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Are you asking me or wrigley23? If you're asking me, aren't the Burrell numbers off from his career numbers? Or is this strictly a hypothetical season comparison? I'd probably go with Dunn based on career numbers and that he's younger.

It's highly unlikely Lieber would last most of the season without ending up on the DL if you try and stretch him out as a starter, and then you have him able to do nothing. The best bet for bumping up the starters is to either work in someone in-house like Marshall or Gallagher to replace Marquis or trading for someone to replace Marquis. Lilly already seems to be working out of his craptacular start and there's little reason to assume Hill won't do the same...and in the worst case scenario that he can't, again, Marshall or Gallagher. Marquis is the only one right now they should be looking to replace in the starting rotation ASAP.

Fixed.

Any team can always use more power. It's asinine to say otherwise. Greene would replace Theriot and Cedeno. Likely no great loss there at all as that Greene's projected numbers in terms of scoring runs well outproduces anything they would probably accomplish. Soriano is also likely not kicking out anyone. Johnson is obviously going to still get a ton of playing time in CF. So who is the OBP machine being removed from the lineup? Lee, Aramis, DeRosa, Soto and Fukudome are all obviously staying in the lineup. You're full of it on this one, and basically making up phantom players that don't exist. To top it off, in an ideal lineup, Fukudome is batting 2nd with Green batting 5th or 6th. He wouldn't be setting tables...he'd be here to clean them off. He'd be batting behind the OBP guys to help bring them home. How is that a bad thing? Ah, so Dunn's HR's count more because he takes more walks. Gotcha. That makes complete and total sense. This team does not need Soriano? Yeah, the guy that hits 30+ HR's a year, 40 doubles and 70-100 RBI's with around a .900 OPS is "not needed." You may not want him hitting leadoff, but to act like he's somehow hurting the team when he's playing healthy is one of the most absurd things I've ever seen posted here. You're like the logic that makes OBP a smart thing run amuck into some ridiculous extreme where you think HR's, run, RBI's and hits accomplished by someone with a sub .350 OBP somehow don't count or "hurt the team." Then, to top it off, you cling to OBP, but then constantly toss out batting average like it actually proves anything. And you somehow think strikeouts are signifiantly "worse" outs than anything else. Incredible. Listen to yourself. If a productive Soriano is a "problem," I wish this team had a lot more problems.

Cuban is gonna be there? These bums better powder up and show off the goods.

If you think a QB here would succeed with the wreck of a line the team had, go right ahead. I'll be waiting for you in reality.

It makes plenty of sense. Both have shown they can have success if they have even halfway decent protection. With as weak and porous as the Bears line was, plugging almost any QB would lead to them facing the same damn glaring weakness. Shore up the line, strengthen the running game and Orton and especially Rex can succeed.

NOW I DEMAND THEM. And a whole chicken.

CAUTION: Small (though not quite as small) 56 PA?

Probably because the Padres aren't stupid.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/4/42/Arrested_Development_-_Good_Grief.jpg Cubs win the next 4, not sweeping the Brewers (natch) or the Cards but taking both series. BOOK IT.

PUT MARMOL IN.

I am not saying this at all to be petty...Prince looks a good 10-15 pounds heavier than when he was here last. And not in the good way.

FonteYES.

The Murton Special?

Will Murton get a ball past the pitcher?

Alright, come on...we had an amazing come from behind win against these humps last year...please do it again.

BOO THIS TEAM. BOO DAWSON CREEK.

YAY!!!

YAY!

Kendall GS here.

Just call the game for the Brewers and let everyone go home and go to bed.

Brewers gonna get at least 2 more this inning.

Stop harping on strikeouts as if they're somehow worse than other outs. It makes little difference how someone gets out unless they're always hitting into double plays...an out is an out. Secondly, your final sentence makes absolutely no sense. How will Greene and Soriano "dilute" the OBP of other hitters? That makes absolutely no sense. Let me ask you, since you have such a boner for OBP and hate strikeouts so much...what do you think of Adam Dunn? Does he make your head implode?

who is arguing against that? LLF was ignoring it. Green has a career OPS of .747. Not so great. Would he do better in Wrigley. Certainly. Enough to make it worth while? Maybe. The point is, until it happens, this will remain speculation. His away OPS is .839.