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Gallagher to Iowa!!!! Sweet!!! I gotta make plans to go down and see him. I wanted to see Pie one last time, but that didn't happen. I'll be at Sean's first start in Des Moines!

If Hendry can get Izturis AND Jones dealt soon, I would be thrilled. And if Griffey ends up in Chicago in a deal, I might be thrilled!

By game time, maybe? [/wishful thinking]

That was from before he signed with Texas and announced he wanted to return. Yep, plain and simple. He said he wanted to get to 600 and that's all. Oh wait, he said he still has passion for the game and feels he's in good enough shape to try and play before leaving on his own terms? What a selfish prick. That quote clearly states he wants to get to 600 before saying goodbye. Why not say I want to win a World Series before saying goodbye? Because Sammy is about Sammy, and nothing more. So he can't have his own personal goals? It also states that he still has a lot of passion for the game and he's in good enough shape to come back. Yes, he mentions he wants to hit 600, and I see what you're saying, but you're ignoring the other half of quote. He could've said he wants to come back and win a World Series, sure, but come on, at that point he had to know his choices for teams were limited and he knew he was going to come back to a not so great team. I completely understand what you are saying, but to think that Sammy is just coming back for 600 is a little ridiculous to me. Yes, he's always liked to be in the limelight, but who doesn't? Every baseball player would like to spend some time basking in the glory. Did McGwire not want to break Maris's record? Did Maddux not want to get to 300? Did Sandberg/does Santo not want to make the HOF? Does Bonds not want to get to 756? I don't see why it's that big of a deal that Sammy wanted to get his 600th HR. It's a rare, great achievement. And if he only came back to get 600, has he retired yet? Did I miss the press conference?

Sorry, Dad!

And who ended prohibition? No alcohol and none of this would have happened!

I believe we are, but it's combined with another week now.

I don't mind the prospect, but why get Bowen? It doesn't seem as though he offers any more then what the Cubs already have in Hill, Soto, and Blanco. I don't understand the concept of this trade, but now that they're Cubs I hope they do well.

Elijah Dukes (Not for lack of talent, just lack of brains)

BTW, It was awesome how he made the gesture to the Cubs. I'm glad it was when all the Cub fans where watching! Sammy will always be a special player in my mind. Even if his ego was a bit out there and he was a douche bag near the end. One of my hopes is that the new ownership embrasses what Sosa was to the Cubs in his tenure.

Geez, I didn't even realize the #21 connection. And don't even get me started on the whole retiring the number issue or this thread will get to be 15 pages long. Yeah, don't get me started! Marquis and the #21 still eat at me everytime he pitches.

Raw's my DAWG, so I voted for him.

Fixed!

think what you will, but sammy sosa does not display the traditional characteristics of steroid use, among other things. A picture says a 1,000 words. Have you compared any current pictures of the Texas slimmed-down Sammy (see pg. 110 of today's Sun-times) with the Incredible Hulk Sammy that played with the Cubs in the late 90's? Don't people usually get heavier as they get older? If the size loss is totally due to diet then Sammy should be the new spokesperson for Weight Watchers. People are supposed to get more muscular as they get older? It's absurd to accuse a player of steroid use based solely on the difference between how they looked when they debuted to how they looked in the prime. It's doubly absurd to do it in the current era where there is an abundance of legal supplements and state of the art weight training at an athlete's disposal. It's downright bat(stuff) crazy to do it to a guy who grew up in the Dominican Republic and was clearly undersized when he started out. I've said this all along that Sammy will be the one guy in this era that will never be proven of steriod use. There's not even circumstancial evidence against him. He wasn't part of BALCO. He wasn't on one of these internet "pharmacy" lists. He's not in anyones book. There's never been anything to link Sammy directly to steriods. I do think that he probably used something to get bigger, but I have seen guys in their mid-20's gain 20-30 lbs in a summer using weigh gain supplements and creatine. So, I don't think it's impossible for Sammy to have not used steriods. I will say that it didn't make him look very good suddenly forgetting how to speak english in front of Congress.

Thank God! I needed the starts to be evened up. That's one way to do it!

7 for his first 18 AB. Sporting a .389 BA w/ no Ks! Also available in trade for someone building beyond this year!

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Anyone interested in Arroyo? Also, I'm still open to trading Matsui + Broxton/Iwamura/Beltre for an upgrade at OF or U. I've put alot of offers out there, but feel free to counter me or PM me if you're interested in a deal.

I think we should hit both of them next time up! :lol:

Yeah! And we didn't even get a Cub win! I'll keep my mouth shut next time!

That doesn't seem like that hard of a choice!

Like the one I have out to you that you have never responded to? :) At least I had the decency to talk to you about it! And we countered back and forth a couple times!

Does everyone know where to look at trades that have been offered to you? I just withdrew a trade because is sat there for 3 weeks! I also have a few pending that haven't been responded to.

I have it saved on my TiVo. It looks as if DLee says something like, "You did that on purpose." To which Young says, "Just go to first base." Although, "first base" could've been "[expletive] base" DLee says, "What!" and then Young looks to say, "Look, I'm not the only guy.........." at which point DLee swings. I'm a bit suprised DLee swung at Young. I figured it would have to be a personal attack for him to do something like that.