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  1. UMFan83
    First off, your math is pretty bad (2003-1945 = 58 years). He also mortgaged the team's future for that one playoff run and crippled the Cubs going forward. Oh, and he's an awful manager. But yeah, we're sad. That's arguable. Obviously World Series > 5 outs from WS, but winning a playoff series hadn't happened since 1908 before 2003.
  2. UMFan83
    :lol: I really wish I could spell out all the insanely crazy things that Dusty did as manager. However, I have blocked most of those memories from my mind perminantly. Just know that when fans of the 2 fan bases he coached at consistantly set Dusty Baker as the lowest of the low (and we've had some horrible managers) and when he constantly has subtle jabs taken at his coaching 'philosophy' in the mainstream media as well as other media like Rotoworld, its pretty obvious hes a horrible manager. I am not saying he can have success with the Reds. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Reds won this division this year (yet I think the Brewers and then Cubs are most likely to). But more likely than not, any success the Reds have during Dusty's tenure will be in spite of him rather than because of him.
  3. UMFan83
    I don't think the team, as it stands right now is a playoff team in the Central. But that's not to say we won't make a deal midseason to improve ourselves.
  4. UMFan83
    Dammit, this is going to push his HOF eligibility back.
  5. UMFan83
    Don't you feel upset that you might soon be leaving this fine organization?
  6. UMFan83
    Is there any way we can start the process of getting Brian Roberts a physical right now, just in case a deal is consummated at some point this month? That way when a deal is agreed upon, it will only take 10 days of denials and haggling before it gets done.
  7. UMFan83
    http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/index.php/2008/02/07/schilling-issue-serious/ Whoops, should have gotten Santana..
  8. UMFan83
    What times does today's announcement that Bedard won't be traded until tomorrow at the earliest occur?
  9. UMFan83
    Banks statue?
  10. UMFan83
    Although I take no stock in this, just for argument's sake, that is way too I Dropped The Soap! much to give up for a player we don't need. That'd be a horrific trade. I'd probably do it at this point. Sadly I would too. Although I'd love to have Cedeno around in case Theriot gets benched. Gallagher we already conceded would be gone in any trade. Veal I am not so high on anymore, and we get to keep Marshall so we don't have to rely on Dempster in the rotation.
  11. UMFan83
    Obviously the trends state that Z shouldn't have an ERA under 4, but I am being hopeful.
  12. UMFan83
    Trade gets announced Friday February 8th. Then they are left with 5 days to trade Roberts before camp. Not to say that they wouldn't do the trade after camp starts, but it would be increasingly less likely.
  13. UMFan83
    Either you're trying to skew the results or you are even a better pessimist than I am!
  14. UMFan83
    I highly doubt a group of fans can project their favorite teams stats accurately. But ok, I'll give it a shot. Lee - .305/.390/.508 DeRosa - .275/.347/.420 Theriot - .242/.297/.330 (gets benched midseason) Ramirez - .289/.364/.545 Soriano - .284/.326/.513 Pie - .271/.315/.440 Fukodome - .290/.385/.450 Soto - .266/.345/.449 Zambrano - 1.31/3.45 Lilly - 1.24/4.19 Hill - 1.16/3.31 Marquis - 1.46/5.43 Dempster - 1.51/4.85 Lieber - 1.30/4.51 Marmol - 1.06/3.45 Howry - 1.19/3.61 Wood - 1.41/4.43 But honestly, just use whatever numbers Meph gives you.
  15. UMFan83
    Put the Cubs in front of the Brewers, and that's the one. I like your confidence :) Yet I think the Brewers match up better than the Cubs do this year. Lots of room for error though considering a lot of this is projecting better seasons from some of the Brewers younger players like Weeks and Gallardo, as well as their bullpen being not pathetic this year (if only average/below average).
  16. UMFan83
    Very interesting that both of the White Sox Sunday games have the option of being on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. I thought they weren't going to do any more night games with the Cubs/Sox
  17. UMFan83
    As it stands right now I have 1. Brewers 2. Cubs 3. Reds 4. Astros 5. Cardinals 6. Pirates
  18. UMFan83
    I really think we are going to camp with this team. BRob might get traded, but as for a second trade, I just don't see it happening over the course of a week. Not to many 'huge' trades are made with a week to go before camp.
  19. UMFan83
    Their pitching alone will give them 60 wins, especially if they can pull off that trade for Crede. Trading for Crede doesn't sound like much, but he would be replacing Rich Aurilla...
  20. UMFan83
    This is funny, I was reading a post from 2005 about the rumored Tejada-Prior deal in the 2005-2006 offseason, and this is one of the posts: Funny that even in 2005 there were Hill for Bedard swaps.
  21. UMFan83
    Good call. It's not like I need a deeply-rooted personal history to enjoy a ball game. And I suppose there's no need to disavow my Rangers. Because with my luck, the minute I do so they'll start winning championships. Exactly. You can adopt the Cubs as your NL team. Just please don't become a White Sox fan.
  22. UMFan83
    NO! No Marmol stupid stupid stupid
  23. UMFan83
    Welcome to the Forum! Unfortunately if most of your posts are spam like this, you won't be around long..
  24. UMFan83
    Why hate the Cubs? Because they disrupt your life? I find that they don't really disrupt mine that much at all. It will take 5 minutes extra to get home from work on a game day (whether the traffic is leaving Wrigley or getting there), and most everywhere I go is unaffected by the Cubs. Then again, I live West of the park on Southport and rarely go East of Racine for any of my daily errands. BTW, the original poster said in a previous thread that he moved a few blocks away from the park. I think you'll like the area as long as you don't mind the minimal disruptions that game day causes.
  25. UMFan83
    Yeah, I'm still deciding if I will one day steer my kid towards following the Cubs. That said, I'd much rather make one more Cubs fan than one more White Sox fan. So I would suggest the best way to 'convert' would be a spend a nice summer day at Wrigley Field. Also joining this message board is a start, but only if you know that speed is meaningless, leadoff isnt a position, and can define VORP and WARP. Otherwise, you'll come to hate us and consequently the Cubs.
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