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  1. MustangMike
    http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/72254,CST-SPT-deluca26.article After reading that article, it sounds like Pierre is dead set on testing free agency, which I think is a good thing for us. It makes it much less likely that he'll be back next year. Here's another quote from the Suntimes article: I have to read this whole post because I don't understand why everyone hates Juan Pierre on this team....maybe that'll help. I see so many holes on this team, and Pierre ain't one of them.
  2. MustangMike
    That's what football is becoming though, you can't hit eachother anymore. Certain things I get, but I think the QB is given too much protection and I think far too many calls are made on Interference. Although the bears made some dumb mistakes all day sunday...including Olin, what was his problem with the snap???
  3. MustangMike
    I believe they can get to 100 loses...I'm hoping for 104 to set a record! Thank god the bears started.
  4. MustangMike
    Do GM's every resign? I know it won't happen, but you'd think he'd be so embarrassed for getting 95 million and building a team that has a loss for each of those million dollars spent...maybe more.
  5. MustangMike
    Ah...a fellow SLU grad...very nice! Aram will opt out and force the cubs hand, one way or another. You think they'd be smart enough to have extended him in the spring before his value could rise this year...right.
  6. MustangMike
    Johnson never plays, I'm used to it. We did alright last year without him.
  7. MustangMike
    Are you saying Dusty is Jesus? Well, Jesus can't hit a curveball. I love "Major League" References...nice job vance
  8. MustangMike
    Dusty, every time you lie..God kills a kitten.
  9. MustangMike
    Does he have a word minimium in his contract for the following words when writing about the cubs: billy goat 98 years of futility cubdom I can't stand Jay...don't care what he writes about.
  10. MustangMike
    How bout show SOMETHING...I like Rex, but I'm leaning towards Grieseball at this point. I can't figure out why I like Rex either, he hasn't done anything....ever.
  11. MustangMike
    Soriano batting 5th behind Lee and Ramirez would be very sweet. Barrett 6th behind him, Pierre and Murton at the top of the order, Izturis 8th and I guess Jones 7th, that isn't that bad a lineup. I agree on getting soriano, however doesn't his production fall off if he doesn't lead off? If he leads off, does Pierre hit 8th?
  12. MustangMike
    I don't think the Cubs are cursed. pitchers get injured all the time on all teams. That may be true, but I can't believe there are too many teams that have led the league in players on the DL for so long. I wonder what the actual count of people on the DL per team are...and also the amount of starting pitching lost to the DL per team, would be an interesting set of data.
  13. MustangMike
    Anyway to blame baker on this for overuse?
  14. MustangMike
    Didn't Cedric say he's never been hurt when he hurt his knee last year? I just find it funny he said that again, since he's been a pro for a year and missed about 1/2 that time. Not piling on, just sounds funny to me.
  15. MustangMike
    I like Ronny, but he's got to improve a lot still. I will say he's one of the players that I watch the cubs game for though, him and Murton, both of them facinate me for some reason.
  16. MustangMike
    Joe is new, but has also done some nice things with the Marlins, that Jim might see him as less of a long shot now. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself. This thread is a tease. I'll tell myself that too and yes, it is a tease. Sadly, not just for Joe but the thought Baker won't be in the Cub dugout in 2007. I honestly don't clearly understand the love for Joe, can someone help me out with this? I know Baker isn't liked, I'm one of those people, however I respect this boards views and usually agree. Just curious on what exactly Joe would bring to this team.
  17. MustangMike
    don't pull anything patting yourself on the back, dusty. :pukel: It scares me he's so quick to praise pagan and put down Murton. When Pagan does well, its obvious and expected...however Murton is only doing well because where "we put him", like Murton has nothing to do with it. What's Baker's problem with Murton?
  18. MustangMike
    A fabulous curve ball. Although, beautiful that his breaking pitch is, he's still somewhat of a one-trick pony. He needs to better develop his other pitches and work on his location. His awesome curve completely befuddles AAA ballplayers, but the boys in The Show aren't so easily seduced by it. That's my take, FWIW. Keep the fastball down away, ala Glavine...and throw that beatiful bender, just don't throw it 3 times in a row to a batter! I think he'll be fine with some confidence.
