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What is this winning thing the Cubs are doing now? I'm not used to it.

No more than $1M as a base salary for a year. Let him earn more money/years with his on-field performance.

Dunn strikes out 3 times against the Marlins today and is now at 190 for the season. The record is 195 and Dunn has 4 games to go. Here is his schedule: at Florida with Nolasco starting at Pittsburgh x3 with Zach Duke, Paul Maholm, and Ian Snell Here's hoping he can do it.

I became a Cubs fan when I was just a kid Now that I’m an adult, I wonder why I did I wish I had the chance to pick a different team But that’s just a product of a Jack induced dream Fortunately for me, baseball season’s done Now I can concentrate on all the football fun I’ll save my money, for lots and lots of beer Because if I know the Cubs I’ll want to forget next year

Why does everyone think Crawford would make a difference on the Cubs? This year he is having a career year, and he wouldn't even be an improvement over the Cubs current OF's. Crawford .303 BA/.345 OBP /835 OPS Jones .287 BA/ .335 OBP/ .839 OPS Murton .298 BA/ .365 OBP/ .811 OPS It seems like the Cubs already have 2 similar players in the OF. You conveniently left out the outfielder he would be replacing: Pierre: .291/.330/.390/.720 Crawford is only 25 so there is the potential for him to improve even more and his OPS has improved every year. :oops: I saw him listed as a LF on his stat page. Even considering there is a spot for him to fit in the OF, would you trade Rich Hill for Jacque Jones? Considering how much everyone complains about how bad Jones is and how big of a waste of money he was, it is interesting to see everyone clamouring for a guy that actually puts up worse numbers(outside of SBs). Jacque will turn 32 in April of next year. He's not likely to improve his numbers. Crawford could still imporve. Obviously you don't know whether Crawford will improve or not but I wouldn't be surprised if he did. And no I wouldn't trade Rich Hill for Jacque Jones right now.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h184/soccer10k/Pierre.jpg I love it. BTW It wouldn't let me put Pierre and 9 on the jersey so I picked 10.

I just realized that Werder Bremen is ahead of Barcelona 1-0.

Hat trick for Drogba.

Won't be watching. Go Hill.

Just rounding off the numbers. If you round to the nearest hundred, the Cubs would have 100 wins on the year. We should be in the playoffs.

Why does everyone think Crawford would make a difference on the Cubs? This year he is having a career year, and he wouldn't even be an improvement over the Cubs current OF's. Crawford .303 BA/.345 OBP /835 OPS Jones .287 BA/ .335 OBP/ .839 OPS Murton .298 BA/ .365 OBP/ .811 OPS It seems like the Cubs already have 2 similar players in the OF. You conveniently left out the outfielder he would be replacing: Pierre: .291/.330/.390/.720 Crawford is only 25 so there is the potential for him to improve even more and his OPS has improved every year.

Does anybody know how many infield hits Pierre has this year?

Great save by the Levski Sofia goalie but the rebound goes right to Drogba for the Chelsea goal. 1-0.

Anybody that says Sosa "spent many a year wearing out a patch of grass in right field" gets absolutely no respect or credibility from me. And from some of the other posts in this thread, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Say what you want about the corked bat, steroids (theoretically), and leaving early but Sammy WAS the Cubs for years.

Ballack's shot goes off the post for Chelsea. That's two now.

Apparently you didn't see the "Official World Cup" thread we had.

Chelsea vs Levski Sofia is on ESPN2 right now.

If I lived in Minnesota, during the summer when the weather is nice, the last thing I would want to do in the summer is go and sit inside a dome for 3+ hours.

Is there a way that both can miss the playoffs? Because that would be ideal.

True, no one knows if Pie will make it or not. But given his age (21), his level (AAA) and his production .283/.341/.451 on the year, .323/.373/.538 post All-Star break, he is a pretty darn safe bet to come close to Crawford-type production in the bigs and certainly has the ability to surpass it. Who says you have to get rid of Pie to get Crawford though? Why couldn't you have both on the team?

Feels great doesn't it?

But you're still not trading a proven #2 starter. You're trading a prospect (i.e. a player that may or may not pan out and become a good/great player) and not a proven player. Crawford is a proven player.

Are you kidding? Crawford would be fixture for the better part of decade. At 25 he's already one of the top outfielders in the game. There is no guarentee that Pie will make it. And he'd have to go a long way to make to the level that Crawford is at already. Crawford is the proverbeal 5-tool player. If Pie does make it the Cubs can move Crawford to either corner position. They want a top of the rotation starter. That means a #1 or #2 starter. Which give you more wins? Not the position player, that's for sure. We don't have someone who can step in and fill that #2 spot if Hill or whoever is dealt. There are CF options out there that only cost us money and don't unplug one hole in the damn to fill another. Are they as good as Crawford now or in the long term? No, but the net effect on the team is more wins w/o Crawford (as the team stands today). I like Crawford, no doubt. His obp is a little low, but he has other skills that make up for it. His CS% is very acceptable as is his defense. He has affordable club options through 2010 i believe. I wouldn't cry too much if we swapped the likes of Hill (and some other middle prospects) for Crawford b/c that's ok for the long term future as Gallagher, Veal, and Pawalek are on the way. OK long term move for a 100 million team. Poor move for 2007 and Hendry's clock is ticking. I doubt Hendry gets Crawford for the current asking price. Pie will make it. Whether or not he reaches is ceiling is debateable, but barring some freak injury (same could happen to Crawford) he'll be in the bigs soon enough. You don't see top pitching prospects moved much. Remember Kazmir? That went real well. I threw Hill's name out there, but more likely it's Veal who gets moved (Younger, probably higher ceiling). Veal for Delmon Young? Done. You don't know if Pie will make it because he's not even in the bigs yet. Crawford has made it already. If the Cubs acquired him it would give Pie another year to mature in the minors. Going into the 2008 season, Jacque would be in the last year of his contract making him easier to trade if necessary. If the Cubs can get Crawford for a decent price, they should by all means do it.

There is one number that stood out for me there: 145. EDIT: Does anybody have his pitch counts for the season and maybe his pitches per start?

I, too, would love to have Carl Crawford. Oh yeah, and he's only 25.