, but McNabb was traded to the Redskins.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    In place of who? You've got a lefty going tonight, so Fukudome will sit, but that means you'd want Nady in there. Soriano's actually hitting so we want him in there. I guess you could give Byrd another night off, but he too has been one of the few people consistently hitting.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    A good starter is always more valuable than a reliever. Just because he's not a true ace doesn't mean you dump him into the bullpen.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    That's a gigantic assumption at this point. Treating the bullpen as the team's most pressing need right now would be a waste. The bullpen is not the most pressing need right now, but there aren't many impact bats available (especially at whatever positions we have an opening). Obviously, we have to assume that players like ARam, Theriot, Tracy, etc. are going to get at least near their career norms or else the season will be over. The offense has been terrible, but one strong relief appearance at the right time might have given us a few more wins. That's completely backwards. There's no rush to shore up the bullpen when you haven't even exhausted all of the in-house options AND the offense is so bad.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Seriously? This happens all the time. Seriously? Why would someone claim rape over a sexual encounter they felt was a mistake with someone they'd almost certainly never see again? If it was such a mistake and they're filled with such regret, why would they want to prolong the whole mess? And do think sexual assault accusations/suspicion are more likely to be that something bad went down or that someone made it up?
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Weren't the results of the rape kit from the hospital inconclusive? Maybe she had sex willingly and then decided later that it was a mistake and claimed rape. The DA said there wasn't enough evidence to charge him with a crime, right? Because the police involved effectively bungled the investigation. And why would she claim rape just because she thought sleeping with him was a "mistake?"
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, she was probably asking for it.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    That's when all of Soriano's money is finally off the books and we're not tied down (theoretically, anyway) by any albatross contracts. If you subtract Soriano's contract, we still have the highest payroll in the division. The Cubs payroll is $145 million. The next highest payroll in the NL Central is the Cardinals at $94 million. Soriano makes $18 million annually. If the Cubs can't field a competitive team with the remaining $127 million -- and that figure will potentially increase -- something is seriously, seriously wrong. In sum, Soriano's contract may be an albatross but it's certainly not prohibitive. Yeah, I never understand the idea that Soriano's contract somehow cripples the team even if they shed other contracts.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    That's a gigantic assumption at this point. Treating the bullpen as the team's most pressing need right now would be a waste.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Man, that's a barfy trade.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me. Can't sleep; clown'll eat me.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Ugh, NO. Someone stop Hendry before he kills (the Cubs) again! Don't waste the first decent farm system they've had in years on an old, busted team on its last legs.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Seems like he got off easy to me.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    I'm diplomatic: I dream of them both getting the boot at the same time.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    What can I say? I'm biased towards terrible managers.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    It's not weird at all. Managers really can't do much to make a team win beyond the superficial, but they sure as [expletive] can do plenty to get one to lose.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Maybe he'll have some kind of miracle comeback and the Cubs will only lose games 2 or 1-0.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    So you don't think he was actually injured?
  22. Sammy Sofa
    This team is old and wretched.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    What'd they say? I couldnt understand it. Ye olde "CAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOSSS!!!"
  24. Sammy Sofa
    YEAH!!!
  25. Sammy Sofa
    It's the 3rd inning.
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