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  1. daske17
    Me too. It was fun watching a team that enjoyed playing the game and was excited to be on the field. You even had the Aramis/Simon/Lofton dance sequence! I just wish WGN was able to show the entire thing. We only got about midway through the season. Ah, memories.
  2. daske17
    Is that Mark Prior in the background, quietly yearning not for his arm to be 100 percent, but to have said arm wrapped around Jennifer Aniston?
  3. daske17
    To recap the past hour: Lugo for top prospect and another mid-level prospect Maddux and cash for light-hitting, expensive MIF with FREAKING DENGERATIVE ARTHRITIS! It could have been done.
  4. daske17
    Well, it's been nice being a Cubs fan. But because of this trade, I hereby resign. While I wish players like Murton, Barret, Lee and Zambrano all the best in their Cub careers, I refuse to root for this team any more. Hopefully, the Brewers will take me on as one of their own.
  5. daske17
    From what I remember he lost some teeth and cut his mouth pretty badly. Of course, that's about par for the course with NYC cabbies.
  6. daske17
    To put things in perspective, Furcal v. Cedeno isn't the complete comparison we should be making. The comparison should be: Furcal (SS)/Cedeno (2B)/Patterson(?)(CF) v. Cedeno (SS)/Walker (2B)/Pierre(CF).
  7. daske17
    Two words: contract year.
  8. daske17
    Further proof that God is not a Cardinals fan.
  9. daske17
    No matter what, Sosa deserves to be on that list. For the best part of the 90s, Sammy Sosa WAS the Cubs. He was the face of MLB in Latin American countries, he electrified the country with the home run race in 1998, and he was a powerhouse in the lineup for almost a decade. Despite the questions surrounding his stats, and the bad taste he left in the Cubs' organization's mouth in 2003, to leave him off this list does a disservice to a generation of fans who identify Sosa with the Cubs, especially since four of the five players are from the 1969 team. Of that group, the one person I would leave off is Fergie. While his W/L totals, innings pitched, ERA and almost all stats were better when he was with the Cubs, his career was split almost evenly between the Cubs (9 1/2 seasons) and Philadelphia, Texas and Boston (9 1/2 seasons total). If we're going for greatest Cub ever, is should be someone who was a part of the team for the longest period of time. All that said, Ernie Banks is my vote. He was a great ambassador for the game, one of the leading black athletes of the era, had monster stats in a pitcher's era and is overall the best cheerleader the Cubs could hope for.
  10. daske17
    I can't see him being any worse than Pierre. I'm agreeing with you a lot lately, goony. But that statement is true. Jones might not have the range of Pierre, but I think he gets better jumps. His arm even when spiking the ball in the grass on a third of his throws is better than Pierre. That being said, wouldn't we want someone better than both on defense, all things being equal? More importantly, I guess my question is would it benefit the Cubs to move Jones to CF and find a RF bat (in that case who?) or keep Jones in RF and go with a Pie/Lofton (or someone comparable) platoon?
  11. daske17
    Forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere, but with all the talk of moving Jones to CF, is anyone concerned about his defense? He hasn't played more than 10 games in CF since the start of his career and for someone on the downside, that's a risky proposition. I say if we're getting rid of Pierre, we have a Lofton/Pie platoon next year. Maybe bring up E-Patt too so Lofton can act as a mentor to both of them. E-Patt for being a leadoff guy, and Pie for being a speedy CF. I know he's struggling this year in AAA, but if he's platooned properly (meaning Dusty is bye bye and someone with an eye for youth is brought in) he could get some real valuable learning experience.
  12. daske17
    It's not just fans. It's 99% of the media and Big George. And I'd bet some other higher ups share the doubts. I know. It's really sad that they're tearing down one of the greatest players of our generation because he's "not clutch" or "not worth the money" or whatever stupid reason they're dismissing his ability. I can't recall any player being bashed as much in the media, by fans, etc. after winning a freaking MVP. That said, I'm help him pack if he's coming to Chicago. Shoot, I'm willing to let him shack up at my place until he gets on his feet.
  13. daske17
    ESPN quoted Yankees management saying that trading A-Rod would be "idiotic." Frankly, I think it's just Yankees fans being Yankees fans. They want all their players to be Ruth, Gehrig and Dimaggio all rolled into one. And woe be to the player who doesn't do so. ARod's doing a pretty good job of being today's Gehrig or Dimaggio. And nowhere will you find me disagreeing with that statement. Now we just need Yankees fans to see it. Somehow they've been blinded by Jeter's aura to see the true Yankees great in their midst (and no, I'm not talking about Bubba Crosby).
  14. daske17
    ESPN quoted Yankees management saying that trading A-Rod would be "idiotic." Frankly, I think it's just Yankees fans being Yankees fans. They want all their players to be Ruth, Gehrig and Dimaggio all rolled into one. And woe be to the player who doesn't do so.
  15. daske17
    This is the same Steve Philips who last night said the A's are interested in trading for Alphonso Soriano. If there's an player who's the antithesis of BillyBall, it's Soriano. Not only that, but he said that Soriano would fit perfectly with Billy Beane's aggressive style of play. . . :shock:
  16. daske17
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2518314 It's days like this that I don't understand GMs. But on the plus side, better them than us. How much do you think Hendry's crying right now that he didn't get a chance at Kearns?
  17. daske17
    Yo, who's the girl in your avatar, mega-cute..... One of the myspace ad girls I think. Actually, I think it's Ginnifer Goodwin who's on the HBO series Big Love. She also played Johnny Cash's first wife in Walk the Line. Still, hotness abound. Do you think she'd be interested in serving as the Cubs' hitting coach? She may be no better than Gene Clines, but certainly more fun to watch.
  18. daske17

