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  1. goonys evil twin
    I prefer the 2 wrongs don't make a right theory to the fair is fair theory. Yes, if Hendry "earned" an extension with the roster he's put together, then Baker has probably earned one as well. But I think it was a big mistake to extend Hendry so early, and it would only compound the problem by having Baker brought back. These guys just don't work well together. Maybe it's because Hendry is so willing to go after guys Baker likes. Maybe Hendry would be better if he had a guy who wasn't asking for fast versatile players all the time. I don't know. What we do know is that Hendry and Baker together means disappointment.
  2. goonys evil twin
    I consider myself to be a reasonable Cubs fan and I refuse to believe this first month 5 weeks had to be as painful as they've been, with or without Lee. Hendry failed to improve the offense, which was in desperate need of improvement. He focused on secondary concerns, like speed and ball catching ability, and ignored the single biggest problem on the team. His insistence of finding stereotypical guys for certain spots ultimately hurt the team.
  3. goonys evil twin
    What would have been the lift? Walker would have sat, and probably would have been more likely to not even be here. Soriano's numbers replacing Walker's numbers doesn't make this team any better.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Am I the only one who didn't find that funny at all? They've done some good ones before, but this seemed forced.
  5. goonys evil twin
    All signs point to the idea that Hendry didn't even try to convince him otherwise.
  6. goonys evil twin
    What do the Mets have that would help the Cubs? Victor Diaz, potential RH platoon partner with Jones. Career line of .304/.352/.486 in the minors. Had a nice start to big league career but hit a bump. Still just 24. Has a chance to be a solid major league bat, most likely will never be a star. Similar story to Jerome Williams when you think about it.
  7. goonys evil twin
    I think the Cubs clearly still own the town, but it can change. Last year's success bred a whole bunch of 5, 6 and 7 year old White Sox fans. A few more years of great White Sox success up against more Cubs suckitude could breed a new generation of young Sox fans that outnumber Cubs fans. I don't think you'd see the results in the next couple years, but over time it will happen. When those pre-teens get into their late teens, and have some disposable income of their own, they will make a difference. It used to be that team success played a small part in allegiances, because both teams sucked. The White Sox had some success in '83, then the Cubs had some in '84. The Cubs had '89 but the Sox came back in '93. The Cubs had '98 then the Sox had '00. Limited success went back and forth during this time and there was no way for one team to build up loyalties over the other based on success. The Cubs had 2003, but the Sox completely eclipsed that in 2005. If they go deep in the playoffs again this year, and stay relatively successful for the next couple years, and the Cubs stay in mediocrity land, then the Sox could seize the mantle from the Cubs.
  8. goonys evil twin
    No argument on Girardi. I find I can't root against the Marlins even when we play them, because I have respect for Joe. I'd argue pretty strongly against the idea that Girardi could or would utilize a more modern approach. I see him more of a "play it the right way" kind of guy, which often means sac bunts and all sorts of other conventional wisdom type theories.
  9. goonys evil twin
    I don't know, he's a very casual guy, and he was a college coach. He's worked with young ballplayers his whole life. He fits the description of somebody who would use such language (not that I'm saying I have a problem with cursing, or even what he allegedly said). From the sounds of things, this kid seemed to be a combination of paranoid and hypochondriac, and very difficult to deal with. There's no doubt in my mind that the Cubs in general have misused assets, notably farm talent. But I don't think I can hold them responsible for ruining this kid's career.
  10. goonys evil twin
    Not really. The Cubs have had an execution issue for a long time. You have to factor that into your decision on whether or not you call for it. Sac bunts are dumb even when they work. Giving up an out for 90 feet doesn't help the team. But they don't always work, which just makes them even worse. Also, just because most managers would sac bunt doesn't make it a smart move. Conventional wisdom in baseball has been shown to be wrong often enough that you can't simply defend a decision by saying a lot of others would make it as well.
  11. goonys evil twin
    It was said precisely because management is NOT pushing pitchers back. Which sort of contradicts what Clanton is saying now doesn't it? Not really. The Cubs have turned on the caution sign only recently. This laissez-faire attitude toward recovery time is somewhat of a new thing for the organization, and it might only be in relation to the major leaguers.
  12. goonys evil twin
    Seriously, this is like talking about trading for Dunn. They should do it, they could do it, and it would be the smart move. But they won't do it.
  13. goonys evil twin
    Well I can't see that happening. If Brenly was to come down out of the booth, they'd have to hire a new color guy. It doesn't make sense to bring him down just to send him back up. And a manager that has won the World Series is probably not gonna be an "interim" guy... He could be when no other team has shown any interest in him.
