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  1. soccer10k
    This is what you get for trusting a blog.
  2. soccer10k
    fixed. he is, afterall, 37 yrs old LOL, he's one of the "oldest" looking 25 year olds I've ever seen. I'm guessing that when he was 1 he looked like 13 year old. It's so much fun making Hispanic "How Old Are They Really?" jokes. They're always funny.
  3. soccer10k
    Tough call. I like Wright better as a more consistent hitter over the long term I think. But Cabrera has added value because he can play three, if not four, positions on the field, and play all of them with at least acceptable defense. Wright seems like more of clubhouse guy, while Cabrera has quickly earned a reputation as a bit of a horse's ass. I guess if push REALLY came to shove, I'd take Wright. I can understand that, Don, but Aramis was known as a lazy bum in Pittsburgh, but that seem to change as he GOT OLDER as a player. Something tells me, Miggy will mature as he gets older. I absolutely love Wright, but Cabrera to ME, seems more like a franchise player, then Wright. To me...Cabrera has that Pujols type feel to him as a player, where as Wright has more of a Scott Rolen feel. Not saying being compare to Rolen is a bad thing, I'm saying that Cabrera, to me is more a FRANCHISE/IMPACT player then Wright, regardless of "attitudes in the clubhouse." Excellent points. There is a definate difference between All-Star players and franchise players and I think Wright and Rolen are All-Star players. Regardless of what Cabrera's attitude is, one can't argue with his production on the field. It will be interesting to see how much Cabrera's numbers suffer this year with absolutely nobody protecting him.
  4. soccer10k
    I don't like to rely on Wood at all and refuse to do so. I would rely more on Prior but would still be skeptical. Some of Prior's injuries have been freak accidents like getting hit with the ball and running into Giles. Wood's injuries aren't freak accidents. That being said, I hope they both come back healthy and pitch well when they come back. I'm just tired of looking forward to Wood coming back only to have him get hurt again.
  5. soccer10k
    hey I'll be IN Chicago and not be able to watch. I don't get WCIU, and of course ESPN will be blacked out. Wow, that hurts.
  6. soccer10k
    Wouldn't they actually be 3-6 after winning their previous game. I may be misinterpreting this stat but I think I'm right.
  7. soccer10k
    Even though we lost the St. Louis series, we still ended up 5-4 on the road trip and won the last game to start the homestand on a good note.
  8. soccer10k
    And Dempster's scoreless streak ends at 31.1. But the save streak lives on! And the save streak is the more important one. The scoreless innings is nice, but as long as he doesn't blow a game, I don't care how many runs he gives up.
  9. soccer10k
    That's an excellent point. Doing it once is one thing, but doing it twice is just stupid.
  10. soccer10k
    Pitching Z tomorrow definately gives him a better chance to win than if he pitches Tuesday against Willis. I'm fine with how the matchups are going to work out. Also, is Guzman actually getting the start on Wednesday? Has there been an official announcement?
  11. soccer10k
    I agree. I think Murton should be batting behind Barrett in the order. I'm okay with Murton at 6. I could see putting Jones 6th and Murton 7th so we have a R L R with Barrett, Jones, and Murton.
  12. soccer10k
    hehe you got the gist of my jest :D who'da thunk maddux would be 4-0 at this point with big Z 0-1? what bizzaro world are we in anyway? As long as Prior and Wood are injured I wouldn't say we're in a bizarro world. But I do see your point. I didn't expect Maddux and Z start off the way they did.
  13. soccer10k
    Haha. Nothing like a good juicing joke.
  14. soccer10k
    I'm looking forward to seeing what Guzman can do at the Major League level.
  15. soccer10k
    That is a hilarious picture.
  16. soccer10k
    This is Texas though. Virtually anybody could pitch for that team.
  17. soccer10k
    So true. I can tell you, I will feel alot better when I see woody back, and if he has a good game. It will give ME a morale booster. :lol: I hope he comes back healthy but it's not even a "i need to see it to believe it" sort of thing. Even if he's pitching well I'm still going to think it's too good to be true and he's just going to get hurt again.
  18. soccer10k
    dusty would, but it would be a result of hendry resigning macias to catch :shock: Technically, they don't need Macias. Mabry is the emergency third catcher. Where did you get that information from?
  19. soccer10k
    Going into today's game, he was 21st of 24 in OBP(Duffy, Reyes and Pods were worse), and 20th in OPS(Duffy, Pods, Furcal, and Brady Clark were worse). Well, I guess it's good we didn't waste $10 mil a year on him. I can only imagine how much people on this board would be complaining if Furcalcoholic was doing that on the Cubs.
  20. soccer10k
    I don't think it was a big deal at all. I do think it was stupid to do it to Maddux because, as other people said, Maddux isn't going to be rattled by it. Now if you did it to Z, he might go crazy. I guarantee that if Edmonds had done it to Z that Z would have plunked him on the next pitch.
  21. soccer10k
    Did anyone see this coming? <-raises hand
  22. soccer10k
    Dude, come on. The least you can do is spell our MVP candidate's name right. Derrick, please. That's not even close. As for this team, I would hardly call it great, I think with Lee in the lineup we have a decent team THIS YEAR, but that's only because the NL isn't very good as whole this year. I don' care what anybody else thinks or what Bob's personal statistical opinion on the matter is. This team isn't going to make the playoffs this year without DLee playing for a couple months. Honestly, I hope somebody remembers this and, if we make the playoffs, ridicules me relentlessly for it. But I don't see Cubs 2006 and making the playoofs in the same sentence.
  23. soccer10k
    With those two on the mound for the game, the groundskeepers will have to raise the mound a few inches after the game. There are also rumors of earthquakes in the St. Louis area tomorrow beginning around 1:15 Central Time.
  24. soccer10k
    I think that definately helped derail his career. All a pitcher had to do was throw a curve on the outside part of the place and Sosa couldn't touch it. Definitely. Other than the possible roids, the biggest catalyst in his offensive explosion was that he learned to work the outer half and hit the opposite way. After the beaning, he was scared to death of the plate, and started flailing at outside pitches instead of stepping into and driving them. It was a sad sight to see. Everybody knew he was doing it and he wouldn't change.
  25. soccer10k
    Do the -3 runs come from Pujols hitting 3 homers and running the wrong way around the bases? No, there's a bench clearing brawl in which Zambrano single handedly beats up Pujols, Edmonds and Rolen at the same time. The Cardinals are penalized for 3 runs by the umps out of disgrace for their manhood. A bad pun: Lee single handedly beats up Pujols, Edmonds and Rolen at the same time.
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