    MLB TV deal

    daske17 replied to Jon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I certainly understand that there are a sizeable number of people without cable. But there are still ample opportunities to find the game outside of their own home. Go to the local sports bar or watch the game with at a buddy's house. I think a bigger problem that hasn't been addressed, nor will it be if TV stations continue to dictate terms to MLB is the start times for playoff and World Series games. There is no justifiable reason why those games need to start at 8 p.m. EST. The only rationale is network prime time and ad sales. I mean the games start at 5 pm on the West Coast and you don't hear complaints about the early start times. Move the games up, let kids be able to watch an entire World Series game, and watch a new generation want to be baseball players instead of automatically picking basketball and football.
  19. daske17
    Listen, we all make mistakes. I remember thinking the Cubs should have signed Omar Daal in 2003. The important thing is that we don't hold it against you.
  20. daske17

    MLB TV deal

    daske17 replied to Jon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    The NBA seems to be doing well having their playoff series on TNT (of course, they haven't been the same since Jordan left. . . ) Any opportunity for less Tim McCarver and Lou Piniella is fine by me.
  21. daske17
    Say what you will about Dusty, but I think that's an unfair statement. Most reporters, specifically sports reporters, will "translate" quotes from managers and players to avoid those sorts of double negatives and other problems with the English language. Is it misquoting? No, because you are quoting the person while just adding conjunctions or clearing up verb tenses. I mean, shoot, look at what the White Sox beat reporters have to do with Ozzie. I think this was a calculated move by Sullivan to make Dusty look even worse. I certainly don't have access to every article in which he quoted Dusty, but I have to imagine he's cut him some slack before in this respect.
  22. daske17
    Well, it's not like there were a ton of options out there with some of the best pitchers going to the mound yesterday. And, you'd have to go back to 2001 for a marquee starting pitching match-up: 2005 – Chris Carpenter (NL), Mark Buerhle (AL) 2004 - Mark Mulder (AL), Roger Clemens (NL) 2003 – Esteban Loaiza (AL), Jason Schmidt (NL) 2002 – Derrek Lowe (AL), Curt Schilling (NL) 2001 – Roger Clemens (AL), Randy Johnson (NL)
  23. daske17
    I can't see Garcia going since he's one of Ozzie's favorites. And Garland just signed a three-year deal and has been pitching pretty poorly this season. Vazquez is an interesting option, but I could have sworn he signed a deal with the Sox this season too. Overall, I don't see why the Sox would trade for another starter when it's their bullpen that needs the arms.
  24. daske17
    The minute you become injured under Dusty's watch, you're immediately granted "horse" status.
  25. daske17
    Childish and petty? Yes, but I like it too.
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