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  1. Derwood
    Baker would have to gamble on baseball I think. And then it would be Selig booting him, not the Cubs organization
  2. Derwood
    Constructing a roster that is "Dusty Proof" is entirely backwards logic, and flies in the face of keeping Dusty in the first place. Why would Hendry give Dusty an extension, but then have to create a team that his newly rewarded skipper can't screw up? Seems that if he feels Dusty should get more time, then he feels Dusty is doing a good job. Secondly, if he were to fill the roster with rookie backups, I don't think Dusty would do any better a job. In fact, I think it builds in all sorts of excuses for failure (in Dusty's eyes). Dusty would be really unhappy having to manage this team, and would likely peform even worse than he already does. The sad truth is that if Hendry thinks enough of Baker to offer him an extension, he will also consult with Baker to find out who he would like on the team. Perez is guaranteed a spot on this team next year.
  3. Derwood
    I'm not sure why "we'll deal with contracts this spring" automatically means "extension". I see it as meaning one of several things: 1. Extensions 2. "No Comment", meaning something may be done but not right now. 3. After off season analysis, they decide not to extend one or either.
  4. Derwood
    I've said it before, I'll say it again: Burnett (2005) = Pavano (2004) that is all
  5. Derwood
    Getting back to .500 would be nice, though it's cold comfort to know what might have been....
  6. Derwood
    Aren't those odds also updated based on how many people have made bets? Meaning the more people that put their money on Jones, the better his "odds" are according to Vegas?
  7. Derwood
    Just say no! This is the man who regularly pitched Livan Hernandez 130+ pitches per game. He too has a veteran fetish. We know how that story ends! He's the white Dusty!
  8. Derwood
    "Dude, you got to get the young dudes into the right situations, dude! Dude!"
  9. Derwood
    Larry Rothschild was quoted as saying, "Why should I bother fixing his mechanics? He's rich, he'll just get surgery every year. Now stop bothering me!"
  10. Derwood
    Do any of you guys think that the people voting on the MVP have a clue what a winshare or RC is? They probably don't know how to calculate OPS or what WHIP stands for :cry:
  11. Derwood
    I agree. Perez is not this team's problem. He's one of the pluses. Is he awesome? Heck no, but he's done his job. The problem with Neifi has been Baker. Neifi is an 8 hole hitter. Not a lead off guy. Not a 2 hitter. 8.8.8.8.8. Baker refused to see it. Neifi has a solid glove and puts the ball in play. He's pretty much done for the Cubs what he's done his entire career. .278 / 9 / 47 is way more than any of us would have expected when Nomar went down. What Neifi wasn't signed to do was start. While he has done admirably compared to his career numbers, he definitely wasn't supposed to have the 3rd highest # of games played (behind only Lee and Burnitz, one ahead of Ramirez). Yes, Nomar went down, but since his return, Dusty has still managed to get him into 5-6 games a week, usually at Todd Walker's expense (Walker has appeared in 86 games compared to Neifi's 124).
  12. Derwood
    Only about 30 more wins and the wildcard is ours! What, there's only 30 games left? ](*,)
  13. Derwood
    I think the voters put 3 names on a dart board and pick that way every year. Was Bonds more valuable than Pujols the last couple of years? Heck, how valuable was Andre Dawson on a last place team? On the other hand, Sosa beat out McGwire despite fewer HR, and Terry Pendelton won with a .319, 22 HR, 86 RBI line in 1991.
  14. Derwood
    Might mean something if FLA, HOU, and WSH hadn't also won.
  15. Derwood
    The best pitched, most fundamentally sound game in a long time and it only merits 9 pages of game thread (3 of which were prior to the game starting)
  16. Derwood
    So I don't get your question. You're saying that clevelandindians.com IS or ISN'T redirecting?
  17. Derwood
    Where? When? I want answers!
  18. Derwood
    I'm in Pennsylvania, but I bet if I leave now I can walk there in time
  19. Derwood
    I'm pretty sure that mlb.com hosts all the team sites. If you type in cubs.com, it forwards to mlb.com as well
  20. Derwood
    :D Hey no Neifi or Macias. Looks good to me. Maybe Macias is gone! Maybe my new signature has magically banished him to another dimension!
  21. Derwood
    Here are some from Iowa. http://www.iowacubs.com/aspx/roster.aspx?pid=324 and here if you scroll down a little http://woolis.com/2004SpringTrainingSpecial.htm Turns out I didn't need it. VVVVVVVVVVVVV
  22. Derwood
    I've got a new photoshop working. Does someone have a pic of Scott McClain? He's a tough pic to track down...
  23. Derwood
    I like that one. How about: "Every rose has it's thorn" when they bring in the bullpen. "Never Gonna Get It" by En Vogue "Everybody Hurts" - REM "Goodbye to Romance" - Ozzy "The Sheppard" - Prime "The Moment I Feared" - Slick Rick 2001 Space Oddessey theme I thought someone's suggestion of either "Wake Me Up When September Ends" or "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day were pretty apt.
  24. Derwood
    That, or figure out who should be there instead. Not sure any of the pitchers qualify ever since Hawkins was shipped. I've also been scanning around the web for some new ideas. It's about time I photoshopped up something new for this good for nothing team.
  25. Derwood
    Our dog is named Mojo, and yes, he is named after Homer's helper monkey.
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