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Pierre has the only two hits for the Cubs today.

Like Len said, it could be the runs also.

Ouch. No doubter.

4.5 innings done in an hour. Wow.

5. 3 to Pujols. 8. 3 to Pujols. And 1 to Edmonds, Taguchi, Eckstein, Luna, and Rolen. Gonna be tough for Edmonds to get one with him expected to go on the DL. :D Anything is possible with Gopher Ball Glendon pitching. Even Tony LaRussa might hit one on Saturday.

Nice pitch Z. That was nasty.

5. 3 to Pujols.

Z is dealing right now.

Which means it's about time for you guys to trade them all away so you won't have to pay them. You're not paying attention. Bay & Jack Wilson signed some expensive (for us) contract extensions this previous off season. No one is going anywhere just for the sake of dumping salary. There's a reason Pittsburgh is our AAAA team.

Good at bat for Jacque. It's nice when he takes pitches.

Ground ball towards 1st/2nd pitcher goes towards 1st. Once he saw that the play was contained he should have gone to third. Z should know that there is a switch on and that there are 3 infielders on the right side of the field. True but pitchers are trained over and over again to slide to the right side when there's a grounder there. Professional players should be able to use their brains and realize that there was no reason to go to first base. I don't care if Z goes to home or to third but there is no reason he should go to first base. Sure they are trained to run to first, but you have to realize the situation.

What's the point of bunting when the runner is stealing? Doesn't that defeat the purpose?

Nice hit Pierre.

Way to get yourself out of the jam Z.

Ground ball towards 1st/2nd pitcher goes towards 1st. Once he saw that the play was contained he should have gone to third. Z should know that there is a switch on and that there are 3 infielders on the right side of the field.

Why did Ronny even throw that ball? Freel wasn't running.

BARRY BONDS I believe this was discussed in another thread already. The giants rotation that year combined for 66 wins, i think that played a roll in them winning the NL pennant Any time you have one of the best players in our generation on your team it's going to help out a lot. Not to mention having a solid hitter (Matt Williams then Jeff Kent) to go along with Bonds each year.

i'd have liked to see how many k's he could rack up, but i can't argue w/ taking him out. Wow. Nice line from Hill. Gotta love that. I wish he would have done that in Sacramento when I was watching.

BARRY BONDS I believe this was discussed in another thread already.

The Corey Patterson trade is NOT embarrassing. This is a kid who SHOWED no remorse for sucking when he was with the Cubs. He showed no ambition to improving (part of the blame goes to the Cubs, as well as Patterson). And quite frankly....his career numbers SAY...Corey will return to the land of the Nefti Perez, before the yr is out. This is simply a "hot streak" and it won't last, especially once teams know how to pitch Corey. The Patterson trade was simply the best option at the time, and it will prove to be the BEST the Cubs could have done. And on Prior, I don't want just "getting something" for Prior. Everybody knows what Prior can do when he is healthy (SHOULD have won the Cy Young in 03, but oh well) thus the Cubs---if they decide to trade---should demand...a very good package for Prior. The Cubs DON'T have to trade Prior, and ONCE Prior gets healthy (it's a matter of time) he WILL be in the same class as Z. Was it a hotstreak in 2003 when Corey hit .298/.329/.511/.840 in 329 AB's? Corey was going through the natural progressions of a young hitter. Is it a coincidence that his numbers decreased dramatically after Dusty got to Chicago and now that he's in Baltimore, his numbers are back up to his 2003 range? I think not. 2003: .298/.329/.511/.840 2006: .291/.336/.507/.843 Those numbers look awfully similar don't they? The dude has speed, he has to learn to bunt and slap hit. I agree that he still has work to do. My point was that Patterson was affected by Dusty and the Cubs coaching staff and now that he's free of that, he's back on his way up. He's only 26 right now, 27 later this year and his better years are ahead of him. Right now, the trade is looking more and more embarrassing for the Cubs especially with Pierre's horrible performance thus far.

And I don't think that is anwhere close to a realistic request. Yeah I cannot agree with that. (agreeing with Goony?) Spending $250 Mil. just to spend it doesn't seem like a good idea. You cannot buy championships. Owners have tried and fail. Thats why they play the games. Spending money on the right players is the key. It shouldn't matter how much they cost as long as the decisions go along with the strategy of the team.

I will give that some serious thought and get back to you. The overall contributions from those 4 need to be weighed in a manner where the comparison is fair, not to mention the... oh, who am I kidding? Neifi Perez is our MVP and Glendon Rusch is our Ace. I would take them in a heartbeat.

EDIT: Double post from above. NL MVP: Pujols AL MVP: Thome NL Cy: Webb AL Cy: Mussina

NL MVP: Neifi Perez NL Cy Young: Glendon Rusch NL ROY: Rich Hill

I'm tired of comments like this. He can't force people to get on base. Home runs are home runs. You can't choose for them to be meaningful or not. And that's where OBP comes into play.