Jump to content
North Side Baseball

NorthsideAvenger

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,148

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

Joomla Posts 1

Chicago Cubs Videos

Chicago Cubs Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Ranking

News

2023 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

Guides & Resources

2024 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

The Chicago Cubs Players Project

2025 Chicago Cubs Draft Pick Tracker

Blogs

Events

Forums

Store

Gallery

Everything posted by NorthsideAvenger

  1. NorthsideAvenger
    With Dusty around he can earn and still be benched. Because we all know that we can't have Murton "clogging the bases" with all those nasty walks. It's call hitting not walking....... ok, ok.ok, enough sarcasm.
  2. NorthsideAvenger
    I'll be too bitter to notice. Thanks for the heads up, though ... What brings a :D to my face is the thoughts, that EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG, WILL GO WRONG, will apply to the White Sox in 2006. And they won't have the privilege to complain about their "lousy luck."
  3. NorthsideAvenger
    I smell a sequel to Fever Pitch... :lol: The pansy who cries too much as the Drew Barrymore character, and "Troy" as Jimmy Fallon character.
  4. NorthsideAvenger
    I don't know if the WSox would still be in the WSeries, had it not been for Eddings in Game 2. Remember the WSox had lost Game 1 with a lackluster effort, and then rebounded with another subpar offensive performance with 1 run before the incident. It's an arguable point, but if Eddings holds the call, and AJ is call out, the Angels may have won the game, and the series. So, I don't know if the Sox would had made the Series, if Eddings got the call right.
  5. NorthsideAvenger
    I think we just uncovered another comics fan on the board ;) You bet....As we speak, I am currently reading both the "House of M" from Marvel, and the "Infinite Crisis" from DC story arcs... Comics book are just great. Now Batman .v. Wolverine.......now's that a battle for the ages.....heck, let's throw down the gauntlet, Doomsday .v. Wolverine.
  6. NorthsideAvenger
    I agree, I think the Brewers will break the bad luck for the NLC next year I not convinced the Brewers are playoff good for 2006, to be honest. Unlike alot of people, but I'm optimistic that the Cubs will surprise alot of people. I know I will be laughed at, but that's ok, cause there is a World Series core on the Cubs.
  7. NorthsideAvenger
    In 2004 the Red Sox SWEPT the Cardinals. In 2005 the White Sox (WILL) SWEEP the Astros. In 2006....maybe the third times the charm for NL Central? Well....maybe not, but hey...it could happen.
  8. NorthsideAvenger
    The little voices in his head.
  9. NorthsideAvenger
    Oh, I agree that he is the best available CF, if he's available. But I have my doubts about the 3-some, at that price. I'm also not so sure the Mets will deal him. They might be more interested in moving Beltran, especially if they are interested in Manny. Then I gladly take Victor Diaz.
  10. NorthsideAvenger
    And then tell Bud Selig to "sit down, shut up and enjoy the game" or be escorted out of the building. Selig may be the president of baseball (he is more of the Clown of Baseball), but that doesn't justify him OVERSTEPPING his boundaries, determine how a team can run it's day-to-day operations. I don't care what MLB says, if the Astros want it shut, there is nothing MLB could do to change it. But as something mention earlier, this has White Sox crying all over it.
  11. NorthsideAvenger
    Cuban and baseball go together, like peanut butter and jelly. Without an salary cap (I believe the luxury cap is what....$120 mill) Cuban would salivate at the thought of not having restrictions on FA he wants. He sees a FA, he wants, he gets (if the player choses), unlike the NBA. With that said....I would think it would be hard as heck to run TWO different franchise in two different sports, in two different cities. Maybe if he could buy the Bulls off Reinsdorf (after selling the Mavs :wink: ) and then the Cubs off the Trib, then maybe, maybe we got something. But I don't think Cuban will be a viable option. Now, it wouldn't surprise me is Steve Stone puts together another "ownership group" to spearhead a chance to buy the Cubs. Cause we know, Stone has tried to buy the Cubs once already, and he tried to buy the A's. So we know, he'd be interested.
  12. NorthsideAvenger
    Yeah, IIRC, Williamson's deal is almost the exact same one Dempster got. The BIG difference between SW and Dempster, is that Williamson came off his SECOND, I repeat, SECOND TJS. Which tells, he will be walking the line, and with Dusty as manager, it wouldn't surprise me if SW career is over in 2006. Need proof, look at Chad Fox. I like SW, but that was 2 TJS ago. The Cubs need guys who are unquestionable healthy, and could contribute in 2006.
  13. NorthsideAvenger
    With this "rumor sale" of the Cubs out there, I believe you can put those "hot rumor mills" on simmer, cause, the Cubs ain't spending money, without a stable owner. And this "situation" may hurt the Cubs chances of improving.
  14. NorthsideAvenger
    Since when did you administer the WISC-R or Stanford Benit to either Farns or this kid? Even so, since when is being a Rhode's Scholar a prerequisit to being a good baseball player? I really wish you would refrain from such ridiciluous character assisinations. It is not a "ridiculous character assisinations", it is the TRUTH. Have you ever wonder why this kid was released BY THE ANGELS? No it wasn't because, he was out of options, and he didn't have the talent, it was because the kid shows no remorse about his actions, hence the reason why I call him "stupid." This kid is a immature brat, he will go "Ultimate Warrior" on the White Sox, and that is break down in the face of maturity. Trust me, I usually don't attack a player's character, unless it is warranted (Sosa, Palmeiro, Edmonds, etc), but with Jenks, his character needs to be questioned. Maybe he has mature since being released by the Angels, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT, then I will apologize, but let me say this...a leopard doesn't change it spot, and Jenks will always have serious character issues.
