Haha that would be hilarious. Don't think we need a RF that bad... BTW, didn't Sosa or his agent mention about 3 weeks ago that he had some mystery teams bidding for his services and that he would reveal them very soon?
The Bulls get no respect. They have easily the most exciting (non-white sox) team in the city and they are probably fourth in the pecking order. Order: Bears Cubs White Sox Bulls - - - - - - - - Blackhawks For the record, before 2005, I'd have put the Bulls ahead of the White Sox
What is the line on "Cardinals use him for 1-2 years and then find a way to trade him before he makes 5.5 million"? How can people hate on the Cubs for signing Dempster for 3/15 and then praise the Cards for signing Looper for 3/13.5?
85? We won 79 last year and lost Nomar and Burnitz, and gained Pierre, Howry and Eyre. Sounds like a wash to me (improvement in bullpen negates loss of power and having to play Corey everyday)
Why would you want to downgrade at the GM spot? KW is a terrible GM, who got EXTREMELY lucky with his moves last yr. My bet....Javy Vazquez will stink with the Sox. And yet the Sox have managed to get a power hitter, a new starter and a key utility man this offseason, all three the Cubs claimed they needed. The Cubs have traded 3 young pitchers for an OF with a noodle arm that had a sub .700 OPS last year. And the White Sox are the team that won the World Series last year remember?
I think it is a pretty common belief that tearing your groin running out of the batters box is a fluke injury. If that is true, what injury is not considered a fluke injury? He got injured doing baseball things. If Kerry Wood throws a pitch and tears a ligament in his shoulder how is it any less of a fluke? Because it has happened before? Then is the first time it happened a fluke? Kerry Wood has had shoulder problems a few years in a row. It has been the same part of his body. When Kerry Wood injured his shoulder the first time was it a fluke? That's all I'm saying. Even more the reason to consider him an injury prone risk that he has injured multiple parts of his body during his career, leaving him at a huge risk of reinjuring something over the course of a year.
I think it is a pretty common belief that tearing your groin running out of the batters box is a fluke injury. If that is true, what injury is not considered a fluke injury? He got injured doing baseball things. If Kerry Wood throws a pitch and tears a ligament in his shoulder how is it any less of a fluke? Because it has happened before? Then is the first time it happened a fluke?
My gut feeling is a 3 or 4 seed. Going over the scenarios, it would be tough for the Bears to not win the division... However, each game remaining is challenging in a unique way. So I'm not ruling out complete collapse just yet, but I think the defense is good enough to give them another 2 wins.
It's a win-win for us. You guys get a nice modern ballpark that isn't shaped like a urinal cake. The Cubs never have to be traumatized by Busch Stadium ever again. Although last year we didn't fare to badly..