Outshined_One

Jumbotrons mounted on rooftops? Not a bad idea, frankly.

I'm fine with Piniella returning next season.

Looks like storms delayed the AZL Cubs game, but the game is back on and in the 12th inning.

Box Scores Iowa lost 3-0 Box Score CF M. Camp 0/3, BB, K SS A. Blanco 0/2, 2 BB 1B M. Craig 0/3, K, HBP RF B. Snyder 1/3, BB, K, SB (5) 2B/3B B. Scales 0/3, BB C C. Robinson 1/4 3B N. Spears 0/3, K, E (11, fielding) 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/1, K 2B D. Barney 0/2, K SP J. Russell 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/5 K/BB, 2-10 GO-FO RO J. Berg 2 scoreless, 0 H, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 4-0 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1/3 K/BB, WP, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score 3B J. Mota 2/5, 2B (15), CS (6) CF J. Adduci 1/4, BB, R, SB (31), CS (11) SS S. Castro 2/4, BB, RBI, 2B (2), E (7, fielding) 1B B. Lalli 0/5, K RF T. Colvin 1/4, R, 2B (10), K LF T. Wright 1/3, R, 2B (19), K C W. Castillo 2/4, R, RBI 2B T. Thomas 3/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (22) PH R. Canzler 0/1 PH M. Smith 0/1 SP C. Carpenter 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, WP, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO Daytona won 5-2 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/5, R, 4 K 2B N. Samson 0/3, BB, R 3B J. Vitters 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (2) RF B. Guyer 2/4, K, SB (21), CS (2) 1B J. Opitz 0/3, 2 K, SB (5), HBP SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, R, K DH J. Jones 1/3, BB, 2 RBI, K SP R. Searle 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 10-5 GO-FO, E (1, fielding) RP O. Martinez 2.1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-5 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried .2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria won 8-0 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/5, R, 2 K 3B R. Flaherty 0/4, BB, R 1B R. Ridling 3/5, 2 R RF K. Burke 0/3, 2 BB, 2 R, K SS DJ LeMahieu 3/4, R, 4 RBI DH N. Perez 1/3, RBI, K 2B J. Lake 2/3, R, RBI, 3B (7), K SP A. Shafer 6 scoreless, 3 H, 5/2 K/BB, 4-8 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 10-3 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/5, BB, 2 R, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 2/5, BB, 2 R, 3B (2) 1B J. Bour 1/5, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (9) RF JH Ha 3/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, SB (4), E (2, fielding) LF R. Wagner 1/5, R, 3 RBI, 2B (7) DH R. Jones 2/5, RBI, 2 K C M. Williams 2/4, BB, R 3B G. Matheus 2/4, BB, RBI, K CF J. Valdez 0/5, 4 K SP J. Nagel 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff) AZL Cubs lost 2-1 Box Score CF F. Guzman 1/4, RBI, K, SB (27), Assist (Home) SS W. Darvill 0/4, 2 K 1B S. Burruel 0/4, 3 K, E (1, fielding) DH C. Thomas 0/3, BB, K 2B D. Kemp 0/4, K LF B. May 0/2, 2 BB, CS (1) 3B J. Petraitis 1/3, R, 2B (6), 2 K SP L. Litria 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP C. Hams 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO, E (5, pickoff) OVERALL: 4-2

I have to wonder how much DePodesta benefited from having Logan White around. I'm not doubting DePo's baseball acumen, but White has proven himself to be quite astute when it comes to scouting and developing a farm system.

I have fond memories of those threads where every page was nothing but Fred's posts.

So basically its where it has been for a while now. Nah, there was no firm contract in place for a deal up until today. Now that a deal is in place, this can move through the BK court and get league approval in a relatively short period of time. We'll see what the timeline looks like in the near future.

He's a Yankee?

Link What a [expletive] joke.

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

This season feels like 2005 more than anything else, imo.

Something tells me having an angry manager harp about fundamentals isn't going to change anything. These are grown men who have been playing baseball for most of their lives; bringing in new coaches and new managers really will not change a whole lot. You'd still see Soriano do that annoying hop, swing at horrible pitches, and have a loopy swing. You'd still see Theriot having trouble ranging in either direction and making the throws he needs to make. You'd still see Kevin Gregg struggle with his control and periodically give up HRs. If you want a fundamentally sound team, this one is not constructed to pull that style of baseball off. Bringing in someone like Sandberg won't magically change the problems facing this team.

Lou was a step up from Dusty Baker. Sandberg definitely can be worse. I want people to know while we abuse Lou a bit here, he's an infinitely better than Baker. Baker was in his own world. I still think that an "involved" Lou is not a bad choice to manager your team. But the way he's managed in the face of adversity really turned me off to him. I think Lou's problem is something that is common to many, many managers. He over-thinks situations and feels that he has to do more than is really necessary to win games as a manager. When he over-thinks a situation, it tends to backfire on him more often than not. Moreover, he deserves some credit for being willing to think outside the box (see: Marshall in LF), for sticking with hot hands, and for being willing to play rookies.

Lou was a step up from Dusty Baker. Sandberg definitely can be worse.