  14. goonys evil twin
    Yeah, they've kind of been built in excuses for each other for so long. This would be Hendry's second chance to hire his own manager, and the team would be entirely of his making. I could see them bumping him off if things don't change by next season.
  15. goonys evil twin
    How about Bob Brenly? I think both Johnson and Dierker would be better choices than Brenly. If we move Bob down, who replaces him in the booth? I would not like to see Brenly at the helm, small balling this team to death. But if they did, then maybe Stone will be brought back to the booth. Otherwise, you'd probably have a string of try-outs hoping to get the job full-time for next year. Bill Murray has been pretty quiet since that string of late 90's early 00's films.
  16. goonys evil twin
    They seemed to be stockpiling castoffs from other teams for a couple years, but most of those guys have moved on. I could see a couple options. If they fire Dusty and everybody related to the offense, I could see Larry Rothschild given the interim tag. He has managing experience, and the Cubs have put their most important asset in his hands. Or I could see Speier given the job. The big question would be how amicably the split was. If Dusty really wanted out and the Cubs let him go, maybe they'd keep on a guy like Dick Pole or Gary Mathews. But if it gets ugly, I'm guessing those guys will leave with Dusty. I don't see them going outside the organization, at least not in the short-term. They tend to promote from within for such things. Of course, there is always the chance that Brenly gets the nod. The least likely would be the PR move of hiring a popular ex-player. But then again, I don't think he's leaving anytime soon.
  17. goonys evil twin
    The White Sox outdrew the Cubs as recently as 1995. What makes you think that such a thing won't happen again? It might not happen next year, but if the Sox continue to put a winning product on the field and the Cubs continue to lose, the Sox could be the dominant team ten years from now if not five. The Sox play in a bigger park. They should outdraw the Cubs EVERY year but they don't. "Outdraw" doesn't equal "more popular". Chicago is a Cubs town. Always has been always will be. As someone pointed out the Mets didn't "lose" New York because they never "had" it. Wrigley now has a larger capacity than US Cellular.
  18. goonys evil twin
    It's a flawed roster that Dusty played a major role in putting together. He's been whining about the need for greater speed ever since he showed up. He wants fast guys and versatile guys, and he completley ignores production numbers. Dusty is a big reason why guys like Jones, Pierre, Bynum and Perez are here, and the fact that those guys are here plays a big part in the team struggles. Dusty asks Hendry for his type of players, and Hendry obliges, yet the team just gets worse and worse the more he gets what he wants. I wouldn't say he's managed well this year. He's managed less poorly than usual, but this team isn't doing much of anything right, I don't think it's possible to say the manager is doing a good job given that fact. A well managed team does some things right.
  19. goonys evil twin
    3 of Baker's first 4 seasons in San Fran were sub .500 seasons. And then there were last year's Cubs. He knows what it's like to manage bad teams.
  20. goonys evil twin
    Are they trying to trade him or expecting a training camp holdout (or both)?
  21. goonys evil twin
    Well when your lead off hitter is on 4 times in a game and he cant score, something is seriously wrong in the 3 and 4 slots in your order. .205 is ridiculous. How many times has Pierre done that? It's not like he's made a routine of getting on and being stranded. Even at his best Lee would leave guys on base in bunches. 3B is a problem. It's not the problem.
  22. goonys evil twin
    It's been 3 years so it's not his fault? What kind of logic is that? He was abused at the ages of 21, 22 and 23 from 2002-2004, that sort of thing takes a toll over time. And that toll can have long lasting effects. There's no way you can exonerate Dusty just by saying it was 3 years ago.
  23. goonys evil twin
    staying specific to my point, it is absurd because Prior was pretty much fully developed physically by the time he was on the Cubs, and because some of the players you scoffed at were only 8-14 months older than Prior, and as pointed out above, some were just as abused. What makes you think he was fully developed. He was developed, compared to the average human male, but he was most likely not full developed. Guys still change at that age. Listen, the point is he was abused, and he was abused at a younger age than others. There's a difference. Maybe it's small, but it's a difference. If they were a year younger than Prior when they started throwing 120 pitches a game on a regular basis and pitching during games when they were injured earlier, then the naysayers would have a point.
  24. goonys evil twin
    I wouldn't want them to do anything with the motivation of getting fans to shut up. (for instance, I hate that they apparantly changed how they give out rehab info just because they were blasted for being wrong before). And I don't believe in forcing anybody to see a pyschologist. I highly doubt he's just making up pain. And even if he is, if you force him to go, then he's probably not going to get anything out of it if he doesn't want to be there.
  25. goonys evil twin
    3B is a problem, but it's hardly the problem. Even if Ramirez was playing great, he's not making up the difference in a lot of these blowout losses.
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