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  1. Banedon
    :? Knowing the Cubs, Murton probably has from now until Monday to perform, and if he doesn't, they will make a trade. :lol: "You got 3 days kid, or I'm gonna trade you for Fred McGriff." It's way too late to get McGriff...he has a one month decision making process that we would've needed to get fired up sometime before the All-star break.
  2. Banedon
    For three days? This reminds me, is the deadline in the middle of the afternoon again this year? I wish they'd go back to the midnight deadline. Looks like 2pm central time. But I agree...midnight was better. I remember staying up thinking we might get Randy Johnson, and how ticked I was when Houston got him.
  3. Banedon
    Who goes down? Fox and Petrick?
  4. Banedon
    Done. Thanks...I couldn't imagine that hadn't been posted yet.
  5. Banedon
    Even if the Cubs were to go out and get a starter (which I don't think they are going to do), do you really think the Cubs would make Marquis the odd man out? It'd be Marshall. He's cheaper, easier to send down, and doesn't make the money that Marquis does. Unless they fake a Marquis injury I guess....
  6. Banedon
    Hahaha...I'm not a huge fan of Costas and his derogatory Cubs comments all the time, but that's high comedy.
  7. Banedon
    FSMW doesn't cover a whole lot of Cardinal games. I live about midway between Chicago and STL and we still don't get all the Cardinal games. We get some on FSMW, some on the local WB/CW/Whatever they call it now station...and any nationally broadcasts...but 2 of the 3 games against the Cubs were not available except for the CSN/WGN broadcast.
  8. Banedon
    2003 was the last playoff team, had at least a couple of the same players (Ramirez and Z...right?) and is fresh in everyones memory. I don't think we're taking it as a lock that we'll be in the playoffs if we mirror that team...it's just fun to look back.
  9. Banedon
    Lohan seems to have less backup. Britney's parents already pushed her into rehab once, and continue to try to be there for her (even if she doesn't want it) We know Paris and her family are tight...that's where she gets her money from! You don't hear nearly as much about Lohan's support system. I voted for Lohan.
  10. Banedon
    I'm not seeing what you're seeing there Keener...
  11. Banedon
    If this is posted anywhere else, I haven't seen it: He's gotta call it quits soon, doesn't he?
  12. Banedon
    There's a thread about 8 or so threads down about this idea... http://www.northsidebaseball.com/PremiumForum/viewtopic.php?t=41590 viewtopic.php?t=41590
  13. Banedon
    Man am I glad I didn't see this thread till this morning.
  14. Banedon
    Admitting a mistake this quickly by making another trade for a catcher would be really out of character for Hendry. He's done it before. I thought he was being sarcastic, considering that's exactly how he ended up with Kendall in the first place. Yes...I was...I think it's funny how often Hendry gets buyers remorse on crappy players.
  15. Banedon
    Lots of Yost complainers on the brewers.com message board...they want him to bunt and play more small ball.
  16. Banedon
    Kendall + Eyre for Barrett. :lol:
  17. Banedon
    Admitting a mistake this quickly by making another trade for a catcher would be really out of character for Hendry.
  18. Banedon
    I don't see why you'd make the condescending remark. It would make complete sense to move him to RF. Hell, he should be in RF now. You act as though almost every other OF doesn't play the OF positions interchangeably (and, much of the time, far more out of place than Sori would be in RF). Really? Well do you make the decisions for the team? Do you have personal knowledge of Soriano's disposition? Does a Reds fan or one of his sources? The fact is our manager.... the guy actually filling out the lineup cards is keeping Soriano in LEFTFIELD. Why waste time on discussing any move of Soriano? Why not stay within that reality-based framework? Maybe Soriano is just one of those finicky players who needs to be comfortable to produce, I dont know. What I do know is that he's NOT moving, until Lou says otherwise. And, therefore, any discussion of him moving (which seems to occur in a lot of these threads) is fantasy land talk... ie something you can go do in a video game. Um...you realize that Soriano has played 2 outfield positions this year, right? Doesn't that inherently mean that a position change is in a reality-based framework? And FYI, anyone on the board is free to discuss what they want...reality-based or not. And I think Soriano to RF is WELL within a reality based framework. Soriano catching might fall outside that designation, but not RF.
  19. Banedon
    Try telling that to the half dozen or so contending teams that are trying to add a league average starter this week, and (so far) having no luck. Exactly...I think this is a stingy market this year, and I'm honestly not thinking there's going to be much in the way of big name trades. I think Kendall and Linebrink might about as big as it gets.
  20. Banedon
    Depends on how well you think Gallagher could do in Marshall's spot. Almost .200 OPS points is a MASSIVE improvement. We can't just look past that fact. I understand that...but is it worth the gamble that you'd be taking in putting a completely untested rookie pitcher into the rotation? I say no. But I understand both sides. Assuming you think the Cubs still have a good shot at the playoffs with a Gallagher starting the rest of the way, you also have to take into account that in the playoffs, Marshall probably doesn't see much, if any, time, while Griffey can very well have a significant impact. If he's healthy...and you can't ignore Griffey's injury history either. I can see the argument either way.
  21. Banedon
    He's a guy who has said you can't win in the postseason with Grossman, both before and after the Bears won in the postseason with Grossman. He hates Grossman, with a passion. And he's relied heavily on the "terrible offseason" myth. Yeah...calling him the "fairest" wasn't a huge compliment...
  22. Banedon
    The Bears are about the only thing that could distract me from the Cubs right now with the way they are playing... I really can't wait for football season.
  23. Banedon
    Dr. Z, of SI, has talked about a feud with people inside the Bears organization a while back, and has referred to a disagreement with Jerry Angelo when he was with the Giants. Peter King is a Patriots/Cowboys lover. Anything they do is gold. New England perhaps rightfully so. But he's a generalist. He talks about headlines and such and doesn't really investigate much. He's an entertaining writer, but not a good football writer. He'd fit right in with the PR types running ESPN. Rick Reilly simply doesn't no jack squat about sports. He knows things that happened in the 60's. And he knows about handicapped and otherwise challenged people who try and participate in sports. But he doesn't know anything about organized sports right now. Traditionally speaking the Bears are a poorly run team. They had a chance of fielding a dynasty in the mid 80's but blew it on stupidity. Then went in the toilet thanks to the Ditka/ownership feud and Wannstedt failures. It's the tried and true storyline. But for some reason none of them have realized that Ted Philips (a non-football guy), Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith have completely blown away the old stereotype of Bears mismanagement. Don Banks might be the fairest football writer on CNNsi, and he still likes to get his Grossman digs in.
  24. Banedon
    So much for the notion that managers don't have a large impact...
  25. Banedon
    The more we keep winning, and the more I look at this team, the more I think I almost would rather the Cubs stand pat. I think some of the best moves the Cubs could make would be in free agency this coming winter rather than trading value away. The Cubs have some weak areas, but nothing that I would consider a "hole" outside of catcher, and I think the Kendall trade is the only move we're going to see there. The only way I'd make a move is if we could get an impact player for more than just a rental.
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