Maybe the expectations weren't super high but there were expectations for that team. Until Derrek Lee went down we were doing ok. Not saying we would have been much better but there were a lot of injuries that year. It reminds me a little bit of how our starting staff keeps getting injured. I think we saw 17 starting pitchers that year....Mateo, Marmol, Ryu, Walrond, Marshall, Maddux, Zambrano, Hill, Guzman, Prior, Wood, O'Malley, Jerome Williams, Wade Miller, Rusch...I'm probably missing a few. I also remember the teams in the Central not looking particularly imposing that year. We know what happened with the Cardinals, but going into the season, the NL Central looked like the Cubs could win it. I still go back and forth on whether 2002 or 2006 was the more miserable season this decade.

That will be almost impossible. Lou is basically in a coma out there. Hope you love bunting with the #3 hitter and a general disdain towards statistics. Sandberg hasn't shown himself to be the brightest bulb in this system. Just because he wants to manage doesn't mean he'll be given the reins when Lou steps down.

If history is any guide, they'll be greeted with apathy more than anything else. I remember numerous games towards the end of 2006 with empty seats and quiet fans. Well, the 2006 team wasn't expected to do crap. This team was and has failed beyond belief. The 2006 team had fairly lofty expectations, especially after Lee's monster 2005 and the rotation (*snicker*) supposedly healthy coming into Spring Training. Moreover, with the moves Hendry made, he sure as heck expected this team to have improved over 2005's Cubs and that they would be in contention. I'm not saying that was a good team from the outset, but the Cubs sure as heck sold themselves like they could compete.

If history is any guide, they'll be greeted with apathy more than anything else. I remember numerous games towards the end of 2006 with empty seats and quiet fans.

With new ownership and the Cubs underperforming this year, Jim Hendry would have to be on the hot seat. I can't imagine many people would want to come here if Hendry's job is on the line.

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-1 Box Score SS A. Blanco 3/4, 3 2B (14) RF/1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, K 1B M. Craig 1/3, R, 2B (15) RF B. Snyder 0/1 C S. Clevenger 1/4 3B/CF M. Camp 2/4, 2B (10), Assist (3B) 2B D. Barney 2/4, RBI, 2B (9), SB (1), CS (1), PO (2B) 3B N. Spears 0/1, BB SP D. Patton 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 5-1 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 2.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR, 1-4 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/3 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-3 Box Score LF D. Deeds 0/5, K CF J. Adduci 0/3, BB, R, 2 K, SB (30) 3B M. Smith 0/4, 2 K RF T. Colvin 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2B (9), SB (4) 1B R. Canzler 1/4, R, RBI 2B T. Thomas 1/4, RBI, 2 K, SB (12) C R. Chirinos 0/3, BB SS S. Castro 2/4, SB (2) PH T. Wright 0/1, K C W. Castillo 0/1 SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 6-4 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO RP D. Sasser 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB Daytona lost 6-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, K SS N. Samson 1/4, 2B (6), 2 K, 2 E (14, throw, fielding) DH B. Guyer 0/3, BB, K 3B J. Vitters 0/4, E (9, fielding) LF M. Gonzalez 2/3, BB, R, 3B (3), K SP J. Jackson 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 7/0 K/BB, HR, 2 WP, 6-2 GO-FO RP B. Muldowney 2 scoreless, 3 H, 2/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria won 7-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, RBI, 3 K, SB (11) 2B R. Flaherty 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 3B (5), 2 K 1B R. Ridling 2/4, BB, R, RBI RF K. Burke 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (13), K DH DJ LeMahieu 1/3, BB, 2B (2), K LF N. Perez 1/4, 2B (16), 3 K C M. Brenly 0/3 SS J. Lake 2/4, 2 R, 2B (19), K 3B D. Macias 0/3, BB, R, 2 K SP A. Cabrera 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 8/3 K/BB, WP, 4-3 GO-FO Boise lost 4-3 in the 10th Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/2, 3 BB, R, E (19, throw) CF J. Valdez 1/5, K 2B L. Watkins 2/3, BB, R, RBI 3B G. Rohan 1/5, R 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB RF JH Ha 0/5, 2 K DH D. Fitzgerald 1/5, RBI C M. Williams 1/5, RBI, K LF R. Davis 0/3, BB, 2 K, HBP SP R. Whitenack 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 12-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 1+ IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Sontag .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 10-9 in the 12th Box Score CF F. Guzman 2/5, 2 BB, R, 2B (3), K, SB (26) C S. Burruel 0/5, RBI, K, PB (4) 3B J. Petraitis 0/1, 2 E (8, throw x 2) DH C. Thomas 5/6, BB, R, 3 RBI, 2B (10), HR (1) 3B/2B D. Kemp 1/7, K SS W. Darvill 3/6, R 1B/2B/1B B. May 2/5, BB, R, 3 K, SB (2), E (1, fielding) 2B R. Bautista 0/3, BB, R, 3 K SP DE Rhee .2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0/3 K/BB, WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP M. Sierra .1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB RP D. Encarnacion 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP M. Perez 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/2 K/BB, 5-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost their season finale 6-5 in the 12th Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost their season finale 5-1 Box Score OVERALL: 1-7

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I want Aaron Miles left behind when the team plane leaves Los Angeles.

I can't stand Soriano's swing when he whiffs. It's like he's holding a torch.

So does Manny Ramirez.

Yutz.