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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Does Rothschild's ratty pullover actually turn into a cloak and hood? I have a feeling he's hiding a sickle somewhere...
  2. Sammy Sofa
    In my case, I'm stuck out in DC with no friends who are Cubs fans so unless I'm watching a game with my dad, I've got noboy to talk with who follows the team.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Rusch is fat. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. FAT. Gee, I hope my analysis was mature enough.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    SHOW OFF, RUSCH! Make those Mets want you back!
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Who is injured?
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Moyer has thrown 31 pitches. Crap.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    And he gets paid to write that?
  8. Sammy Sofa
    But you're willing to accept the same thing from an older player who makes a lot more money? I don't think Ronny has much of a chance of being good. I think he can be servicable. And if you are getting servicable, you might as well pay the minimum. Who am I accepting that from? I don't want Izturis out there either. Yeah, if I have to pick between the two, I'm picking Cedeno because there's at least more of a chance he could improve with age...but not much. Bottom line, both are unacceptable to be starting for the Cubs next year unless they MASSIVELY upgrade the corner OF spots. I can deal with one of them if I must taking up a black hole spot at the bottom of the lineup, but both of them? No thanks. That's the exact opposite of improving on this year. So far the best Cedeno arguments seem to be, "yeah, he's pretty bad, but he's not as bad as Izturisu because he's 2-3 years younger." When can we just flat out declare him bad? Another year? 2? 3?
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Agreed! I can't really remember a SS or 2nd basemen that has made so many poor choice decisions as Cedeno has. I hope people aren't talking about the throw home. That was the right move, he had Burrell by several steps, the throw was just not a good one. I disagree that it was the right move. In a scoreless game early on, you should always go for the gauranteed out at first. Especially when the pitcher who can't hit was due up next and would have been the third out. yeah, i think that was a horrible decision. take the out at first, strike out lieber, let them have their one run. if i had to pick one guy to keep between murton and cedeno, i'd take murton. I don't believe that was a sure out at first. But I thought there were no outs at the time. If there was one with Lieber on deck than yes, he should have gone to first. But his momentum was taking him away from first and he had Burrell by a couple steps. It was more execution than decision making. Personally, I think that's the kind of play you pull off only if you're 99.9% sure you can do it.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    I'm sorry, I just don't see anything that indicates that his poor playing is the stuff where he's a "fluke" or "slumping" and his good periods were the indication of an eventual norm. Even when he was "good" he was still hacking away at the plate...he looks lost up there, even when he comes through.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    I laughed at that also this morning! Gimme a break! They'll do it next year when they lower salary to 80 mil. And they will, too. I think a lot of this extra emphasis on youth playing time is setting us up for a team of cheap rookies next year with no big add-ons. I personally believe a payroll cut is inevitable and would be shocked if it was above $85 million next year.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    If I had to pick between Lee and Soriano, I'll happily go with Alfonso. Succeeding the way he has in the cavern that is RFK is pretty damn impressive. He'd tear it up at Wrigley!
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Even Neifi can and has "turned it on" offensively for brief stretches. Cedeno just hasn't really done anything as a whole that shows he'd be more useful than as a backup player at the very best. Maybe if this team was better you could stomach it and bury him at the bottom of the lineup, but as it stands in reality, he's showing little to nothing that indicates he can be starting for this team next year.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Really, he is not impressive at all. Sure, he's had fits and spurts of quality over the last 2 years, but overall in his young career he's kind of, well, not good. Yeah, yeah, I know he's young...but really, what is he consistently showing that makes anyone think he should be a starter on this team in any capacity next year? His flashy defensive plays every so often? Great, yet another Neifi/Izturis in training.... Cedeno is not a major league ball player, not even close. If he's starting next year, I just may plotz.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    As the Tigers are about to find out. Watch him pull a Maddux on us not grounf out to the 2B every at bat Maddux has always been dynamite after the ASB, even with the Cubs.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    I think it's the standard thing to do after a player is traded to hear a few quotes from them about their previous team. There needs to be a cut off point. Are they going to get a comment from the next celebrity bat kid after he gets grounded and can't make the game? A cut off point? He JUST got traded. Give it a couple days. NO MERCY. NO EXCUSES. GOOD DAY, SIR.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    I think it's the standard thing to do after a player is traded to hear a few quotes from them about their previous team. There needs to be a cut off point. Are they going to get a comment from the next celebrity bat kid after he gets grounded and can't make the game?
  18. Sammy Sofa
    That a player of Neifi's level is still getting attention from the Chicago sports press after he's gone is pathetic.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Please tell me thats sarcasm You really have to ask?
  20. Sammy Sofa
    I remember Dawson and Dunston being well received by the fans, as well. not exactly accurate. Dunston was pretty much hated by Cub fans until 1989 when he stopped sucking so bad. Is that the year that the Shawon-o-meter made its debut? I was only 7 then, so I don't remember. Hey, I'd stop booing a guy if his cannon arm could knock me out cold at any given moment.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Poor Murton. Poor Cubs. Poor us.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    That's an excellent point...besides Sandberg, I think it's safe to say that the most beloved Cubs players, at least out of those still with us, are Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Obviously, there are racist "fans" out there, but that article felt a little too close to being a blanket condemnation of the city and the fanbase.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    OK, my insane ideas are getting insane-ier. Re-sign Aramis when he opts out and trade him and whoever else is needed to get A-Rod from the Yanks. Move A-Rod to SS. Throw a pile of money at Soriano and have him at 2nd. Move Barrett to 3rd. Sign Craig Wilson and platoon him with JJ in RF. At this point, I'd have no problem making Murton LF all the time. Offer Pierre arbitration and bring up Pie. Seek out a catcher who isn't as awful as Barrett is defensively and can hit at at least a little better then Blanco. Bring up Fox. MY VIDEO GAME VERSION OF THE CUBS IS TEH AWESOME!!1!!!11!!!1!!!1
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I'll give him credit for that one...I remember hearing that he said that and was impressed with its badass-ness.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Nicely done, stitch!
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