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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah it could of been handled a better way. It was a total dick move by the ESPN guy. I can sympathize with a 19 year old Tejada doing whatever he can to catch a break (and how pathetic is it that he had to lie about his age to convince somebody to sign him). But he's been misrepresenting his age to employers and potential employers for years, why is it wrong for ESPN to expose him? Could the Cubs void his contract over this? I doubt they have the authority to pull that off.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    That's really really depressing to think about. Don't forget about Juan Cruz at the #5 spot. The guy has Pedro-like stuff. He still has that stuff, his K/9 is sick. I don't know why he has never gotten a real chance to start in the bigs. He's had chances but he's always been injured. Can't really blame the organization for that one. Were you talking about Cruz or Guzman as always injured? Guzman has been far to fragile. I think PV was talking about Cruz. He's been given a couple shots to start, but he still walks far too many guys. I'd bet he could outperform a lot of guys making more money than him though.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    You mean just like baseball? The NFL is like that because the AFL and NFL were two seperate leagues, and when they merged they went to two conferences.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I'm kind of hungover and apparently suffering from allergies for the first time in my life, so I'm not happy about anything right now.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    That's just a bunch of nonsensical words. Invest two weeks to take a look at Patterson in spot duty? What the heck is that going to do for you?
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I was just poking fun at the title, which I thought was initially made when it was unclear whether or not we'd do this draft.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-brian-urlacher-chicago-bears-080418,1,2933032.story
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Is this still a potential mock draft?
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah it could of been handled a better way. It was a total dick move by the ESPN guy. I can sympathize with a 19 year old Tejada doing whatever he can to catch a break (and how pathetic is it that he had to lie about his age to convince somebody to sign him). But he's been misrepresenting his age to employers and potential employers for years, why is it wrong for ESPN to expose him?
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Give 'em Reggie.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I can understand the other things (agreeing with them to varying degrees), but why Henry Blanco? Lou has only started him 3 times out of 15 games. That's normal for a backup catcher, and if you take Blanco away from Lou that only means that Lou will have Koyie Hill for those 3 games. I think keeping Blanco was a mistake. He's not a very good backup catcher in terms of what he provides from an offensive and defensive standpoint. Soto needs his rest, but, at the same time, I'd like to see a guy back him up who can either get on base or who is a plus defender behind the dish. I don't think Blanco is either. Clearly it was a mistake, but the mistake was Hendry's contract offer. There's not much you can do now. A competent GM would have given his manager a minimum wage backup catcher who would do the same things Henry does, if not more.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    It's fun to stay stupid stuff isn't it?
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Are there any good DBs available for the Ravens?
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Briggs is unhappy too? How? I'm starting to hate this team. Considering Briggs got a lot less than he thought he could get, I could see making the assumption he's unhappy. He doesn't have a leg to stand on in that argument however, and neither does Urlacher. None of this talk matters though.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    As unclutch as he is, Encarnacion has no future.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Pat and Ron are talking like Blanco missed the sign. The way Lou looked in the dugout afterwards leads me to believe it wasn't his doing. Or he was just mad it wasn't executed as called.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Any PA from Blanco that only results in one out has to be considered a success.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I think the Ramirez thing is more about how much he sucked the year he was traded and the perception of him being fat, lazy and not caring about defense.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    I'm fine with it. His shortcomings were the result of his own decision making. He also refused to accept any responsibility for bad things and expected nothing but praise for the good. That's different from booing a guy for the specific reason that he's just not a good baseball player. Agreed on all counts. Though, I think I booed Bynum during a game in '06 when he made 4 errors. He may not have been charged for them, but he should've. Jacque Jones was in RF laughing at him. Not to go on forever about booing, but the Bynum thing is bad baseball, and it makes sense to boo that. What I find most odd is booing a guy returning to the team a couple years after he was last on the team and playing poorly. And on another booing note, Philly fans hate Bruntlet. He's filling in for an injured all-star and they are brutal to him. The next time somebody whines about mistreating Theriot, point them that way. He'd do well in one at bat and they'd still kill him. Utley throws the ball away and they were all over Bruntlet. I kept saying, "that was Utley." But they didn't care.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I'm fine with it. His shortcomings were the result of his own decision making. He also refused to accept any responsibility for bad things and expected nothing but praise for the good. That's different from booing a guy for the specific reason that he's just not a good baseball player.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I don't really understand it either. I always liked Corey. He was the poster boy, if only for his awful approach, which management encouraged for years, and when they finally decided to try something different they tried preaching nonsense like more bunting. The warning signs were quite clear with him for years, guys like Rob Neyer repeatedly talked about how unlikely it would be for him to develop. But I still held out hope. I really don't get the booing. I understand booing a poorly performing team, or a jerk opponent, or even a very good opponent that kills your team. But booing Corey seems rather pointless. I don't see the point in booing guys like Neifi either. Jacque Jones is a little different, since he made the foolish mistake of whining about fans from the opening week. But I still wouldn't boo him.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Was he facing the 2005-2006 Chicago Cubs?
  23. jersey cubs fan
    SS - Theriot 2B - Fontenot 1B - Lee 3B - Ramirez RF - Fukudome LF - DeRosa C - Soto CF - Pie I'm guessing he keeps Theriot and Fontenot in there tonight, but flips how they hit last night. Patterson was probably called up for his versatility moreso than his leadoff abilities. He will most likely see some action tonight though.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    If Lee keeps up what he's done so far, you could make the case that the injury cost him a legit shot at the HOF. If he duplicates that 2005 season, it would be reasonable to think he would have done that, or come close, from 2005 through this year. He lost out on a good 50-60 HR, and, coupled with the absurd use of extremely low OBP players in front of him, he's lost out on 200-300 RBI. Not to mention, stuff like gold gloves and MVP votes, which writers take into account when voting for HOF. Granted, he would have had to carry those numbers through for a couple more years, due to a relatively pedestrian start to his career.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    This is why: .175/.230/.298
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