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  1. jersey cubs fan
    It's a statue of an ex-player. I wouldn't list this under "getting things done" for a team presidents' list of accomplishments.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Like the Michael Jordan statue?
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Didn't he already rejoin the team to be checked out? I thought he joined the team in NY. Yes. He did his side session in front of Lou at Shea. Thanks, I thought I was going nuts. Hopefully they aren't even thinking of activating him, and this is just the next step in either releasing him or trading him.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    With 3 lefties, the notion of breaking them up pretty much goes out the windown. The order really doesn't matter. Did the Cubs ever make a full turn through the rotation with 3 of the 5 lefty starters they employed last year?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Who had expectations for Burnitz? Only people who weren't paying attention had expectations for Pierre. Alou didn't salvage a good year. Lee had a nice June and July, but faded down the stretch and had a disappointing year. Jones appears to be the only guy on your list who overcame a bad start to finish the season with numbers that beat expectations, and by the time late May came around he was already hitting pretty much where he ended up.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Not really. Barrett, Lee, and Aram where all better then expected... Not to mention, Soriano is pretty much hitting in-line with his career averages.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    There are very few "top hitters" as unproductive as Soriano. Most top hitters maintain solid numbers and get their great numbers out of streaks. The problem with Soriano is he's not a top hitter. He needs his hot streaks just to keep his numbers out of the trash bin.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    I wouldn't exactly call that major WR talent. It's above average, but hardly elite. Yes, it's better than the 85 WR, but 85's offensive line blows the current line out of the water, and Payton was still a 1500 yard, 4.8 ypa RB that season. Then you have the McMahon vs Grossman comparison. McMahon is overrated due to the hype and the SB victory, but he's still probably better than Grossman. I think the 85 offense, relative to their league, was much more talented than the 07 team will be. Remember, in 07 they were 2nd in points and 6 in yards.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Yikes! That really surprises me because he was great in spring. His season stats are awful. The ERA is finally catching up to the extremely weak peripherals. I wonder if there is any regret for putting him in high A this soon into his development. He doesn't appear to be ready for it.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Clayton wrote: 1. The Bears -- believe it or not -- are a faster team than last year. Devin Hester was converted to wide receiver and he was zipping around the field, doing reverses and making sure-handed catches. Halfback Cedric Benson has a new spring to his step now that he doesn't have to worry about Thomas Jones competing for his playing time. Despite Lance Briggs' holdout, the Bears have some speedy replacements for the future in Jamar Williams and Michael Okwo. Adam Archuleta adds speed at safety. To make matters worse for the rest of the league, the Bears didn't have tight end Greg Olsen and halfback Garrett Wolfe at minicamp because they were attending the Premiere sponsorship affair in Los Angeles. This might be the Bears' most athletic team since the 1985 Super Bowl squad.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    You're right for now, but I'll defer my opinion until the end of the season. Why not wait until 2014? Soriano is already past his prime and he doesn't have a great history of production to give anybody confidence that he will turn things around. There's really no time to be patient with the guy Hendry decided would be his savior. He's been a huge disappointment, but the Cubs are giving him all the leeway in the world, because of the money. He's done many things that have gotten others benched.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know if those specific words were uttered, but he definitely said something very similar.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Of course he has. When you're dealing with this organization expect anything possible..anything. Yes. Closer though -- this is no middle relief role. As closer, Guzman's talents could benefit us as much or more than as a 5th starter who only makes it on the field 2, 3 times a month. The big problem is, I don't think we've got a good 5th starter option right now. I guess the plan is to hope Marshall will be good enough for a couple starts, then Dempster will be ready. That sounds pretty flaky to me, but then again my job's not on the line Lou's is. A 5th starter does not get on the field 2 or 3 times a month.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Nothing in the article is concrete evidence that he is the 5th starter, but the very fact that it was written suggests the organization has plans to use him.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Didn't he already rejoin the team to be checked out? I thought he joined the team in NY.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, huge difference there. I'm not interested in a Rod Beck situation where a once great closer tries to get by with lesser stuff. He'd have to have some legit numbers for me to think this was worth the time. unless he ends up living in an RV in Des Moines and will let fans drink beer with him after games And then go into rehab.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, huge difference there. I'm not interested in a Rod Beck situation where a once great closer tries to get by with lesser stuff. He'd have to have some legit numbers for me to think this was worth the time.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    You definitely don't pay a reliever as much as you paid Eyre when he's been mediocre every year except for one. Howry, at least, has been a good pitcher for most of his career, and was excellent for two straight years before the Cubs signed him. He was still very good last year. I think he's had bad luck with a high BABIP against this year, and I still think he'll have a pretty good season unless last year's unnecessary workload damaged his arm. Well, there is no doubt his velocity is a bit down from last year so who knows. i don't think his velocity is down. how hard do you think he throws? he's never been a flamethrower, and i haven't noticed and marked difference this year. Actually, Howry used to be a flamethrower before he had arm injuries. He was throwing 93-94 last year, that isn't the case this year. I don't think that's right. I'm pretty sure he was throwing in the upper 80's/low 90's last year, which he's still doing this year. He was definitely not in the upper 80's. Howry wasn't a 99 MPH reliever, but he was regularly low to middle 90's.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Completely disagree. He's regularly way below his past normal velocity, and only occasionally dials it up to that level. There is definitely something wrong with it.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not a fan of the general direction of transactions going on right now. But I'm not upset about this move in particular. Considering Guzman is already in the pen, Marshall for Cotts was probably the best option. I still don't get the point of Guzman to the bullpen. Although I'm pretty sure knee-jerk Lou is partially blaming Angel for the downfall against the Mets, and in punishing him for leaving the game early. They had made it pretty clear Guzman was going to get several starts when he first got the job, but that ended rather quickly.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I'm guessing you are exaggerating a bit. I read about him a couple times. It seems the writers are making a conscious decision to not talk about the so-called QB controversy though, realizing what a waste of time it is to ask for the millionth time whether or not Lovie is thinking about bringing in Griese. Could be. I wasn't reading things very closely, but it seemed that everything was Hester-related. Well it's definitely been limited.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    If I'm an opposing coach, I'd plan to counteract swings passes and reverses, but would not worry much about his route running and deep receiving threat until he shows it in a game. I'm betting Hester won't be much of an impactful receiver down the field, rather it'll be all about getting the ball in his hands.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I'm guessing you are exaggerating a bit. I read about him a couple times. It seems the writers are making a conscious decision to not talk about the so-called QB controversy though, realizing what a waste of time it is to ask for the millionth time whether or not Lovie is thinking about bringing in Griese.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Overall, of course. But it can be argued pretty strongly that Eyre has been the better pitcher in May, and especially in the past week. Eyre has the better track record and is pitching better right now. Cotts has a worse track record and is pitching worse right now. That at least makes it a little more palatable. In theory, Eyre could turn it around and put up a decent stretch until the end of the season. If everybody else was doing fine, then there is more pressure to release Eyre, but with another able scapegoat, they can justify keeping him around, for now.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    That was my point. Eyre has been a lot worse. I agree, but given the contractual situations, and the fact that Cotts really hasn't done anything to make this move seem completely unfair, then I'd say it's justified. Eyre can't be sent down. He's got a much better track record and has been more effective overall, and against lefties in recent years. This is all part of the problem with signing veteran relievers to the deals Jim handed them, it leaves you with little flexibility to deal with the inevitable inconsistent ups and downs of a middle relievers.
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