  19. MustangMike
    - Izturis is a "great, great player". Wrong - We have problems that I caused. Right - Still very optimistic about Prior. He's not injured. He's tough enough (Salisbury questioned whether he can pitch through "aches and pains"). The oblique thing came out of nowhere. Yeah...liek every other weekly "freak" injury he's had...give me a break Use the rest of the season to see what Marmol, Marshall and Hill can do, "and a few other guys". I'm happy with this statement, lets see what they got. I would have died watching Rusch go out there. Why is Guzman in the doghouse? - We cannot win next year with the rotation as it is now. We will address it. We won't go into next season "hoping this guy is healthy, hoping that guy is healthy." about time...but I'll believe it when I see it. Its like the bears, a healthy rex grossman is an upgrade. But HE'S NEVER HEALTHY!!! - I have a strong lean towards keeping Pierre. Had a few convos with his agents; we will talk again at end of season or shortly thereafter. There's not a harder worker anywhere. I don't mind Pierre at all personally, I think there are much bigger problems on this team.
  20. MustangMike
    This is the part that stands out to me, they play night games more now than before and have sucked for 2 years. Not to mention you can't play more night games at Wrigley because of the neighborhood. Its an excuse, which is all management is good at producing.
  21. MustangMike
    ...and lots of bad luck. I hate the word "curse" cause I think its a copout, but I can't ignore the string of bad luck with injuries. Doesn't it seem odd that everyone is always hurt? Bad luck is an acceptable reason, but curse is a copout? I think to say you are cursed or use that as an excuse as to why we are bad is a copout, but I think there is some reality in the fact that we've had some bad luck(nomar, Lee). I'm not saying there isn't problems in conditioning, overuse of arms, but you can't blame overuse on Marmol...maybe marshall but he said he felt great 2 days before he got hurt.
  22. MustangMike
    ...and lots of bad luck. I hate the word "curse" cause I think its a copout, but I can't ignore the string of bad luck with injuries. Doesn't it seem odd that everyone is always hurt?
  23. MustangMike
    Is that normal to win so much scoring first...or is it a sign of a team that just stinks and can't come back from a defecit?
  24. MustangMike
    If being a player's manager had any value, I'd be all for quotes like this. But it doesn't have any value. The quotes don't cause any harm, but they give you glimpse of the real motivation and thought process of the man. Trading Maddux is good for the Cubs organization. Maybe it's bad for Dusty because he needs somebody who actually understands baseball to be in his dugout, but it's not bad for the Cubs. Furthermore, Dusty obviously has some sort of hex over Jim Hendry. Hendry went bonkers trying to woo the guy over here when nobody else was considering him as manager. Hendry wanted to give him an extension a long time ago, but it seems MacPhail's decision to wait on Hendry's extension is the only thing that kept it from happening. Hendry has gotten everything Baker has wanted, with neither man apparantly realizing that a team full of speed defenders isn't going to win baseball games. He's gotten him his veteran bench, despite the fact that a rookie bench could have outplayed them for much cheaper (thus allowing more money for impact players). No, the quote isn't that big of a deal by itself. A lot of his quotes are no big deal. The problem is he has one a week that shows you his priorities, which are misplaced. I agree. I'm not a fan of his philosophies. I just don't have any problems with those types of quotes at face value. The quote itself really doesn't hurt anything. I do believe in philosophies...simply because the cubs need to have a different approach as a whole to this game, because what they are doing is NOT working. Start at the top, work down with a plan...whether it be power hitters to take advantage of Wrigley or more OBP type players...or a mix of both. Decide on some path and follow it. Without the path, we have years like this where you don't know what's going on and can't see the light.
  25. MustangMike
    Anyone else think its funny the AAA manager is coming up to coach 3rd base and leaving his team? Isn't he more important there then coaching 3rd?
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