BigSlick

Gameday makes it seem like Hart can't find the strikezone in teh slightest

thats lame

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what happened

I hate when we get a hitter 0-2 (Holliday) and he reaches base

This is why Wuertz was a bad idea

Donger got called out on a pitch a foot higher than that. Now Hill is out. I'm not sure about that call Lou. He gives lilly a shot to get out of the inning, but not hill Yeah, our starters HAVE to start going longer into ballgames or we're going to be screwed come August. Holliday singles to center. Ah yes these are the Cubs I remember Time to give up the 3 run dong

Of all relievers they're bringing out Wuertz? ugh

This is beginning to look like that Reds game last year You know the one This game is OVA

And everyones favorite- McLouth is up I hope he ties the game I really do. Because that would affirm my belief he is the anti-christ

Ugh Dempster its Mientiwitzcdasfead you dont need to pitch around him

bleh something tells me we're going to want those runs later.

bleh at least we got the lead

Aramis is taking a lot of walks but its often after he crawls himself out of a 0-2 hole, he needs to quick hacking so much.

x2... I want to see how they look after playing some better teams... Then again, if you take the Cubs losses off the Pirates record, they don't look too bad... Hmmmm. They can play crappily against better teams all year long it doesn't really matter, its the NL Central that matters. The NL Central is crappy, and probably always will be.

I'm proud of Daryle not swinging at the 3-0 pitch. I'd be afraid he'd swing just so he could get his first hit of the year.

How long should we keep Marquis out there? The bullpen definitely could use some rest, do we trot him out even if he goes above 100 this inning>?

Wasn't his name something similar to that? Yeah, James Hoye. Someone - I think TT - made a hilarious post about how he didn't deserve to be called by his real name so we stuck with Boyd. that wasn't the game where cedeno overslid second base on a WALK was it?

Wasn't his name something similar to that? BTW: Three hard hit balls for the Cubs, none safe. Oh well, at least they are doing it in a blow out.

Lou thinks the same thing and expresses as much in his quotes about Theriot. It doesn't preclude you from winning a championship to have one sub-par producer in your lineup. Management considers his intangibles a strong enough asset to offset these flaws, or believes he'll improve. Another thing: Fukudome could probably find a better spot leading off or hitting 2nd and is missing out on a few ABs in favor of inferior Reed Johnson and Ryan Theriot Heck, this might end up costing Derrek Lee the RBI crown if he keeps playing this way. (Not that I care...he might?)

Gosh Darnit, I wanted him to get another double

I'm just going to keep Theriot in my signature to highlight the whole hypocrisy of my posting btw

You obviously haven't read too many game threads this year. My favorite: the "BE HURT THERIOT" comment(s). To be fair, we aren't complaining about his play to date this season. We are complaining about the likely level of play the rest of the season. Wow-complaining about play that hasn't even happened yet. That's an effective strategy. Its something a GM has to do every day on his job. Even Neifi has had stretches where he walloped the ball. I I know everyone's a wannabe GM, but last time I checked, no one on this board was getting paid by the Chicago Cubs to make personnel decisions. Fans in general need to understand their roles a little better-it will do everyone a lot of good. Whatever, we shouldn't talk about anyones play at all then, since none of us is in any position to make any decision. I'm saying making decisions based on play that hasn't happened yet is something that commonly happens and should be encouraged. Otherwise we are just picking players at random and upgrading them to MLB. Wow, did you miss the point. This has nothing to do with commenting on people's current play...it has to do with commenting on their alleged future play. Let me break it down: 1. Theriot is playing. 2. He has been playing well. 3. Regardless of our predictions, the Cubs will either (a.) choose for him to return to the bench or (b.) continue to play SS 4. None of us have any bearing on that decision. 5. If he continues playing at the level he is playing, the Cubs will be successful. 6. If he doesn't, it isn't very likely that Piniella will switch him out anyway, and the Cubs will be worse off for it. 7. Rooting for him to fail is essentially rooting for the team to fail, because his presence in the lineup isn't likely to change. blah blah blah i'll just repost what i said to the other guy Except they were looking at past numbers consistently when evaluating Cedeno. Theriot has never done anything to show that he can be an everyday better-than-replacement-level short stop. And if he is, then he is, its not like we have that many options. Most teams (other than the Yankees and Red Sox) have subpar position players, its part of the game. Probably most of the reason Theriot draws reactionary comments on this site is because lazy Cubs fans that don't pay attention to the team think he's our Eckstein, awesome-scrappy-dappy-do saviour that can do no wrong. The people that look at the numbers know theres more to the story. And this is the important thing: Probably most of the reason Theriot draws reactionary comments on this site is because lazy Cubs fans that don't pay attention to the team think he's our Eckstein, awesome-scrappy-dappy-do saviour that can do no wrong. The people that look at the numbers know theres more to the story.

You obviously haven't read too many game threads this year. My favorite: the "BE HURT THERIOT" comment(s). To be fair, we aren't complaining about his play to date this season. We are complaining about the likely level of play the rest of the season. Wow-complaining about play that hasn't even happened yet. That's an effective strategy. Its something a GM has to do every day on his job. Even Neifi has had stretches where he walloped the ball. I I know everyone's a wannabe GM, but last time I checked, no one on this board was getting paid by the Chicago Cubs to make personnel decisions. Fans in general need to understand their roles a little better-it will do everyone a lot of good. Whatever, we shouldn't talk about anyones play at all then, since none of us is in any position to make any decision. I'm saying making decisions based on play that hasn't happened yet is something that commonly happens and should be encouraged. Otherwise we are just picking players at random and upgrading them to MLB. Wow, did you miss the point. This has nothing to do with commenting on people's current play...it has to do with commenting on their alleged future play. Let me break it down: 1. Theriot is playing. 2. He has been playing well. 3. Regardless of our predictions, the Cubs will either (a.) choose for him to return to the bench or (b.) continue to play SS 4. None of us have any bearing on that decision. 5. If he continues playing at the level he is playing, the Cubs will be successful. 6. If he doesn't, it isn't very likely that Piniella will switch him out anyway, and the Cubs will be worse off for it. 7. Rooting for him to fail is essentially rooting for the team to fail, because his presence in the lineup isn't likely to change. blah blah blah i'll just repost what i said to the other guy Except they were looking at past numbers consistently when evaluating Cedeno. Theriot has never done anything to show that he can be an everyday better-than-replacement-level short stop. And if he is, then he is, its not like we have that many options. Most teams (other than the Yankees and Red Sox) have subpar position players, its part of the game. Probably most of the reason Theriot draws reactionary comments on this site is because lazy Cubs fans that don't pay attention to the team think he's our Eckstein, awesome-scrappy-dappy-do saviour that can do no wrong. The people that look at the numbers know theres more to the story.

Less-than-half season? Check his 2005. i drew my own conclusion that the Cedeno hate occurred in 2006. stop me if i'm mischaracterizing. 2005 - LOVE HIM 2006 - severe irrational cedeno hate 2007 - severe irrational cedeno hate continues...wallops the ball in the PCL...LOVE HIM no, upon further thought i dont see anything reactionary about that Except they were looking at past numbers consistently when evaluating Cedeno. Theriot has never done anything to show that he can be an everyday better-than-replacement-level short stop. And if he is, then he is, its not like we have that many options. Most teams (other than the Yankees and Red Sox) have subpar position players, its part of the game. Probably most of the reason Theriot draws reactionary comments on this site is because lazy Cubs fans that don't pay attention to the team think he's our Eckstein, awesome-scrappy-dappy-do saviour that can do no wrong. The people that look at the numbers know theres more to the story.