The Ghost of Dave Rosello

Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior, Matt Clement, and...I believe Shawn Estes/Juan Cruz? That team really wasn't that good. Their pitching carried them and Alou, Sosa, and A-Ram carried the offense. The 2004 team was much better. That was probably the most talented Cubs team assembled in a very long time. Patterson, Alou, Sosa, Nomar (at least at the deadline), A-Ram, Lee, Walker/Grudz, Barrett. I mean, jeez, A-Ram was our 6 hitter and Barrett our 8th hitter. We had Z, Prior, Wood, Clement, and Maddux. Signed KENT to bolster the bullpen. That team had so much freakin talent. It's unbelievable to me how they didn't win 100+ games and the World Series. You can thank Dusty for that.

I'd rather see this team miss the playoffs than see Jim Edmonds in a Cubs uniform.

Good lord, that's the worst defensive outfield in professional baseball. DeRosa needs to be playing 2B.

I'd really like to drop an f-bomb or 50 right about now. Is Hendry on crack?

Screw it Lou, go with an all-RH bullpen.

I was going to guess Steve Trout

The Cubs cannot cut his salary more than 20 percent so he would still be in line to make a mininum of about $2.8 million next year. Also, according to the Trib, because he won't be on the ML roster in 2007 he's still got two more years of arbitration before he's eligible for free agency.

I already know how this is going to end. The Cubs are going to non-tender him at the end of the year and he's going to walk away and win 18 for the Cardinals next season.

He didn't go Lee Elia if that's what you're asking.

Only the Cubs. Only the Cubs.

Izturis isn't going anywhere. Hendry's not going to dump the guy he traded Maddux for. What about DeRosa in LF or RF, Pie in CF and Soriano at 2B? Pie CF DeRosa LF/RF Lee 1B ARam 3B Soriano 2B Jones RF/LF Barrett C Izturis SS Bench Blanco Floyd Ward Cedeno Murton Theriot If you want an extra pitcher send Cedeno to Iowa.