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  1. UMFan83
    Really crappy outcome for Orlando tonight, but it doesn't kill their chances of winning the series. If they shoot even decently they have a very close game. I'll be willing to bet Game 2 is very close.
  2. UMFan83
    Did anyone else see that Comcast report tonight that Havlat might be willing to take a hometown discount to stay with the Hawks, and that they have already started talking and a deal could be reached as soon as next week? If that's true, it's good news I think. I just hope he doesn't turn into the Havlat before this year.
  3. UMFan83
    Blech, gonna have to burn an off day later this month and come all the way to Atlanta to play a game. The Braves must hate this. They have a span where they play 3 @ Boston, 1 vs. Cubs, 3 vs. NYY, 3 vs. Boston, 3 vs. Philly
  4. UMFan83
    I've been seeing people call him fat all year, but personally I didn't see much weight gain at all. I kept quiet though figuring people were seeing things I wasn't.
  5. UMFan83
    I personally think that unless the sale gets done before mid-July the Cubs will have 0 financial assets to improve the team with.
  6. UMFan83
    If we signed Plax, I'd feel really good about our chances next year (assuming Plax isn't suspended any games). We improved the QB position, we made the RB's life much easier, we'd have signed a legitimate pro bowl caliber WR pushing Hester in a role he can excel. We most likely greatly improved the offensive line (I am never 100% confident when there are several new additions to the line). Defensively, we signed a pretty good LB to compliment Briggs and Urlacher, speaking of Urlacher, reports are that he is looking as healthy as he's been in the last few years. We added some depth at S and should have enough options to have 2 solid players to start, but this is one of the areas that still worries me. The other area is the Dline and while we did improve, I am not sure how much. Put that altogether, and the team's goal should be more than just make the playoffs. And I don't think the national media is going to see all this until its too late, although if they sign Plax they could jump on the bandwagon pretty quickly. Now someone bring me down to earth...why shouldn't I be this optimistic about next season's Bears team?
  7. UMFan83
    We're in America. Innocent until proven guilty? I agree, I'm 99% sure Sosa did steroids, but is it fair to penalize him and lump him with confirmed steroid users when there is absolutely no proof that suggests he ever touched steroids.
  8. UMFan83
    Jurrjens is a stud this year. Let's hope Z is on his game.
  9. UMFan83
    i am not going to pretend to know diddly squat about the pirates minor league system, but i honestly hope you are exaggerating for the team's sake... that is a bloody long time to not put a decent product on the field, surely they can't be but about 5-7 years away at the most, no? I dunno, the Pirates farm system is probably like middle of the road, but the point is, unless a bunch of their prospects happen to hit at the same time, none of the players they develop are going to be around long enough to help the Pirates get to .500 for a season. So its really just waiting for the year that the perfect storm hits and they get lucky. But who knows, the Pirates GM is still relatively new enough to be implementing his plan for the team.
  10. UMFan83
    McClouth is a bit overrated. Good hitter, below average fielder. A nice complimentary player for a contender, but no star. His value will probably never be as high as it is right now. The only thing that bothers me is that he has several years until he's arb-eligable, so why trade him now when he is a building block if the Pirates ever improve. I know their farm system isn't there yet, but at some point, you need to let your players develop through good and bad and hopefully reap the benefits of it down the road. If I was a Pirates fan, I'd be worried that they'd finally get a bunch of superb prospects to develop, and the team trades a few pieces to the puzzle a year too early, and the Pirates stay in mediocrity forever. Honestly when do you see the Pirates being at least a .500 team again? 2020? longer? They are so far away even after 16+ years of losing seasons.
  11. UMFan83
    Bad teams would rather invest playing time on a prospect that makes $400k than spend $10 million on a stopgap 42 year old player or however old he is. Especially in this economy. That's why players like Sosa, Bonds, Edmonds, etc. have had trouble getting jobs in the last 2 years, although in Bonds' case there were other reasons as well.
  12. UMFan83
    He did say it while laughing.
  13. UMFan83
    He has had few at bats and was given quick runs against premiere SP. He had a .474 OPS since May 20th but that's over a very sporatic 28 ABs. I am not worried, he seem to be a solid .775/.825 hitter which people should be ecstatic that we could pull a player like that off the scrap heap of the Cubs farm system. Then again, an AB from Hoff is a AB taken away from Fox for the most part.
  14. UMFan83
    Tough matchup vs. Jurjens, but if Z steps it up we can win it. Z hasn't really had any of his dominant stretches this year like he tends to.
  15. UMFan83
    Gregg actually tends to wait until there's 2 outs to blow it. I'm calling a Prado walk followed by a 600 foot Francoer homerun on a fastball that he shouldn't see. I don't even think Francoeur was even still in the game at that point.
  16. UMFan83
    Cubs win! We had it all along. First 1-2-3 save of the year for Gregg?
  17. UMFan83
    Ouch...a bit harsh dontcha think? Where I come from, calling someone worse than Miles is askin for a beating.
  18. UMFan83
    Kosuke says STFU.
  19. UMFan83
    I feel like last year we found a way to win a game like this more often than not. Let's see what we do here.
  20. UMFan83
    Everyday its something new. People said the Cubs clubhouse was too bland last year. Well it's been spiced up this year. No doubt if the team was winning, stories like this would be blown over. But then again things like this might be contributing to our performances.
  21. UMFan83
    I seriously think that every season that I'm confident that one of my teams will make the playoffs, they fall on their faces and don't. Examples include the 2004 Cubs, the 07-08 Bulls, the 07 Bears. I didn't feel confident that the 08 Cubs, 06-07 Bulls or 06 Bears would make the playoffs for various reasons, but then I got cocky after playoff appearances and this is where it led me. That said, I still think this team has a great shot at the playoffs, but can't deny that we seem to be snakebit this year with injuries, down years, controversies, etc.
  22. UMFan83
    How so? Have we given them a chance to play with the entire team there? Also, who the heck could we sell? Lilly is the only player I can think of, and Hendry would find a way to get nothing of value from the trade. The team is fine, we have a lot of issues but we still have enough talent to compete all year.
  23. UMFan83
    Randy Wells: 1st start: 5 IP 0 ER. Leaves with a 2.0 lead. Cubs lose 3-2, Randy Wells gets a ND 2nd start: 7IP 0 ER. Leaves with a 4-0 lead. Cubs give up 4 runs in the 9th but win 5-4. Wells gets a ND. 3rd start: 7 IP 3 ER. Leaves trailing 3-1. Cubs lose 3-1, Wells gets a LOSS. 4th start: 7 IP 2 ER. Leaves trailing 2-0. Cubs lose 2-1, Wells gets a LOSS. 5th start: 7 IP 1 ER. Leaves with a 5-1 lead. Bullpen blows the game with 2 more runs in the 8th and 2 ERs in the 9th. Wells gets a ND.
  24. UMFan83
    Walking Lee to have a lefty face Reed Johnson. Nice
  25. UMFan83
    What kind of closer quality pitchers are out there for the Cubs to look at in July? Please don't say Kerry Wood.
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