sweetpeteman

and on the note above, I think I will be withdrawing myself from game thread starting... although I will be open to spot start or even spot finish... close? what?

here's another challenge: At least act like you care.

Damn. That's bad. Its not a dare I'd like to take up, either, really. Sad thing is, I can imagine it happening over Maddux/Williams games. No, I don't dislike them, but I sure as hell feel more jittery when they're on the mound. 0-2 4/18. Loss 7-6 to the Reds after going up 4-0 in the first... Wood pitched. 8/4. Loss 6-4 to the Phillies, Prior was pitching... and gave up 6 runs. then, last year, I was 0-1 with my only start where we lost 10-7 to Pittsburgh (Mitre vs. Fogg) thats 0-3 outscored 23 to 17... horrible pitching does me in.

heck, soon the Pirates will be ahead of us... so, who's coming with me to Houston to beg Cuban to buy the Trib, and hence forth the Cubs?

hopefully not this season! YAY HIGH DRAFT PICK! YAY NO MORE DUSTY!

I am really fearing that not only will Dusty be back next year, but Macias will still be here, Neifi will still be here, Burtnitz in right, and no real improvements anywhere... and a payroll of 75mil, showing the fans that the Tribune and the Cubs don't care about winning.

hahahaha.... no #$& sherlock, of course the fans are fustrated... and Hendry and Dusty don't care.

PATHETIC.

Not when you have a Neifi up your sleeve. he has to be saved to pinch hit for Nomar in the 9th when their is a righty on the hill.... duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude

i really hope the bears are good, i need one of the teams i cheer for to be good. heck, I just hope the bears are competitive. more than this team is.

has Wood pitched yet? If not, why is he wasting space?

one more inning and were done. dont expect anything...

INTELLIGENCE TO DUSTY: PINCH HIT WITH MURTON.

I blame society. I blame video games. [/end money grubbing jerk Thompson mode]

useless team. I cant wait for this season to be over.

why would he not use the rookie against the Cubs... I mean, they never hit rookies worth a damn and usually end up getting owned... heck, he's doing the Cubs a favor by not starting him vs. the Cubs.

Its so hard to tell when they're having a new episode or a rerun. Good show though. Last semester I watched it every morning. In fact it made me skip physics just about every day. my friend and I watched it nearly every morning during breakfast. we would even change the channel on the TV in the cafeteria if it wasnt on ABC.

http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/W/weirdworlds/last_dragon/worm.html

haha, it was 3.

this was excellent... and waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy too true...

The Mongolian Death Worms

they arn't at home, so Ensberg cant hit popups into that box in left.

yeah, but if we keep putting people like them on the team, he will eventually have to use them.

The Cubs and Phillies face off in the pivital rubber game of this three game set. Hopefully, the woeful offense can finally wake up against Myers. Amazingly, despite being in homerun friendly Citizens Bank and featureing two teams that hit for power, no homers have been launched. The match-ups: Mark Prior http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/407578.jpg 7-3 3.26 ERA 0-0 1.13 ERA vs. Philladelphia (1 start) this season Lifetime vs. Philly OPPOSING HITTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Bobby Abreu 16 3 0 0 2 4 2 7 .188 .235 .563 .798 Jimmy Rollins 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .222 .188 .410 Pat Burrell 13 6 1 0 3 4 0 4 .462 .462 1.231 1.692 Mike Lieberthal 12 3 2 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .308 .417 .724 Endy Chavez 10 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .400 .455 .400 .855 David Bell 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056 Chase Utley 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .167 .143 .667 .810 Ryan Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 Totals 109 26 6 0 6 11 8 38 .239 .288 .459 .747 Brett Myers http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/408206.jpg 9-5 3.21 ERA 0-1 2.25 ERA vs. Cubs this Season Lifetime: OPPOSING HITTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Jeromy Burnitz 18 3 1 0 1 5 0 3 .167 .167 .389 .556 Derrek Lee 16 7 3 1 2 4 3 3 .438 .526 1.125 1.651 Todd Walker 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .273 .111 .384 Aramis Ramirez 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 .222 .222 .556 .778 Michael Barrett 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .444 .444 .889 1.333 Neifi Perez 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .400 .500 1.000 1.500 Todd Hollandsworth 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 Matt Lawton 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 Mark Prior 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Totals 103 25 10 2 5 16 10 24 .243 .310 .524 .834 The Cubs beat Myers earlier this season 2-1 on a Z complete game. Prior almost beat the Phillies, but Hawkins blew it.

Actually, if you remember, Joe played in the Mexican leagues before ending up in the majors, and according to Dusty, 'people of color play better in the heat.' A few seasons playing in Mexico, plus his heavily tanned arms make him a 'person of color' in Dusty's book, and therefore, a good closer. However, I'm currently trying to get a $50,000 grant from NU to find out why he was only good for one season... :D P.S. Is sarcasm officially posted in green? no. there is no official color.