Outshined_One

Oh sure, just line the way to home plate with flower petals.

DP plz. I'd rather face Andruw Jones with no one on. :?

4 Runs in the first. So does this mean the Cubs go into Operation Shutdown?

DeRosa comes through! *Golf claps on the IBB to Jones*

That's one way to get the ol' OBP up.

Pile it on plz.

He must have been reading some of the threads on the main forum.

I said January. I absolutely love the NFL playoffs. Even when it's a matchup of two teams I detest (see: Green Bay/Minnesota), I'll watch it and have a blast doing so. There's something about professional football that is so intense and exciting. What's more, I love watching football played in crazy conditions such as driving snowstorms. My all-time favorite games include The Snow Game and The Fog Bowl thanks in large part to the weather conditions. Moreover, the BCS Bowls are always a blast. There always seems to be one especially memorable and enjoyable game every year (OU vs. Boise State this year, Southern Cal vs. Texas last year). Moreover, the bowls have all of the perks that come along with college football, such as crazed fanbases, bands upstaging one another, and watching potential draft picks either cause their stock to skyrocket (Jamarcus Russell) or plummet (Troy Smith) through their performances. In terms of other months... March is my hands down #2. College basketball during the regular season doesn't catch my interest nearly as much as during NFL and MLB regular seasons, but there's something so inherently enjoyable and exciting about watching the NCAA Tournament, even if the matchup is something like Weber State versus Southern Illinois. Spring Training also keeps me entertained, as does the NBA, since the playoffs are starting to take shape and certain teams begin to make a run. April's enjoyable thanks to the start of the baseball season and the NFL Draft. Plus, the Masters is the only golfing event I'm ever interested in. Can't explain why, though. September is interesting with the start of the football seasons and the stretch run in MLB. October pisses me off due to the MLB playoff's horrible quality of sports commentating (Joe Buck and Tim McCarver? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!) and the fact that teams and fabases I hate always seem to be in it (Cardinals, Astros, Yankees, White Sox, etc.) while the Cubs...well, yeah.

hahahahahahahahahaha That is all kinds of awesome!

Psh, they're just copy-pasting from milb.com, what do they know? :lol:

Cause the Brew crew sucks also. This division is who can suck the least come Aug and Sept because nobody is pulling away with this thing. Does anyone remember the South Park where the baseball teams tried to lose so they didn't have to keep playing. They actually practiced sucking. WHAT??? WHAT??? I THOUGHT THIS WAS 'MERICA!!!!!!

I'm still scratching my head over what happened to Jerome Williams. It looked like he had finally figured everything out at the end of 2005, then he just completely fell off the face of the planet in 2006. It's kind of strange how no one talks about the impact his ineffectiveness had on this team since 2006, especially considering he had a rotation spot locked down after 2005.

from what i have read today he is projected to be a .290-.310 hitter with 35-40 homer power Yeah, maybe if you total up two seasons. i've seen him play every day and he has 40 homerun power. i don't care what stats you use. That's good to hear. This is the guy who I wanted the Cubs to draft, so I'm happy. My BS Detector crashed through the roof when I read Rocket's post. Something tells me he's not being serious.

Holy Sh------- . That's not going to be fun to watch. Ah come on, he strikes out three out of every ten ABs against Marquis! It'll be awesome. :D

Fixed.

Ron Santo signed as an 18/19 year old in 1959 and was called up in 1960! :D

Ahhhhhhhhhh...my mistake.

06 - Evan Longoria (SS, Tampa) 05 - Jeff Clement (C, Mariners) 04 - Philip Humber (P, Mets) 03 - Kyle Sleeth (P, Tigers) 02 - Chris Gruler (P, Reds) 01 - Dewon Brazelton (P, Tampa) 00 - Luis Montanez (SS, COBS) 99 - Eric Munson (C-1B, Tigers) 98 - Corey Patterson (OF, COBS) 97 - Troy Glaus (3B, Anaheim) ok so here 07 - Josh Vitters (3B, Cubs) - cross your fingers and hope hes even 80% of what hes said to be. 06 - Evan Longoria (SS, Tampa) - Too early to tell unless something bad i dont know about happened 05 - Jeff Clement (C, Mariners) - too early to tell? 04 - Philip Humber (P, Mets) - looks like a bust 03 - Kyle Sleeth (P, Tigers) - bust 02 - Chris Gruler (P, Reds) - bust 01 - Dewon Brazelton (P, Tampa) - bust 00 - Luis Montanez (SS, Cubs) - bust 99 - Eric Munson (C-1B, Tigers) - bust 98 - Corey Patterson (OF, Cubs) - still waiting to see how the next year or two go 97 - Troy Glaus (3B, Anaheim) - only guy on the list who turned out near as good as the picks hype great this was as far from encouraging as it gets Where a guy is picked has absolutely no relationship to how well he performs. You can go all across the spectrum from guys who were picked #1 overall and fell flat on their faces to guys who were picked in the 20th round and turned out to be surprisingly good. My personal philosophy is this, and my understanding is that this is a common philosophy in all sports. When you are drafting, you always take the best guy on the board, regardless of need. You absolutely never know what the future will hold for your team. Perhaps A-Ram will still be an All Star-quality 3B by the time he reaches 33. Perhaps not. In either case, Vitters is incredibly valuable to the team if he progresses as expected. If he has developed to the point where most people project him to hit over .300 and be a 30-35 HR a year guy, the Cubs will find a place to play him, A-Ram or not. Moreover, other teams might have strong interest in him if he is hitting that well. That kind of a bat could fetch a terrific return in a trade if the Cubs are in the market for any position. Now, whatever the result may be, we will not know for at least another three years. Things happen to guys, both good and bad, and none of us can correctly predict where Vitters will end up when all is said and done. For now, it'll be fun seeing how he develops.

Castillo? Maybe I've been abroad too long, but wasn't he sent back to Mesa? If you mean Carrillo, this is an interesting turn from where you stood at the end of last year when he came up to Peoria briefly and you were not impressed. What's changed about him since then, out of curiosity?

The Cubs actually have drafted a couple of players from Lamar in the past few years. Micah Hoffpauir is the first one that comes to mind.

Anyone want to take odds on when the Cubs take their next HS player?

More fun with Virginia. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Someone must have swapped draft boards with the Atlanta Falcons.

I love hearing about hitters who take the ball other way and make an effort to do so. Way too many guys get pull-happy (JOCK) and it only ends up hurting them in the end.

There's the Virginia pick. He'll fit right in. Yay.