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This statement says what I would say. Booing a bad play or lack of hustle is one thing, but being downright rude and nasty is another. Everyone deserves some respect. There was a day when I thought that Cubs fans were a little bit classier than others, but now-a-days I think some of our younger fans don't respect the game they way they should. Hopefully they will learn. All I got to say is if players think Chicago is bad? Try NY or Boston... I agree, other cities are worse. I also think that most Cubs fans do respect the game. But there are times when I see us becoming like those east coast fans. I have always thought that we should pride ourselves on being better than that.

Personally I think the Cubs made the right call. Cherry is young, he still needs game experience. He has started during his minor league career and he needs to learn how to close. Besides, I never really trust ST stats anyways. If after a few weeks he is dominating at Iowa, then you can bring him up. No real problem with that as far as I can see.

This statement says what I would say. Booing a bad play or lack of hustle is one thing, but being downright rude and nasty is another. Everyone deserves some respect. There was a day when I thought that Cubs fans were a little bit classier than others, but now-a-days I think some of our younger fans don't respect the game they way they should. Hopefully they will learn.

I 'm ready to RRRRRRRUUUUUMMMMBBBBBLLLLEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! The mighty fight'n Quakers rule!!!!

I know it sounds improbable, but Eldred has been playing RF for the Bucos this spring. Juan, any chance that you can make him eligible for the OF at Roadkill, or do I have to wait until he plays 10 games there?

Thanks for the info! No real surprises here. I saw Colvin play for Boise last year. While I only saw him in left, I have no doubts that he will be an excellent CF for Daytona. The best defensive outfielder I have seen at Boise had been Walker, but now I think that Colvin was better. He does not quite have Walker's speed, but he gets an excellent jump, takes a great path, and has a superior arm. More than enough of an arm to play right. I think the only knock on him at the moment is how often he will get on base. This is the season when we will know the answer. I think that he will be a good one. A couple of players that I will keep an eye on in Peoria include; Alfred Joseph - He repeated at Boise last year, but he is still young. He was great in right last year. Strong and a very accurate arm. Not enough speed for center though. Showed that he could hit for average. My question is will he start hitting for power. If he is going to make it as a corner outfielder... Mario Mercedes - He was young for the NWL last year. Very quick, good defensively, strong and accurate arm (not quite Muyco but who is), He knows how to get on base and can steal one for you too. My question is his size. He is young, so maybe his frame will start filling out. If he does and starts hitting for power he could be a very interesting prospect. Bill Muldowney - He was the most interesting pitching prospect whose last name did not start with S or P. He didn't appear to have overpowering stuff, but the oppsition always had a tough time hitting against him. Matt Camp - Played a decent, if not spectacular, CF for Boise last year. He showed he was a good scrappy hitter with speed. If he shows that he can handle second. He good be a very good prospect in the Theriot mold.

I may have been the one who told you :pl: but one of the worst decisions I made last year was not to trade Randy Johnson to Tim for Ervin Santana and another top pitching prospect (I can't remember who). I should have...... :x

You will be shot at dawn. Also, all starts exceeding 7 will not count. Do we get a last meal and cigarette???:) Will you be checking our scores each sunday night, or will it be up to the opposing player to register a complaint with the commish???

How should we deactivate pitchers so that we do not exceed the 7 start limit? Can we have illegal rosters? Too many reserved? Too many on injured reserve? Rotate pitchers in from the bench who are not starting?

Dear Toupeeonfire; You may have noticed, but Stocksdale(sp?) is now with Baltimore, along with many ex-cub prospects) and Wilkens is now in charge of the draft. Signed Jim

Mauer is having issues :x . A possible stress fracture. I hear that someone's Wang is going on the DL.

Friday, Friday, Thank God almighty it's Friday. 8-) Nothing like spring break \:D/

Some of you may find this interesting. Maybe we can get Jose and/or Tony real cheap now :roll:

From BA No real surprises here.

