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  1. wade
    Well, there were all those warmup pitches before the game started, and then the first batter, and...
  2. wade
    "You guys... you lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. Do you know what that makes you? Larry?" "Lollygaggers!" "Lollygaggers." How did we ever win 14? ......
  3. wade
    You are a lock. A lock to be a stupid head. That's MISTER STUPID HEAD!
  4. wade
    In before lock! In before lock!
  5. wade
    If a coach is not going to chew someone for a lack of effort, then when will they? That is my question now. If Jones hit the cutoff man regularly and ran the bases intelligently, I can overlook the lack of hitting. In other words, I don't want to rip them for failing, I want to rip them for failing and playing like an idiot. And it's not just Jones. Hairston (who I think has the potential to be a valuable utility man) makes mental errors. They are fairly well documented. This goes for several of other players at different times. That's why I want to see someone called out. Maybe they are behind the scenes and it's not working.
  6. wade
    Just my opinion, but I don't think anything bad can come from firing Baker. For one thing, how much freakin' worse can it get?
  7. wade
    I haven't been watching or even listening to the games on this west coast trip because I am usually asleep by 10:00 E.S.T., but reading the next day about missed cutoff men, getting picked off, getting doubled off, stealing a base when down 6, and failing to execute any sacrifice bunts except the time the three hitter was asked to do it is making me think something big has to happen or we will continue to watch a team much like the last couple of years. I think Dusty either has to go or has to get the team to play smart. He cannot continue to justify a lack of fundamentals by citing his former teams. The teams he has coached the last three years have displayed miserable baserunning, a failure to hit a cutoff man, and a failure to execute a sacrifice bunt. Now, we can argue the merits of bunting, but if you are a coach and you are going to call on people to bunt, they need to know how. I think if they don't know how, it's the coaches fault for either not teaching them or continuing to call on them to do something they can't do well.
  8. wade
    Jody Davis??? :D Talk about self-promoting! :D
  9. wade
    So anyway, if Baker were to get fired, who would be the interim coach? I'd have to think that such a drastic measure would call for more than promoting the triple A guy and riding out the year. In other words, if they fire Baker to try and put a charge into the team to compete this year, do they have to go outside the organization and hire an out of work manager with experience?
  10. wade
    The White Sox outdrew the Cubs as recently as 1995. What makes you think that such a thing won't happen again? It might not happen next year, but if the Sox continue to put a winning product on the field and the Cubs continue to lose, the Sox could be the dominant team ten years from now if not five. What Mike and Mike don't talk about is that New York was always a Yankees town, its just that when the Mets were competative yearly and the Bombers weren't, the Mets got more interest in the papers and talk radio and such. As soon as the Bombers were dominant, their fans came back out of the woodowork. It wasn't like the city woke un in 1996 and threw out all of their orange for pinstripes. So, you're saying that ten years from now if the Cubs start to win yearly they can get their own town back? :D
  11. wade
    I don't know, I think addressing poor fundamentals and getting on them could help. In Miles' article he puts the onus somewhat on Hendry for a wake up call, I.E., call up Theriot, Pie, etc. I don't know the answer, but something needs to be done. I'm not usually a knee-jerker, but the team is playing like it's over and I myself am not ready to concede 2006! :D
  12. wade
    The team is bad, and losing Lee is a crushing blow. But, at what point does Baker not try to light a fire under the team? From what I see, his reputation as a player's manager often leads to him babying players who aren't getting the job done. Jones is not hitting that great. Fine. But, he's missing cutoff men and getting doubled off second like he's Moises Alou. That's the kind of stuff I'd like to see squashed in the midst of a streak like this. Obviously I don't know what happens in the dugout and maybe he is getting on guys who are making mental mistakes (ahem, Hairston), but all we ever read is that these guys need a hug. Maybe I'm just enamored with Jim Leyland calling out the Tigers (and himself) for playing a sloppy game and watching them subsequently roll off several wins.
  13. wade
    Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN radio were talking about Dusty Baker just a little while ago. Mike Greenberg thinks Baker could be fired soon and had Buster Olney on and asked him about it. Olney agreed that if things don't turn around quickly, Hendry could fire Baker. They cited the lack of a contract beyond this year for Baker and the abysmal showing the past couple of weeks in the face of adversity. Greenberg and Olney also felt Baker was a "west coast guy" and that he wasn't handling the second guessing and criticism that comes with a high profile job very well. Greenberg went on to say the Cubs could be in danger of "losing the City" much the way the Mets did in New York. He said New York was a Met town in the '80's, but the Yankees started playing well when the Mets were slumping and they've never gotten the city back. Keep in mind, he (Greenberg) doesn't feel die-hard fans will turn away from the Cubs, just that the casual fan will start following the Sox if things keep going the way they are now. Anyway, it's the first national talk I've heard about Baker's job being in jeopardy.
  14. wade
    I can't believe how many announcers they have in their rotation. Does Chip do away games and his dad do home?
  15. wade
    So, you cut your daily posts by a good percentage from last year, but still are able to lead the board in puns. That's clutch! :D
  16. wade
    If one of them gets hurt on a freak injury tonight, I'm hunting you down. Yikes! Everybody's after me today! Did you like how I spelled "often" "aften"?
  17. wade
    Having young guys that perform certainly helps to keep a team good for several years since They're a ways a way from free agency They're low salaries provide payroll flexibility They're entering prime years instead of exiting They're aften less likely to get hurt I like it!
  18. wade
    Thanks, that was the intent.
  19. wade
    That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen posted here. Disaree with his position? Just say it, but don't degrade other members. Hope he pays you back in spades for that one. I didn't feel like the optimism thread would be the place to say "i bet we lose every game from here on out." Maybe if I would have thrown a little "eye-roll" after that post I could see the sourch of your ire. Do a search under "wade" and see how many times I've been a jerk on this board. (quick answer is 0)
  20. wade
    I don't think they'll lose another game this year.
  21. wade
    I voted Beatles. The cultural impact was a kick in the face.
  22. wade
    We need Crash Davis to get us a rainout.
  23. wade
    What if he gets caught stealing more? Talk about rally killers.
  24. wade
    Looks like fun to me. I guess I can see management's position, but jeez.
  25. wade
    Why don't we just keep the extra pitcher and have that pitcher be Glendon Rusch? Then we wouldn't have to worry about him pitching except in blowouts. Now that sounds like a winner. I can handle Glendon if the Cubs use him to eat innings in a way you described. Boy, what a waste of money though.
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