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  1. abuck1220
    I wouldnt go so far as to say Lawton's defensive lapse is due to Dusty. Lawton has never been a good defensive player. The Cubs knew what they were getting into when they picked him up. Unfortunately, the Lawton trade is looking more and more like a mistake. Lawton is unlikely to be a Cub in 2006, while Gerut would have been a nice player to have next year, especially as a fourth outfielder and a left-handed bat off of the bench (even with his arbitration increased salary). The only bright side to all of this is the possibility that Lawton nets us a compensatory draft pick as a free agent. I've been saying that and only have been criticized when I have pointed that out. Not that Lawton is a bad player it's just that he wont make a difference. and what available player would have?
  2. abuck1220
    Hard to tell. Z went to the clubhouse, and there appreared to be some confusion in the dugout. The Weurtz got up in the pen. z walked into the dugout shaking his head. rothschild came up to him, but z did the finger across the throat thing and walked right past him to the clubhouse. rothschild followed him for a second with a confused look on his face before turning around. Interesting. Of course, he was close to being done anyways and he didn't have it tonight. dusty's rep for being a guy that could massage egos sure has gone to hell, eh?
  3. abuck1220
    Hard to tell. Z went to the clubhouse, and there appreared to be some confusion in the dugout. The Weurtz got up in the pen. z walked into the dugout shaking his head. rothschild came up to him, but z did the finger across the throat thing and walked right past him to the clubhouse. rothschild followed him for a second with a confused look on his face before turning around. The players have lost repect for anyone on the coaching staff. then zambrano and i have something in common!
  4. abuck1220
    Hard to tell. Z went to the clubhouse, and there appreared to be some confusion in the dugout. The Weurtz got up in the pen. z walked into the dugout shaking his head. rothschild came up to him, but z did the finger across the throat thing and walked right past him to the clubhouse. rothschild followed him for a second with a confused look on his face before turning around.
  5. abuck1220
    Hey, the only thing that could get Baker fired quicker than losing is if he loses the control of the team. if? i think it already happened. three seasons in chicago for dusty, three meltdowns to end the season. time to go, my friend.
  6. abuck1220
    most of the team quit weeks ago...carlos was just the first to come out and say it.
  7. abuck1220
    wow, did they just show zambrano quitting???
  8. abuck1220
    80 pitches thru three for carlos. 40 pitches thru three for one of the most bb prone SP in the league.
  9. abuck1220
    Yes Also thank Macias for not hitting the cut off man. he can play every position!
  10. abuck1220
    every day this team finds new ways to play terrible baseball. but don't worry...i think there's like 9 months left in the season.
  11. abuck1220
    i'm getting so sick of baker's 'oh, it's a long season, there are a lot of games left' attitude. it seems to me that it's rubbed off on the team. oh, don't worry about making all these mental errors...every team has games like that...there is still a lot of baseball to be played...etc, etc. this 'we'll get it together eventually' crap didn't work last year, and it ain't gonna work next year. and just how BAD does hollandsworth have to be for murton to get a start? send him and cedeno down so i can at least watch them in iowa.
  12. abuck1220
    not the cubs' game, but... pujols OWNS farnsworth. just hit his fourth hr in 17 career ab's against him.
  13. abuck1220
    argh...i should have gone to the game...i haven't had a chance to get coleman's autograph yet... good to see the k's up for bobby.
  14. abuck1220
    i'm not a huge murton fan by any means, as he has been extremely lucky in both AA and with the big league club. that being said, it goes w/o saying that i'd rather have him out there than macias. move burnitz to cf and play murton in rf/lf... speaking of cox, they were just talking about how he handles young guys, and it made my heart pitter patter. francoeur says that when you're 0-20 he treats you like you're 15-20. he also said that anytime he's struggling cox takes the blame. wow, what a concept. on the other hand there's dusty who benches you at the first sign of trouble, and also takes the credit when you do well, saying that he put you in a position to succeed. there has been rumors of dusty leaving/getting fired lately, and i can't believe there's not more. one of the highest payrolls in the NL and you're behind the brewers? come on, what manager in that position wouldn't be on the hot seat?
  15. abuck1220
    the brewers aren't bad. everyone of their OF'ers is probably better than their cubs counterpart. overbay's hitting better of late, and weeks has been solid. bill hall's better than neifi, and sheets is better than anybody the cubs throw out there...and capuano's not too far behind. and turnbow's been fantastic. i'm not really all that surprised that they are near the cubs in the standings.
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    but you're up for another maddux or prior shellacking? people keep selling hill's first two outings short, but the way maddux is going, i'd be thrilled to get six innings of two run ball out of him. if rusch is moved to the rotation, that leaves the cubs w/ just one lefty in the pen...i'm not so sure they'd do that. and honestly, is the difference between hill and rusch going to help the cubs leap frog 5 teams (including the brewers :shock: ) to win the wild card?
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    hill got 'shelled' last night? i guess if a couple walks, a bunch of cheap singles and some of the worst defense i've ever seen = getting shelled, then you're right. getting 'shelled' is what golden boys prior and maddux did their last starts. now this hurts...i've been driving the hill bandwagon since before this board even had bandwagons!
  18. abuck1220
    i may be able to go to the sunday game as well. everybody send me a couple bucks, or i'm going to go and not tell anybody how he looked.
  19. abuck1220
    thanks for taking our questions... do you feel as though there is some over-arching organizational philosophy toward hitting? the last few years the cubs' on-base percentage hasn't been as high as some would like it to be...do you feel that there is a philosophy of 'aggressive hitting' that kinda comes down from above? if there is an organization-wide theory on hitting, does it mesh well with your ideas on hitting? also, i've been slumping pretty bad in slow-pitch softball...any advice?
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    thanks for taking our questions... are you guys aware of the devotion of cub fans to the minor league system? i think the interest among cub fans in the farm system has increased over the last couple years, and i was wondering if you guys noticed it. thanks again and good luck the rest of the season.
  21. abuck1220
    thanks for taking our questions, ryan. i know that you went to springfield sacred heart-griffin...did you play football while in high school? i know they have quite the tradition there...you guys beat us (canton) two years a row in the 4A playoffs in the late 90's. good luck the rest of the season and thanks again.
  22. abuck1220
    patterson is in iowa's lineup tonight, so he apparently hasn't been called up due to hairston's injury.
  23. abuck1220
    i see the cubs are carrying over their fundamentals clinic from last night.
  24. abuck1220
    another thing worth noting... young or old, the four guys that screwed up the worst last night are considered four of dusty's 'guys'. and, at least as far as i can tell, he hasn't really called them out in the media. on the other hand, when hairston missed signs earlier in the season, the media knew all about it. same when cedeno missed a sign on that bunt and run over the weekend. and dusty was never shy about discussing dubois' defensive shortcomings to the media. there are just certain guys that dusty likes, and i don't know if he's ever gonna get on one of his guys, publicly or privately.
  25. abuck1220
    i can't wait to go to fitch next spring and see how many hours/day the minor leaguers spend on covering first during pfp's.
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