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Ah, good point in checking the numbers of LuGo versus Dempster. I guess Lou knew what he was doing after all. Still, I object to the number of times that Ohman has been put in to face a decent lefty, while an obvious pinch hit situation is in place. It makes a lot more sense to use him against very good LH batters who won't be pinch hit for, or at the start of an inning when two of the next three batters coming up are lefties. It doesn't look to me that Lou considers Ohman to be a strict LOOGY. On a positive note, that was a hell of a good pitch to Kent.

There's likely another game being played here. It's called the "if it was my son's own fault then by proxy it is my fault," game. I don't think anyone truly believes his dad is responsible, it is all tongue in cheek.......in response to his pathetic actions of blaming everyone but his own son for the accident and death. I'm actually referring to something deeper. Like, what might be going on inside the father's head to make him bring these ridiculous lawsuits. Perhaps if he can win a settlement of some kind, he can feel better about himself. Many fathers would feel they didn't do a good job of raising their son if he flew off the handle the way Josh did. Obviously I could be wrong, but it's hard to come up with good reasons why such baseless suits are brought.

I haven't heard it but admittedly I haven't been paying all that close attention. My initial understanding was it would happen last Tuesday or Wednesday, but obviously that was incorrect.

I don't think anything can be worse than the shaft that the Mavs got last year, but yeah, apparently Lebron wasn't going to draw a foul on that play unless someone actually stabbed or sodomized him. The NBA sucks. As if the officiating isn't bad enough, the resulting flood of ridiculous excuses the commentators and analysts make for it afterwards magnifies the horror by like 10 times.

There's likely another game being played here. It's called the "if it was my son's own fault then by proxy it is my fault," game.

Time to switch to documentaries. There's a good one on the Spartan 300 right now. Good night, forlorn Cubbie fans.

WE HIT LIKE A LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM!!! AAAAAHHHHRRRRGGGHHHH! :evil: :evil:

Yeah, now the bullpen will get the loss. Happy day. Well, gonna blow games up when you strand runners @ 3rd with no outs.

Gunna get swept, and didn't need to. This team's having its June swoon in May. Sinking like the Titanic.

Steve Stone is a very smart man. That and Jim Hendry is a complete idiot. Steve Stone is the reason we choked down the stretch in 2004. Just ask Dusty Baker and Kent Mercker. Nice to see that Stone is still in Chicago while those two are (pretty much) out of baseball completely. Stone means more to Chicago baseball than pretty much anyone other than the few Cub legends we have had on the field. That and Harry/Jack. I think that's really sad because it indicates just how bad we've been. But it's true, no matter what his detractors try to say.

I think they call it 'Cubbie swagger' The organization has for ages valued physical tools and hollow statistics over quantifiable skills, therefore they bring in players from other clubs who fit this mold (Pierre, Soriano, Jacque). Seems like they treat player development more like the NFL, when baseball is clearly more of a game that relies on good skills, and hence good skill development.

We'll waste these good performances, then later in the year he'll be giving up more runs and we'll be wishing we hadn't. It's pretty much 100% certain that's how it will go down.

They probably talk about how they never truly understood why this franchise was 100 years a loser, until they started following them every day.

Says 10 on Gameday.

If anyone ever tries to argue that this offense is good, I'm going to reach through their computer screen and beat them with a stick. Un-freaking-believable.

Gonna strand him. Unbelievable.

ebaumsworld.com and newgrounds.com have their share of laughs as well. ah, good thinking...i have never heard of newgrounds.com i am checking it out right now If you need to ease pain, I find Jack Daniels and some cocaine works good too.

Hughes is bunk. But hell, if that's not a foul then we may as well call it Lions vs. Browns and collect for PSLs.

Yeah this sort of legal madness happens far too often in our country. I wish there was a way to stop it but our legal system allows anyone to bring suit for pretty much anything. Hopefully they wind up getting nothing. I can only assume the ulterior motive here is to pressure the relevant parties for a settlement of some kind. Easy money.

I honestly don't think it's that bad, but it could get that way if they don't turn things around here quickly. Just as the offense seemed to be stabilizing with some relatively decent consistent run totals, they go back to back with 1 run outputs. There is always going to be a danger of slipping back into that feast or famine thing if they don't start getting regular production out of their most important hitters. I really don't think they can afford to get much further under .500 between now and the all star break. They really need to stop losing series (4 of the last 5) and have to put a stop to the 3 games losing streaks. Typical Cubs though, so perplexing, manage to stay respectable in league-wide offense and pitching, but still lose somehow. I really wish I had the strength to shut off the TV but I'm a fool and will continue to watch and wrack my brain over it. :?

I saw some with/without Tank stats on the Bears defense. The difference was striking. It's pretty clear national commentators just hate the Bears and want Tank out of there because that's how they can beat us. They wanted RMJ gone too after he started picking off their precious superstar QBs and returning them for Bears TDs. Screw them. Hopefully Goodall sees these factors, along with Tank's crimes: 1) Tank has served his time in jail, and indeed was released in half time for good behavior 2) Tank is easily the more articulate and more reasonable person when compared to Pac Man Jones and Chris Henry. That should make a difference. He's obviously showing the potential to get it through his skull that this has to stop. In short, despite his name the skull isn't as thick as with Pacman & Henry. 3) Tank wasn't out at a strip club or getting arrested on the damn eve of his meeting with Goodall, unlike the others 4) Tank lost his best friend, who was also likely the source of many of his troubles. That provides him with a clean break, a way to change without having to look bad in front of his friends. Henry & Jones don't have that. That right there increases his chances of changing for the better, in my book. 5) The Bears already attempted to deal with this internally, taking playing time away from Tank, not relying solely on the league for punishment. Essentially what we're talking about here with Goodall is a 3rd round of punishment for the same crime. That seems a bit excessive to me, and should shave off a couple games at least.

I don't know about Lou, but the damn Cubs are starting to suck on a level commensurate with their deepest, darkest Dusty days. That's for freaking sure.

They're getting closer to putting one out of here. Just make sure it's a solo shot if it happens, Mr. Marshall.

How much more money did they get out of you for that? Just 5 bucks. From 49.99 to 54.99 Not bad. I get Science Channel now, and Military Channel, National Geographic, WGN, TNTHD, and a several others. 5 bucks is definitely worth it for the Military Channel alone...I don't have it but I really wish that I did. I can't live without the Extra channels......Science Channel, Military, History International, Times Channel, others. Definitely worth the 5 buckaroonies.

My grandfather made a great comment the other day when one of those came on. In one of them near the end it says "If you have an erection lasting over 4 hours, call your local physician." Papaw said "hell, if I had wood for four hours I'd be calling everybody I know!!" Yeah, my Uncle said ".....or call your ex-wife" LOL! :D