This current picture is taken from the garden looking towards the castle. I think i know the church you are talking about. It is the main cathedral in the old town. They were working on it when I was there. I will post some pictures of it later. Edit - I think you can see the spires and dome just under the castle.

:) True, at almost 7 feet, your Johnson is probably bigger. But last year I had three Johnsons. Randy, Josh, and Reed. I didn't know that Randy (a perfect name for a Johnson) was injured this spring. Has your Johnson been abused or is he just getting old? Modern medicine is amazing, I bet they have something to get your Johnson in working order in no time. Also, the thing that is impressive about Pedro is that he always proved that size is just not that important, its how its used. For a little guy, Pedro could really get the job done. Uh...my Johnson is stiff too often! Tim, I saw on TV once that if your Johnson is stiff for over 4 hours that you better consult a physician:) BTW - How long until the season starts? I am getting bored.

Yes, I saw Mozart's birthhouse (I will post a picture later). The tour I was with (organized by the school where I was learning German), did not go to the lake region. But I want to go back!!! Unfortunately our tour of Salzburg was too short. We hiked around this palace's gardens, went into town and had a tasty lunch, hiked up to the castle, and then had about 1 hour to hike around the inner-city, before heading back to Vienna. Thanks for the tip on Salzburg though. A beautiful little city (full of tourists though). The statue is located at Mirabelle(sp?) palace. It is on the other side of the river from the fort on the hill.

:) True, although last year I had three Johnsons. Randy, Josh, and Reed. I didn't know that Randy (a perfect name for a Johnson) was injured this spring. Has your Johnson been abused or is he just getting old? Modern medicine is amazing, I bet they have something to get your Johnson in working order in no time. The thing that is impressive about Pedro is that he always proved that size is just not that important, its how its used. For a little guy, Pedro could really get the job done. ok, I can say with all certainty this is now the worst thread ever. The worst...nah

:) True, at almost 7 feet, your Johnson is probably bigger. But last year I had three Johnsons. Randy, Josh, and Reed. I didn't know that Randy (a perfect name for a Johnson) was injured this spring. Has your Johnson been abused or is he just getting old? Modern medicine is amazing, I bet they have something to get your Johnson in working order in no time. Also, the thing that is impressive about Pedro is that he always proved that size is just not that important, its how its used. For a little guy, Pedro could really get the job done.

The reason I brought this topic up is that some of you have been acting a bit peculiar lately, and well I thought that maybe...So I checked the leagues roster page and yes my fears were confirmed. Some of you are Johnsonless. It seems that Abuck won the championship without a Johnson last season. So seeing how that I have two impressive Johnsons, I thought it might be christian-like to offer you one of them. After all most of you are quite apparently suffering from Johnson envy. But the more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea. Even though I am blessed with two superb Johnsons on my injured reserve, asking any man to depart with his Johnson is asking a lot. Besides, I am not sure I like the idea of any of you handling my Johnson. Call me old fashioned , but a guy should not be giving his Johnson to just anyone. But I must admit having just one Pedro, especially the quality of that Pedro, is also impressive.

I have taken a bit of flack for this, but I still think that Colvin will be good, very good.

I saw him a few years back with Boise. Boise had a lousey team, but with Cherry, Marshall, and Hill starting they had some pitching talent at least. I thought that Cherry was the least amongst the trio. Fankly i expected him to top out in AAA.

(In jest :D ) I think I have a commanding lead in this all important category with both of my Johnsons (yes, I am unique in that I have two, many people just have one or none :pl: ), are on the disabled list. Both of my Johnsons are quite impressive,or so I have been told. Anyone think otherwise. We can keep this topic running to see who has the best reserve as the season progresses.

CBS promises that we will not lose our data????

If my memory serves me correctly, Josh spent some time with the Mets after he was released by Arizona. And yes, my impression of Josh is that he is a AAAA player. It seems like most of these moves should be of interest to Iowa fans only.