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  1. dfnowak
    By cracky! By cracky!
  2. dfnowak
    What's also disheartening is that it seems like there are a lot of teams' top prospects either being traded or rumored to be in trades...the Orioles got Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter for Uehara and the A's will get Lars Anderson for Rich freakin Hardin??? And the Cubs won't trade some of their veterans b/c of some dilusion they will need them to compete next year??? :banghead:
  3. dfnowak
    well its certainly a concern, now. I'm hoping the Ricketts are extremely upset with Hendry and have tied his hands until they can find a capable gm to fix this teams problems. My guess is that this is not the case however. Not allowing Hendry to trade guys you don't plan to bring back would be a terrible decision by Ricketts. My biggest concern is that Ricketts won't approve pursuing Fielder/Pujols - and that would be an indictment of him. I've also thought of the conspiracy theory that maybe Ricketts doesn't want Hendry making trades that affects the future of the team, meaning that Hendry wont be a part of that future. But, if that's the case, why hasn't Hendry been fired already and replaced? Maybe ricketts doesn't have a replacement yet and is just waiting until the end of the season? I can see not wanting Hendry to trade guys that have a contract beyond this year and waiting for the next GM to make that call, but it doesn't make sense w/ guys who don't have contracts after this year. Sorry, just playing conspiracy theory here and trying to come up w/ an explanation.
  4. dfnowak
    McCarver also said Quade has done a good job this year. Huh?
  5. dfnowak
    I hope so too, but I heard the interview and it seemed like a genuine answer. As opposed to what? Was he flat-out asked about Hendry? Yes, he was asked specifically about whether he would see Hendry as his General Manager if he were in a President-type position with the Cubs and he said something to the effect of he would "see no reason not to keep Hendry" as the GM and went on to praise Hendry for his knowledge and past success. It wasn't the typical "we would have to assess the situation and determine what is best for the future of the team" type answer. It doesn't mean he would keep Hendry if he were hired as Team President
  6. dfnowak
    Here's who we received from Cleveland: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=449165 http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=RF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=506687 Both look pretty mediocre to me. Abreu has more upside, but he looks to be the protypical Hendry guy...low walks and high K's. I wasn't expecting much in return for Fukudome, but doesn't look like we got much considering we are paying the majority of the rest of Fukudome's contract this year.
  7. dfnowak
    How about Quade's quote about how he hopes Z's performance "entices" some people? It really sounds like Quade and Hendry want to get rid of Z at any cost. I read on the Trib yesterday that the Cubs were willing to trade him for practically nothing AND eat most of the contract. Im not so sure I agree w/ that approach. I would be willing to do one or the other but not both eating most of the contact and not get anything in return. Z may not be the best teammate, but he's not M. Bradley and he's still a decent starting pitcher on a team that doesn't have any quality replacements ready in the minors.
  8. dfnowak
    Yeah! We're only 18 games under .500 now! (Rolls eyes)
  9. dfnowak
    Nope, I'll just roll my eyes. Im not that crazy.
  10. dfnowak
    Besides missing the pitch entirely, there's your stereotypical Cubs bunt attempt.
  11. dfnowak
    I guess I more or less am in line w/ this statement. When the cubs are winning, I don't mind the song. But, when they are losing, it's annoying. I wouldn't be sad if they got rid of it, but I doubt that would happen.
  12. dfnowak
    I guess it must just be the song as I do like Bear Down and Chelsea Dagger when its played at Bears and Blackhawks games, respectively. I remember enjoying Van Halen's Jump as the 84 Cubs theme song.
  13. dfnowak
    I don't know if the road series against the Marlins counts, but we did sweep them in two games. Last series win was mid June at home vs Brewers. I believe the Cubs won 3 of 4
  14. dfnowak
    Well, I guess it's just me then. I certainly don't think its out of the ordinary to cheer when they do well, but not dance around after theywin a meaningless game.
  15. dfnowak
    If you're not going to celebrate a little bit when they win, why go to the game in the first place? Plus you have fans going to Wrigley for their first/second game all the time. It's a little bit of harmless fun that has nothing to do with how they may feel about the overall season. Celebrate what? The 2nd pick in next year's draft? Maybe they need a new song...it always reminds me of the 13 game losing streak in 1985, which I think was the reason it was made. I stand corrected, it came out in 84. But, I remember the radio stations playing it in 85 to "help" the cubs end their losing streak. Anyone know what they do at other mlb stadiums?
