David

Sori!!!

HAHAHAHHAA Lilly > Johnson anyway

Why do we always have to get baserunners with two outs. The worst part is the people who complain that we need better two out hitting afterward.

At least there was some attrition to it, rather than flying out on the first pitch. Derrek Lee can do whatever the hell he wants relative to Ryan Theriot.

It is beyond absurd that the organization's front office is being held up by the amount of office space inside of Wrigley Field. If true, wow.

So, I'm guessing the ivy makes its first real appearance in today's game.

I'd swap Soto and Fukudome and leave the rest how it is. Pretty much what I would do. None of it makes a whole lot of difference though, presuming the right guys are actually in the lineup in the first place............

Can't believe it hasn't been posted. Heard the lineup on ESPN1000 on my drive in to work. LF - Soriano SS - Theriot 1B - Lee 3B - Ramirez RF - Fukudome C - Soto 2B - DeRosa CF - Johnson P - Lilly Well, not that it means much, but it's nice to see Soto has finally moved up a little higher. Anything that gets him more PAs is a good thing.

I'm calling 2/3 from Arizona. We lose the Haren game.

I really, really don't want Avery Johnson.

i think it was official once the cubs half of the fifth ended. Yep. When the home team leads, it only needs to go through the top of the 5th.

I disagree with this not being a 90+ win team. Not with this offense and in this division. The starting pitching does need improvement, as does the managing.

Well, maybe Gallagher can earn himself a rotation spot here. We all know how reactionary Lou can be. Something good could come of this crap game.

According to Brennaman, testing hasn't been done yet.... Did he really say that?

It's amazing that most of this board saw this coming and Lou didn't. I wonder if he even knows about Lieber's splits. How could you start him against a team whose best 3 hitters are all lefthanded? Especially when you consider the ridiculous juggling he did to have the Brewers not face lefties and all that. It wouldn't surprise me when you consider he had NO idea that Hill had struggled with control in the minors.

Didn't miss what I heard of yesterday's game. He sounded like hell then too.

I'm pretty sure the luxury tax only pretty much only comes into play when you're re-signing your own players and go over the tax threshold. You can't go over the cap to sign free agents coming from other teams. That's why sign and trades get worked out.

They're over the cap, but they seem content on paying the Luxury Tax for years and years and years. Therefore, it doesn't really matter if they're over the cap or not. According to a poster on RealGM, the sports guy on NBC 5 in the afternoon said that the Bulls were prepared to interview Avery Johnson in the coming days. It keeps them from adding free agents seeking more than the MLE, doesn't it?

I really don't think Paxson left his interviews with D'Antoni with any such qualms. I think Mike is his guy at this point. The issue really is whether or not Reinsdorf opens up his pockets. We've heard his stance on paying coaches in the past, but if he really wants to inject some enthusiasm back into this franchise and it's fan-base, Pringles is the guy to do it.

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Roll it!

It wasn't me. It was a poster on that forum. Didn't even notice that. I'd guess he was referring to Biggs.

Oh, and if we do get D'Antoni (hell, even if we don't), how much longer till CP3 is a free agent? 1-2 more years? Having D'Antoni here could be really attractive to Paul if he gets to free agency (though he's probably happy as can be in NO right now).

I'd rather keep him at catcher and have that insane value (even if his skills diminish a bit from the wear and tear) at that position. Hitters are far easier to find at 1B.

Wasn't Hinrich at his best in college in the open court and not really a great half-court type of PG? Could it be that Hinrich's skill set is (far) better suited to D'Antoni's style than Skiles's? Thabo is another player I could see flourishing under D'Antoni. Good player in transition. Gordon - Not sure what to make of it. He's not the best open court player (understatement). But he obviously can hit a jumper. Will he even be back next year? Hughes - ??? Enigma. Could be an asset if he shot fewer damn pullup jumpers and went to the basket more. And unlike Gordon (who a lot of fans wished would go to the basket more), he seems to really have the skills to do so. Thomas - Depends on a lot of things, but could benefit from the up-tempo style. On offense, I can see him finishing at the rim a lot. A lot. But what else could he do? He started hitting that jumper a little more consistently (or so it seemed, at least) toward the end of this season. That could be a big asset, if it wasn't a mirage. Of course, a lot of these people could be gone and new faces could be in. Paxson might (should?) overhaul most of the roster, for all we know. He does need to save his job. All that said, I'll be the first to admit that I don't follow basketball as closely as I do baseball and football, so I don't know a whole lot beyond the superficial. I'm just putting my random thoughts out there. They could be completely wrong/stupid/misguided/etc.