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  1. soccer10k
    Why would the Cubs want to spend $4-5M to get Craig Wilson next year to sit on the bench when they could use that money on somebody that's actually going to play regularly (whether that means a position player or a starter)? That would mean paying him close to or more than Jacque Jones for a lot less production.
  2. soccer10k
    I disagree. A hitter will play in 140-160 games. A pitcher will impact about 35. You go with the hitter. As far as our rotation goes, keep in mind Mark Prior will likely be back and closer to his previous form than he was this year. Zambrano, Prior and Hill in no particular order is pretty decent. Finding 2 more starters shouldn't be that hard. Virtually anything from Prior next year would be better than what the Cubs got from him this year.
  3. soccer10k
    Seconded. Retaining Aramis is far more important than who our manager winds up being. So hypothetically if ARam says "I want Lou Piniella as manager" you would be in favor of the Cubs hiring Lou Piniella solely to satisfy ARam? Players matter more than the manager, so I'd do it. I'd rather have ARam with Piniella than David Bell with Larry Dierker. Again, another hypothetical. If towards the end of this year, Hendry approached ARam and said "what do I have to do to get you to stay a Cub?" and ARam said "resign Dusty" you would be in favor? If ARam demands Piniella, he can walk.
  4. soccer10k
    Not to brush this praise aside, but the pitching staff said the same thing about Oscar Acosta when he was canned, and the pitchers from those teams didn't suddenly forget how to throw. Interesting that Hill is quoted as a supporter. If I recall, he was one of the pitchers that was rumored to constantly ignoring Rothschild and that it wasn't until he quit listening to him that he started to perform at the ML as he did in the lower levels. I think Hill is probably playing the PC game after his AJ/Barrett comments rubbed management the wrong way. I don't doubt that Larry has done some good things, but the failures to prevent serious injuries to Wood and Prior (well, he can't stop Giles and Hawpe) are so large that we can't risk having him back. Maybe Baker just didn't listen to Larry. Bruce did say something to the effect of on this board the other day that Baker should have listened to Larry more than he actually did. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Baker frequently overruled Larry and ignored his advice.
  5. soccer10k
    I don't see how the NFL isn't intense. If you're capable of watching a 162 game MLB season when the best teams lose 60 times, I think you can find the intensity after a team loses a game. Homefield advantage is still important. And besides, there's only about 2 intense games per team in college, the rest are cakewalks. NFL players are playing because they are getting paid to do it. I'm sure they love the game and love to play but they are still getting paid. Just look at somebody like Ricky Williams. He played football because he was good at it and it was profitable. Go ahead and say what you want about $100 handshakes, but the college players aren't making millions every year. The NBA is WAY worse than the NFL as well.
  6. soccer10k
    Seconded. Retaining Aramis is far more important than who our manager winds up being. So hypothetically if ARam says "I want Lou Piniella as manager" you would be in favor of the Cubs hiring Lou Piniella solely to satisfy ARam?
  7. soccer10k
    Clemens played for the Yankees and Red Sox. In the national media's mind, no player from either of those teams could ever do any wrong. Look at the free pass Giambi, a confessed steroid user, and Sheffield got from the leaked grand jury testimony. Giambi got a free pass? Compared to every other roid boy. He went through a rough couple months, but has been completely forgiven as soon as he started producing again. He got absolutely hammered by the press in 2004 and was ripped for part of 2005 as well until he started to hit. I would hardly consider that to be a free pass. Sheffield I'll agree with though.
  8. soccer10k
    Yeah, last year. It's usually not like that. It's usually 2 1 loss teams or 1 undefeated and 1 1 loss. And again, which 1 loss team is determined by polls. Four out of the eight BCS National Championship Games have featured 2 undefeated teams and three of those four years they were the only 2 undefeated teams in the nation (2004 was different with Auburn, USC, Oklahoma all finishing the regular season undefeated).
  9. soccer10k
    Clemens played for the Yankees and Red Sox. In the national media's mind, no player from either of those teams could ever do any wrong. Look at the free pass Giambi, a confessed steroid user, and Sheffield got from the leaked grand jury testimony. Giambi got a free pass?
