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ARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!

Does Pierzynski's photo HAVE to look like the mugshot of a lesbian trucker?

Wow, neither team has taken a walk yet...

Is Fred here? I'm curious to see Aramis' and Pierre's numbers since Lee came back...it seems like they've both been lighting it up, trying to impress BMOC Derrek.

Cubs lose, 4-1.

That blooper pissed me off so very much...Prior got himself into some serious hurt by loading the bases with no outs and then beautifully strikes out the next 2 batters to get the last batter in the lineup and then it happened. Blech.

Lee isn't the end-all, be-all of players, but damn, he'd be nice to have. The problem is this Cubs organization would look at signing a player like him as THE thing they'd need to do, and that's so far from the truth it's not even funny. Carlos would be a great step in the right direction, but they'd still need to seek out another impact bat, another proven quality starter, etc., etc..

His sensual bedside manner.

It's so very cliche, but he really does look like a guy still in "spring training mode." There were plenty of times where he looked like the old Prior today...he just needs to lock it down. I'm pretty confident after another start or two, he'll be where he needs to be. Unfortunately, that'll be in freakin' July instead of the end of April when this SHOULD be taking place.

Exactly. It's a waste of Z if you're going to have him followed by 4 baseball babies. Trade him while his value is peak for someone like A-Rod. If you have Z, use him with a guy like Prior and a good free agent to be the pitching anchors...relying on more than 2 starting rookie pitchers unless you absolutely have to due to injuries is ridiculous unless you've got a team of monster bats. And I'll happily see Marshall AND Marmol go if it means the Cubs do something smart and try and get Cabrera.

With a wrist that tiny, you'd think most watches would already be too big for him.

WIN, you magnificent sons of bitches.

If this club somehow wised up and signed some decent coaches, I'd actually be curious to see what Bynum could do...as a bench player. He'll never be a starter, but he does have some speed and pop. If people ran this team that could kick him into gear and help him focus, I'd have zero problem with him as a backup off the bench. Same with Pagan.

Dude likes his jellyfish, and stings don't slump.

[george costanza] Can't you desour? Why can't you desour?[/george costanza] Show me 2003 the rest of this season and all of next season (plus no DL), and I will desour. I don't see it happening, but if it somehow did, I would. So he needs to be the best pitcher in the game or nothing? I want to see him pitch at or close to what he's capable of. Z does it every year. Thus far. So the instant Z is injured, and it WILL happen, he's in the dog house with Prior? You subtract those two fluke injuries, Prior is easily one of the best pitchers in the game. Granted, he has a lot to prove right now, but it's way, way, way, WAY too early to think about selling at the first possible chance when the Cubs have him on the cheap until 2008. Quite frankly, I have to echo the repeated sentiment by several here...what the hell was the point of this thread? I know you've tried to explain it, and I still can't come close to grasping it. Prior is young and cheap for the time being. What's the harm in using that time to see if he can rebound and be the pitcher we've seen him be? The Cubs have 3 other starting slots they can fill around him if need be with minimal damage, if they act smart for once. Prior when he's being Prior is one of the best out there...he's worth taking a chance on. He doesn't have a built in self-destructive style like Wood that people were calling from almost day 1. Sure, he needs to get out there and work his way back up, but I'm baffled by your cotinued sentiment that Prior is somehow done when it comes to this team. It makes less than zero sense. It actually makes anti-sense.

[george costanza] Can't you desour? Why can't you desour?[/george costanza] Show me 2003 the rest of this season and all of next season (plus no DL), and I will desour. I don't see it happening, but if it somehow did, I would. So he needs to be the best pitcher in the game or nothing?

"Livan Hernandez...will you be my valentine?"

Pat and Ron said it was at his feet :?: That's how big Prince's feet are. You know what they say about guys with big feet "They be sayin', 'DAMN!!! He got some big feet!!!'"

The whizzing match was between Alou and Alou alone.

"Dusty...why do you want to kill Ron Santo?"

Hey Len...just wanted to chime in and say "thanks" for the great work you and Bob do in the booth. Even my non-Cubs fan friends give you guys the thumbs up when I make them watch the games! Hang in there, my friend...

I watch the games when I can, I root for certain players, and at the end of the day, I love seeing this team win uber alles. That said, it's gotten SO bad that when they lose, I've definitely shifted fully into the acceptance mode of the grieving process. It ain't no thang when they tank because it happens so often...so I'm spinning positive and hoping that these losses bring some changes. I'm not rooting against them...but the losing doesn't bother me anymore, and actually has me hoping for the future. If that makes any sense.

Burn them all. Now. Yesterday. They bring only pain.

How many chances does Hill get to fail? Seriously, Marmol has shown a LOT more potential than Hill has or ever will in his short time in the bigs...Hill, to me, clearly is not a starter. He can't crossover from AAA to the bigs, and seems stuck in AAAA mode. I say try him out as a LOOGY reliever.

Ideally? Walker. The guy is a perfect #2 hitter, or could fill in nicely at the leadoff role if the Cubs' get their heads out of their collective butts and pick up another power bat.