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Glad he's OK. He sure got home fast!

Be patient. I love how Sori's advice to the fans is what the entire fan base would love for him to do, be patient. This guy is amazing! First, the bold prediction that 2009 is coming.... ooooh!!! And then BE PATIENT? Are you kidding me?

Jim Hendry will come to your house, hand you a check, and kick you in the nuts. You will then thank him and make an appointment for the same time next year. Not if I kick him in the nuts first (wait, does he have any?)

I took mine off this morning. Buh-bye.

Although it's long, this one made me laugh, which is hard to do at the moment. Me, too, hilarious... I texted it to a friend, he'll love it.

"Next Year Was Here Last Year"

Amen! Seriously, what's so frustrating about this? They were never in it at all. The system of the playoffs is still that the hottest team, not the best team wins first round matchups. Anyone really believe the Rockies were the best team in the NL last yr? 2003 was especially excruciating because the Cubs used the "hot team card" to eliminate the Braves who won 101 games. We all forget that? Then they overcame a 0-1 deficit to take a 3-1 lead with Zambrano, Prior, and Wood coming up. That my friends was heartbreak. Nothing beats 2003. We should have won that... it was there for the taking. That year, it was almost harder to blow it than actually win it.

Amen! Seriously, what's so frustrating about this? They were never in it at all. The system of the playoffs is still that the hottest team, not the best team wins first round matchups. Anyone really believe the Rockies were the best team in the NL last yr? 2003 was especially excruciating because the Cubs used the "hot team card" to eliminate the Braves who won 101 games. We all forget that? Then they overcame a 0-1 deficit to take a 3-1 lead with Zambrano, Prior, and Wood coming up. That my friends was heartbreak. Nothing beats 2003. We should have won that... it was there for the taking. That year, it was almost harder to blow it than actually win it.

Actually, scoring more runs than your opponent does. Oddly, scoring runs factors into that. I completely agree... but our starting pitching did the job more or less... our offense and defense killed us. Regardless, this team was built to win it all... Soriano is wrong. The starting pitching was awful. 15.1IP 15H 10ER 12BB 13K That's the combined line of the 3 starters. Take out Dempster's start and Harden/Zambrano did fine... but again... it still doesn't make a difference, who thought Dempster was going to bad? I had nothing but confidence in him... The argument at hand is that Soriano said we weren't built for a short series, and that is false. WE WERE BUILT FOR IT... just didn't execute. So now it's down to Z and Harden doing well... 11.2IP 11H 6ER 5BB 11K That's an era of 4.6, that ain't going to get it done either. Offensively, they're built for beating up on bad to medicore pitching staffs. Pitching, they're close to where they need to be for short-series but like most teams they lack a true ace, if Harden could stay healthy, it would be him. Look at LA. Combined over the course of the year, I would take Lowe, Billingsley and Kuroda over the Cubs 3. Although several factors loom over next year (Lowe's age, Z's workload, and Harden's health, Dempster's regression). Let be honest Z never had a shot at anything but failure in his start. His defense let him down. Right. I put none of that on Z. It's the Major Leagues, you've got the best record in baseball and it's the playoffs... FOUR ERRORS that easily could have been five? I remember when my kid pitched and had to get 5 outs in an inning because the catcher kept dropping the third strike. But they were TEN. Game two of this playoff series was disgusting.

Who cares if he's right? He shouldn't be saying it. Especially after consecutive bad postseasons. No kidding. What a moron. He had what, ZERO, or was it ONE, RBI in TWO playoff series? He's the worst leadoff hitter I've seen. The streaky BS, inconsistent defense, swinging at crap pitches in the dirt are beyond old. They're ANCIENT. I seriously think he has no idea how much his suckiness affects the team.

The worst part is that I truly believe that they should have, and could have, done it this year. I cleared my October calendar! I'll get over this, but I feel no great hopes for next year, and that, to me, is the worst part.

It's funny, there's a sign behind Lou that says, "Bus 11:20, bus is in centerfield"

I miss Reed Johnson.

He looks like crap

How about... "Cubs Can't 'Dodge' LA Bullet"

I know. Next yr's club reeks of a 82-85 win season, if Hendry keeps the core players players together. I don't care one bit who is gone for next year.

Fixed I do think that has to be a top, if not number one, priority... get a leadoff hitter that can get on and steal some bases.

Sad that guys like Russell (Martin) and Loney owned us.

I always switch the channel immediately after the last pitch. I cant. I have to see how much better the other people are. I already knew.

OMG. Should Lilly have pitched? WHO CARES????? Hit the ball boys, HIT THE BALL.

I always switch the channel immediately after the last pitch.

You just know they will win it this year to make this Cubs streak even more laughable. I hope they do.

kind of funny because that wouldn't have made any difference at all in this series Unless he's coming back as a power-hitting right fielder.

Go Rays. I actually do like them.

Will we hear from Lou tonight?