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  1. Bruno7481
    Hey, Hill woke up.
  2. Bruno7481
    He's been leaving pitches up in the zone with great frequency lately. Wonderful, implosion in progress.
  3. Bruno7481
    Here comes Rich's usual blowup..
  4. Bruno7481
    Sosa was given the option of taking his release today and he declined. The Rangers don't want him and apparently neither does anybody else.
  5. Bruno7481
    Pirates beating the Cardinals 5-0 in the bottom of the 1st. Paulino with a Grand Slam.
  6. Bruno7481
    Where's Fred? Of course I could be way off. I just know that I have attended two games so far this year where he hasn't played and the Cubs have won big both times. Once against SF in Wrigley and the other last Saturday night in Cincinnati.
  7. Bruno7481
    I don't have the numbers in front of me, but it seems to me that the Cubs usually play pretty well when Ramirez has a day off.
  8. Bruno7481
    Quit blaspheming Kendall!
  9. Bruno7481
    Huge insurance runs here Jacque...
  10. Bruno7481
    Marquis with a 1.96 ERA following Cubs losses this year.
  11. Bruno7481
    Anybody else not getting anything on MLB EI?
  12. Bruno7481
    Except that he's not playing as a role-player. He's platooning with Jones in CF and getting a bunch of time in RF, which is a role he isn't suited for. 25th man? Fine. Platoon partner? Not fine. Well, I'd argue that he's better suited in CF against a LH than Jones. I see your point, but I don't think he's playing THAT much.
  13. Bruno7481
    I've at least been very pleased with Jacque's play in CF. He's made some very nice plays, especially in the last week.
  14. Bruno7481
    I like it. Although I think it has more to do with the Yankees color scheme than anything. It was going to be hard for SF to come up with anything good using Black and Orange.
  15. Bruno7481
    I don't quite get the beef some have with Pagan. He's a bench player, role player, 5th outfelder, however you want to put it. Teams don't typically have all-stars manning those positions. He's been fine in that role. Just wanted to throw that out there. It's not so much in repsonse to this thread specifically, but just a reaction to some of the comments about Pagan I have seen in various threads.
  16. Bruno7481
    I use to feel the same, but he converted me.
  17. Bruno7481
    Maybe they traded for him because he was a cool guy? I don't know... He was a lot of fun when the Giants were intown bantering with the bleachers. :)
  18. Bruno7481
    That sounds kinda dumb. Washington was not in the playoff picture so why could they not get a deal done now. I have no faith that if Hendry could not get a deal done now he wont in the next few weeks as well. Maybe Washington was being ridiculous with their requests? That is the most likely scenario.
  19. Bruno7481
    That's right. I forgot. You're only allowed to work on one trade at a time. So if they are talking to the Rangers about Gagne, they can't talk about a trade with anybody else. There's no need to waste chips on Gagne. It's not about wasting valuable trade talking time, it's about wasting resources on acquiring him. I think what is lost on many people is the possibility that an acquisition like Gagne or Silva opens up chips that small market teams want but the Cubs aren't currently willing to trade. you pick up Gagne and Silva, and all of a sudden you can make Hill and Marmol available in a package with Murton for that big bat we are all hoping for. It would have to be one hell of a big bat to part with Hill or Marmol. Marmol has shown flashes of being a potential all-star closer, and Hill is a very solid #2 starter. Ehhh... I still think Rich is decent #3.
  20. Bruno7481
    Any news on additional moves that the Brewers might be looking at?
  21. Bruno7481
    I think it has more to do wth teams being able to have their trades completed before the games begin that day. So players aren't sitting in limbo during the game, not being able to be used, etc.
  22. Bruno7481
    You don't think he'd help? I'd agree its not the biggest need, but would really shoten some games for the opposition if it moved Marmol, Howry and Dempster each down a spot. If you can't fill your biggest need do you ignore other options that could still possibly help?
  23. Bruno7481
    What is that from?
  24. Bruno7481
    Brainfart, was thinking that was in 2004.
  25. Bruno7481
    Sosa is a polarizing figure, he has his ardent supporters and detractors. There is no denying that his last days as a Cub were a disaster. I think Sosa shoulders that blame along with the organization. He was a great player during his time in Chicago, there is no denying that. It was all downhill after the corked bat, and his weak excuse for it. I think Sosa and the Cubs will one day re-unite, but I don't think he will ever play for them again.
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