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Neifi will GIDP. Who wants to take that bet?

It's a righty, he's not a black hole against righty's just lefty's.

*AHEM* 8) (Same goes for Conor Jackson tonight. Guaranteed O-fer because I started him. I did this on purpose guys for the sake of the Cubs. Thank me later).

Well, we're safe with Tracy. He's on my fantasy team so he won't do anything tonight. Of course that doesn't bode well for Barrett either.

I hate life right about now.

Ramirez continues to suck ass And Wagner blows the Save against the Pirates for Martinez. My fantasy team can't get ANY breaks and my real time can't get any either. :evil:

Makes you wonder if there are ANY managers that pay attention to splits. Was that a bad call on Walker's K? Gamcast show's it kinda low.

Was it for an inning where a left handed batter was up, or was it like a LOOGY where he was specifically brought in to face a left handed batter? Utley (L) Rowand ® Abreu (L) Howard (L) Victorina (S) Pulled him after 4 hits a walk and 2 runs. I'd say he brought him in for the heart of the lefty's in their lineup.

Just an FYI. This is the third time in 2 weeks that the Lord and Savior of Managers has brought in Mike Remlinger to face lefty's. He didn't get away with it this time. Dusty's not the only one who does it.

They need a lot of things. A platoon for Pierre is unrealistic. He's the fulltime guy. Maybe they'll sit Jones against the occasional lefty, and I'd love to see them get somebody for that job. Fine a platoon for Pierre is unrealistic but they NEED one for Jones against EVERY lefty. Right now Choi should not be the priority IMO.

Wood and Prior are better hitters than some of the guys grabbing bats now, it could help...... Cue NLDS double and NLCS homer. Both which give me chills re-watching them.

Do we really want another LEFTY? I thought we need someone to platoon with Jones as a first priority? Then someone that can platoon with pierre. Choi doesn't fit that mold at all. Plus he is average at best offensively.

That would put him in line to make a 2nd minor-league start somewhere (for Iowa?) on the 12th. Which would turn Principal Park into a zoo again. To make things worse, it rained like crazy the last time he was there. A normal crowd gathering in the concourse would be enough fun; a Kerry Wood rehab crowd gathering in the concourse is madness defined. That made me laugh for some reason.

I wouldn't mind seeing Z through one right at his earhole, strike him out, and they show him up in the biggest dance extravaganza ever seen on a ML pitching mound.

Maybe Marshall could throw just a LITTLE BP on off days, seeing as how THE CUBS DON'T HIT LEFTIES FOR SQUAT THIS YEAR. I don't think we want him getting dead arm in june though

I said that the Cubs minor league pitching is bad, that Hendry and his talent scouts has not produced even average pitching for our Cubs. The system islong on potential and short on results. I believe it was Badger, drinking his blue kool-aid. All I can say is the truth. Beltran, Blasko, Brownlie, Christensen, Cruz, Farnsworth, Hagerty, Jones, Mitre, Sisco, Smyth, Szuminski, Wellemeyer, etc... And if you add in a struggling Big Z, injured Mark Prior and of course, the porcelain horse-Kerry Wood, something needs to change. [/b] And to those I would say, Prior, Wood, Zambrano, Marshall, Garland, Willis, Marshall, We can't even get the above-like Major league "READY" position players. At least the above made it to the ML and have had at least one great season (not including marshall). We can't get a position player to even sniff the field except cedeno. This thread is taking a tangent for which I did not intend CubbieRich. It's not about debating whether the pitching is now average or whether it has talent etc. It's about the fact that we've been infinitely more successful in producing ML-ready talent with respect to our pitching, than with respect to our hitting. At least one great season by all listed above, except Marshall. Zero great position player seasons in the last 10 years at least.

The title of the thread disagrees with you. The originator of the title wishes to have creative freedom. I incorrectly used the word "great". The main point of this is that we can produce good - great pitchers in our system or select good - great pitchers in our system, but we can't even produce good major quality position players. Our pitching development/scouting has been exceptional, our health in that area has not. Or hitting development/scouting has been piss poor crap. Why is there a dichotomy?

Pretty sad that Woody's 3rd Minor League rehab is more exciting than the actual team right now. (And thanks for the link Goony).

I believe you. and I care. But I won't see you there. I wonder if there will be a way to get pitch by pitch results.

For real, or just being sarcastic? I know he was supposed to go 5. If it's for real, any word of pain afterword? Me sarcastic about Kerry Wood? Only the truth. I guess today they will see if he has any pain or discomfort. I hope he had a soft pillow last night. If he feels OK, then they will decide on his rehab starts. I looks like 2 starts in the minors and then up with the big club. Little Davie Kaplan of WGN Radio played a cut last night about 'Kerry taking it easy for 10 days and then going to Peoria for rehab starts'. The trouble was it was from 1998. Even the Kapster admitted the Cubs will not bring him back for $13 million next year, no matter what his record. He said the only way to bring him back is to offer a low-ball, incentive-laden contract. Every time we go thru the Kerry Wood Rehab Tour, the Chicago media goes nuts. They send reporters and cameras to the minor league stadium and have hourly updates of WGN and Comcast. The death of The Pope didn't get the same coverage. I suppose if he does well, a small flume of white smoke will come out of Hendry's office. Kappiesays Wood will win 16 games this year. I'll take that bet. On a personal aside, I'll be flying up to Plymouth, MN. tomorrow. If I pick up the STAR TRIB and see a Wood story on the front page, I'll know you did it. This actually made me laugh. :lol: I don't believe they'll bring him back for $13 million either. Nor do I think they should. They should give him an incentive laden contract that would allow him to earn $13 million if he posts 2003 like-numbers, only if he comes back, stays healthy, and pitches well (NOT based on wins). I wouldn't bet that he'd win 16 games either, but not because of his stuff, but because this offense is so miserable, a cargo ship of Viagra couldn't help it get up. If I worked for the Star Trib, Woody would be front and center. :wink:

More Drugs Plz. Can I have some too?

Well at least he's not really hitting 5th. He's been hitting 6th, 7th, and 8th I believe.

So any confirmation on where he will be sent for sure?

Don't Hendry and Baker have those numbers staring them in the face? This is inexcusable to trot him out against leftys. Everyone on NSBB.com new that Jones needed a platoon partner. But Hendry had to give him 5-6 million a year, and people normally don't platoon players making that much.

We are beyond horrible.