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  1. JC
    Isn't there another lefty on the mound? I don't know that Dusty has played him against Southpaws.
  2. JC
    Zambrano goes nowhere unless the conversation includes the names ARod or Guerrero in return.
  3. JC
    I've got 1:09.
  4. JC
    Aren't the Braves currently leading the WC? Jones isn't going anywhere.
  5. JC
    It would be nice if Baker showed a little faith in Cedeno right out of the box and batted him 2nd. Rather than trying to get Corey out of an extended slump, why not give Cedeno a chance to excel? I'm not a fan of the outrageously righty lineup anyway. I'd rather have a pitcher be forced to deal with more than one lefty so he doesn't get too comfortable, but thats me.
  6. JC
    Does this mean the Corey Leadoff Part II experiment is over?
  7. JC
    Oh, okay. We'll take Freel back, too, if we have to in order for them to clear space. Uh oh, someone wake up UK. He's likely fainted.
  8. JC
    Unless Cincy has 40 man room, you can't just think that they would be able to take on 3, 4 or 5 players for one.
  9. JC
    I can't sleep, every time I close my eyes I see the sun in the shape of a chicken.
  10. JC
    Hmmm...Twins as partner(s)...
  11. JC
    "Stay away from the chicken! - Mess you up!"
  12. JC
    Dunn would be nice, but I'm ridiculously high on him. His OBP is now down to .333 for the month. I can live with a guy hitting in the .240's if his OBP remains blistering high, but .333 isn't going to cut it. Plus, that comment he made about wanting to play in Texas nags at me. I'd hate to give up a lot for him, only to see him an Astro in a short time.
  13. JC
    Oh, I agree completely. I prefer Lee and ARam back to back. I just didn't want to change things up too much as Burnitz seemed firmly planted between the two most of the time. Truth be told, I'd prefer the line up you set forth.
  14. JC
    It doesn't bother me at this point. Having Cedeno on the roster makes the team better from a PH standpoint alone. Wilson was garbage, despite his innate ability to help beat the Yankees. If Neifi keeps tumbling toward oblivion, pressure will mount for Baker to use Cedeno. At least now he won't be in a position where he gets a question from the media after a poor Neifi outing in which he defends Neifi, but the next day Cedeno is brought up and starting at short. I'm not worried about Cedeno's growth being [expletive]. The way he was pounding AAA, he can learn just as much in the majors at this point as continuing to beat up AAA pitching. I'd love to see a line up of: Cedeno Walker Lee Burnitz ARam Patterson Dubois Barrett
  15. JC
    Based on this I wouldn't expect Cedeno to get more than an occasional start vs. lefties. I'm guessing Dusty blames Neifi's struggles on fatigue, and Cedeno's just here to help Neifi be the best Neifi that he can be. He'd be better off in Iowa. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-0506290184jun29,1,7658527.story?coll=chi-sportscubs-hed From that article's sister effort in the Sun-Times: Link . While its encouraging for one source to suggest Cedeno will get more playing time, its upsetting that a reputtable news source would so obviously ignore the historic fact that Neifi is conditioned fine for the hot weather.
  16. JC
    No, but its worthless to get on. Dusty makes it park in the McDonald's across the street and insists everyone on board keep quiet until the game is over.
  17. JC
    If you incorporated SB into SLG and CS into OBP, Hairston's line is .267/.320/.345/.665. Not very good. Hairston has too often reminded me of Moises Alou on the bases this year. He has been pretty bad as a whole. Just think if Alou is reaquired? The basepaths may look like a T-ball game with guys running to third on a base hit.
  18. JC
    Brenly has gotten progressively worse, IMO. I have really struggled to see what all the hype was about. He certainly is comfortable on the air, but the analysis is severely lacking.
  19. JC
    It's not nearly that trivial. If the choice between having comparable production from Maddux for 9 million or a farmhand at the minimum is out there, you have to try and get rid of Maddux. That's nearly 10% of the payroll, not insignificant by any stretch of the imagination. Agreed.
  20. JC
    Consider it stolen.
  21. JC
    This team is crap right now. It consistantly loses games it should win. It plays handicapped with a 12 man pitching staff. The manager doesn't understand (AT ALL) the importance of having high on-base guys in front of the most potent bat in the league. Few players have the ability or can recognize when adjustments are needed. Celebrating this mediocrity is a joke. I refuse to "be happy" that the Cubs are a .500 team in late June. Sure, I recognize that the Wild Card is still within grasp, but that is a more difficult goal than many here give it credit for. Other teams will get better and don't have the warts that management is blinded to on this squad. (Not to mention that the sheer number of teams fighting for that WC spot is significant.) No, I can't sit back and look at this from a half-full glass perspective. Doing so gives management a free pass on some of the objectively idiotic decisions that have been made time and again to date. The Cubs certainly can still make a run at the WC, but lets make sure that we don't forget that this team shouldn't be in this position in the first place. Management's unwillingness, or inability, to make timely changes in the face of clear evidence to do so is staggering and ought not be swept under the rug.
  22. JC
    Sammy is having a big June.
  23. JC
    This game was replete with even more evidence of Dusty's strategic incompetence.
  24. JC

    Jason Dubois

    JC replied to Uber's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Nothing like a good, unwarranted, backhanded comment to break up the day.
  25. JC
    I still think Nomar will be back, if for no other reason than he has nowhere else to go.
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