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Remember when we signed Soriano, we would have expected him to do something like steal second base in a game where we are down by 1 in the 8th inning. -
Awful AB by Ramirez. We've had 1 hit all game, lets just try to get hit number 2, not necessarily have to be a HR.
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Go offense
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Fuld should have played for Soriano. Hopefully that will be the case soon if Piniella's comments mean anything.
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andy laroche was a really good prospect The best right handed hitter of his generation playing motivated was traded for one really good prospect and one average prospect. I'd say they got him cheaper than his true value. im just saying that andy laroche was not ".30 cents on the dollar". they gave up a really good prospect for him. OK, sorry, 60 cents on the dollar. I just threw a number out there.
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I still mostly hate the Yankees, but its funny they haven't been in the thick of things long enough that I'd probably rather see them in the World Series over the Red Sox.
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Yeah we could have played better in May and June which would have allowed us to withstand a down stretch like this. But it sure feels like these 2 weeks sunk our season.
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andy laroche was a really good prospect The best right handed hitter of his generation playing motivated was traded for one really good prospect and one average prospect. I'd say they got him cheaper than his true value.
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Nice job Riot, you haven't made a baserunning gaffe in awhile.
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We never score that way. Kudos.
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Also, I have no doubts that the Cubs can and will remove Hendry if they choose to. But keep in mind that he did just sign a big contract extension last offseason. This might be a factor in the decision to keep or toss Hendry if it's a close one for Ricketts.
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Ned Coletti is terrible. The reason he has "done so much" with the Dodgers is because the farm system was stocked before he got there (Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Billingsley, Broxton, etc), and he lucked into getting Ramirez for .30 on the dollar because everyone was afraid to pull the trigger on a player that quit on his previous team. Ned had to go for Ramirez because he was in danger of getting canned if the Dodgers didn't do well last year.
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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
UMFan83 replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
So does the Ricketts family officially own the Cubs or does trib still technically own until approval? -
Sadly, this is definitely the most important storyline for the Cubs in today's game.
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Lou was a step up from Dusty Baker. Sandberg definitely can be worse. I want people to know while we abuse Lou a bit here, he's an infinitely better than Baker. Baker was in his own world. I still think that an "involved" Lou is not a bad choice to manager your team. But the way he's managed in the face of adversity really turned me off to him.
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Maybe the expectations weren't super high but there were expectations for that team. Until Derrek Lee went down we were doing ok. Not saying we would have been much better but there were a lot of injuries that year. It reminds me a little bit of how our starting staff keeps getting injured. I think we saw 17 starting pitchers that year....Mateo, Marmol, Ryu, Walrond, Marshall, Maddux, Zambrano, Hill, Guzman, Prior, Wood, O'Malley, Jerome Williams, Wade Miller, Rusch...I'm probably missing a few. I also remember the teams in the Central not looking particularly imposing that year. We know what happened with the Cardinals, but going into the season, the NL Central looked like the Cubs could win it. I still go back and forth on whether 2002 or 2006 was the more miserable season this decade. Yeah the fact that the Cardinals won the division with 83 wins was like a final slap in the face for Cubs fan. No wait, I stand corrected, them winning it with 83 wins was the final slap. I mean, the 08 Cubs had more wins last season than the 06 Cardinals, playoff wins included.
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Yup, I remember everyone thinking the playoffs were an inevitability for this team. I'll admit I was mostly on that bandwagon. As painful as last year's playoffs were, I had a slight hope that we'd get another shot the next year. Whoops...just more misery for Cubs fans.
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Horrible strike 3 call...ump wants to go home. I saw the pitch, and then looked back down at my computer sure it was a ball...then I heard "called strike 3" and looked up in disbelief.
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If history is any guide, they'll be greeted with apathy more than anything else. I remember numerous games towards the end of 2006 with empty seats and quiet fans. Well, the 2006 team wasn't expected to do crap. This team was and has failed beyond belief. Maybe the expectations weren't super high but there were expectations for that team. Until Derrek Lee went down we were doing ok. Not saying we would have been much better but there were a lot of injuries that year. It reminds me a little bit of how our starting staff keeps getting injured. I think we saw 17 starting pitchers that year....Mateo, Marmol, Ryu, Walrond, Marshall, Maddux, Zambrano, Hill, Guzman, Prior, Wood, O'Malley, Jerome Williams, Wade Miller, Rusch...I'm probably missing a few.
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Suuuure....you can't make the game...riiiight.
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The Vengabus is coming And everybody's jumping New York to San Fransisco An intercity disco The wheels of steel are turning And traffic lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body
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Positive Outlook on the Remainder of the Season
UMFan83 replied to Sammys Boombox's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yup, I think I'd rather root for the wheels to fall off than keep clinging onto hope that the Cubs can somehow overcome their minuscule odds and make the playoffs. Id definitely rather root for the sneaking into the playoffs option, but I suppose if your rooting for the wheels falling off option, your a lot less likely to be dissapointed. Well yeah...obviously I'd rather the Cubs make the playoffs than have the team completely collapse. But the odds are lessening by the day, so rather then cling onto something that is so unlikely to happen and will disapoint me when it doesn't, I'd rather just cheer for epic failure. Freddy Bynum 4 errors in a game failure. -
Just for fun.... viewtopic.php?f=6&t=52546
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Positive Outlook on the Remainder of the Season
UMFan83 replied to Sammys Boombox's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yup, I think I'd rather root for the wheels to fall off than keep clinging onto hope that the Cubs can somehow overcome their minuscule odds and make the playoffs. -
7 games back. This team isn't capable of erasing that type of lead. But we were capable of coming back from 6? I think people were praying to somehow pickup a game or two this weekend. 4 games back with games in hand and three against STL isn't so bad. Tonight was an important night because the Dodgers have not been playing well and many felt this is one of the games we had the pitching advantage. Well yeah, but the pitching advantage is erased when your guy only goes 5, in order to get Aaron Miles ABs.
