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  1. NCCubFan
    I heartily endorse this recommendation. :D
  2. NCCubFan
    It just occurred to me that Laura will need a new annual tie-breaker for the predictions contest next year. :D
  3. NCCubFan
    Fred should know. He was there. Hmm, has anybody ever actually seen Fred Hornkohl and Fred Merkle together? Maybe he changed his last name to provide some anonynimity. :lol:
  4. NCCubFan
    I don't know. I felt like he made an adjustment in his swing that led to his improvement in 2005. He was able to handle the inside stuff better. Even now, the improvement is still evident. He's a .300/.400/.500 guy now. Before he was more like a .270/.365/.500 guy (just making those numbers up, but I'm sure they're close). Maybe it's just been luck with BABIP this year, though, that have made his numbers look better than his career norms. Who knows. It just seems to me like he really made a tangible improvement in 2005, though. Because of that, I don't feel like that year was just a fluke (even though he won't approach those ridiculous numbers again). I do feel like he'd have hit 30+ last year and this year if not for the injury, though. I didn't mean it was a complete fluke, but rather I think his sustainable ability is likely a bit lower than 2005 but above what he had done in the past.
  5. NCCubFan
    I'd think so, because they'd still be in the playoffs. The champagne and the division champion t-shirts would already be in the clubhouse, so I doubt they'd just sit there unused.
  6. NCCubFan
    All evidence I've seen points to it being televised on WGN. I think I can come back in from the ledge. :D
  7. NCCubFan
    I'm not sure he'll have another 40-HR season, but he may not have anyway even without the injury. I think he's a very good player who had one great year. I do think he can consistently hit 25-30 again.
  8. NCCubFan
    All the more reason Lou's starting Trachsel yesterday was inexcusable. He sucked anyway, and now this.
  9. NCCubFan
    In other words, Marquis for Santana isn't what you have in mind. :D
  10. NCCubFan
    I really believe we've seen the last of Trachsel as a Cub. He obviously won't be pitching any more in the regular season, and I doubt he'd be considered for the postseason roster since you don't use five starters in the postseason. I just hope he hasn't already done too much damage.
  11. NCCubFan
    I like Bay as much as the next guy, but that package seems like too much. Take out Marmol and it works. Not for the Pirates it doesn't. But they're our AAAA team, so they have to do what we tell them to do. :lol:
  12. NCCubFan
    The more I think about it and recall some of the details concerning the similar situation in 2003 the situation is coming a bit clearer to me. I believe what will happen is that the game will be televised on WGN, but not on Extra Innings, so anybody with a cable system that has Extra Innings but not WGN will be out of luck unless the Cubs game is the game Fox televises in your area. Back in 2003 I remember the clincher was shown on FSN Chicago, even though it was also one of the Fox national games. However, it wasn't shown out of market on Extra Innings. Perhaps the blackout only applies to Extra Innings, not the scheduled telecasts on local stations.
  13. NCCubFan
    Agreed. I wouldn't object if they kept both, but I consider the must-return relievers to be Wood, Marmol, and Howry. I would add Wuertz to that list if Marmol, Howry, or Wood will be replacing Demp as the closer. Good point; I agree.
  14. NCCubFan
    That rings a bell. In any event, I sent an e-mail to WGN to try to find out, and if I hear anything back I'll post it. At this time the websites for WGN, TV Guide, and DirecTV all show the game as being televised on WGN, so I feel fairly good about the chances.
  15. NCCubFan
    Agreed. I wouldn't object if they kept both, but I consider the must-return relievers to be Wood, Marmol, and Howry.
  16. NCCubFan
    Perhaps this is just wishful thinking on my part, but the game time was changed so late that maybe the normal blackout rules have to be waived. Fox's own website states that the games to be televised the last two weeks of the season are wild card games to be announced one week in advance. Since this change was announced two days in advance, not a full week, they may have had to agree to waive the blackout in order to get the time switched. After all, it would be grossly unfair to WGN to yank it from them and leave them scrambling with such short notice, not to mention the fans (who, of course, Fox and MLB don't seem to give a damn about anyway). Maybe WGN can't televise the game on the local feed but can on the nationwide superstation feed (at least in areas where Fox isn't televising the game). I'm just thinking (or hoping) that this late change is treated as a special situation. Of course, the Cubs could clinch tonight and make it all a moot point anyway.
  17. NCCubFan
    I'm not convinced Wood can never be a starter again, but I'd like him to make it through a full season as a reliever without missing any time due to injury first. Even if he's a permanent reliever for the rest of his career, however, I think he's shown he can be a dominant one. Keep Wood, trade Dempster.
  18. NCCubFan
    If the Cubs had given up nothing but the waiver price for Trachsel that would have been too much. Without him the Cubs probably would have at least clinched a tie by now, if not the title outright.
  19. NCCubFan
    No chance that Wood gets a playoff start. He hasn't started a game in over a year and missed over half of this year before he was ready to return. He's in the bullpen because he can't go long enough to start.
  20. NCCubFan
    Len said the game's been moved to Fox on Saturday. 3:55. Cubs.com shows the new time but shows it as being carried on both Fox and WGN. Fox just has to give up the blackout; they can't yank it from under us this close to gametime when it may be the clincher. On my tv guide, WGN does NOT have the game. Cubs.com shows the game on both Fox and WGN. The Fox Sports website shows it as being on Fox only. The local listings for my area on tvguide.com and the listings on DirecTV both show the Phillies game on Fox and the Cubs on WGN. All I can say is the game DAMN WELL BETTER be on WGN or I will not be responsible for my actions. I'd probably need to stay away from NSBB for awhile because I'd be using language guaranteed to get me banned.
  21. NCCubFan
    No, they still need to resod it. There will be playoff games at Wrigley because the Brewers are escorting the Cubs to the playoffs through the back door.
  22. NCCubFan
    Me likey. No team in league winning 90 games = Chicago team in World Series (Cubs in 1945, Sox in 1959). Yet another sign this is our year. :D Yes, but going by that reasoning shouldn't this be the White Sox year? You're looking at it wrong. You're looking at it as though the Chicago team from the opposite league makes the World Series. The correct way to look at it is the Chicago teams alternate. Cubs in 1945, Sox in 1957, Cubs in 2007. Next time an entire league goes without a 90-game winner is the Sox turn. :D
  23. NCCubFan
    Len said the game's been moved to Fox on Saturday. 3:55. Cubs.com shows the new time but shows it as being carried on both Fox and WGN. Fox just has to give up the blackout; they can't yank it from under us this close to gametime when it may be the clincher.
  24. NCCubFan
    If we make the playoffs and he's on the roster I'll contemplate suicide. I don't think he'll be on the roster. I think we've seen the last of Trachsel as a Cub.
  25. NCCubFan
    I'm getting a feeling of deja vu now. The Cubs clinched on the next-to-last day of the season in 2003, and the same could very well happen this year. The difference is that this year the Saturday game is on WGN, whereas in 2003 many of us outside the Chicago area couldn't see the DH at all because of the Fox blackout. I may get my wish to see the clincher on a WGN telecast and be able to see the postgame coverage, but on Saturday rather than today.
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