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  1. NorthsideAvenger
    While you're looking up stats, why don't you check his OBP? OBP is about the ONLY thing right now, Giles is good for. With his OBP hovering around .400 he SHOULD have more then 17 runs (in 31 games). Now you can't fault him for ONLY scoring 17 runs, you can fault those guys hitting behind him, but the proof is in the pudding. That OBP is an empty .400. At this stage of his career, if he can't slug around .450, then Giles should be a 2 hitter in the lineup. And for slightly under $8 mill per, Giles is so overpaid. Dare I say...Giles would have a BIGGER impact with St. Louis then he would in San Diego. :evil:
  2. NorthsideAvenger
    Are you Bud Selig? Don't insult NCCub, LCCF. [-X
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    Here's the sad thing about the Cubs current situation. The fact that such a crappy player would have "to think about approving a move to Chicago" tells you HOW LOW this team is, right now. Not that I endorse going after Millar: The Cowboy Idiot, but it does show that right now... there are some players that may not be all that interested in going to the Cubs.
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    It don't matter HOW dominate Wood, and perhaps Prior are when the come back, if the Cubs CAN'T SCORE RUNS. You can only be perfect for so long as a pitcher, before it takes it toils on you. I'm not concern with the pitching, it's the hitting, I am concern with.
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    It has to be said.....Do the Cubs even care at this point? I know what they say publicly, but the proof is in the pudding. This team COULD ABSOLUTELY not care how bad their performance is. And the worst of it all is that I read (in yesterday Suntimes) is that the Cubs are WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME to offer/sign Baker to an extension. This org...does not get "it."
  6. NorthsideAvenger
    While I won't argue that this Cub team needs help now, this is the 2007 draft thread. :wink: I stand by my statement. The Cubs need help, even if they have to borrow it. :D
  7. NorthsideAvenger
    Let's take any optimism out of this thread. If the Cubs could get only 2 hits off Chan Ho in 9 IPs last night, then we should be seeing history in the making tonight. We should see Peavy throwing a NO-HITTER against the Cubs, tonight.
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    Yeah, cause we ALL know that 21 yr olds should be consider a bust.
  9. NorthsideAvenger
    I have a little optimism left in my tank, and I am going to cash it in, now. What I am going to say is pure laughable, but I am still going to say it: When/IF the Cubs get hot, they will be scorching hot. But on the flip side, by the time they reach this kind of "hot" they should be about 20 games down to the Cards, so it doesn't matter.
  10. NorthsideAvenger
    Guys have you forgotten already? The Cubs already used up their runs for the week. The Cubs scored 3 runs this week, thus the Cubs are not entitle to another run till next Monday.
  11. NorthsideAvenger
    I would rather have Ozzie Osbourne managing the Cubs, over the DB twins.
  12. NorthsideAvenger
    You know the Cubs should be banned from having an opportunity to bat.
  13. NorthsideAvenger
    Tell us what it was like, Grandpa. we had a very hard time scoring runs, we had lost out best offensive threat to a freak accident a week or so before. Juan Pierre came in to score in the first inning. then jock jones got doubled off 2nd with the bases loaded killing a great rally, the pirates then scored on a infield single by joe randa. then the 8th inning came and matt murton hit the ball just out of the reach of jack wilson, jerry hairston came around to score. Ryan dempster came in to close down the pirates. it was great :-k LIAR. You are accusing the Cubs of ACTUALLY scoring a couple of runs, not to mention accusing them of winning a game? You better have some serious hard evidence to back up the claim. 8)
  14. NorthsideAvenger
    Watching the Cubs "hit", is like watching Charlie Brown runnings towards Lucy---who has the football---and at the last second, just as Charlie is trying to kick the ball, Lucy pulls the ball away, thus Charlie completely misses the football and lands on his back. Hyperthetically question: Who would win: The Cubs or the kids from South Park?
