RonnieWooWooSanto

Good stop by Soto there.

Grace picks Edmonds as his "pick to click" today.

Jimmy hearts the Cubbies.

he traded delmon young, who's been mediocre, for matt garza, who has been good and filled a big need (starting pitching). they signed carlos pena off the scrap heap last year, stole dioner navarro from the dodgers in 2006, shored up the bullpen with a few guys, and picked up some nice role players like gabe gross. it really shouldn't be an award based on what you did last offseason, but what you did to build the team on the field in 2008. Garza was the only one of those that happened in the last year. Hendry has done much more in the past year to improve his team. It's like Kendall and Trachsel got the awful out of his system, cause everything since then has been golden, with the possible exception of Kosuke(but that's nitpicking). yes but again, it's not (or at least it should not be) an award that rewards a general manager for the moves he's made in the past year. that would basically result in organizations with very good player development not being rewarded, and instead you'd be rewarding organizations with a lot of holes in their player development, forcing the general manager to go out and spend more money to acquire players. and really, what has hendry since the end of last season? soto, fontenot and samardzija don't count; they're player development. spent $12M a year on an outfielder who's OPS'ing below .800, sign a platoon CF that's been productive and acquire a very good starter and versatile reliever. so a few really good moves, but mostly this is the same team as last year. I guess you're one of those Hendry bashers. Signing Fukudome solidified RF, Edmunds/Johnson (both cheap pickups) platoon has been phenomenal, acquired a great (not very good) starter, and a versatile reliever is more than most GMs do in 2-3 years. As for the same team as last year, they have 2 different starters (40% of the rotation), 2 different starting OFs (67% change), a different closer, and much more depth. Doesn't sound like the same team to me. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=45822&p=1824173&hilit=bavasi#p1824173 From June 17th.........

Don't worry we get to play the Sucktionals soon too. And of course, they'll sweep us. Payback for us sweeping them at Wrigley last year.

Balester is a young pitcher with a strong upside. So I'm holding out hope hat he comes into his own tonight.

Must these guys always be rehashed.

He has a Cardinal red ironing board in the background. I think it's for ironing his victims' skin.

bowling injury

I told a friend a couple of months ago that if Edmonds hit 15 homers, I'd by a jersey or jersey tee. I can't believe that I'm about to purchase anything Edmonds related.

What just happened...that was in Izturis' reach...I thought.

Bad move by TLR, imo.

Nice job, Rammy.

Len said it too.

C'mon Aramis, souvenir city here.

Len is searching for a noose.

I like Shark's composure there.

That may be the dumbest thing I've ever seen Pujols do.

and somewhat of a cougar

Hrabosky: "You concentrate on this game and then you board your charter to Chicago and think about how you're going to beat up on the Cubbies."

Third time's a charm! :D Serioulsly, no explanation. #-o

Why would you say that? Kerry Wood has no say in the new owner and neither do the players. They should be careful what they wish for if they enjoy having their clubhouse to themselves. JMHO based on past observations. Just asking...but if Cuban wasn't involved, would most fans really care that much who has the winning bid to purchase the Cubs? I think not. I don't recall any Mavericks players complaining about Mark Cuban's presence in the clubhouse or at the games in any regard. Dallas which was viewed as the joke of the NBA became a franchise players looked to when they became free agents. Plus, it is not like Cuban is some stuffy businessman that is going to make the players feel uneasy because of his presence in the locker room. Before Cuban was even considered a possibility, I recall fans showing interest in Don Levin as the possible future owner. Levin was viewed favorably by many because he is viewed as a business man that also has a love of sports. This sounds a bit like Cuban in my opinion. Fans (here atleast) care enough to know that they didn't/don't want Canning and his group near the team. But, I do agree that the casual fan probably could not care less.

Why would you say that? Kerry Wood has no say in the new owner and neither do the players. They should be careful what they wish for if they enjoy having their clubhouse to themselves. JMHO based on past observations. Just asking...but if Cuban wasn't involved, would most fans really care that much who has the winning bid to purchase the Cubs? I think not. I don't recall any Mavericks players complaining about Mark Cuban's presence in the clubhouse or at the games in any regard. Dallas which was viewed as the joke of the NBA became a franchise players looked to when they became free agents. Plus, it is not like Cuban is some stuffy businessman that is going to make the players feel uneasy because of his presence in the locker room. Before Cuban was even considered a possibility, I recall fans showing interest in Don Levin as the possible future owner. Levin was viewed favorably by many because he is viewed as a business man that also has a love of sports. This sounds a bit like Cuban in my opinion. Fans (here atleast) care enough to know that they didn't/don't want Canning and his group near the team. But, I do agree that the casual fan probably could not care less.

yeah they've found the next kyle farnsworth. in other news, i've grown very weary of the ryan ludwick charade. MVP...MVP...MVP :lol:

uh oh....the Cardinals may have found a reliever in Chris Perez.