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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Mind you...I'm as critical of Hendry as anyone...but at 5/Mil a season..is it really that bad of deal? It seems border-line bench players are getting near 5 a season these days. It's less the money and more the 3 years. Jacque, in my book, is a 1 or 2 year player at this point, and 2 is being generous. Isn't his total deal for $16 million? Probably. I think he will be gone by the third year regardless. I mean...someone took Neifi at 2+ million with another year left! Multiple people making similar stupid decisions doesn't suddenly make it OK. Obviously, Jacque is better than Neifi, but his signing serves mostly to highlight how poorly Hendry has gone about reshaping and rebuilding this team since 2004.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Mind you...I'm as critical of Hendry as anyone...but at 5/Mil a season..is it really that bad of deal? It seems border-line bench players are getting near 5 a season these days. It's less the money and more the 3 years. Jacque, in my book, is a 1 or 2 year player at this point, and 2 is being generous. Isn't his total deal for $16 million?
  3. Sammy Sofa
    If their goal is coming in 3rd or 4th at best, sure.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    True. He can gun it. He just needs to figure out how to aim. Jacque has performed very serviceably. On a team with more big hitters, he'd be a very nice #6 hitter. As it stands, his contract still ticks me off and management not finding a platoon partner ticks me off even more.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Ugh. Dempster is rank these days.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Dempster better get some time in the 9th.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Oh, thank the dear Lord. ABOUT AN INNING TOO LATE, JERK-STORES!
  8. Sammy Sofa
    If Zambrano hits I'm gonna plotz.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Dusty and Rothschild are the biggest tools in baseball. Yeah, Zambrano is looking good...but it's the 7th inning in a 11-0 blowout and your starting pitcher just missed 2 weeks bith back troubles! Christ, how dumb are these guys? Did they learn nothing from 2003? I know it's a broken record, but they never cease to amaze/infuriate. The bullpen is rested, this is a perfect time to bring in guys like Novoa, Marmol and Dempster and give them some playing time when their potential implosions won't cost the game. In the words of the immortal G.O.B., "COME ON!!!"
  10. Sammy Sofa
    The Riot with TWO home runs in one game?!? Jesus, who are these people and where are my Cubs? Cubs are apparently finally realizing how hideous their HR numbers are, especially at home.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    *Echo...echo...echo* Z at 77 pitches after 5 with no runs allowed, 3 hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. I say give him one more inning and then get him out...definitely nothing above 90 pitches.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    So the home runs today have come from Jacque against a lefty, the starting pitcher, craptacular Cedeno and Theriot, who, let's face it, is pretty anti-power. Murton's is the only one that really makes any kind of sense.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    It'll be very poetic if a blowout win by the Cubs has the shortest game thread of the year.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    No thanks. Give Prior within the division and it's a lock he magically heals 110% and beats up on the Cubs savagely for almost a decade. I know this to be so. It is written in the stars.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Guess who's back...back again... I'm thirding the idea of shutting him down, but I'll readily admit seeing his name as the starter makes me feel all tingly.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    OK, I hated Rich Hill. Out and out loathed the guy as a one pitch, AAAA, loogy at best hack. He was proved me wrong. Oh-so wrong. And I'm loving it. Hill's games are the only times I've been truly excited to watch the Cubs play this year. So, yes, I was very wrong about Rich Hill, and I hope he is mighty and awesome forever. The end.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    "Putting the ball in play is better than striking out" is verging on being the next "clogging the bases."
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Plus the guy has already made more money than most of us probably will even THINK of maming our lifetime, so I couldn't give a care if he completely fails at this point.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    We have a team right now that doesn't strike out a lot and who "put the ball in play." It ain't working.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    I really don't see a comparison. I was wrong about Hill, and when he was doing bad I was getting extra frustrated because of how good his AAA numbers were and because it seemed like Hendry had missed the boat in terms of "selling high" with him. Obviously, I was wrong, and I'm glad... Theriot isn't in any kind of a similar situation. His minor league numbers aren't terribly impressive and he's only been "really good" for an incredibly short amount of time. I don't want Theriot gone, I just don't want him as the regular starter. He is not THAT good, period. Maybe on a much, much, MUCH better team, sure. But not this team, not next year.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Smart-butt answer aside, the reason why Pie wasn't called up is because he "isn't ready". That is the easiest answer. I know the Cubs got kids like Jose Reyes, but Pie is too important to rush. The decision not to call up Pie was the RIGHT call, regardless of fans wanted to see a "top prospect" playing at the major league level. The Cubs can't afford another Patterson mistake. That, IMO, is the reason why Pie wasn't call up. There's nothing wrong with a top (young) prospect being called up to play the last month of a lost season. IF the coaches were good ones. Letting Pie know just to play and don't worry about results, and teach him correctly how to deal with whatever happens. However this is the Cubs and their coaches are horrible. So in this case, yes it was right not to call him up. . Maybe it's a sign Hendry was wised up a little and doesn't want their top prospect getting tainted by the guys he knows are gone as soon as this season is over. On the bright side, I have been impressed especially with the bullpen, for the most part, the last few days. Aardsma, Wuertz, Ryu and even Walrond have stepped it up along with Howry and Eyre and Ohman to deal with the starters not making it for the long haul.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Why get rid of Murton who is progressing quite nicely in power and OBP and could realistically put up a .360 OBP next year and "possibly" a .370 OBP next year. And hit 10-20 HR for $450k and replace him who admitedly hits alot of HR but has about the same OBP or only slightly better than Murton. It's not a huge upgrade besides power. I'd rather upgrade positions which are really weak, like RF, CF, 2B, or SS. If he's getting on base at almost the same clip or more AND hitting for a ton more power, what exactly is the argument for not wanting Dunn over Murton again? I honestly don't see a downside.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    As one of the ones fed up with Hill, even then I could concede that Hill had a pile of VERY impressive AAA numbers behind him. Cedeno had bad to OK numbers behind him while Theriot has OK to kinda good numbers behind him. Comparing them to Hill is incredibly inaccurate. Cedeno looked great in his limited starts at the end of last year, too.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I'd lay a grand that if we start Theriot and let him play most of the year we'd end up with Cedeno II: Electric Suckaloo or MAYBE Cedeno+ at best.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Shoot, if they can get Dunn, Murton keeps going along like he has and they snag someone like Soriano, I'll take freakin' Pagan in CF until Pie comes up.
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