  16. dfnowak
    That's the bigger issue to me. I think Go Cubs Go is pointless but harmless (especially since I usually turn the TV off once the game ends anyway). But the guest conductors (especially the interviews following the stretch) need to go. Couldn't agree more. Those damn interviews interfere with the game broadcast.
  17. dfnowak
    Is it just me or does anyone else think its ridiculous how fans at Wrigley still dance and sing to this song after every rare Cubs home victory this season? I mean really, what is there to celebrate this season? Honestly, I wish they would do away with this tradition all together...and also the guest conductor for the 7th inning stretch.
  18. dfnowak
    Except they weren't producing good drafts. You don't think Wilken's produced good drafts? Really? Where did these good prospects we have in our system come from? What good prospects? Yes, it's been 5 years and the Cubs have a mediocre system. 5 years of good drafts would have produced a much better system by now. Agreed. Outside of BJax, McNutt, Szczur, and Cashner, where are all of these good prospects the Cubs have drafted that you speak of?
  19. dfnowak
    Hiring Dusty was a bad move not because of the W-L record, but as others have mentioned, it was bad because Dusty significantly overused Prior, Wood and Z and probably had a huge effect on Prior and Wood having significant injury issues throughout their careers. Lou, on the other hand, never really abused his starting pitchers, he promoted a very solid approach at the plate and brought in coaches (Perry, Joshua) who believed in that philosophy, and generally stayed out of the way during games. He was actually a very good manager his first two seasons and his teams posted 85 wins and 97 wins in those years. Dusty won 88 and 89 his first two years and then tailed off, plus he had the negative effects after he left that Lou did not. I can blame Dusty for ruining Prior, but not Wood. Wood already had major surgery before Dusty arrived and already had bad mechanics to contribute to his many stints on the DL. Doesn't going 0-6 in two straight playoff appearances and mailing in his manager duties for half of 09 and all of 2010 have any significance?
  20. dfnowak
    Is it too early to consider the Lilly and Theriot deal for DeWitt, Wallach and Smit a bad one? Early returns on Wallach and Smit are not very good.
  21. dfnowak
    You just talked about Prior in your first paragraph, yet you somehow can't realize what was so bad about Dusty? What are you talking about? I never said Dusty was a good manager, but was just comparing his time w/ the Cubs to Lou's.
  22. dfnowak
    I can't consider drafting Prior over Teixera a bad move. He was hailed as the next Tom Seaver w/ perfect mechanics and the Cubs would have looked cheap if they passed over him. Before Dusty ruined his arm, Prior was starting games for the Cubs in 2002, one year after being drafted, and was dominant in 2003. If signing Dusty was considered a bad move, then what was Lou Piniella? At least Dusty won us games in the playoffs and almost got us to the World Series and didn't quit on the team during his third season as manager. Maybe Hendry hiring Lou over Girardi should be considered an even bigger mistake.
  23. dfnowak
    Nolasco, Piggy and Willis for Pierre, right? I forgot about that one. We traded Nolasco, Pinto and Sergio Meatball for Pierre. Willis went to the Marlins in the Matt Clement deal
  24. dfnowak
    Also, should be on list: Trading Ricky Nolasco and Reynel Pinto to the Marlins for one losing season of Juan Pierre Trading for a very mediocre Kevin Gregg to be a closer when we already had Marmol (and trading in this deal to the Marlins: Jose Ceda - now a top 10 Marlins prospect)
  25. dfnowak
    You are right...my arguement about lack of fundamentals should be directed at Hendry and Fleita, not Wilken. Although, the lack of plate discipline through out the minor league system can be at least partly contibuted to Wilken. You are right about BJax and Flaherty, but what about Colvin, Vitters and every minor league level being ranked near the bottom of their respective league in walks? Although, if Wilken is drafting/signing players that can't be taught, that is on him also. As for a lack of fundamentals, a few examples that come to mind are Marmol not backing up Soto on the throw to home a few nights ago, Theriot getting picked off the base path numerous times while w/ the Cubs, some of Castro's fielding errors this year (knowing when and when not to throw the ball and lack of tagging), and I know there have been rookies called up (although I can't think of specific players) who have failed to lay down a bunt. And I guess it shouldn't be directed just at the minor league players...what about veterans from other teams they bring in? If they are known to have bad fundamentals, that's on Hendry and his major league scouts for turning a blind eye to those attributes.
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