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  1. UMFan83
    I wasn't necessarily expecting rational thinking. More of a distraction/vent type deal. In the meantime, I've got an overhead projector to poop on. OK, plant HGH in everyone's lockers, get all their contracts voided, and then start spending.
  2. UMFan83
    Because what they're doing is working so well. My annual salary is in the low $40k range. I really wish I made six figures and could afford a nicer car, and maybe buy a house sometime soon. Clearly, what I am doing has not been working. So it's time to try something new. Something wacky. Today, in my afternoon meeting, I am going to punch my boss in the throat and take a dump on the overhead projector. I will then hurtle my body down a flight of stairs while singing the chorus to "Shiny, Happy People" by REM. Once I hit the bottom, I will spring up and shout "TA DA!" and spread my arms wide in triumph. Maybe then my fortunes will turn. If you knew you were about to lose your job anyway, those might be perfectly reasonable things to do. The point is, they have nothing to lose at this point so they may as well start acting like it. I don't think there's ever an appropriate time to take a crap on the projector. Maybe if you won the lotto and didn't ever need to work again and you wanted to leave your mark on the company.
  3. UMFan83
    Because what they're doing is working so well. My annual salary is in the low $40k range. I really wish I made six figures and could afford a nicer car, and maybe buy a house sometime soon. Clearly, what I am doing has not been working. So it's time to try something new. Something wacky. Today, in my afternoon meeting, I am going to punch my boss in the throat and take a dump on the overhead projector. I will then hurtle my body down a flight of stairs while singing the chorus to "Shiny, Happy People" by REM. Once I hit the bottom, I will spring up and shout "TA DA!" and spread my arms wide in triumph. Maybe then my fortunes will turn. I love laughing.
  4. UMFan83
    Sign Teixeira. Trade Lee to the Yankees. Play Pie. Develop a 7th inning guy. Force Fukudome to be good. Buy anti-choking pills.
  5. UMFan83
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/vance_the_cubs_fan/cubssweepsx1.jpg
  6. UMFan83
    Dusty Baker hugs or Lou holding the players accountable? I'll take Lou's approach any day. This team looks mezmerized, scared, or something. Lou's only hope is to light a fire under this teams butt. We can win 3 in a row against the Dodgers. If the only way to get that fire in a players eye is to call him out, I'm all for giving it a shot. We don't have much time. Hey Lou! Lee could use a swift kick to the butt while you're at it! Light a fire under their butts? Are you actually suggesting that they need motivation to win this series? Yell at the right times, and it can be extremely effective. Yell at the wrong times, and you risk losing your grip on the players.
  7. UMFan83
    Not to overreact, but are we looking at the end of Harris's career? Or just a bad time here? With a guy as emotionally unstable as Harris appears, you never know. I'd say the chances are slim that he actually walks away for good, but who knows what kind of effort or production they will get out of him this year. Yeah, the guy might have some emotional issues. It wasn't too long ago he was thinking of retiring after he completed his first year. Expect to see him wandering down Lake Cook road in a hospital gown sometime soon.
  8. UMFan83
    Win this for my grandfather, a stoic man who grew up in Poland during WWII and was imprisoned in a work camp. A man who never showed his emotions because he was brought up not to, who called me crying after game 6 in 2003 saying over and over 'I thought this was the year.....I thought this was the year..."
  9. UMFan83
    What good is screaming at your players now going to do? Is yelling at Soriano going to make him loose and stop pressing? Is yelling at Soriano going to make him stop swinging at pitches in the dirt? Soriano is what he is and its stupid to think you will ever change him at this point.
  10. UMFan83
    Is this like "if the Cubs win game 3, they will have Zambrano in game 4 and anything can happen in game 5 even if Webb is pitching. We really should win this game, Livan Hernandez is starting!"?
  11. UMFan83
    Lets compare 2007 and 2008 playoffs 2007: Team - .194 .307 .255 .562 Opponents - .266 .358 .532 .890 Lee - 333 .385 .333 Ramirez - .000 .077 .000 Soto - .167 .375 .667 Soriano - .143 .200 .143 Theriot - .250 .308 .250 DeRosa - .333 .500 .333 Team - 5.76 ERA, 25 H, 13 BB, 16 ER, 35 K Opponent - 2.00 ERA, 19 H, 14 BB, 6 ER, 27 K 2008: Team - .246 .288 .362 .650 Opponents - .270 .372 .486 .858 Lee - .429 .500 .571 Ramirez - .250 .250 .375 Soto - .143 .250 .143 Soriano - .111 .111 .111 Theriot - .250 .250 .250 DeRosa - .500 .500 1.125 Team - 6.00 ERA, 20 H, 11 BB, 12 ER, 16 K Opponent - 2.50 ERA, 17 H, 4 BB, 5 ER, 16 K
  12. UMFan83
    CF Pie LF Johnson 1B Ward 2B Fontenot RF Fukudome C Blanco 3B DeRosa SS Theriot P Marquis Should be the lineup
  13. UMFan83
    I can't go over to Dodgerblues, but I can imagine them whooping it up like crazy over there. I used to laugh when I read their forum because all they did is wallowed in selfpity because they only won 1 playoff game since 1988 (when they won the World Series). That just makes me sick.
  14. UMFan83
    Like the original poster said, its going to be really hard to get pumped up for the regular season when we accomplished just about everything beyond our wildest dreams this year and then had the mat pulled out from under us. Then again, I'm saying this in October while heartbroken. I'm sure by mid-March after a brutal winter, I'll be begging for the regular season to begin.
  15. UMFan83
    So let me get this straight. Fukudome is trash for about 4 straight months, Lou starts him in the playoffs, he's still trash, and then Lou is surprised/upset? Good job Lou Yeah but Dusty would have done the exact same thing, but still defended him, and then made some sort of weird fishing analogy that confuses everyone and causes him to change the subject. Also Mike Fontenot would be out of baseball if Dusty was still the manager, so the next best option would have been like Steve Finley or something, but still.
  16. UMFan83
    Seriously. I don't think you guys don't understand how awesome that Fukudome rant was from Lou. He just earned his extension in my mind.
  17. UMFan83
    Len just said we should just relax and play the type of baseball we've played all year. That's such a novel idea. He is also consistently saying that the pressure is on the Dodgers right now. What the hell are you smoking Len?
  18. UMFan83
    Reporter asks question about Fukudome struggling Lou (interrupting reporter): Yeah, you know what, ugh, from now on I don't want to hear about Fukudome anymore as far as whether he's going to play or not. I'm gonna play Fontenot or Reed Johnson or somebody else and that's the end of that story. The kid's struggling and there's no sense in sending him out there anymore.
  19. UMFan83
    SEE YOU NEVER FUKUDOME!!!!!
  20. UMFan83
    That sounds like my 2006. I forgot what it felt like to win baseball games. Honestly, I yearn for the innocence of 2006 again.
  21. UMFan83
    17: Number or runs the Dodgers scored in 7 games against the Cubs in the regular season 17: Number of runs the Dodgers scored in the first 2 games of the NLDS against the Cubs.
  22. UMFan83
    Jhonny Peralta? Will he be available?
  23. UMFan83
    Screw Fukudome. I can't envision a scenario where he'll ever be a worthwhile major league hitter. Send him back to Japan and just give him the rest of his $36 million.
  24. UMFan83
    The Fish JUST signed him to a 6 year extension. Like four months ago. Dammit! We just missed our opportunity.
  25. UMFan83
    I...wow. I'm giving you 12 hours. That was epic. I love it. You should be giving him banning immunity, not punishing him.
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