Wilson A2000

Stoen on the radio said that there were not any position players Hendry could have gotten in the offseason that were better than Pierre and Jones. I know this has been hashed out, but I thought I'd ask again. Were there?

How long has Pujols been in the MLB? How long has steroid testing been happening?

Cora won't admit it. I am not sure if Ryan got his info from Jacque. He didn't say it if he saw it himself or was told that it happened. But Ozzie never talked to Cora dn he must not have remembered his kids on the field during the fight.

I trust Pujols

So unless you go to the WS you can't tell a coach's kids to stay out of the fight? Ozzie wasn't half the player Dempster is if you want to go that route. Was Dempster on the Larlins in 03? sarcasm my man Man I am terrible at picking this stuff up lately

Man Wellemeyer was throwing bb's tonight. Hit 98 a few times. The Comcast gun is screwed up. Why even use it if it can't go above 85 mph.

That actually could help

Rothschild was on the Score today and he said nothing was structurally wrong with Prior. He evaded questions. He blamed it on the Giles incident and the ball off the elbow. But according to Rotschild, there is nothing that they know of and can figure out. So basically Prior is wimpy.

So unless you go to the WS you can't tell a coach's kids to stay out of the fight? Ozzie wasn't half the player Dempster is if you want to go that route. Was Dempster on the Larlins in 03?

THe resigning of Baker sure will look dumb when the Cubs are second to last, 20 games under and 30 out ofthe race. But blame it on injuries.

You hear the story that Stone said today concerning Dempsey and Bo Jackson? Wow!

He about cried during that interview. Bad timing with the point afer the homer. But Z has to learn to take it if he gives it.

I like em. He is a good coach. He spouts off, but I'd take him in a heartbeat over Baker.

He said that Ozzie's kids ran onto the field during the fight which was uncalled for. Ozzie yelled at Ryan in his pregame interview. Unfortunately tape shows his kids out there. Dempster also said that Cora bit Jones in the fight. Ozzie was really ticked at that and said that Cora wouodn't have bitten his foot. I think Ryan is right on both these accounts. Ozzie also said that his kids have been around baseball longer than Ryan so Dempster has no room to talk. Ozzie was stupid today.

I heard Gonzo was quite the womanizer. Great fastball hitter, but I don't think he ever made contact with a slider. Smooth fielder. But man, what could have been. But he is set for life with all the money he made. I bet he gets bored. Do current players get pensions?

I say you can block it if there is going to be a possible play, but it is also legal to bowl Barrett over if he is in the way

OK Mike Murphy

I hope the Mavs win so he gives the Cubs an offer they cant refuse

There are too many advertisers. You gotta go straight at the orgnization. I don't want to mess around. Boycott's rarely work. Please put the Cubs up for sale to pay off the one billion you owe the IRS. Mark Cuban please help!

The Blackhawks are owned by one cheap old owner. The Cubs are owned by a huge corporation. Huge corporations don't like declining profits, especially ones that are already not doing that great financially. Unless they can still be profitable like the way Wirtz is. You don't think Wirtz is losing money do you?

I am just thinking this protest thing through. I don't want to turn out like the Blackhawks. No one goes to the games so the owner has no money to spend on players. It is a standoff until the team gets lightining in a bottle like the Sox. But a lot of it started with Ozzie. I don't trust the Cubs to get a good manager.

Didn't Sullivan indicate that it wasn't him who leaked the story? Regardless, I can only ask why? Why would either Hendry or MacPhail feel the need to do this? I mean, what where they thinking? Everyone who reads Sullivan know he's more gossip columnist then beat writer. And on top of all that, why should they care? If Jones is that fragile, if I'm Hendry I'm looking to get him out Chicago on the next flight to KC, Miami, or Seattle. holy smokes, this is bad. Real, real, bad. But it does explain a lot about the Cubs. Sullivan didn't say who leaked the story, but Sullivan wanted it to stay in house. He did say he always got along with Hendry and thought he did with MacPahail, but is still mad at MacPhail now. What were they thinking? They didn't want the company that owns the Cubs ripping the Cubs. The Score ripped this apart today. What purpose do you have as a writer if you can't be objective? You can't get rid of Jones. He is the Cubs hottest hitter, even though that aint saying much. Remember Sullivan misquotes Jones. Jones isn't as fragile as Sullivan made him seem. Walker is. The Tribune and the Cubs are only related because they are held by a sinlge mulit-national, billion dollar corporation. The tribune isn't Cubs.com. The job of Hendry and McPhaill is to put a winning product on the field. The job of Sullivan is to write about that product. I suppose Hendry & Co. have a right to their opinion but people in their position shouldn't do what they did. This is like Stonegate all over again. They are only making it worse for themselves. From your statement, I can only assume that you do not work for a large company, quite possiblby you work in the public sector or are in school. The relationship is far deeper than you describe, the Trib is a media company in the entertainment business and to have some contract worker hack ripping apart everything, everyday, well it just isn't good business. The Board will look at a 500 mill asset vs a $50k writer or editor and decide which is the more valuable asset to protect. It sure won't be Sullivan or McGrath. Just as Stone and Chip thought they were the product and found out that wasn't the case, so will Sullivan and McGrath. Cub fans aren't dumb anymore. If the Cubs don't produce soon, Chicago could become a Sox town cause Chicago is looking for a winner. It is in the company's best interest to obey Sullivan's advice if they want to remain profitable. Because the Sox won the WS, Cub fans want a winner now. If they don't get it, soone or later people will stop going and then the Tribune will lose money. Sullivan is right on. If the Cubs follow his advice it will be for their best interest.

Why would the Tribune Company sell the Cubs? The Cubs are a cash cow. If they sell the Cubs, they risk losing the Cub games on WGN. Yes the Tribune owes a billion in taxes, but as long as fans are coming, why do they care if they put a good produt in the field.

They had a vested interest in this story not going public. Fortunately it did. I wonder if Hendry knew it got out which is why he has been doing hordes of interviews lately.

Didn't Sullivan indicate that it wasn't him who leaked the story? Regardless, I can only ask why? Why would either Hendry or MacPhail feel the need to do this? I mean, what where they thinking? Everyone who reads Sullivan know he's more gossip columnist then beat writer. And on top of all that, why should they care? If Jones is that fragile, if I'm Hendry I'm looking to get him out Chicago on the next flight to KC, Miami, or Seattle. holy smokes, this is bad. Real, real, bad. But it does explain a lot about the Cubs. Sullivan didn't say who leaked the story, but Sullivan wanted it to stay in house. He did say he always got along with Hendry and thought he did with MacPahail, but is still mad at MacPhail now. What were they thinking? They didn't want the company that owns the Cubs ripping the Cubs. The Score ripped this apart today. What purpose do you have as a writer if you can't be objective? You can't get rid of Jones. He is the Cubs hottest hitter, even though that aint saying much. Remember Sullivan misquotes Jones. Jones isn't as fragile as Sullivan made him seem. Walker is.