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Bruce...you around to give us any updates on the severity of Soriano's injury?

I had no idea you were 7 years old. Amazing!

I know, how can this help Murton's trade value to not be promoted when the LF blocking your place goes on the DL and you don't get called up. Murton for Marlon Byrd? Not even close anymore.

Johnson is a platoon player. Look at his L/R splits. One thing this injury should NOT do is parlay a platoon player into an everyday spot. I think the real reason why Murton isn't called up is because he has very similar splits as Reed. Which begs the question, why did we sign Reed when we already have Murton? The Lou factor. I don't think Lou likes him. Reed has a little more pop than Murton. How do you figure? Reed has a .409 career SLG, Murton a .455

Johnson is a platoon player. Look at his L/R splits. One thing this injury should NOT do is parlay a platoon player into an everyday spot. I think the real reason why Murton isn't called up is because he has very similar splits as Reed. Which begs the question, why did we sign Reed when we already have Murton? For the record...Murton and Johnson's career splits: Murton vs. RHP: .280/.346/.425/.771 Murton vs. LHP: .326/.399/.510/.909 Johnson vs. RHP: .267/.328/.382/.710 Johnson vs. LHP: .309/.373/.461/.834 So Murton is obviously the better player.

Are you serious? A guy with a .455 career MLB slg% in over 800 ABs is to be judged on 34 minor league ABs? This is DKWG you're talking about here. Of course he's serious. Me and DKWG have different views, but usually he presents a better argument than a 34 AB sample of his SLG %

Are you serious? A guy with a .455 career MLB slg% in over 800 ABs is to be judged on 34 minor league ABs?

Has anyone seen any word of this other than second hand radio reports? I'm not doubting the OP that its true, its just weird to see the Score report this and not see it online several hours later.

Should I run down to Wrigley, drug the guards and refuse to let EPatt park in the players parking lot? Cause I will... You wouldn't drug Roast now would ya? If it had to be done... ;)

Should I run down to Wrigley, drug the guards and refuse to let EPatt park in the players parking lot? Cause I will...

So how does everyone think the lineups will go with this move Option 1 DeRosa to RF Reed Johnson to LF Fukudome to CF Fontenot/Patterson at 2B Comments: Would be very Cub-like to turn a hot start by a clear platoon player into a starting gig at the expense of the team's top prospect. Option 2 DeRosa to LF Fontenot/Patterson at 2B Comments: The easiest move probably, but the Cubs have never been big on easy moves. Option 3: DeRosa to LF Cedeno to RF Patterson to CF Theriot at SS Fontenot at 3B Brian Roberts, traded for Gallagher, Rich Hill and Felix Pie, at 2B Jose Macais resigned to play C Derrek Lee, at knife point is forced by Jim Hendry to call a press conference and announce that his prefered and natural position is actually 2B, but due to the circumstances will be a team player and agree to play 1B in the interim. Comments: Hendry then wakes up...

Seriously, ever since Soriano signed, Murton has been unable to get a full time place to play with the Cubs. Now, Soriano gets hurt and the Cubs have a perfect spot to put him, and we get a 2B to take his place?

what the crap? what the crap! man, murton is our poor little bastard child Murton has been quiet for too long. I want him to demand a trade and curse out the organization.

Yup. Plenty of people rocking Cubs skull caps last night. The bleachers usually fill up quick since its first come first serve, so that'd be my guess as to why you haven't received anything there.

I've been reading around looking for some sort of outlook. One site is speculating that because of the fact that he had to be helped off the field, it is probably a serious calf strain. If it is serious, its probably going to be 3-4 weeks. Another thing I read is that a lot of times a calf strain turns into an achillies issue after an MRI is taken. If its an achillies tear, I don't have to tell you guys that he'll be out for the season.

Why is it that when Derrek Lee was injured in 2006, I honestly had trouble eating for two days, but when Soriano gets hurt it really doesn't phase me that much at all?

Tampa Bay wouldn't do that, unless the Cubs added a guy like Marshall or Gallagher along with Murton. But if the Cubs are interested in a guy like Brignac, then it would make some sense. Which I would gladly do. However I am pretty sure it would take way more than that. Well I'd also throw in someone like Veal if they can include that Price guy.

Guess this answers the question of who will get the loudest boos tonight.

1.) The Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik trade did not help the White Sox. 2.) The White Sox are no more real than the A's or the Orioles right now. They look good, but the Tigers will come back, the Indians will be good. 13-14 games is not a good sample size.

Golf clap. I chuckled. I know, because Chicago hates black people like Michael Jordan, Ferguson Jenkins, Ernie Banks, Andre Dawson, Walter Peyton, Sammy Sosa (in the heyday), Billy Williams, Bill Clinton, and Ced Landrum. There's a difference between a bad black athlete and a good one. I'm not saying Chicago is any more racist then most major American cities, but most sports fans would cheer a Nazi if he was good at hitting the ball. So you're saying that fans don't care about anything unless you're a good player. Saying that color of skin means nothing to the fans. It depends. I mean I think that LaTroy was a little too quick to be boo'd IMO. Also, after how much affection the Cubs fans had to Sosa, if you step back and look at the situation with no bias, its hard to believe how quickly the fans turned on him. If Mark Grace got caught with a corked bat and then the next year skipped out during the last game of the year after having declining numbers, I don't think the fans would have turned on him as completely as they did with Sammy. I don't know though, I could be completely wrong in retrospect. There is so much grey area when talking about racism and things of that nature. I mean Todd Hundley is probably the most hated Cub of the last 25 years, and he of course was as white as they come. And a son of a member of the 69 Cubs no less. Kerry Wood, after everything that went on with him and the Cubs, the 20k game, the 2003 playoffs, signing with the Cubs last offseason with better offers on the table, gave up 3 ERs on Opening Day was boo'd pretty harshly. So honestly after typing all that who knows.

So high scoring game then?

I don't like the first 4 games of the season. I think we might start 1-3

Golf clap. I chuckled. I know, because Chicago hates black people like Michael Jordan, Ferguson Jenkins, Ernie Banks, Andre Dawson, Walter Peyton, Sammy Sosa (in the heyday), Billy Williams, Bill Clinton, and Ced Landrum. There's a difference between a bad black athlete and a good one. I'm not saying Chicago is any more racist then most major American cities, but most sports fans would cheer a Nazi if he was good at hitting the ball.

Trying to copy the Cubs move of trying to get as many mediocre number 5 type starting pitchers as possible for versitility.

I think there are bleacher season tickets. I'm almost positive Al Yellon from BCB has season tickets in the bleachers.