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andy laroche was a really good prospect The best right handed hitter of his generation playing motivated was traded for one really good prospect and one average prospect. I'd say they got him cheaper than his true value. im just saying that andy laroche was not ".30 cents on the dollar". they gave up a really good prospect for him.

You think he spent 850M to let the clowns currently running the show stay on board? He's going to clean house. i think you're going to be disappointed.

andy laroche was a really good prospect

Yes. Have you not seen what he has done over the last 8 years with far less money to spend? aaahahahaaahaha seriously... ned colleti? NED COLLETI?

i doubt that there will be any major changes.

Just out of curiosity, is there anybody here that lives in Cincinnati and can tell me what the general feeling regarding Baker is? Do Reds fans hate him yet?

what is wrong with you

hahah kemp and loney and double lolol @ 1:18. brutal

maybe they should stop looking for fabricated flaws on the team and focus on players who are actually... you know.... good. aaron miles- utility guy to replace derosa! versatile! ryan dempster- integral clubhouse guy! makes the team go! milton bradley- fire! intensity! swagger! kevin gregg- closing experience! gathright- speedy! athletic!

neat?

Yes, there's lot of doubt. Smoltz is done. You don't know that

Yep, I hope we knock his ass out. Nov 1st is going to be so un real. Is this the general feeling among Packers fans? How long will it take for these wounds to heal? Years. This finally puts the Vikes ahead of the Bears in my book. how? favre sucks

what a pathetic organization

who was it?

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i don't think anybody is blaming the season on bradley, but let's not act like he's been anything other than a big dissapointment this season. the obp is nice, but we didn't pay 30 million for a good obp. .263/.392/.392 and a 103 OPS+ is pretty terrible for a corner outfielder making what he is. he's been a huge bust so far. also, he hasn't been the cubs best hitter since the break. derrek lee and fukudome have both been better. WAY better actually. like, not even a remotely close comparison.

i see no reason not to let guzman try. nobody else has earned it. plus maybe it will give him a little closing experience and maybe be the closer next year too.

let's be honest..... it's a huge surprise that he even made it this long.

I love walking a .728 OPS hitter for an .840 OPS hitter.

The bottom line is that there are 4 teams ahead of the Cubs in the wild card race, and all 4 are better than the Cubs. We can talk about schedule and all that, but this just isn't a very good team. The offense and back end of the bullpen just won't allow them to go on any kind of huge run.

Gregg puts the final nail in the coffin of the 2009 Cubs. Seriously, I almost wasn't even upset when Headley tied it up. When you walk David Eckstein in the 9th inning of a 1 run game, you deserve to get burned. I almost would have been pissed to see him get away wih that. And lololol at the home run pitch. Absolutely terrible. It's ming boggling that his numbers have been decent in the past. His stuff is pathetic.

They are averaging 4.48 runs a game. You'd rather get 3 runs a game than average 4.48 a game, just because it might be more consistent? I'm by no means a stat head whatsoever, but how skewed is that statistic. Just because you average 4.8 runs a game does not mean that you usually get 4.8 per game. We have had a few really big games this year that bump that up considerably. Obviously this doesn't happen often but that 17 run game a few days ago plus three one run games avgs near that figure. I could be wrong here, but it seems like we have had an unusual amount of games that we just can't score a run to save a life. Instead of adjusting to that a few innings in and try to scrape for some runs, Lou seems to just cross his finger for that one big inning and we end up losing by one run. What teams consistently manufacture 3 runs every game? I don't have an answer for that. I rarely ever pay any attention to how another club scores its runs. From watching this team, day in and day out, I see a team that could benefit from playing smaller ball on occasions. This team seems to have slumps together and go on tears together. When everyone on the team is having a power outage, why not try a different approach until they start pulling it together. When a team is struggling to score runs, the last thing you want to do is give away more outs. I'll say this again- Ryne Sandberg's offensive philosophy = Dusty Baker's offensive philosophy

They are averaging 4.48 runs a game. You'd rather get 3 runs a game than average 4.48 a game, just because it might be more consistent? I'm by no means a stat head whatsoever, but how skewed is that statistic. Just because you average 4.8 runs a game does not mean that you usually get 4.8 per game. We have had a few really big games this year that bump that up considerably. Obviously this doesn't happen often but that 17 run game a few days ago plus three one run games avgs near that figure. I could be wrong here, but it seems like we have had an unusual amount of games that we just can't score a run to save a life. Instead of adjusting to that a few innings in and try to scrape for some runs, Lou seems to just cross his finger for that one big inning and we end up losing by one run. Cubs projected win-loss this season (based on run differential): 60-55 Cubs actual win-loss record this season: 60-55

They are averaging 4.48 runs a game. You'd rather get 3 runs a game than average 4.48 a game, just because it might be more consistent?

Sandberg isn't managing like that because he's trying to develop them like that. He's managing like that because that's his offensive philosophy. If he becomes a major league manager, he'll be doing the same thing, and that's counter productive to scoring runs. Ryne Sandberg's offensive philosophy is highly similar to Dusty Baker's.