jaydee

Yeah plus I'd be a lot more comfortable with The Rajah, Oswalt, and Pettite as far from the playoffs as possible. Call me paranoid, but that's not a three man rotation I'd relish facing in a 5 or 7 game series. dude, Clemens has only 11 wins. He would be like a long reliever on the cards. The guy just isn't clutch.

Is Zambrano an a-hole? Your discription sounds familiar to the action of Carlos yet he is loved by the Cubby faithful. I guess one guys a-hole is another guy favorite player. Well, by that logic Matt Morris is an a-hole as well, and I ask you the same question.

Maybe because Barrett hates Oswalt, and since Oswalt is a world class jerk, he is a cardinals fan favorite?

TLR saying grudz is the best 2b in the league? Hilarious. He is average or below. This is almost as bad as everyone saying Carpenter should win the Cy Young because his offense has scored more runs for him than Clemens' has.

pedro gomez no long has a job

Ozzie is in because he is the best defensive shortstop ever. should the best defensive 2b, 1b, 3b, rf, lf, cf, and pticher all make it even if they are a below average major league hitter?

Is it still possible? I think it is, although not likely since I don't think Houston can stay this hot for very much longer

neifi has not walked since the asb. interesting .......i really think Dusty must of just been trying to be polite by saying u can't just you put nomar in when he comes back...i hope

Maybe dusty was just messing with us, and knew all this was going to happen?

Please. What are the odds of Hollandsworth making contact?

Ramirez must really be hurt...:\ not good

I always wonder how tiring it is to play baseball when you are at home and the other team has been traveling. The team has no excuse for its lackluster efforts as of late. Err...this 18 game stretch included a road trip to Pittsburgh & St. Louis and then they travelled home ALL without a day off. You work your job 18 straight days with 3 travel days included and see if you are tired at the end of it. Sheesh I wish my job was to take BP a few hours before gametime, stand motionless in a field for half of 3 hours, sit on a bench for most of the other half, and once in a while swing a bat at a moving ball. That is sooo tough..... You really can separate the athletes from the non-athletes. I'm guessing you never played competitive sports at a high level. I also bet you were inside air-conditioning last week in the 100+ degree temps last week instead of losing 5-10 pounds playing baseball. I have played hockey at very competitive levels, a much tougher sport to play than baseball. And no, I wasn't sitting inside in the AC. I was shoveling hot asphalt outside, and cutting down trees 8 hours a day while people like you made ignorant remarks on the internet to try to feel good about their sad selves. C'mon jaydee. You're a 2-year member of this board and you're saying stuff like this?? Your right, I should of just ignored dalgreen's attempt to bait me. My bad

Wow, who is feeling worse at this point. Maybe I will come where you are and boo you for creating traffic jams. :D usually people just flick us off :) but booing would be a nice change

I always wonder how tiring it is to play baseball when you are at home and the other team has been traveling. The team has no excuse for its lackluster efforts as of late. Err...this 18 game stretch included a road trip to Pittsburgh & St. Louis and then they travelled home ALL without a day off. You work your job 18 straight days with 3 travel days included and see if you are tired at the end of it. Sheesh I wish my job was to take BP a few hours before gametime, stand motionless in a field for half of 3 hours, sit on a bench for most of the other half, and once in a while swing a bat at a moving ball. That is sooo tough..... You really can separate the athletes from the non-athletes. I'm guessing you never played competitive sports at a high level. I also bet you were inside air-conditioning last week in the 100+ degree temps last week instead of losing 5-10 pounds playing baseball. I have played hockey at very competitive levels, a much tougher sport to play than baseball. And no, I wasn't sitting inside in the AC. I was shoveling hot asphalt outside, and cutting down trees 8 hours a day while people like you made ignorant remarks on the internet to try to feel good about their sad selves.

Great call. Our bullpen is the best in the league and they have shown great ability to hold one-run leads. What team have you been watching? Even if a guy has a 4.5 ERA that means there is a good chance he won't give up a run. How many times do you have to see Wood/Prior/Zambrano give up leads in the 8th or 9th to figure out that a tiring starter is not as good as a mediocre reliever. Or how many times do you have to see them go to the DL to figure out they are being overworked

I always wonder how tiring it is to play baseball when you are at home and the other team has been traveling. The team has no excuse for its lackluster efforts as of late. Err...this 18 game stretch included a road trip to Pittsburgh & St. Louis and then they travelled home ALL without a day off. You work your job 18 straight days with 3 travel days included and see if you are tired at the end of it. Sheesh I wish my job was to take BP a few hours before gametime, stand motionless in a field for half of 3 hours, sit on a bench for most of the other half, and once in a while swing a bat at a moving ball. That is sooo tough.....

Baker is an expert at blowing games. Prior and Zambrano - 2 of 3 games both will not get a win and could of gotten a loss because he has absolutely no ability to manage.

the cubs are getting less press this year than the sox, despite the larger fanbase

in spite of baker, the cubs win.

did macias forget how to run?

I am seriously wondering if Dusty Baker isn't just stubborn (which I used to think) but seriously does not have the thinking capacity to make good decisions

So we are going to leave this inning tied, and Ramirez will be gone! Well done Dusty. Your baseball knowledge is truly amazing. If the cubs win this game it will be inspite of his idiocy.

One thing is for sure. Murton does everything better than Hollandsworth. Besides hurting his shin....

phew

It is really amazing how much luck is involved in this sport. Neither of those hits were even remotely well hit, but they found the right spots.