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It was something Bruce Miles either said on this site, or in one of his articles. I don't have the exact quote on me. It was in the "Deal For Adam Dunn soon" thread. Everyone was wetting their pants about a deal of Hill/Mitre/Patterson for Dunn, and Bruce came in and said that there was no such deal, and that Hendry wouldnt even trade Hill straight up for Dunn. Obviously that doesnt mean that the Reds offered us that deal, but if Bruce said it, I'm pretty much obliged to take him at his word that he knows Hendry wouldnt go for it. Then I guess it shows the original quote was made up. The quote was made up, but the fact that Hendry wouldnt trade Hill for Dunn, straight up is true. Based on what? Oh sweet Jesus, are you just trying to be annoying? Bruce Miles said it, it's probably true, and you don't know squat.

We have a winner.

Do you really want me to start posting my feelings on this game? I can assure you that you do not.

I'm trying to derive enjoyment from the little things these days. I'm deriving enjoyment from this. A little thing? Now there's humility. touche

I'm trying to derive enjoyment from the little things these days. I'm deriving enjoyment from this.

Haha. With me it's Cubs game vs. battlefield 2

He's already gotten away with much more than Stoney ever could just today. "Worst baseball playing I have EVER seen in all my years...." or something to that regard. yeah, but that's just being general. he could call out people by name, call out the coach, the GM, etc. he can say everything we've been saying and it would actually mean something.

I can just picture Ronnie exploding on the team bus. Slapping Aramis and telling him to keep his head in the game... In all honesty, my guess is he's too disgusted to do much more than get teary eyed at how disappointing 2005 has been. That's too bad, because Ron Santo is the one guy that could actually go nuts about this team on the air, in public, on the bus, on the plane, wherever, and people would listen. he's Ron Santo. People love Ron Santo. The Trib can't just run Ron out of town like they did with Steve Stone.

I have to say, the end of last year was still worse for me. Those games against the pitiful Reds and Mets were absolutely unbearable. But if this year continues this poorly...it'll surpass that

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Why are you surprised?

On the whole season they're on pace to get 87-88, but if you throw out the first month or so they're on pace to do better than that. I say 91-92.

I can't watch, did he say something or is he just generally downcast? A fan was yelling below the box and could be caught on the mic. Ron says "I'm going to shoot that guy." :camper: :shock: Yikes - well as others have pointed out, Ron Santo hates the Mets and hates New York, so being swept there in a most horrific fashion probably left him ready to punch the first person who says hello to him. What I wouldn't pay to be a fly on the wall on the plane trip home to Chicago. Seriously, he should just go to town on all of them. He's the greatest fan the Cubs have ever had. He's killing himself for this team and they're laying down for the second year in a row. he should throw an absolute fit. breaking things, pulling people's hair, spitting on them, who cares. Completely off the hook. What can they do? he's the greatest Cubs fan and he should be a Hall of Famer and he has no legs. Go to town, Ronnie.

I feel so horrible for Ron. The last two seasons have taken years off his life.

Is Ricky Henderson available? Oooo. The threat of speed at the top of the lineup!

There's no way Murton should be in the majors. We should sign Marquis Grissom/

We'd better resign the Gremlin next year.

Brain dead cubs hitters hacking at slop nightly.

Anyone?? Z is a crybaby.

And I'm not saying, never have been saying, that there aren't good reasons to think that the Cubs likely will not make the playoffs. All I'm saying is that there are reasons to think that they still could and those need to be factored in if you are going to argue that your point-of-view is well-balanced. To say that the season is over, hands down, no doubt, the Cubs suck and will continue to suck like you and so many others were just a couple of pages ago is quite different than saying what you just said. And I'm not sure how you could possibly know what record the Cubs are going to have to have in order to win the wild card. That "statement of fact" certainly is an opinion. You know what, the Cubs could get ridiculously lucky. And that would be great. they could leap over 6 teams in unprecedented fashion. Their players could all go on hot streaks. They could not even have to go 36-16 and win 90 games, which, by the way, is the least a team has ever had to win in order to get the wild-card (by the Cubs, in 1998, and LA, in 1996). They could have Maddux suddenly not realize how old he is, or Rich Hill pull a Dontrelle Willis for the rest of the year. But, barring complete miracles, it ain't gonna happen. My point of view, that the Cubs have virtually no chance at making the playoffs, is about the most rational, easily factually supported thing you can come up with. The final idea, that the Cubs cannot be a playoff team, is still an opinion, which is fine with me, because it'll be backed up with the fact that they don't make the playoffs later on. Please continue your insipid "fact vs. opinion" argument, as I am obviously unable to determine what is fact and what is opinion, and certainly the FACT that my OPINION is very easily supported makes it completely unacceptable.

Thx DJAXX! Not a problem. I do know that the sessions have been completed. They'll be up before long! What about the Kelton/Piggy/Soto/Welly round of questions? Are they soon-to-be-posted as well?

Nice! I hadn't thought about the international IP.

You mean Macias/Blanco/Maddux. perez couldn't have hit in a slow-pitch softball game today

This workaround does not work for Fox national games, I don't think. Fox has a monopoly over this time slot.

You know what? You're right. You would know better than professional sports trainers with years of experience and firsthand knowledge of Nomar's swing and step. This isn't basketball, Nomar's not exerting himself the entire time he's in the game. He has just as much chance of re-injuring himself in the 1st as the 9th. If you can play 7 innings of baseball, you can play 9. What reasons are there for him not to play everyday? Neifi has carried this team on his back the entire season. You can't just love him and leave him.

Corey didn't underperform? Nomar didn't underperform? Hollandsworth and Dubois didn't underperform? Hairston didn't underpeform? One could make the argument that Burnitz has underperformed as well? Wellemeyer and Leicester didn't underperform? Wood didn't underperform? What team are you watching? Corey did underperform, and his underperformance was exacerbated by hitting leadoff. Nomar wasn't here long enough for his underperformace to be much of a factor, and his injury has probably hurt the offense to a fair degree (though Dusty wouldn't agree with that statement). holly didn't underperform, because he's terrible. Dubois wasn't out there enough to be much of a factor, nor should he have been counted on to contribute much more than he did, especailly with the way he was jerked around. Nor should Hairston, who didn't really underperform by much anyway. Burny has overperformed compared to his last three years. Lee overperformed enough to make up for all of them, in my opinion. Welly and Leicester shouldn't have been counted on to be the big stoppers in the bullpen. Wood was consistently injured. His appearances were poor, I'll admit, and it's his underperformance/injury that has hurt this team the most, in my opinion. But to think that a few bullpen innings from him and Williamson, as well as Nomar and lawton, are going to turn this team around and make them go 20 over .500 the rest of the way is a bit ludicrous.