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Juve is lucky they didn't get sent to Serie C. Wonder what's going to happen with all of the players now. I heard that all the players for the relegated teams could basically become free agents.

Cubs taking the field.

I need to see something from Prior. How do we know if we shut him down he won't be too weak for ST next year and we start this whole thing all over again? No, I'm against shutting Marky Mark down. He needs to come back and prove he can pitch. I'm in full Prior watch mode----no longer 100% convinced he will ever be back to what he was in '03. If he basically misses the ENTIRE SEASON this year because he got the flu 6 months ago???--then maybe I start shopping him a little in the offseason. If we shut him down and let the rookies (Hill/Guzman/Ryu/Marmol) start the rest of the way - which would be even easier if Maddux gets traded - then we can figure out if any of them can be counted on for rotation spots next year. If we assume Z and Marshall are locks for the rotation next year that leaves 3 spots for 5 potential starters. Knowing what the young guys can give us will also affect how hard we go after free agent pitchers in the offseason. Marmol is pitching well and is looking like a strong candidate for a rotation spot. Don't forget that the Cubs also brought Wood back last year to pitch at the end of the year and that probably screwed him up for this year. I don't want that to happen to Prior in 2006/2007. I would love to see how Prior can pitch as much as anybody - and have stated so numerous times - but I just get the feeling that he's not going to be healthy this year and we would be better off saving him for next year. As with Wood, no sense wasting him during a lost season when we should be saving him for next year.

Either way somebody looks stupid for this statement. Either Hernandez is incorrect and he's an idiot for saying this or Hernandez is correct and management are idiots for not doing this sooner.

the cubs don't have a decent ph, and even one of them should miraculously reach, pierre ain't going to bunt-homerun them home anyway. Z is on the bench.

It is dumping in Chicago right now.

The Cubs are easily a 90 loss team which is very bad. They finished 34-54 in the first half which is a .386 winning percentage. To avoid finished with 90 losses (i.e. 73-89) the Cubs would need to finish the year 39-35 which is a .527 winning percentage which would obviously be a significant improvement over the first half of the year. So even with that huge improvement the Cubs would still finish the year 16 games under .500. This team is bad and only an A's like streak will get them to .500 for the year. BTW, I don't mind the optimism Scott because it provides a debate for the board.

Maybe somebody will spit on him as he is leaving the park. "Nice game, pretty boy!" "That is one magic loogie" :lol: "I'm Keith Hernandez" Hilarious episode, well, technically episodes since it was a 2 parter.

Len and Bob have been talking about OBP a decent amount this year. They also show OBP as one of the stats for each hitter on WGN along with BA, HR, and RBI if my memory serves me correctly.

NOBODY CARES, AGAIN!! READ THE NAME OF THE THREAD AGAIN!!! Done.

Actually it would be August 5. :)

NOBODY CARES, AGAIN!! It's different if you live in Chicago. Oh that's right, I wouldn't want to get hasseled by those White Sox fans all the time.

I'm not sure I'd trade Aramis for Abreu straight up, let alone throwing in Marshall, Jones, and cash. Abreu is 32, has seemingly lost his power stroke (8 homers this season), and has probably peaked. Aramis is 28 and probably has not yet peaked and plays a position that I think is more difficult to replace (I don't think Koskie is a good option there). It would have to be an EXTREMELY good deal for me to want the Cubs to trade ARam. Also, we would me better off trying to land ARod with the Jones-ARam-Marshall combination. Wouldn't be a horrible deal from the Yankees perspective as they would get a productive 3B, an OF, and a starter. Not that it will happen though.

4 AB's in 17 games in his first stint. I doubt Theriot is not going to play much this time either.

Yeah, I can't see them meeting much competition. Metallica is taking somebody out.

Pink Floyd easily.

Or get traded somewhere with a better team I don't think Hendry trades Jacque. If he plays well, Hendry will think he made the right move offering a three-year deal. Now, the better Maddux pitches, the easier it will be to move him. Agreed. I only see Hendry trading players whose contracts are up at the end of the year (Maddux, Pierre, Walker) rather than somebody he just signed as a free agent in the offseason (Jones).

Wow. Floyd was stealing and Maddux still threw him out at second to start the double play.

Jacque!. I called it before the ASB (not sure which thread) but I'll say it again. We're taking 2 of 3 from the Mets.

You're right. Now a choice: listen to Steve Stone on ESPN or Len and Bob on CSN.

Good to hear Steve Stone announcing today.

Why don't we just shut Prior down for the rest of the year so he can take as long as he wants to recover and let Hill start for the remainder of the year. Even if he gets shelled, just let him pitch for the rest of the year. Either he works his way though it and garners consideration for a starting spot next year, or he hit hard and we narrow down our potential options for starters next year. Either way, it gives the Cubs something to bank on.

Can football start already?

Agreed. As I was reading along, I started to look up stats and was about to post but then read what O_O said and realized that my idea was basically what he said. And he probably stated it better than I would have.

Tell me you made that up. Tell me he did not say that. Word for word. Kill me. Oh my lord. *Opens bottle of Jack Daniels and takes HUGE swig*