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  1. Soul
    How many times do they need to console Marquis before realizing he blows? Quit talking to him and yank his ass.
  2. Soul
    God Marquis you suck
  3. Soul
    Look at the screen. It could be called at any moment.
  4. Soul
    Theriot's OBP is over .400 and you bunt. He's not really a DP threat, is he? Help me understand. This move might have just cost us the entire ballgame.
  5. Soul
    Game is about to be official and we're gonna lose. All because of a dumb bunt.
  6. Soul
    He's gonna give up more runs. Every pitch is a potential homer with this guy.
  7. Soul
    Can't take this crap. WE HAD THIS GAME MARQUIS YOU DOLT!@ :mad:
  8. Soul
    @!#%#@
  9. Soul
    not raining atm. The big storm is coming. If it starts pouring right now we can get a do-over with SG.
  10. Soul
    Jim Edmonds would never let this happen.
  11. Soul
    The bold "Larry thinks he can fix him" experiment is a complete and utter failure. Get rid of Marquis NOW.
  12. Soul
    Marquis must go. I don't care where, but just somewhere away from this team. Send him to Arizona for some vacation time or something.
  13. Soul
    Hopefully we can just outhit the Padres and win 9-7 or something.
  14. Soul
    I'm sure he always was.
  15. Soul
    Seeing Edmonds take the field in Cubbie blue might make me throw up in my mouth.
  16. Soul
    Surely someone is going to post soon that this was all a bad joke.
  17. Soul
    Even projecting a decline from last season, he's better against righties than Reed Johnson offensively and a glance at defensive metrics has them both slightly below average defensively in center. It's horrible and idiotic that they aren't giving Pie the everyday job, but Edmonds isn't worthless as some would like to imply based on the fact that he's old and has a bad 100 PAs. I think that was me who said that, not truffle. just to avoid confusion.
  18. Soul
    Rob, his OBP will likely settle in the low .300's if his trend continues. That's 100 points down from his better years. He's declining sharply in that area too. He's basically done.
  19. Soul
    If he clears waivers tomorrow, yeah.
  20. Soul
    Someone dig up those Edmonds quotes. You know, the ones where he calls Wrigley the worst ballpark in the majors to play at. I'm tryin' Hendry, I really am. But this one sucks. He's a freaking pretty boy who flops to get on Sportscenter, calls Wrigley horrible, and is way past his productive prime. Get ready to hold your nose and cheer for Jim Edmonds. Unbelievable. We're 8 over .500 now, WTF? We need to do this?
  21. Soul
    Knowing that site, I'm pretty darn sure this link earns the NSFW tag.
  22. Soul
    actually it is probably more like 40%, unless prior is exempt from paying taxes like the rest of us. 40% of 15 million is still a lot of money for playing a game. Speaking as someone with absolutely no experience having money, I still suspect people overrate it's effects on happines. I've never perceived that being rich makes life any more fulfilling than otherwise. From my perspective, it would be the experience of being a major leaguer as a young man that would greatly enhance my happiness. When I was young, I had the pleasure of playing music on the Sunset Strip, at the same clubs that bands like the Doors & Van Halen played at. It only lasted for a few months, but I wouldn't exchange those experiences for anything. I didn't make a dime, and I couldn't give a damn. It was awesome, and a rare experience. For a guy like Prior though, who was expected to be a top MLB pitcher for years and has now seen that greatly diminished, I imagine his perspective on it is very different.
  23. Soul
    Primarily, it changes things for the better. In my opinion. To me it was madness to separate the two, but that's just me.
  24. Soul
    I'm not going to fall into that "we're winning so the manager must be good" trap again (hello Dusty in '03). But still, there are some things I think Lou has done well, which Dusty would never have done. One of those is somehow managing to get this ballclub taking more pitches and getting on base more. I don't really know how he did this, but it's pretty evident on the field, at least right now. I also like how Lou is more willing to make changes. He still inexplicably doesn't play some guys when I think he should, but I think he's at least slightly better than Dusty in that regard. I really doubt Lou would have played Neifi for months & months, for example. Still, none of that means he's beyond criticism. I have yet to find the manager who wouldn't piss me off at times, so I'm trying to be as balanced about it as I can.
  25. Soul
    Doesn't matter. He's not even close to the best kicker in the NFL now and never should have been close to the highest paid. Whether that lasts a week or a season is inconsequential. It's irresponsible cap management and bad business. For a team that talks about prioritizing contracts and paying their own, it's absurd that they reward a mediocre kicker who skipped voluntary workouts with an inflated contract while they have meaningful players in need of deals. I know. I can't figure it. Sometimes these contracts come out of the blue like this and it's......HUH? What, will Angelo argue that Gould wouldn't have signed for less? No way he can make that argument. I'm darn near certain he would have been willing to sign for money less than this, and been perfectly happy. And since he's clearly not the best kicker in the NFL (though I still like him), I can't understand why?? It's the nonsensical things like this that make me take a step back on Angelo sometimes. I realize he's done good things, but still.
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