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  1. Soul
    Bad things: 1) Derek Lee out. No replacement of note. 2) Neifi gets more play time because of #1. 3) Pierre can't take a walk apparently. 4) Jacque Jones is the new AGone. K,K,K,K, 3-R homer. If the homers dry up, you've got nothing more than a K machine killing the lineup. 5) Rusch sucks. No elaboration needed. 6) Aardmsa is borderline, Wuertz still makes me nervous. 7) Mabry looks done to me. Is he our only power option off the bench? That's terrible. 8. Prior & Wood still aren't back. Once again, it was supposed to be April, then May, now maybe June? Ridiculous. Prior needs to learn how to not be such a baby and play with a little pain. You're a starting pitcher, Mark. Sometimes your arm is going to be sore, get over it. Woody needs to get his act together and quit shredding his arm because his mechanics are junk. Hendry apparently just told them exactly the same. About freaking time. See the optimistic thread for my opto-points (just pointing it out for those who say "oh Soul is always 100% negative")
  2. Soul
    Derek Lee struggled his first April here. Guess we should have benched/traded him, too.
  3. Soul
    1. Bullpen is indeed more solid than last year. Yesterday was just an aberration---it will happen to the best of them. 2. Dempster is a solid closer. Better than anything we've had for years. Yes, better than Borowski in '03 (even though I still love JoBo for what he gave us). There's nothing like recovering someone from the scrap heap and turning him into a prime time player. Very nice work, JH. 3. Matt Murton has a shot at being a solid ballplayer for years to come. He's focused, genuinely wants to learn, and is getting big hits even against good pitchers 4. Slam Pierre all you want. I'm still glad we have him at the top of the order instead of what we were trotting out there last year as our "leadoff hitter." 5. Ramirez is starting to heat up. 6. Marshall is pitching much better than anyone could have hoped for. 7. Wood is close to returning (alright, I just said it---jinxes STAY AWAY). 8. Greg Maddux is incredible. Enough said. Plenty of positives going on here. Yes, we lost yesterday. We still took 2/3. Take 2/3 from the Brew Crew and I'll be very happy.
  4. Soul
    This is insanity. COME ON BEAT THESE GUYS. :evil: :shock: 8) :roll:
  5. Soul
    Dude. You are really on the ball with the Guzman banner and the Z quote. Nice work.
  6. Soul
    No way. It can't be broken. He was shaking it like crazy. It hurts really, really bad to shake a broken hand. Can't lose Barrett
  7. Soul
    I'm just excited to finally see his debut after all these years of waiting.
  8. Soul
    Guess that tough love is having an effect already 8)
  9. Soul
    As much as I wouldn't want that to happen, at some point in will and I think half of the people are going to die. I also can't wait for Pierre to have a couple good games in a row because I guarantee you I will start a "Crow Anyone?" thread. I'm extremely positive on the Cubs right now. Watching Marshall do what he just did, and seeing Matt Murton break out against one of the top pitchers in the league-----freaking awesome. Add that to Maddux's resurgence, Dempster's continued solid performances, and our much improved bullpen? We've got a fighting chance to hold out until our vets return. Unfortunately, those of us who acknowledge the positive as well as the negative find their positive posts ignored. Part of the problem are the readers of this board, reading only what they want to see and prejudging people.
  10. Soul
    =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> Thank you, Rocket Sauce. This post should be in the NSBB Member Guidelines.
  11. Soul
    Typical Jim Edmonds. I might have known. There's a reason the Angels dumped him (and then went on to win a World Series without him, by the way). They just got sick of dealing with his B.S. Lucky for Edmonds, he found a kindred spirit in Tony LaRussa so all is well. :roll:
  12. Soul
    I love Walker. Other than the bullpen acquisitions, I'd say the non-trade of Walker was our most successful offseason move. I think over time you will see a few more fielding problems, though. Removing a gold-glover has to have an effect eventually.
  13. Soul
    I don't think it is a slump, I think what we've seen is prety much what we are going to get. You mean the whole bad,bad,bad,bad, 3R-HR routine? It's very AGone-ish, if you ask me. Not that I think it's bad---I'll take the 3 run jacks any time I can get them of course.
  14. Soul
    my hand hurts pretty bad. Smacked my desk pretty hard :lol: haha Uggla. LOL, you're riding the rollercoaster tonight :lol:
  15. Soul
    He's been watching his teams do this for years & years. I somehow don't think he's getting the message :?
  16. Soul
    He's struck out NINE!!!!!!! It's not about the strikeout. He's pitched poorly overall. I don't buy that this was a "quality start." He made some poor decisions on the mound and allowed himself to be beaten by their few good hitters (namely Cabrera). Like Meat&Potatoes with Ronnie, I call out your anti-Z bias! It's a quality start. 6 innings, 3 earned runs. I'll take it everytime. So you're okay with Z consistetnly with a 4.5 ERA? I'm not, not from him. Not consistently, but the offense has to pitch in a little too. I'm watching this Vargas kid and it's not the greatest stuff. We just aren't getting it done plate side. I'd like a better start from Zambrano, but let's not call it a disaster.
  17. Soul
    oooooHHHHHHhhh. Hendry lays down DA LAW on Prior & Wood?
  18. Soul
    He's struck out NINE!!!!!!! Doesn't matter when you consistently walk batters and give up crucial hits. If he Ks 15 and gives up 3 in 5 it's still not good enough. Come on though, man. Other teams give up 3 runs and baseball tonight is praising their solid pitching. Z gives up 3 and he's terrible? That's not right.
  19. Soul
    I don't think she is anything special. But you wouldn't, you know......kick her out or anything 8)
  20. Soul
    Well Z's losing it. Bulls doing any better?
  21. Soul
    Not sure why this happens to us. We need to start beating teams lower in the standings. It's a killer.
  22. Soul
    Lordy :roll:
  23. Soul
    I don't know what's worse, the constant Bartman pieces, or the "QB Carousel" graphic that has become mandatory whenever the Bears are on TV. GIVE IT A REST, huh>?
  24. Soul
    Oh God they're going to do *another* Bartman piece :x
  25. Soul
    A nobody who was sporting a 6+ ERA coming into tonight. I'm sure other ballclubs get shut down by these types of pitchers. Just seems like we can't hit the newbs.
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