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What I'm really curious about is, when Murton does level off, If Dusty moves to a platoon again, will Gerut or Holly get the starts versus righties?

Should be pretty soon. The start+move up the order today was a good sign.

pawelek, pawelek, pawelek

Que? And whats with the hate for Manny? Sure he's a malcontent, but malcontents that play well are theoretically invisible. No way you can prioitize Huff and Floyd over someone with a career OPS over 1.000 Salary concerns? If that's true, why the hell is Beltran at the top of his list?

no mas, senor.

I said he was good. When did I call him Pujols? When did anyone call him Pujols? At some point he has to get playing time. Why can't that time be now since we have no better alternative? Because we're 2.5 games out of the Wild Card. Now is not the time to experiment. Now, if he keeps hitting like he is, I'm all for it. Just don't get to high on this kid too fast. We did that with one outfielder one time. I think his name is Corey Paterson. I know nobody called him Pujols, I was parraphrasing. It's not experimenting, it's playing the better player. You do watch the games, no?

hes probably right.

The way I see it, he's an upgrade at either LF or second base, and if it doesnt hurt us long term, I wouldnt turn down any deal that upgrades the team. Sure, we need more OBP, but if a guy that lacks OBP but has power is available, and is an upgrade, do it.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS FAT, LAZY, AND STUPID. BUSH IS AN IDIOT. THE PATRIOT ACT SHOULD BE CALLED THE TERRORIST ACT. I HATE AMERICA. there you go

plz plz plz EDIT dammit, i thought it said Bruce Miles.

thats probably the goofiest sig i have ever seen on here

Here are some interesting stats Cobs-really bad 162 games a year

getting manny would be like saying in july, i want an ipod mini for christmas, and then salma hayek shows up and gives you a 200gig ipod and also kisses you.

Fine, so when the Cubs fail to score the runner from 3rd with no outs, or a Cubs pitcher blows a pretty good lead late in the game, you can sit there and sing "kumbaya" while I express my displeasure with thier performance. Yes, because those of us who don't boo obviously are happy when the Cubs struggle. Again, what does booing accomplish? Are the players so stupid they don't understand when they failed and need the fans booing to help them figure it out? In regards to what oldcubsfan mentioned, I really liked Ryan Dempster's quotes on the topic. By that logic, what good would complaining about the Cubs/Hendry/Dusty do on this board? Why even do it if its such a big fat waste of time and won't change anything? NSBB has become popular enough now to where some of the people affiliated with the Cubs have read it. Do you think posting your displeasure on an internet message board is going to change things, either? Not a flame, Raisin, I'm just trying to make a point. Maybe I'm misreading you, but do you really think that all the complaining on this board about Dusty and the Cubs matters to the organization? Do you truly think a business decision is made because of posts on this board? You are misreading me. I'm saying that's NOT the case. Raisin said something to the effect of "booing won't help a player become better" and I said "well, by that logic posting about something you dislike in the Cubs orgaization on this board won't make things better, either, so what's the point?" Booing isnt quite the same as having a discussion, either, so that makes no sense. How many discussions here remain 100 percent civil? This one certainly hasn't. An uncivil discussion is still a lot better than "BOOOOOOOO".

It was dumb overmanaging. He played the bottom of the inning for one run, got 0, and gave up 2 more in the process. Well done.

Is Murton hot because he's facing lefties or would he be hot no matter who he bats against? Before answering, he's struck out five times in 10 at-bats against righties. Hasn't he also gotten 3 hits in those 10 ABs? I'll ask again, is he hot because he's facing lefties or would he be hot anyway? I like Murton a lot, and would hope some of the vets would learn his plate discipline. I also don't want him in a position to be overmatched. As I said yesterday, I wouldn't have a problem with him facing a rookie righthander or a below average righthander. So, would he be playing considerably less under this scenario vs. the way he's being used now? I'm just glad that we're seeing two lefties this series. Again, I go back to my desire to get a true everyday leftfielder....the same desire I stated last off-season. Murton hit righties in the minors just fine, and when the alternative to Murton is a piece of excrement named Todd Hollandsworth I'll take Murton. If Holla is a piece of excrement, and he's a million times better at baseball than you, what does that make you? :roll: Jesus, are you even trying anymore? This is like watching a new De Niro movie, just phoning it in.

If we do something, good, if we dont, oh well, were still good enough to at least keep the WC race interesting.

It was stupid. He did it because he wanted to leave Ohman in to pitch the seventh, which is stupid considering he's nothing more than a LOOGY. Anyway, Ohman was set to lead off, so he wanted to double switch so he could leave Ohman in to pitch. No runs scored, and Ohman, of course, blew. GG Dusty, a new low.

Dude, optimism at this point is moot. The Cubs have BARELY won the games vs St Louis, and Frisco. I mean we have gotten totally lucky. The Cubs SHOULD have won 6 in a row. They lacked driving in runners in scoring position. The team as a whole is not doing well, and IS choking. To win the wild card, we need win streaks. I tip my cap to the Astros, looks like they'll win it again this year. Quite the misnomer! Hahhahaha

He didn't want Ohman leading off the inning in a 1-0 game and Murton batted last. It's either him or Hollandsworth in that situation. Gerut just doubled. So pinch hit for him, it's not like Ohman is staying in to pitch the seventh. It just reeks of overmanaging to me. Obviously it worked out, but still, its odd. Are you sure? Yikes, this is a really bad idea. Told you.

Cubs are 1 and 0 when they walk more than their opponents. Kidding.

He didn't want Ohman leading off the inning in a 1-0 game and Murton batted last. It's either him or Hollandsworth in that situation. Gerut just doubled. So pinch hit for him, it's not like Ohman is staying in to pitch the seventh. It just reeks of overmanaging to me. Obviously it worked out, but still, its odd. Are you sure? Yikes, this is a really bad idea.

He didn't want Ohman leading off the inning in a 1-0 game and Murton batted last. It's either him or Hollandsworth in that situation. Gerut just doubled. So pinch hit for him, it's not like Ohman is staying in to pitch the seventh. It just reeks of overmanaging to me. Obviously it worked out, but still, its odd.

does anyone know why gerut is in? i mean, seriously, can anyone explain this? did dusty forget that Halsey is a lefty? YOU SHUT UP IDIOT, GERUT IS AWESOME AND WILL PROBABLY GET A DOUBLE

Why is he putting Gerut in? What the hell is he doing? did he fall asleep?