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  1. UMFan83
    2 years 160 games left.... Jones and Janerro Pargo should be friends, they both suck and should just go away
  2. UMFan83
    Defensively, where hes been known as a marginal defender and gamecaller, yes
  3. UMFan83
    I'm going to start training my vocal chords for "booing" on Friday ;)
  4. UMFan83
    Good job Bare, way to make it a team "effort"
  5. UMFan83
    Oh well at least we have the beautiful Bud Light bleachers to look forward to!
  6. UMFan83
    2 years and 160 games left of Jock Jones folks....
  7. UMFan83
    Falling into old habits and tendancies already. It's just one game, but they are giving me no reason to believe my prediction of 80 wins will be incorrect.
  8. UMFan83
    Nope hes talking to his agent saying "When I turned down Detroit, I didn't think I would have this crap to work with"
  9. UMFan83
    C'mon guys, 3 solo HRs and we are back on top!
  10. UMFan83
    maybe if we had more speed.....
  11. UMFan83
    YES!!! CUBS BASEBALL IS BACK!!! 16 runs and 7 walks followed by first pitch outs Missed you guys, its been a long winter
  12. UMFan83
    Starters ERA This year: 15.19
  13. UMFan83
    Believe it or not, thats what BP's numbers say in their new book, exerpted by ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=betweenthenumbers/ortiz/060405&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos2 Hmm, I do remember a bunch of clutch hits, but that somewhat suprises me.
  14. UMFan83
    I'd actually rather have the 8th seed and play Detroit. The way I figure is, either way we will pretty much lose the series whether we play Detroit, New Jersey or Miami. But with the way the Detroit/Chicago games have gone this year, I'd love to see the rivalry rekindled more with a physical hard fought series.
  15. UMFan83
    Meh, they deserve to put as much advertising up as they want. It's obvious from the Cubs track record that a majority of revenues that devalue Wrigley Field so much are being used to improve the ballclub, one of winningest ballclubs in all of sports. To steal from WSI (which is one idea I really like there) /teal
  16. UMFan83
    And some ignorant ones: September 26 -- For the fifth year in a row, Dodgers closer Eric Gagne is awarded the prestigious Greatest Canadian Reliever Award, as voted on by the Canadian baseball press. I wonder if they realize that if that award was real, it more then likely would have went to Ryan Dempster last year.
  17. UMFan83
    And then just some odd ones: May 8 -- Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano experiences elbow problems for the second year in a row due to spending too much time online "e-mailing his brother," according to a team report. But since Zambrano also is reported to be suffering from poor eyesight and unusual hair growth on his palms, many suspect the "e-mailing his brother" claim is a cover story.
  18. UMFan83
    You are truely a pimp. Let's hope G-Unit pitches better then Z did today...
  19. UMFan83
    I was going to start a similar thread titled "I LOVE SPEED" As I sorta eluded to in the game thread, I think speed will be a big factor in the success of our offense. Fast players cause defenders to make more hurried rushes to the ball on grounders, and cause them to potentially make bad rushed throws because they know they have to be perfect to get the runner out. Obviously, it also affects how they run on the bases too, as we saw when Pagan (or was it Cedeno) made it in easily on that single through the left side by Walker. It is also a big deal to the pitcher, as he must spend time concentrating on the runner at first, and lose a bit of concentration on the batter. I don't think the speed will affect the offense as much as it did today, but you'd be suprised how much of a dimension it adds to the team this year.
  20. UMFan83
    I think Rollins did get a hit. Can anyone else confirm? Yes. A Miles missed hitting for the cycle in his last ab. Needed a homer, hit a double. congrats on starting 1-0 folks. Redbirds on the way this Friday. You know I'll be there!!! As will I. My goal is to be the first person in the new bleachers. I might have to get there at 8am....
  21. UMFan83
    Hey I am doing some research on hitting streaks from last year that were continued on Opening Day this year. Can anyone please confirm if any such event has occured?
  22. UMFan83
    Anyone else trying hard to contain their excitement, knowing what happened last year? 2003: W 15-3, Rest of series: 0-1 2004: W 7-4, Rest of series: 0-2 2005: W 16-5, Rest of series: 0-2 2006: Up 16-7, Rest of series: ? Thoughts: Loving the speed, if this holds up all year, I owe JH a huge apology, but I'm still far from that point yet.
  23. UMFan83
    1 inning down, roughly 1,457 more to go!
  24. UMFan83
    I am assuming that he will not negotiate during the season. If I am wrong then forgive me. It was around this time before first pitch last year when Ramirez signed his deal, time is running out for Lee to do the same. How much do you think Lee will go for on the open market next year?
  25. UMFan83
    But I thought they cancelled plans for it? Or is that chain-linked fence there just for the fun of it? I heard they were going through with it, but they'd be closing it during games because it 'wasn't fair for paying customers"
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