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  1. Backtobanks
    Been reading a lot about ARod having bulked up too much to play SS again.
  2. Backtobanks
    Trade for Arod and shut him (and his toe) down for the rest of the season along with DLee, Prior, and Wood and then everyone can sing the refrain "Wait till next year."
  3. Backtobanks
    And if he was, he would be hitting like Corey Patterson did for us.
  4. Backtobanks
    No, I said the same thing many times. He's young, lefty, and had some success, but I think he will start showing over the years that he's nothing too special.
  5. Backtobanks
    Tomorrow's sports headline: "Prior suffers setback after signing autographs."
  6. Backtobanks
    I know the title is an oxymoron, but the latest evidence is in yesterday's game. Dusty has pointed out that he can't just play the kids because the Cubs have to win some games. Also, it is his job to protect a young player from failure by not playing them against a dominant pitcher. Yesterday, he starts Theriot (a rookie) against a Clemens (a dominant pitcher) totally ignoring Clemens' record against lefties (.367 BA for lefties vs. .143 for righties) and Walker's success against Clemens (.349 BA & .388 OBP). I'm all for starting "the kids" for the rest of the year, but I'm sure Walker or Neifi will be starting today. Make up your mind Dusty?
  7. Backtobanks
    A young, experienced lefty.........be prepared to be stunned.
  8. Backtobanks
    Like I said you are basing your analysis on a half a years production while I am looking at career numbers. In the case of these other guys I will just say that because other GM's may have signed players to a bad deal, doesn't mean Hendry had too, especially when he was basically bidding against himself. (KC was the only other team showing interest) Also, while he has put up numbers at the plate, his defense is horrible and his baserunning gaffes have been inexcusable. With inflation and crazy GMs, what is a "bad deal"? I wasn't a big fan of Jones' signing at the time, but I have stated in many posts that I don't think Jones' contract will hinder the Cubs at all when they decide to trade him. There will be teams willing to pay him $10 million/2 years especially if he continues to hit close to what he is hitting now. Most of the "good deals" out there involve younger players who haven't reached the arbitration stage and are still playing under a team-controlled contract. As soon as they put in the time, they will have contracts worth $10 -12 million per year too.
  9. Backtobanks
    Whatever anybody thinks of Dusty, he needs to go now because his firing has become a distraction to the team. Everybody on the team seems to be waiting for the other shoe to drop (firing Baker and/or trading half of the team). I think it is pretty obvious that Baker will not be managing the team next year, so get rid of him now.
  10. Backtobanks
    The thing I admire about Jones is the fact that he hustles to first base on every ground ball. That is an admirable trait on this team that looks like they are playing out the season waiting for Baker to be fired and half of them to be traded.
  11. Backtobanks
    Brenley pointed out the importance of getting into any team's middle relief (which is the weakest set of pitchers on a team), but it's pretty hard to do when you average less than 2 pitches per batter for two innings.
  12. Backtobanks
    In today's game, Trachsel got through the 4th & 5th innings (7 batters) on 13 pitches. Even more amazing, of his first 75 pitches in the game, 21 of them were to DLee. Way to make the pitchers work Cubbies.
  13. Backtobanks
    I consider Marmol more than a "B level prospect" after seeing him this year. I think he is part of the 2007 rotation or perhaps will be groomed as a closer.
  14. Backtobanks
    How does what you post say he "won't be going"? Sorry, I misread the quote.
  15. Backtobanks
    \ 3 game winning streaks against the brew crew are apparently huge. Here's to a 15 game losing streak starting out with the Mets. I want Dusty humiliated and Hendry to look like the idiot he is. I want them both gone. But I don't understand those who want Baker fired right now but are willing to give Hendry another opportunity next year to overpay for mediocrity and "toolsy" players. I will say this for the players, if they wanted Baker gone, they could've laid down against the Brewers thus pretty much solidifying Baker's departure. If the Cubs somehow play well enough to finish .500 or a few games below, does Hendry try to re-sign him? The Cubs would have to play .635 ball for the rest of the season to end up at .500. Counting the 3 game win streak that would be .650 ball over the last 77 games. If Dusty does that, not only will he get re-signed, but probably a big raise to go with it. But fear not, it ain't going to happen.