  15. NorthsideAvenger
    The bottomline: I don't believe the Cubs are missing Lee's on-the-field production---per se---I believe they MISS the whole package that Lee brings. Lee is a quietly leader who brings it, everyday. He brings a quiet confidence to the team. I hate to say...the Cubs miss his "swagger", so to speak. But the club stinking worse then 2 day old dog turds, is a GROUP effort.
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    Yeah, just what the Cubs need more "veteran leadership" on a sinking ship known as the Chitantic. What is the USE of a "veteran leadership" on a team that blows (in Bostonian accent) chowder? :roll:
  17. NorthsideAvenger
    No that can't be right. I heard Sandy Koufax, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, and Bob Gibson, were schedule to pitch right behind Cy Young. If any of them struggles against the Cubs :lol: , Satchel Paige, Don Drysdale, and Fergie Jenkins ARE available to work in relief.
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    Not necessarily. You still have to have the stamina to keep pitching, or risk developing bad habits. It's not a matter of "switching" arms, it's a matter if he has the stamina in the legs to keep pumping.
  19. NorthsideAvenger
    Yes, because the .182 that Wilkerson would LOOK mighty impressive on the Cubs right now. Johnson/Wilkerson/prospect DOES NOT equate to being the same as Derrek Lee. Right now, the Cubs could prolly have Wilkerson for a couple of decent prospects.
  20. NorthsideAvenger
    The Cubs DON'T NEED A SOLUTION at first. What they need is somebody who play the position well-enough say.....260/.330/.440 with some power, and provide solid D---not a guy who would replace Lee. Hoffpair or Sing COULD surprise people if given the opportunity. Giving them an opportunity is better then letting another organization try and rip you off. The key word is COULD and I'm glad you capitalized it! Are you willing to put a good portion of this season in the hands of one or two guys who COULD surprise people? I'd rather put my faith, at this point, in someone who's already proven he can get the job done! I'm not sure Hoffpauir, Sing, or even Brian Dopirak can get the job done. Well. considering the current landscape for the Cubs offense...Clark is not going to help the Cubs, anymore then Hoffpauir or Sing. Why give up a cheap pitcher for Clark?
  21. NorthsideAvenger
    Being IMMATURE, and being a MENTAL MIDGET are NOT the same thing. People forget that Zambrano is still only 24 yrs old. And posters like synergy believe Zambrano should act older then his age. And now, I would not Zambrano, even for an impact bat. People forget the Cubs are more then one bat away from competing.
  22. NorthsideAvenger
    I would say players who have bad seasons, in relation to expectations, can be blamed. But if guys play to expectations, it's the GM and managers fault when they fail. And if a good player has a bad month, I'll give him some slack. Also, when players routinely make outs swinging at garbage, I still blame them, somewhat, for not fixing that problem. If a player routinely grounds into DPs with the same pathetic slap it to 2nd swing, I blame him. But when I complain about sucky players for sucking, it's implied that I blame their presence on the roster or in the lineup or on the mound for the troubles. Most of my hostility is directed at management for poor planning. I just blame everyone. It's much easier that way. .....and you save alot of money on steno pads and pencils :P Even tho he wrote it as a joke, but Soul has the correct notion. Don't blame one or two players., blame the WHOLE FRIGGIN' TEAM. It took the majority of the team--excluding a few players who have played very well---to be this crappy, naturally this team should get the blame., not just one or two.
  23. NorthsideAvenger
    The Cubs DON'T NEED A SOLUTION at first. What they need is somebody who play the position well-enough say.....260/.330/.440 with some power, and provide solid D---not a guy who would replace Lee. Hoffpair or Sing COULD surprise people if given the opportunity. Giving them an opportunity is better then letting another organization try and rip you off.
  24. NorthsideAvenger
    Not me..... :cry:
  25. NorthsideAvenger
    I prefer the better getting "Kobesized." Ie getting clothesline.
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