KatJ

HUSH. Demps having problems finding the strike zone NOW, and has walked a man. It's all your fault. :wink:

This would be large ball? :D WTG Burnitz & Ram! Get on base and tack on more runs - it's a good thing. Aramis really seems to have his stroke down now.

Let's get one thing straight: when it comes right down to it, the only people who care about 1908 are the fans. The press like the 1908 thing, too, but only because it gives them something (however inane) to talk about when the Cubs are playing on a national stage, like ESPN or FOX. That and that asinine called shot story... :roll: Having said that - the job of a good GM, IMO, is to get a team together that will make the postseason, EVERY season. If that means rentals, fine - unless of course you sell yourself out for the next season(s) in the process. The goal is to get the best record in your league - let the postseason take care of itself, because frankly the games played are too small a sample to be representative of how good a team REALLY is, particularly when the outright winner of the entire shebang (AL or NL) still has to play TWO FULL playoff series. It doesn't seem right to me that a 100+ win team in the regular season can, and often does, bow down to a 90-game or less winning WC team in the first round of the playoffs. But that's JMO. I can't remember the year the Phillies had a monster season, but lost the WS. But the beginning of the season after, Steve Stone said that the team who wins the most games in their respective league during the regular season is for all intents and purposes the best team in the majors. That made sense to me.

I guess being rich doesn't cure being tone-deaf. :) Still, he was enthusiastic. That's most of the job right there.

Mike has apparantly tumbled down the depth chart. He was wasted in the first game of that Atlanta doublheader, and he's no longer being used like a setup man. Novoa, who has been either great or awful has somehow gotten the job without showing much. Yeah, a setup guy has to find the strike zone, particularly Strike One. Still eluding him - double by Castillo. Come on, Wuertz, just pitch.

You don't think he's experienced another twinge? :?

Yup. That's how I got stuck. Harry Caray was one thing, but it was those rare occasions when you'd see the guys bat around on a summer's day that managed to keep hope and joy alive when I was growing up. Nothing like watching WGN. cold bottle of Coke in hand, Ryno standing on third waiting to be driven in during a rout, and the organ playing in the background. Just when you think you're free, they pull you back in again!

Is it okay if Hairston hits a granny? :D Ah, no matter how bad things get, at least we can clobber the Buccos.

Is it okay if Hairston hits a granny? :D Ah, no matter how bad things get, at least we can clobber the Buccos.

Is it okay if Hairston hits a granny? :D Ah, no matter how bad things get, at least we can clobber the Buccos.

And the hit parade continues. Can we keep these guys and let the other bums stay tied up for a while longer?

Informal poll time: who do you think came up with this top of the order, Baker or Hendry?

GO WALKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who dissed this Hairston chap? Aha, Ceegar chomping Jack is tossed out for arguing the call. :)

Baker said to spoil the leadoff double with two bad moves: (1) pulls Murton for Holla, and (2) keeps Kerry in. WHY????

*Wakes up* Neifi got a hit?

RBI for Pierre. :( I think Kerry need to be pulled. Not getting calls, getting behind in the count now.

Off topic: what does your avatar stand for?

Conine ties it. :x

Doubtful. I see you changed your sig. My heart sunk a bit as I read that article, too. But, maybe Hairston in CF will do just as well as in 2B. Walker's not as bad as advertised at 2B, and we can always use another base clogger. ;)

Eleventy billion to one, I'd say.

And just got another one. Unfortunately, Perez is AB. We need another passed ball to get Barrett in.

Nice snag by Aramis. NOW GET SOME BLEEPING RUNS, CUBS!!!!

Speaking of speed, Juan Pierre just legs out a triple. :x 2 out - come on, Kerry, go after Castillo.

Hey, badger, you gonna change your sig on Kotsay? Oakland just locked him up pretty well.