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Exactly.

I'll say it now: Wait 'til Next Year. (And I consider myself an optimist when it comes to the Cubs.) :(

Just got back from the game. Z is awesome! Dempster took another 26 days of my life expectancy.

2005-2006 Free Agents

NO TRADE CLAUSE!!! Sorry. Couldn't help myself. 1) Secretly cork Kerry's bat. 2) Plant sandpaper in his glove. 3) Roll the clocks on the player parking lot survelliance camera back four hours. 4) Feed a few stories to Paul Sullivan and Phil Rogers about what a prima donna Wood's become. Sorry. Couldn't help myself. :wink: Kerry's a Cub through 2006 (at least). I'll be hoping for the best.

I'm with TXCubsfan: Shut Wood down and trade him at the deadline next season (that is, if the Cubs believe he's never going to overcome the injuries). If he stays even moderately healthy the first half his value will be immensly higher. Who's going to take on his full salary next year with him on the DL now? No one. The only way you trade him now is if you're convinced his career is over. I'd rather have half a season of even a mediocre Kerry and save half his salary by trading him at the deadline than eat half his '06 salary now just to move him (especially if his contract is insured). CFP

Did you bring some runs?

The Mets drop another to the Rockies. WOO-HOO!

Anyone see a 12-inning shutout for Maddux coming? :)

Better be soon. He might be done after another inning.

Way to go Maddog!

Boston annoucers just reported he'll be spending the night in the hospital for observation.

I don't think the pre-approval of night games has anything to do with the rules about scheduling day-night double headers for rain outs, but the Buffett story is true: Story on Buffett Concert

No, the A & V should sync. You may need to tweek your settings. In RealPlayer go to TOOLS, PREFERENCES, CONNECTION - make sure the connection speed matches your DSL/Cable speed. (It's similar in MediaPlayer.) A little trial & error should help.

PLAYOFF RACE 07/24/05 Games Remaining - (Contenders) | TOTAL V. TOTAL V. Div. Leaders W-L GB-WC ATL CHI FLA HOU NY PHL SD STL WAS | CONTEND NON-CONTEND St. Louis 62-36 3 11 7 8 3 0 3 X 3 | 38 26 Atlanta 55-44 - X 3 6 0 6 11 3 3 11 | 43 20 San Diego 50-49 3 0 3 3 3 3 X 3 6 | 24 40 | Wildcard Race | Washington 55-44 11 0 10 3 9 10 6 3 X | 52 11 Philadelphia 52-47 3.0 11 3 6 6 9 X 3 0 10 | 48 15 Houston 51-47 3.5 0 10 3 X 4 6 3 8 3 | 37 27 New York 51-47 3.5 6 3 6 4 X 9 3 3 9 | 42 22 Florida 49-47 4.5 6 3 X 3 6 6 3 7 10 | 44 22 Chicago 50-48 4.5 3 X 3 10 3 3 0 11 0 | 33 31 ______________________________________________________________| Totals 43 33 44 37 43 48 24 38 52 |

Unless you believe Washington is going to right the ship (I don't), the Cubs are 1.5 out of the wildcard right now. It's going to come down to how they handle the weaker teams and how they play the Astros. 7-4 the rest of the way gives them 90-91 wins and a WC spot IMO. I'd like to see 5-2 in the SF/ARZ series though. PLAYOFF RACE 07/24/05 Games Remaining - (Contenders) | TOTAL V. TOTAL V. Div. Leaders W-L GB-WC ATL CHI FLA HOU NY PHL SD STL WAS | CONTEND NON-CONTEND St. Louis 62-36 3 11 7 8 3 0 3 X 3 | 38 26 Atlanta 55-44 - X 3 6 0 6 11 3 3 11 | 43 20 San Diego 50-49 3 0 3 3 3 3 X 3 6 | 24 40 | Wildcard Race | Washington 55-44 11 0 10 3 9 10 6 3 X | 52 11 Philadelphia 52-47 3.0 11 3 6 6 9 X 3 0 10 | 48 15 Houston 51-47 3.5 0 10 3 X 4 6 3 8 3 | 37 27 New York 51-47 3.5 6 3 6 4 X 9 3 3 9 | 42 22 Florida 49-47 4.5 6 3 X 3 6 6 3 7 10 | 44 22 Chicago 50-48 4.5 3 X 3 10 3 3 0 11 0 | 33 31 ______________________________________________________________| Totals 43 33 44 37 43 48 24 38 52 |

Yes, you can view full screen. (In before the merge!)

I've used it since it came out. It's been much better the last two years than the first. I have a DSL connection and the feed is not quite TV quality, but not bad either. I switched from WMP to Real this season. The trade-off between the two seems to be- WMP gives better picture quality but freezes periodically. Real player rarely ever freezes, but is a bit fuzzier (particularly when viewing full screen). Another annoying aspect of WMP is the fact that when watching archived games, the feed drops every few minutes and I have to relink to it and find my spot back. So far I haven't had that problem with Real Player. Definitely cheaper than MLB Ei and you get more of the Cub games. CFP

The game is scheduled to be on MLB.tv. I believe they all are. MLB.tv is subject to blackout restrictions, however. For me that only effects Saturday games. CFP

C J. Varitek 1B D. Lee 2B C. Utley SS A. Rodriguez 3B A. Ramirez LF M. Cabrera CF A. Jones RF B. Abreu 1. J. Santana 2. M. Prior 3. C. Zambrano 4. R. Halladay 5. R. Clemens LRP B. Sheets MRP E. Guardado MRP A. Sisco :( SU C. Cordero SU B. Wagner CL M. Rivera Bench C J. Mauer 1B/OF Pujols IF M. Tejada IF B. Roberts OF V. Guerrero OF A. Dunn

Only if he's not healthy enough to start and pitching in the pen doesn't further aggravate the shoulder. I'm skeptical on both points.

Another thing Dusty would be wrong about. :)

Z's looking great. 15 outs on 61 pitches since Eckstein in the 1st.

I think the answer depends on many factors. Some of them we'll know the answers to, others we'll likely never be privy to: 1) What's the Cubs' record in 10 days? Does the team still have a realistic chance to contend? 2) What is the likelihood that pitching the rest of the year further aggravates the injury? 3) Is this an injury that rest will help? Is surgery realistic or helpful in his case? 4) What is the status of Wood's heart defect? Do his doctors think the corrective surgery should occur during his baseball career? Or can it be postponed until retirement? What is the expected recovery period? If the Cubs are out of contention, rest will help his shoulder, and/or he'll need surgery for the heart defect anyway, I'd sit him. He has little or no trade value now, so rehabbing him for next season might be best for him and the Cubs. I wish him the best of luck. CFP

Hendry did not get screwed financially in the Sosa trade. In fact, financially it turned out to be brilliant. The Cubs managed to convince the Orioles to pick up $9 mil. of the remaining contract and got Hairston and Fotenot back in the deal. What would we be saying about the deal if we were O's fans? If there was a screw-up it was MacPhail for signing Sosa to a four year deal. But, on the other hand, the Cubs got several years of cheap production from Sosa. His contract was only bad in the last couple of years. Now back to Gerut/Dubois. (Head scratcher, IMO.)