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Come on dude, he's obviously babying his "golden" arm so that he can make a bunch of money when he's a FA. Because the more he's out and the more his "golden" arm is preserved, the more value he has. Just look around, his value has sky-rocketed the last couple years!!! What a crock. If he stays disabled for 3-4 more years he's going to make a bunch of money? It's much more likely that someone will offer him the Wade Miller/Scott Williamson contract of $1 million for 1 year. He sure doesn't want to get back to pitching great baseball for a few years and then hitting the $80 million over 5 years contract. Sarcasm, meet backtobanks. Backtobanks, meet sarcasm.

Can you tell me how the Cubs front office made Prior's shoulder "loose"? They hired Dusty, Dusty overpitched Prior in '03, Prior's shoulder has never been the same since That's unpossible!!!!!!!!

Did anyone besides me think this thread was about Baker? :oops:

Any new/updated rumors on the Lugo front?

It's the "guys who can catch the ball" of 2007. Imagine for a second that the 2007 infielders all produce at their career averages in 2007, unlikely, but not absurd. Lee - 155 games, 123 OPS+ DeRosa - 100 games, 90 OPS+ Izturis - 100 games, 68 OPS+ Ramirez - 140 games, 109 OPS+ Throw in a bad-nutted Michael Barrett - 130 games 91 OPS+, backed up by Blanco - 50 games, 66 OPS+ Man, the pitching better be really really good this year. Lee, Ramirez, and Barrett will all be at above their "career averages"

I Love him. In a manly heterosexual kinda way. My favorite cub of the last 15 years. Maybe ever.

Did you tell them to explain to you how a QB is supposed to be effective when they rush the ball 8 times for 1 yard? Or when their OL is a sieve? Or when their receivers drop everything that touches their hands?

Good times! :D Are you going to the Jets game too? Abso-freaking-tively. Foxboro too?

Badger is a truly happy Cub Fan. I guess I can change my sig. :D A True Cub, a classy player, and loyal to his core. Will always be my favorite Cub. I hope he can turn it around. Anyone check to see if CubbieRich took his life? Or went on a murderous rampage?

Isn't Steve Smith pretty similar? Carolina still worries me if we were to meet them in the playoffs. not really. boldin is about 4 inches taller and about 40 pounds heavier. the announcers had it right on, he's a lot like sterling sharpe used to be, only faster. steve smith is a guy that uses his elusiveness to find the holes in the defense. boldin will run right up to the DB, use his body to seal the defensive player off, catch the ball, break a tackle and run by everyone else. guys like plaxico burress, moose, keyshawn johnson, and randy moss all are big, but don't have the bulk, agility, or strength of an anquan boldin. He'd be a good player for a biddy-basketball league coach to use to teach his kids how to post up and box out.

But Phil Rogers tells me he's lazy. :?

Isn't Steve Smith pretty similar? Carolina still worries me if we were to meet them in the playoffs. Carolina scares the out of me. They are the only ones in the NFC that do. Not the Iggles, the Giants, the 'Boys, the Rams, the Seachickens, nor the Aints. Just Carolina.

To anyone suggesting it is in anyway a good idea to have brought in Griese on Monday: 1) Is Rex Grossman this team's franchise QB? The Bears would argue that he is, he was drafted in the first round, they stuck by him through injuries, Lovie stuck by him through a rough preseason, and he is in their plans to be QB for the forseeable future. 2) Because point 1 is correct, you NEVER EVER EVER EVER bench him when you have 5-0 record. EVERY QB from Peyton, to Eli, to Troy, to Carson, to McNabb, to Steve Young had mediocre to bad "aggregate 16 game seasons". Rex is in his 12th game. He hasn't had alot of big games or pressure games. You need to let him struggle, fall flat on himself, even, gasp, lose some games so that he can grow and develop into the QB that he has clearly shown the potential and capability of being. Bringing in a backup not only would shatter Rex's confidence (causing him to ALWAYS be looking over his shoulder at the first sign of bad play), but it would rattle through the offense. This is professional football. You need to have a strategy and long term vision as well as trying to win the game. 3) Rex will lose us some games. Better now, than in the playoffs. How else is he gonna learn not to try and force the ball every throw? How else is he gonna learn to pick up blitz reads? How else is he gonna learn to take what every defense is going to throw at him? He struggles you pull him? That's just ridiculous. 4) I'm sure glad Lovie is this teams coach. Knee jerk reactions during bad games when you have a developing QB are the worst thing possible.

Boers and Bernstein are the ONLY good announcers on the Score. And they are typically right on, 90% of the time. And Funny.

I just read this thread from page 25 to the end. :lol: Absolutely fantastic entertainment. Urlacher is a BEAST. That is all.

He knows what ERA stands for. But does he recognize that RA+ is more stable than ERA or even ERA+ from year to year? Does it matter if the manager knows that? I doubt many managers are familiar with stats like that. I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised. You're probably not wrong, and I don't expect them to either. I do expect them to understand OBP, the importance of BB's (both offensively and by our pitching staff), pitcher abuse, how to create a good lineup, and not making consistently terrible in-game managing decisions All managers are going to make bad in-game decisions, I understand and accept that. I just don't want them to do it repeatedly like Busty.

I've heard that he does.

Is sweet swinging Billy, Edward K? (that's what I typed) 1) How is that a personal attack? It was a joke actually. But seeing as you don't even get the joke, how would you know it's a personal attack? 2) "Absolutely Clueless" Would be a personal insult towards careless. 3) I'm from Chicago, cheesehead most certainly doesn't apply. Madison was my alma mater. 4) You know you can use the quote button right?

:lol: :lol:

Is Sweet Swinging Billy actually Edward K.?

How football and baseball are oh so different...

Didn't hendry really like Freddi? Why is his name not up at all for consideration?

Any updates in the Chicago area on Desmond Clark?

Of COURSE they are going to resign him. He's almost got 200 HITS!!!!!! He's amazing. 200 HITS!!!!! in er, 660 AB's.. Baker said he wanted 9 Pierre's on his team. Now THAT's a ringing endorsement.

He's a raving lunatic. I wish nothing but the worst to him.