  15. NorthsideAvenger
    First: If this rumor is true, I'm not surprise the Marlins would asked for Hill. They are trying to sneak another good arm (he is a good arm, just needs confidence) out from underneath the Cubs noses. I'm not saying Hill will instantly become the next Willis, but I would like to hold onto Hill, and see if he does become a very good starter, or a Neal Cotts type lefty out of the bullpen. Second: I don't know who does that trade value for the Marlins, but in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, would Pierre warrant both Patterson and Hill. Maybe Patterson and Van Buren, or Weston/Hill, but not Patterson/Hill. (BTW: Have you notice the Cubs have gone from Corey Patterson/Bobby Hill to Eric Patterson/Rich Hill, in terms of value to the org? Has that meet the new boss, same as the old boss feel to it?) I would offer up Cliff Bartosh and Corey Patterson for Pierre, nothing more.
  16. NorthsideAvenger
    Instead of ONE reliever, and ONE closer, I am going with 3 CLOSERS, cause it's hard to take one over the other: 1b- Teixeira 2b- Cano SS- Peralta 3B- Wright C- Mccann (too bad, he' chose the BRAVES, over the Crimson Tide :x ) LF- Cabrera CF- GRADY SIZEMORE (hello?) RF- Francour SP- Jacob Peavy RP- Hudson Street, Chad Cordero, Cl- K-rod
  17. NorthsideAvenger
    Yeah, it's right up there with letting a 6'9" lefty with crap tons of talent go rule V. . . . Yup - sounds like at least 2 stupid teams. If a KID doesn't see improvement (off the field, moreso then ON-THE-FIELD) then why reward him by continue to pay him? Trust me... Jenks is not a mistake. He was born stupid, he was stupid, and he will end his career stupid, just like his baseball talent brother, Toe Nash. Bobby Jenks, Chicago, can you imagine the trouble he'll get into.
  18. NorthsideAvenger
    Yeah, it's right up there with letting a 6'9" lefty with crap tons of talent go rule V. . . . BUT...to be fair, neither Sisco nor Jenks (both have SERIOUS maturity issues, which wouldn't surprise me if it popos it's uglyhead again) have SUSTAIN success in the majors. And if the Sox win the series, Jenks might have an overload, and destroy his career. This "KID" doesn't have a LONG career in baseball. Everybody loves his FB, but he is STUPID, plain and simple. Think of him as a HEAVIER Kyle Farnsworth, their partying will destroy their careers. I, for one, don't miss Sisco.
  19. NorthsideAvenger
    Let the White Sox have the series (after 7 games), let them have all the calls, because next yr...they will have all the calls go AGAINST them, nor while the have the right to "complain" about not having it go their way. And even if/when the Sox still win the WSeries, they'd still be the "OTHER" Chicago team. 8)
  20. NorthsideAvenger
    Does anybody NOT see Brandon Sing re-upping with the Cubs? Seeing as he grew a Cub fan, I could only see the extreme situations, i which I see him not re-signing with the Cubs.
  21. NorthsideAvenger
    There is nothing wrong with wanting to improve your quality of living. People want to blast Liz Phair and Jewel for "selling out" and I never understand that issue. People want this two to continue to be "struggling artists" so that they can say, "I like them, because they are not the high glitz girls like Brit(k)nees Spears, Christina Aguilera, etc, etc. Anybody who calls Liz Phair a sellout has the "problem." Believe it or not being an "independent artist", there not much pay in that. And no matter how "independent" you are, you still need money to survive. Liz Phair is doing what most of us would had done.
  22. NorthsideAvenger
    Yeah the rumor has Grady Little taking a bench job with the Brewers. He hasn't offically taken it, but he is in the running. I know it doesn't mention Baker, or anything relating to Baker. But it does tell me that the Dodgers might be interested in going another direction. And depending on who the Dodgers would replace DEPO with, there is a possibility they might be interested in bringing Baker in to manage the Dodger. I know, one can hope, but still.....
  23. NorthsideAvenger
    Riggs and Baylor have coaching positions. I'd actually love to have him back. He was stuck with such total crap rosters while he was here (1998 the exception of course). And 98 was pretty much crap too. We just caught lightning in a bottle... Servais, Grace, Morandini, Blauser, Gomez(??was he still here??)/Hernandez/Gaetti, Rodriguez, Johnson, Sosa... I dunno.. Riggs wouldn't be my top choice, but I WOULD take him over Baker. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1998.shtml Yeah, that 98 team was pretty much crap. Jason Hardtke, Matt Mieske, etc, etc, oh boy...how did the heck did the Cubs make that playoffs?
  24. NorthsideAvenger
    Although not both in the same OF, the combo of Manny and Papi are a better duo than Manny and Vlad. I don't know, Vlad/Manny or Manny/Ortiz there isn't any difference between the production of the two, IMO. In that sense, it would be a lateral move for Manny.
  25. NorthsideAvenger
    No that's incorrect. According to Dusty's "belief" a players "primes yrs" are actually between 35 and 40 yrs old. "29-33" that's too young to help a franchise win a championship. Shame on you. [-X :) It's wrong anyway, 29-33 is plateau and decline time. Proven; that was my sarcasm at it's finest.
×
×
  • Create New...