  16. Backtobanks
    It looks like Maddux won't be going to the Brewers. Contrary to a report out of Chicago, Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux does have a no-trade clause in his contract. That was confirmed by his agent, Scott Boras, who attended the All-Star Game. Boras gave no indication that Maddux would refuse a trade to the Milwaukee Brewers, who have expressed interest in acquiring him for the second half. Maddux is thought to be receptive to going to Milwaukee, where his brother, Mike, is the pitching coach and longtime friend Ned Yost is the manager. Maddux, who has a home in Dana Point, Calif., reportedly would OK a deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers as well. Posted July 12, by Ben Maller
  17. Backtobanks
    On CLTV's Sports Page (Sunday), Norm Van Lier said quite a few times that Dusty is a friend of his, but "business is business" and predicted he will be fired.
  18. Backtobanks
    The young players who don't have All Star seasons aren't ready, the veterans that play poorly apparently aren't the horses that Dusty refers to, the players that do have success had success because of him, the injuries, ad nauseum. Thank goodness he doesn't use excuses.
  19. Backtobanks
    I don't know how you can answer the question until you get some idea of whether this guy can ever pitch again. Nobody is going to take him in a trade without knowing. I'm sure the Cubs (or somebody else) will offer him the same kind of deal that he has this year, but he has absolutely no value in the trade market until he shows something.
  20. Backtobanks
    Let's hope it's not the second coming of Joe Borowski. Both did a great job while scaring us to death and then started losing it quickly (Borowski ended with an injury).
  21. Backtobanks
    Many of the best power hitters "tear up Wrigley Field". It's a combination of bad Cub pitching and a favorable stadium to hit HRs. CLee has good (not great) career numbers, so he couldn't get all of those numbers at Wrigley.
  22. Backtobanks
    Personally, I can't think of too many guys who are worth 5 years and $75 million. Unless the Yankees get the CLee fever, I can't see him getting that much or that many years.......maybe 3 years and $40 million.
  23. Backtobanks
    Eating Jones's contract would not be a good idea. I'm all for trading him. But the point in trading him is that he's overpaid for what he brings to the table, not that he brings nothing to the table. You eat the contracts of guys' whose presence on the team takes away from your squad, ie. Rusch, Neifi, Womack etc. If you are going to pay Jones, you might as well play him. And I'd be all for a Murton/Jones platoon with a good corner OF on the other side. I guess it would depend on which team acquires Jones and when the trade happens. If it's not worth the Cubs time or money to trade Jones, then I agree that a Jones/Murton platoon in LF and a pickup of Andruw Jones (CF) or CLee (RF) would make for a much more productive OF.
  24. Backtobanks
    I thought of that too. Getting someone like Andruw Jones in CF makes up for the lack of power at one of the corner OF positions. Andruw does make a ton of money though, but the money might effect the cost in players.
  25. Backtobanks
    Batting average does mean nothing if that is all you are measuring. Sean Casey or Adam Dunn? Casey has a very respectable career AVG. Dunn does not. Who would you rather have? I'll take Dunn. Nobody is using only batting average to compare CLee and Dunn, but it is part of the statistics that are used to compare hitters. CLee has good numbers in the power areas and batting average. Dunn has more power and the ability to draw walks, but a lousy batting average. We have not discussed the availability and cost of either player, but obviously CLee is more available. Either player would be a very welcome addition to the Cubs lineup for next year. Only Cub fans could look at this pitiful lineup and find arguements against the likes of Carl Crawford, Abreu, Dunn, Tejada, or CLee. About the only thing everybody agrees on is Cabrera would be our first choice.
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