A New Era

I find it interesting that Lou always seems to call Rothschild "the pitching coach." I wonder what, if anything, is behind that. Nothing. .

certainly a possibility. But I'm not sure right away. They might want to have him as back-up plan. He might be a "long swing man" for awhile. Then, depending on how things shape up. Maybe traded. .

Has sammy "filled out" compared to 2005? He certainly should have an ok year, just based on how he looks. In 2005, everyone was saying how scrawny he looked.

I have a friend who would like to get in. He's sign up to NSBB if you guys need another player. .

God I LOVE seeing prior. And soriano. Welcome to chicago guy.

Hey, they're wearing the wrong hats!

Yeah I think I'll get it now. :lol:

Really.......... because you can get an absolute read on someone's personality by watching them on tv for a couple of minutes? he was boring.... mellow out Not going to mellow out............don't want to be accused of being boring :) pa'TOW'TOW!!

Our newbie league might, MIGHT have a spot opening up. But it's mostly for newbies or ones with not much experience with fantasy sports. . viewtopic.php?t=38059&start=90 Just thought I'd throw that out there. .

Prior's gonna havta beat DLee for CPOY. And Kerry Wood, and Wade Miller. . and Ceasar Izturis. . marquis, floyd. is it bad most of the team would be candidates? Yep. It's worse that they make a combined $30 million. Hey. Atleast a few of those guys are gonna have great years. Ok, OK!!? YYYYYEAH.. excitement. .

Maybe that's because Lou doesn't think everyone's out to get 'em. .

It give 'em to atleast the 24th or somethin. Can we do a check in, maybe we can find out who it is and PM them. Maybe they just forgot to keep checking back. I know I forgot to check back here for a few days. .

Prior's gonna havta beat DLee for CPOY. And Kerry Wood, and Wade Miller. . and Ceasar Izturis. .

For some reason. I saw your signature pic as a reaction to the thread. . Prior healthy? http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5493/luke5xy.jpg

Now THIS is the site I like to see! Nice site, showing some pics, and some nice exclusive interviews. Thanks a bunch!! ::goes to view all of content::. . I actually discovered that site by accident last year. I found it by Googling Cubs Spring Training when I was looking for information before my visit. I'm especially looking forward to the DVD that he's working on and has information about on his site. So he's working on a DVD with (hopefully) ST footage in it? I'll prob get it. But it defeats the purpose. We (us cubs fans) like to see ST action as it's going on. By the time the season starts, I'm not gonna care (as much). . :wink:

I was gonna say that. Thank God for Piniella's son. But you beat me too it. Dab nabbit.

Now THIS is the site I like to see! Nice site, showing some pics, and some nice exclusive interviews. Thanks a bunch!! ::goes to view all of content::. .

I don't agree on the first so much. Basically he is saying if he can BE the productive cliff floyd, he should be playing every day. And there's no problem in that what-so-ever. If he can produce, he can add even more potency to this line-up. . However if he doesn't, then Murton is the man. We have a situation where we haven't had before. Not just depth, but GOOD depth. Remember back to holly/dubuois? Well how does murton/floyd sound compared to that? A heck of a lot better.

crossing fingers. I can't wait to hopefully see prior take the ball on schedule during ST. if he does. We all have reason to be excited. ::premature high five::

Really.......... because you can get an absolute read on someone's personality by watching them on tv for a couple of minutes? Only in Ted Lilly's case. Dude is boring. 8-)

Hey, I want to see Lou's "FIRE". But for reasons of him yelling at the UMPS when a bad call is made. IE: Him defending his players. So please understand there is not just one side of this. Remember when Mabry was called out at first and he was CLEARLY safe? He threw his helmet down and looked in disbeleive. It's moments like that a manager NEEDS to go out there. i just don't see the need to make a complete ass of yourself in a public venue in front of mthousands and millions. i understand your point, but i also think a lot of people are expecting piniella to be the anti-dusty and see tantrums as a welcome change. Any time a coach gets fired, fans (and the organization doing the hiring) look for the new coach to be able to do what the old coach couldn't or wouldn't. That's why you see Charlie Manuels after Larry Bowas, Ozzie Guillens after Jerry Manuels, and Lou after Dusty. I don't really care if Lou ever throws a base, but I do expect him to do what Dusty couldn't: handle the clubhouse and hold players accountable for their mistakes. I'm sick of seeing major league players make little league mistakes. If Lou has to throw a base or kick dirt to get his point across, so be it. this is only necessary if he sees the right mistake. missing a cutoff man = minor mistake forgetting to ever be selective at the plate = major, recurring and thematic mistake dusty's problem wasn't that the players had no respect for him, his problem was that he told them to swing at everything for the sake of "just putting the ball in play". fans of every unsuccessful team almost uniformly bemoan the team's inability to execute the "fundamentals" of the game. fans of successful teams still hate that sometimes the baserunners overrun the bag or miss a cutoff man, but their teams are successful so the "fundamental" miscues get forgotten quickly. fans of unsuccessful teams sit and stew after a loss. "why couldn't he hit the cutoff man on that one play?" instead of "why did that guy come to bat 4 times and see only 5 pitches?" the idea of a guy missing a cutoff man once becomes a shining symbol, a scapegoat for the whole season. you can see why ramirez's lack of hustle was blamed for the downfall of 2006 cubs when nothing could be farther from the truth. if anything, ramirez's play was one of the few bright spots during an otherwise dreary season full of 1-pitch plate appearances, cowardly slap-hitting, sub-par pitching, and under 400 walks. an easily identifiable, though inherently meaningless, problem is a "lack of fundamentals". it sounds good to say, makes a fan feel like a ballplayer when all it is is a small pimple on the side of the face of a season; a season raging with several STDs, emphysema, ulcerative colitis, hysterical pregnancy, AND juvenile diabetes. You write many words. Me no like many words. Many words make A New Era head hurt. sorry I'm just tired and silly.

You can offer your own free agents arbitration. If they decline, that's where draft pick compensation comes into play and the team who loses that player will get a pick or 2 if the player is rated at a certain level of all MLB players. huh? :?

I like baseball. I love the cubs. thought the tread needed some of that simplicity.

Or that it doesn't matter how you carry yourself as long as you are good at what you do? I take that as a knock on Ramirez? You realize he has had hamstring injuries and that he was being careful down the first base line as to not injure it. I think more people need to realize this. That by "being careful" is not exactly "lack of hustle". And thank God he was careful otherwise he'll be on the DL for 2-3 weeks.

Hey, I want to see Lou's "FIRE". But for reasons of him yelling at the UMPS when a bad call is made. IE: Him defending his players. So please understand there is not just one side of this. Remember when Mabry was called out at first and he was CLEARLY safe? He threw his helmet down and looked in disbeleive. It's moments like that a manager NEEDS to go out there.