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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Besides, sometimes they live out our wildest fantasies... http://www.progressiveboink.com/dugout/archive/dugout2-23-06.htm
  2. Sammy Sofa
    There's no way you get Cabrera by trading Aramis, and there's no way the Yanks trade A-Rod without potentially filling his hitting and fielding at 3B. I like Aramis, but he's too inconsistent when he's not behind or surrounded by big hitters. I'd much rather see Aramis used to pick up A-Rod and then Carlos Lee picked up if there's any truth to him saying he wants to play in Chicago again. On top of that, if there was any way the Cubs could get Craig Wilson, I'd be all for it. The two Lees, A-Rod, Wilson, Barrett and Walker...that's some hittin'.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    I think if the Cubs hold onto Maddux for the last two years he says he wants to play and he's able to actually be the #4 starter consistently he should be at this point, he'll net you an easy 12-16 wins each year and an ERA in the low 4's. Not worldbeating, but for that role, just fine. I'd much rather overpay for him and that kind of output than the humps Hendry gives money bouquets to now. Let's say Wood comes back... Prior Zambrano Wood Maddux Miller Marshall as the 6th Or if the Cubs dole out for Zito, bump Wood and slide everyone up top down one.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Until Pagan returns, the season is doomed. Really, I don't understand people seriously bringing his return up as something that's gonna be significant. I keep forgetting the guy exists.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    LEEEEEEEROY JENKINS!!! Alright, honestly...everyone who doesn't "get" The Dugout, take a gander at the link below... http://www.progressiveboink.com/dugout/archive/dugout1-4-06.htm That's hysterical! If you didn't even crack a smile at that, you're going out of your way to be miserable, dammit!
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Booooo We need to move Murton up the lineup, he hits with more confidence and patience there. At this point, he needs to be 7 or 8 or leadoff. Anywhere else and he's too much of a double play risk until he gets his swing/eye back. I know that's saying a lot on THIS team, but the difference is I'm confident Murton will break back out.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    I'm a Cubs fan, I can't help being retardedly optimistic from time to time. The team is hitting, Lee and Prior back within a couple of weeks, the Cardinals are getting hit with injuries, everyone else in the division has stalled, is falling off or stinks like the Cubs have. Hey, maybe...probably not, but a little hope can't hurt.
  8. Sammy Sofa

    Lee?

    Sammy Sofa replied to moorecg's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Len and Bob said the other day he was taking some grounders at first. No link though, sorry. Sore muscles are fine...and to be expected...if he can start playing w/in a week I'll be happy... on a related note...did Nevin sign a contract that says he can't play first when Walker plays second or is there some other legit reason that Dusty won't put the best offensive lineup on the field? For better or for worse, Womack has a hot bat. Best to ride it out until he falls out, then get Nevin in there. As it stands right now, Womack and Walker are hitting MUCH better than Nevin more than likely woul as a starter.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    I like Dugout chats because they seem to pay attention to the same pop culture stuff me and my friends love. (Points to Leroy Jenkins joke, innumerable jokes with names, Ken Griffey as the bad guy from Unbreakable, etc.) Right on. Not to be a dick, but it obviously skews a lot "younger" than a bunch of the posters here, and also a lot "geekier." They'll throw in hardcore film/TV/music/comic book geek references that totally help sell it for me. The Crisis On Infinite Earths strip? Oh my God, the comic nerd in me was dying. Behold... http://www.progressiveboink.com/dugout/archive/dugout9-17-05.htm Trust me, "AntiMolitor" and "THOOOOOOMMMME" are pure hilarity.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    The Cubs are hitting hard...if they can keep it up, there's zero reason they should lose today or tomorrow with Z and Wood on the mound. If they can just hold on and make some small gains here or there until Prior and Lee get back 2-3 weeks from now...hey, it'll look slightly less horrible! GO CUBS!!!
  11. Sammy Sofa
    What if the Cubs could somehow magically get Pujols? Would you implode?
  12. Sammy Sofa
    I agree with Hendry probably looking out for a big trade he can pull off to up this team's image drastically...I just hope it's a smart one. If The Cubs were trying to trade for A-Rod and dump Slap in the deal, they'd have to offer one of their top relievers as part of it...probably Howry or Eyre and most of their salary. I think if Jones stays hot and they use him they could offer someone like Novoa or Wuertz or Williamson (if he heals quick and gets back out there).
  13. Sammy Sofa
    I can easily see packaging up Wood as a serious part of trying to get someone like Abreu or A-Rod.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    I don't think anyone is talking about anything other than trading him when they say "getting rid of him." At least anyone with half a brain.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    I think both NY teams would love to have Wood in their starting rotation.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    I refuse to let this die. Wood/Aramis/Jones and a reliever. Aramis would thrive in a lineup like what the Yankees have. Surround him with great hitters and he'll get all the pitches he wants to blast. I wish the Pirates had some trade needs we could fill, because Craig Wilson would be perfect to slide into RF. I'd prefer to hold off on Pie until next year.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    I agree fully.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    I hope so...I want to see Murton excel, it really seems like he's got the stuff. I just hate seeing mutts like Clines and Sarge running him into the groud and making him a hacker at the plate.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    But there's an obvious difference between rookies like Murton and vets like Walker when it comes to being influenced/inspired/ruined/etc. by the coaches. I suppose, but I wouldn't trust my career with the advice of someone else if I could see their advice didn't help me. Me neither, but then I think back to jobs where I was the "new kid" and often readily accepted what the bosses told me, even if it ended up not always being the best advice or directions. I think the staff, like Dusty, are better suited to or prefer dealing with veteran players than rookies.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    That's why I was asking for the stats, actually. I fully admit it's a gut feeling on my part...and yeah, I meant May 1st, my bad. It seemed like during his time last year and the first month this year, he walked noticeably more. I could easily be wrong.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    But there's an obvious difference between rookies like Murton and vets like Walker when it comes to being influenced/inspired/ruined/etc. by the coaches. And like I said, their coaching style isn't going to be bad for everyone. I think Cedeno's getting it going in that aggressive style. It just runs very contrary to how we had seen Murton achieve so much early success. The coaches seem very one note in their attitude...it's aggressive or nothing.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Agreed. Maddux hasn't had the bullpen cost him anything this year. When he's won, he deserved to. When he's lost, he deserved to. He's had a couple no-decisions which he should have won had the offense been able to muster 2 or even 1 run, and he kept the opposing team to 3 runs or less.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    I hate to be a doomsayer, but I really think the Cubs hitting coaches might have turned him for the worse. Cedeno was already a very aggressive hitter, so it would have been tough for them to warp him much, but Murton has REALLY changed for the worst in the last few weeks. His biggest strength was pretty obvious from the very start...he's a smart, patient hitter. But ever since that quote came out that the Cubs' coaches were trying to get him to be more "aggressive" he's been swinging and chopping a lot more, hacking at 1st pitches like his life depended on it and striking out a LOT more than even the sample size of last year indicated. I know, I know, he's still young and getting his "sea legs," but given the mentality and reputation of the hitting coaches on this team and how Murton has been offesnively the last few weeks, it worries me. I hope I'm just overreacting. Fred, would you be able to pull the stats as to how many walks he's taken since April 1st, per game?
  24. Sammy Sofa
    That last part deserves to be screamed from the rooftops, not whispered in secret.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    That on deck "stat" needs to go. What's the implication, that Aaron only hit that HR because Dusty was over there giving him sexy vibes?
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