  10. soccer10k
    Personally, that makes it better for me because each game means something. If you lose one game, you're likely out of the National Title hunt. In the NFL you can lose a few games and still qualify for the postseason. So a loss isn't devastating. In college football, every game is important. You can't have a let down. Personally, I like that. I understand how somebody wouldn't but it works for me and entertains me. To each his own I guess. But it's not really true, because if your team has a rich history you stand a good chance of remaining high in the polls, and again, championships are determined by polls, and not games played. A rich history means nothing if that school has a loss and there are two major conference teams in front of them that don't have a loss. Last year Penn St. was 10-1 but had no shot at the National Title game because Texas and USC were undefeated. That loss to Michigan was Penn St.'s season last year.
  11. soccer10k
    Yesterday during the Cardinals-Padres game they were hyping up the Yankee game later on and referred to Jeter as "Captain Clutch". I almost threw up.
  12. soccer10k
    http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/5337.jpg 12-9, 4.32 ERA vs http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/7172.jpg 14-13, 4.12 ERA Hopefully the A's can just close the series out here. I get the feeling they won't though. GO A'S!!
  13. soccer10k
    Jon Miller has been over-excitable during the parts of the game I listened to. I try not to get mad or bothered by Jon Miller when he's talking solely because I know that if he is talking, Joe Morgan isn't. I downloaded the video that somebody posted of Barrett's GS against the Cards in April. You know what the second best part of the video is after the actual home run? Joe Morgan didn't say a word in that 45 second clip. ETA: But he has been getting really excited over routine plays in the playoffs so far.
  14. soccer10k
    Go Pads.
  15. soccer10k
    So much for my prediction of a Yankee sweep.
  16. soccer10k
    Personally, that makes it better for me because each game means something. If you lose one game, you're likely out of the National Title hunt. In the NFL you can lose a few games and still qualify for the postseason. So a loss isn't devastating. In college football, every game is important. You can't have a let down. Personally, I like that. I understand how somebody wouldn't but it works for me and entertains me. To each his own I guess.
  17. soccer10k
    What ESPN baseball broadcast would be complete without a wonderful conversation about Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees?
  18. soccer10k
    Hey, what's the first letter in ESPN stand for? That's right, entertainment. Oh and this is for Dusty being on ESPN: :pukel:
  19. soccer10k
    Pick one. Just don't follow the strive for mediocrity and sooner or later you'll catch lighting approach of the MacPhail era. I'd set a flexible payroll budget. Flexible in the sense that you spend AFTER developing young players when you've got a foundation and a real shot at winning the thing. The Cubs could spend $70 mil, $90 mil., and $120 mil. over the next three years and win the thing, and spend less than the $100 mil., $105 mil., $110 mil. they're likely to spend. The Marlins, Diamondbacks, Braves, Dodgers, and Mets have all bumped payrolls during contending periods and reduced payroll during rebuilding periods. CFP I wouldn't say "pick one". Infact you do BOTH!! IE you smartly use both assets. An example would be Playing Theroit at SS, Pie in CF. And get rid of jones and sign or trade for a big bopper at RF and 2B. You smartly use your money. But an increase in payroll is never a bad thing. If you use the money wisely, you'll win. I'd like a raised payroll. It can never hurt. But it's not necessarily going to improve the team at all without the money being spent in the right ways.
  20. soccer10k
    !#&*^%#!&*%$!&^%#!*&$ DON'T BLOW THIS OAKLAND
  21. soccer10k
    I want to see this series be over in 3 games.
  22. soccer10k
    Yes. Yes he did.
  23. soccer10k
    The only problem I see is that "overhaul" was one Hendry too short. He's still our GM with no plan. Or at least none to speak yet. That's true. But at the very least this has to be a big time wake-up call to Hendry and should tell him that the club will not hesitate to move in another direction if he doesn't do the job.
  24. soccer10k
    The Cubs should have a list prepared of candidates they want. If they deem Girardi to be the best candidate they should move quickly before somebody else hires him. But a mid-November timetable for hiring a new manager is just unacceptable.
  25. soccer10k
    I agree. Just firing Baker wasn't good enough for me and like you said, hopefully this is a sign of the organization realize major changes have to take place.
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