Outshined_One

That darn well BETTER be your elbow! =;

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They're 3-0 since then. If they haven't lost a game come Monday, I'll go until the next loss.

Did you not just see how this game ended?The Cubs are not going to make anything easy on us I didn't, actually. I'm on a self-imposed fast from watching Cubs games until Monday, which started after that disgusting extra innings loss to Houston. But hey...I can dream, can't I? :D

Can the Cubs please develop a comfortable enough lead that the last week of the season won't really matter? It'd be a welcome reprieve.

Meanwhile, Zambrano has 16 wins. :shock:

I'm so happy I'm not watching any games until Monday. I think I'd have developed any ulcer by now.

Neifi Perez got hot for six weeks. It can happen to anyone on this team, be it Floyd, Fontenot, or Soto.

Day 3 of my Cubs fast. No watching on TV for me!

I'm inclined to agree with him on the two being the two respective best prospects, although Gallagher probably will edge him on my list when I go back and look over everything.

It looks like he made that video in his pillow fort.

http://www.gifninja.com/Workspace/44c16733-a000-4cf6-bb13-d6dd69944ca4/output.gif That is scary... That's a dude.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...Law & Order is on and it's enjoyably mindless. I'm going to have to avoid Cubs games more often...

Fielder in the OF would be sheer and utter hilarity defined.

I haven't seen enough of Braun to judge whether his D is better than Ramirez's. If what you say is the case, I'd be all for it.

Hmmmm...not a bad start. I'd probably swap DeRosa for Hall (based on career numbers), move Lee to RF (remember, he has a surprisingly good arm), move Ramirez to LF, and move Soriano to 2B.

Brewbies? Is that what you see when you're drunk and checking out cleavage with beer goggles on?

Last night left me with a vaguely disgusted feeling. Granted, it didn't feel like a kick in the nuts in the same way some of the other games have this season, especially since it was a given that the Cubs were going to blow it in extra innings, but it made me realize that watching games like that are a waste of time and energy. I'm taking a break from watching the Cubs. If they're still in it come Monday, then I'll go back to watching these games.

Some names from A-ball on down to keep an eye on in terms of under the radar potential... Peoria: P Alessandro Maestri The Italian Stallion! Okay, maybe he needs a new nickname. But still. He finished his last ten games of the season with some nifty numbers in the MWL (13.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 20/1 K/BB, 4 SV) and looks like a potential gem as a relief pitcher. I like him a lot, but his success excites me because it shows that you can get quality players out of untapped markets like Europe. I've been driving the "expand baseball scouting beyond its traditional areas" bandwagon for a good amount of time now and I really hope the Cubs can keep it up (as evidenced with the recent acquisition of Dwayne Kemp from the Netherlands). Boise: OF/1B Kyler Burke Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't let the Padres know they've given up two good prospects to the Cubs (Burke and Ceda). After an abysmal year last year and during his time with the Padres, he's come into his own. Despite posting a mediocre .254 BA in Boise (with a .317 BABIP), he posted some very promising IsoD (.086) and IsoP (.192) numbers to go with 10 HRs. While a move to 1B might be in his future due to a glut of OFs in the system, he has a bright future ahead of him. If he repeats this success next season, he could easily become one of the best prospects in this system. Mesa: P Oswaldo Martinez I'm not sure what to expect out of him in the long run, but a 22/2 K/BB in 20 IP from an 18 year old is pretty nifty. I've heard some good things about him from scouts and from some people on this board, which is enough to merit keeping an eye on him next season. The Walking Wounded: Billy Muldowney and Rafael Dolis Along with Jose Ceda, these three seemed to be poised to become a potential three man wrecking crew down in Peoria this season. However, injuries sidelined all three, with only Ceda finishing up the season. All three are thankfully young enough to rebound, but it sucks that their development has been hampered like this.

Your wish is the Cubs' command. :lol: :lol: According to Dutch sources, Dwayne Kemp, a 19yr old second baseman from the Sparta/Feyenoord club in Rotterdam has signed with the Cubs organization following the MLB academy. His stats for 2007 in the Dutch league: B.A. SL.A. G AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB .333 .475 33 120 25 40 1 21 20 12 12 Within that league, that ranks him 11th in SLG and 13th in OBP. A scoop for NSBB? 8-) Feyenoord you say? While Amsterdam dreams, Rotterdam works. I dig it. 8-)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this thread will be a joy to behold.

Woody Williams says hi.

I wish we still were in the East. It'd make Septembers less stressful and sad.

Yeah, it's not soul-crushing. It just kinda sucks.

It figures.