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  1. cubfan1955
    He had a respiratory infection that if, I remember correctly, he went to the emergency room either Christmas Eve or New Years Eve...or somewhere around there.
  2. cubfan1955
    I like Ronny and think he will be okay but if Baltimore wanted to send me Tejada I'd do it. Tejada is a superstar of the game. But seriously, I doubt Baltimore wants to send him here...especially for the players mentioned earlier. Does that mean I want to DFA Cedeno. Of course not. What I really want is for Baker and the entire coaching staff gone and start anew and get Cedeno some real help.
  3. cubfan1955
    Spier is the IF coach. As the article in the Tribune today pointed out he is a "Hendry" guy. So lumping him in with the Baker boys isnt exactly fair. He is in all real respects a rookie folks. Ignore the arbitrary numbers that are established for ROY awards. This is his first year in everyday duty. It is a long grind, harder than you think. He is in some respects getting OJT as much anything else. He will hit well for a SS when all is said and done. Comparing him to ARod or Tejada isnt fair considering how long they have been playing compared to him. If you want to do an apples to apples comparison look at them through the first full everyday season they played. Even then it wont be in all things equal because I dont think a train wreck of a season the Cubs are having is condusive to playing better. Edited for a typo. I was thinking more along the line of some hitting instruction which I'm quite sure Dusty and Clines wouldn't allow Speier to step in and take over. And I don't think anyone is comparing him to Arod or Tejada. He's struggling and IMO he needs some help. He looks absolutely lost at the plate right now. Like Patterson did last year.
  4. cubfan1955
    Ronny needs help now and he isn't going to get it at the Baker/Clines/Matthews horror show. I'm not ready to give up on him either but some good instruction would sure be nice about now.
  5. cubfan1955
    Not to be picky but it was 9 walks. 8)
  6. cubfan1955
    The problem is that he needs help to come around and there is none to be found at the majpr league level.
  7. cubfan1955
    If I were Wood I think I'd be asking why that test wasn't done at the very beginning of the problem last year. With all the tests they've done on him how could this get by for so long? I'm not sure why one would assume this latest tear has anything to do with last year. After all, he had enough tests to result in him having surgery last fall, and he was throwing without discomfort in his minor league rehab this year. Bottom line, forget about him as a starter for at least a year or two, and if he pans out in the pen, leave him there permanently. It can still be a win-win for us and Kerry if they make the change now. Because the trainers, doctors, Cubs, and Wood himself all don't know that the rotator cuff tear wasn't already present last year when they did the surgery. They all have no idea when the tear occurred. I agree though, take a flyer on him and see how he responds in the BP.
  8. cubfan1955
    neifi will be playing everyday soon enough. I'm probably Neifi's biggest critic but if Cedeno doesn't come around after the break they can't let him keep looking like he has lately. Let Cedeno have the whole year, what is it gonna hurt at this juncture? Neifi should be dfad I'm okay with Neifi being DFA'd but I don't think you can let Cedeno be this lost for the rest of the year. It will destroy any confidence he has ever had. What we really need is someone to work with him. We could call that guy a "hitting coach". Well that maybe true, but I don't think we wan him anywhere near the guy we are currently calling hitting coach. That's what I mean. Either get a new hitting coach or send Cedeno on a 10 day vacation to Iowa to work with Von Joshua. It's just pretty bad if you have to send a guy to AAA to get hitting instruction because we don't have anyone at the ML level that can do it.
  9. cubfan1955
    DLee needs the 4 days off. 0-6 and not looking good doing it.
  10. cubfan1955
    neifi will be playing everyday soon enough. I'm probably Neifi's biggest critic but if Cedeno doesn't come around after the break they can't let him keep looking like he has lately. Let Cedeno have the whole year, what is it gonna hurt at this juncture? Neifi should be dfad I'm okay with Neifi being DFA'd but I don't think you can let Cedeno be this lost for the rest of the year. It will destroy any confidence he has ever had. What we really need is someone to work with him. We could call that guy a "hitting coach".
  11. cubfan1955
    neifi will be playing everyday soon enough. I'm probably Neifi's biggest critic but if Cedeno doesn't come around after the break they can't let him keep looking like he has lately.
  12. cubfan1955
    Double switch. Pagan in. Pagan homers. Double switch. Neifi in. Neifi doubles. See a pattern here? :shock:
  13. cubfan1955
    this statement is so far from true i dont know where to beginI really hope you don't think I was serious. :?
  14. cubfan1955
    Babe Pagan at it again! :D Dusty is a genius for that double switch. :D
  15. cubfan1955
    Some time off seemed to help Murton. Maybe it will be good for Cedeno too over the break.
  16. cubfan1955
    I wonder if Dusty can connect the dots?
  17. cubfan1955
    What? No double switch Dusty?
  18. cubfan1955
    Cedeno isn't have a good inning here. K's on a pitch over his head with the bases loaded and no outs and now an error.
  19. cubfan1955
    Brenley: "An unexpected good start out of Glendon Rusch today." Gee Bob, you weren't expecting a good start? :lol:
  20. cubfan1955
    It's like watching a major league team. I'm dazed and confused.
  21. cubfan1955
    DNA tests all around! This isn't the same people we saw in May and June. And they are doing it with DLee struggling.
  22. cubfan1955
    Injured. Possibly to the DL.
  23. cubfan1955
    Marshall, Cedeno, and Dempster for Tejada. So...why exactly would Baltimore do that? They still feel guilty about the Patterson trade? :?
  24. cubfan1955
    Marshall, Cedeno, and Dempster for Tejada. Where do I sign?
  25. cubfan1955
    His road numbers are nothing to write home about.
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