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Who's worse....Grabow or Howry?

Well we just signed Bob Howry so the day can only get better.....

This team moves and thinks like Lou.....slow and very little It only took them 3 days to get castro to buy in

I'm hoping what happens is no longer Lou's decision because he hasn't made many good ones all year

They have 1 really good hitter....VOTTO 2 outs and a base open u walk their ONLY really good hitter and take your chances w/ broken down scott rolen Fire him and fire him TODAY!

It's the perfect time to fire Lou actually Hendry could say its not Lou's fault we just need a change and a shake-up

I don't understand the Wells doubters....he has 3 solid major league pitches, can locate all 3 unbelievably well, and is smart Why people were/are doubting him is beyond me

Exactly right For one, Wrigley is smaller and they don't have as many non-premium seats as other parks and 2, the non-premium seats include the bleachers which are a hot commodity at Wrigley and not so in many other parks Dumb statistic

I think they'll strongly consider Cashner. Like you, I'd prefer they leave Cashner in the minors to start since we have so many options, but they seem extremely high on him. Similarly to Shark, though, I think more seasoning in AAA would do him good. I feel relatively confident that out of Caridad/Stevens/Gaub/Berg/Parker/Marshall/Gorzo, we can find 1-2 solid to very good relievers to go with Marmol. We have Grabow too Marmol Grabow Caridad Stevens Gaub Berg Marshall/Gorz

He's a [expletive] idiot, has always been an [expletive] idiot, will be a [expletive] idiot in seattle, and will always be an [expletive] idiot I hope he tears his ACL tomorrow and blames the Cubs for it

score and inning?

Damn whats the score?

Thanks for them the first 3 innings...if anyone else can pick them up id really appreciate it

In all honesty tho...Hill's career is all but over The mental and physical problems have done him in and he really only had mediocre stuff to start with outside of the curve

is Bob Gibson's 1.12 season out of the question???

Id like to have, in order: Dye, Nady, Reed, Gomes

For better or worse, Pujols has been ranging far to his right long before Schumaker played 2nd base. Yes, like since he's moved there.....some people are apologists and will never see beyond stats, and fielding stats are a completely ridiculous means of judging a person in the field Like when you look at Derrek Lee's "fielding stats" you don't see his length or almost flawless scooping ability as well you dont see that he is a little slow to his right and doesn't stretch as well as some I'm sure someone will race in here saying UZR factors this and that or some other bogus stat but its all bs.....only way to judge a fielder is by watching on a daily basis in person.....and i come from a family that when stretched to 2nd cousins has 6 scouts in it, but im sure you dont think they know anything either you're right, probably the best way to judge a fielder is by watching him on a daily basis in person. Unfortunately this is impossible and that's why we need to use things like UZR and Dewey's +/- in conjunction with the scouting reports (when available) to determine a players value on defense. When things like hit f/x and fielder f/x are installed in every park defensive metrics will take a huge leap forward. 1B and Catcher are the positions UZR struggles with the most because it doesn't know how to handle "scoops" or balls blocked in the dirt. Totally agree....UZR is worthless for those 2 positions especially

For better or worse, Pujols has been ranging far to his right long before Schumaker played 2nd base. Yes, like since he's moved there.....some people are apologists and will never see beyond stats, and fielding stats are a completely ridiculous means of judging a person in the field Like when you look at Derrek Lee's "fielding stats" you don't see his length or almost flawless scooping ability as well you dont see that he is a little slow to his right and doesn't stretch as well as some I'm sure someone will race in here saying UZR factors this and that or some other bogus stat but its all bs.....only way to judge a fielder is by watching on a daily basis in person.....and i come from a family that when stretched to 2nd cousins has 6 scouts in it, but im sure you dont think they know anything either

Pujols is not near the best 1B in my opinion because he doesn't know how to play the position 1. he frequently goes too far off the base and tries to make plays that are routine for the 2B and cant get back 2. he catches throws frequently on the wrong side of the base and with the wrong foot Some say he's a good 1B because of his range factor but his "range" is unnecessary, and no good 1B will ever have his range because they know how to play the position and won't unnecessarily steal routine balls from the 2B

I would argue that they are overpaying because I think they are getting a player that can only put up $17 mil a year numbers in Colorado and will put up numbers more like he did in Oakland the next 7 years in St. Louis His splits while in colorado show that Coors WAS THE REASON for most of those numbers

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ok, now how many can you name who were making as much as sosa? a players trade value isn't determined on performance alone. in sosa's case, the main factor was his ridiculous salary. I hear ya. But, he had about the same value that Bradley has now. Bradley's attitude and contract make this trade pretty even par with Sosa's trade. Sosa didn't really have the attitude, but his skills were clearly declining. Both are valued enough that another team would take them if the Cubs are willing to pick up a significant portion of the salary, however. How about a monster three team deal between the Angels, Cubs and Tigers. Cubs Send Aramis + Bradley + Prospects (Maybe Cashner and Jay Jackson) Angels Send Brandon Wood + Prospects Tigers Send Miguel Cabrera Cubs Gets Miguel Cabrera (Plays 3rd Base for a season or two until Vitters is ready) Angels get Aramis Ramirez Tigers get Bradley + Wood + Prospects + Money from Cubs The deal would allow the Tigers to relieve themselves of the long term money to Cabrera, Cubs get a very young 3B/1B in Cabrera who they can fit in third til vitters is ready and then shift to 1st when he is. Angels get Aramis who they had done after before. NO

End of day notes from mlbtraderumors.com Cubs Rumors: Bradley, Cameron, Putz By Luke Adams [December 9 at 2:02am CST] Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times passes on the latest updates he has heard regarding a potential Milton Bradley trade. His source indicates that neither Texas or Tampa Bay is the destination for Bradley in this rumored scenario, and that the Cubs are "ready to pull the trigger" as soon as the other team is. Here are Wittenmyer's other Cubs rumors: * A Cubs source denies that the team has any interest in Melky Cabrera. * Mike Cameron is at or near the top of the club's center field wish list. * The Cubs are interested in J.J. Putz, and were among the teams that watched the righty throw this winter. * Though Chicago was disappointed to miss out on Curtis Granderson, a club source insists that the Bradley discussions didn't hinder the Cubs' ability to pursue Granderson. * There is no truth to any Bradley-Carlos Silva trade rumors, according to a Seattle source. * If the Cubs can eventually move Bradley, they could be on the market for a mid-level starter.

from mlbtraderumors.com I highly doubt they'd do Bradley for Meche straight up but I'd sure have no problem throwing in Marshall or similar

:lol: and Koyie had his fingers sown back on.....thats what u call grit.....maybe Geo should play with table saws higher than a kite then he can have a feel good story