Outshined_One

Pantsless Mascots Chris Baker (NYJ - TE) Cedric Benson (Chi - RB) Anquan Boldin (Ari - WR) Tom Brady (NE - QB) Braylon Edwards (Cle - WR) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB) Bryant Johnson (Ari - WR) Chad Johnson (Cin - WR) Kevin Jones (Det - RB) Thomas Jones (NYJ - RB) Byron Leftwich (Jac - QB) Jason Witten (Dal - TE) Nate Kaeding (SD - K) Indianapolis (Ind - DEF) Miami (Mia - DEF)

Bring me Jair Jurrjens or Eulogio de la Cruz!

Wieters + Porcello plz.

I say we trade for him and have Zambrano put the fear of God into him.

Actually, iirc, Barrett wasn't at the meeting. Well he was unavailable to the media before the game, but I think he was in the meeting... I'm almost positive I read somewhere that he was the only guy on the 25 man roster who didn't attend the meeting. Let me do some digging...

Actually, iirc, Barrett wasn't at the meeting. That was the day he was rumored to have been traded. I don't think he showed up at the ballpark until before the game had started.

so basically BA has no idea who the cubs want with that pick ...yay?

I think Wojo would be on my list of "10 members of the sports media I'd like to see shipped off to Uzbekistan without a return ticket". Whatever his experience in Chicago was, he absolutely despises the Cubs and Bears. The man goes out of his way to rip on them whenever possible. Now that he's a mouthpiece on ESPN, it only makes him even more insufferable.

Cripes, it's like the stain of Dusty Baker hasn't been scrubbed from this team yet. I've never seen so many teams moan and complain about being held accountable for their actions in my life. Good to know nothing's changed!

That's because those issues have been massively overblown. Face it, if you have a rotation of five guys who are all RHPs who use a mid 90s fastball with good movement, a good slider, and a good changeup and all post ERA+s in the 120s, something tells me pitching them back to back to back to back to back wouldn't be detrimental to your team. You shouldn't just bring in a LHP just because you need to break up the righties; that's just asinine. I never got the whole RLRLRLRLRLR obsession in baseball, be it in the rotation or lineup. You shouldn't be hitting or pitching someone because you favor traditional matchups, despite the fact that your LHP has a .421 BAA when facing left handed hitters and your left-handed hitter couldn't hit his way out of a wet paper sack. Just pay better attention to your guys' splits and operate from there...sheesh. /end rant

Justin Jackson's the guy I know best about, so I'll quickly fill you in... -He's a projection over production kind of guy. -Currently, his defense is his best tool. He has great range and does a great job with both routine plays and difficult plays. His arm is pretty darn good, to boot. -He's a terrific athlete with enough natural speed to be a stolen base threat. -His bat is where things go more into the projection range. Most people think his bat will develop and he'll hit for more power as time goes on. However, I haven't read glowing reviews about his plate discipline that would get me excited. Most people think it will develop...and I'm not exactly thrilled with the idea of this organization teaching a young hitter that tool. -He'll most likely be advised by Scott Boras. HS kids under Boras are notorious for having strict enough demands that they oftentimes end up going to college instead of the pros (Pawelek was the exception, not the rule). If he drops due to signability concerns, I could see the Cubs taking him at 48. We'll see.

How about trading him to the White Sox?

I nearly died of laughter when I saw that he was taking Elijah Dukes under his wing. Something tells me that won't do a whole lot of good for Dukes.

He's also been rather lucky so far this season. I like the .067 IsoD, but still, something tells me he's not going to be anything more than an average everyday starter in the majors.

But Barrett hypnotized Kerry to do it for him. And at Great America he hypnotized Kerry to act like he smelled someone's farts. But seriously, yes, up until this point, only Kerry had been named in the stereo incident, not that its a big deal or anything. I don't think anyone has a problem with the destruction and also I don't think anyone thought it was a one person incident. I would be happy to hear it was every single person on the team who had a hand in that. Think Murder on the Orient Express.

Someone care to dig up the jokes we had when Nomar hurt his groin? Most of them apply here.

Significantly cheaper?

Joe Morgan's comments are probably the most disturbing part of this video. You know, the Cubs could have put a coatrack with a Cubs hat and an outfielder's mitt in the OF and it would have had been a better defender than Hill. But still, what a hitter.

Yes, this. Phew ok sorry Im a dumbass :oops: No worries, mate. 8-)

The thing you have to remember about second base is, if you're a phenomenal defender at second base, odds are really good that you'll be moved to shortstop. If you don't have the defensive prowess to cut it at SS on a regular basis, you normally get moved to 2B. With regards to Sandberg, what made him terrific was that he was one of the best when it came to anticipating plays. The reason why he made a living off of routine plays was that he rarely was out of position on groundballs. His instincts, in my opinion, were absolutely terrific for his position and made him a great defensive second baseman. Maybe he wasn't the same caliber of athlete as someone like Ozzie Smith, but my point remains. When it comes to Edmonds, his knee injuries did him in. There was once a point in time when he was fast enough and good enough with his glove to play shallow CF and be able to cover a lot of ground in the OF. However, he's had his share of lapses when it comes to reads and routes in CF. Because of his speed and glovework, he could overcome those flaws and still make plays on balls. However, as his knees got more and more banged up, he could no longer get to certain balls that he once did in earlier days. Moreover, thanks to his concussion problems, his reflexes seem to have gone down the crapper recently. I never liked the guy, but I'm happy to acknowledge his past successes.

Yes, this.

Just chiming in with some thoughts... -I like the idea of trading for Kobe, but I really do not want to see the Bulls give up so much to get the guy. Look, I'll admit it, I think this team could stand to upgrade at every position, but not at the expense of something like Gordon/Deng/Thomas/The #9. This team still has a glaring weakness when it comes to having an effective big man inside, how the heck would trading for Kobe solve this? Moreover, why give up a draft pick which could be used on that big man? Why also give up Thomas in the process, who could potentially turn into the much-needed low post scorer? This team has the chips to get creative, but there are still some glaring weaknesses that even Kobe would be unable to overcome. If the Bulls try for a trade for Kobe, I hope they can get Bynum or the 19 in the process. -I really like the depth of this draft and it seems like the Bulls are going to be on the outskirts with their two mid-seconds. How about trading up into the end of the first to snag a guy like Tucker, Affalo, or even Pruitt?

I get the feeling he won't be the Cubs' manager by the end of the season if this team continues its horrid ways.

Use the resin bag as a grenade! :lol:

Your comment reminded me of this.