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  1. Wheelimus
    Rich Harden threw today. And his arm is apparently still attached to his body. That alone is enough for me to shake off the loss. We're only 4 in, lot of baseball left to play. Theriot is what he is. If he's ever truly an average shortstop, that will be a true best case scenario. Isn't like we have much else to run out there though.
  2. Wheelimus
    Assuming you're kidding, but still ... who would want a guy that throws the team under the bus for his own personal interests? Who is to say it would be noticeable? Playing for the San Diego Padres this season is going to be pretty damn depressing. Obviously, depression can sometimes lead to lowered performance. A half point added to his ERA won't raise sane carpet-bagging accusations. But it might lower his value a notch to get a trade done.
  3. Wheelimus
    It would be a good move by the Reds whose impact would be a negated by their manager. But then again, most moves are like that for the Reds.
  4. Wheelimus
    I wouldn't be shocked to see Veal stick, just so they can keep him without compensation. It's not like the Pirates have much else to play for this season.
  5. Wheelimus
    I'm all for picking up a 3B off the trash heap to play everyday at Iowa. It's just that Lamb is at best 3rd on my personal 3B trash heap list.
  6. Wheelimus
    It's reverse psychology. He's hoping that the Angels get tired of his crap and release him. Then he can earn his 30+ million without even having to show up at the ballpark. :-))
  7. Wheelimus
    Sure would have been nice to have him as insurance if Cotts blows up.
  8. Wheelimus
    actually it's very silly for grown men to complain that they can't swear on a baseball site. no it's not. it's talking baseball. if i'm at a bar and start talking baseball with the stranger on the stool next to me, i couldn't care less if he swears. when's the last baseball game you went to that you DIDN'T hear people cussing? and i'm not complaining at all. tim can run his site however he chooses, it's not my place to offer advice on how to do so. i just responded to the point that someone else brought up. if i really felt like i HAD to cuss while discussing the cubs, i'd just go to bcb or desipio or the countless other forums. What we need are official replacement words for the swears. Such as, perhaps the "F word" becomes "Neifi". Such as "Damn it, Vizcaino just got Neifi'd up"
  9. Wheelimus
    It's funny, I have numerous connections to Chinese/Korean "knockoffs" of Transformers. I bet the same connections could look into jerseys. If I didn't think I'd get sued into the ground I'd totally look into it for you guys. :-))
  10. Wheelimus
    For those prices, who really cares if they're knockoffs. Let me echo the "if anyone orders, please report back" sentiment. If they're legit (in that they send you a jersey, lol) I'd go on a shopping spree. Already have an authentic Sandberg, but I'd love to get a Z. And Banks. And so on. Hell, personally I would have no problem getting one autographed in a pinch. But then again, I'm the type who wouldn't be getting it as an investment. I'd be getting it as a "pry it out of my cold dead hands when I'm gone" memento.
  11. Wheelimus
    What about the final piece of the triplets..........Michael Bourne? To be honest, I'd rather give WWE's Evan Bourne (aka Matt Sydal) a glove and see what happens than any of the above... =D> Bourne cant do anything that the Mexican Luchadores havnt been doing for decades. True. Though one could make a similar statement about all of our current and past Cub heroes. They weren't really doing anything that those who came before them hadn't done. Well, other than Sammy perhaps. :-)) I'll say this. I've never seen a nicer Shooting Star Press than Bourne's. And I'm fairly confident he'd have a better outfield arm than Pierre. Some days I think I would...
  12. Wheelimus
    What about the final piece of the triplets..........Michael Bourne? To be honest, I'd rather give WWE's Evan Bourne (aka Matt Sydal) a glove and see what happens than any of the above...
  13. Wheelimus
    At this point I'd rather have Gathright over Pierre. Even if the contracts were equal. Man, that sure spells out how far Mighty Juan has fallen...
  14. Wheelimus
    Did we lose Thor's hammer of death or something? Sounds like a simple problem with a simple solution...
  15. Wheelimus
    I think Shilling gets in. I just don't think he'll get in quickly. Certainly not first ballot. But I'd be shocked if he isn't in 4 or 5 years later. I think he'll benefit from the steroids controversy. Being as outspoken as he is, he's either been clean or is beyond stupid. Barring a shock like a Bloody Syringe or something, he'll eventually get in as voters start figuring out how to deal with borderline players of that era. I think you'll have a lot of voters saying "well, if half the league hadn't been on PEDs he would have had better numbers" or "if he would have been on PEDs he would have stayed healthier and got the numbers". Never mind the fact that voters are going to HAVE to readjust their common benchmarks for pitchers. Because if the benchmark remains 300 wins, it won't be too long before NO pitchers are going to the Hall.
  16. Wheelimus
    So, Pudge is apparently trying to drum up interest with offers to back up first and third. Interesting thought, combining backup 1B/3B/C into one player. No offense to Paul Bako of course.
  17. Wheelimus
    It's weird, all of my emotions with Hill are incredibly conflicting. On one hand, I want to feel happy that his troubles continue in Baltimore. It eases the pain of losing the guy we had in 06 and 07. But then like most former Cubs, in the end I want to root for Hill and feel bad that his life continues to spiral into oblivion. And then, looking at it another way, I want to see him fail to not have to go through the whole "what if" thing if he puts it back together and wins a Cy Young or something. And yet, I want him to succeed so that my Cubbies get the best possible player in return. Ah, life is full of contradictions. :shock:
  18. Wheelimus
    Hey, I know. There's this guy named Bonds whose trial was just (likely) delayed a year and who would sign for the minimum. Lets sign him for 4th OF and stop worrying so much about day to day nagging injuries. :-))
  19. Wheelimus
    I guess the bright side there is that Hoff won't be hurt at all playing everyday at Iowa (though I don't think he has anything to learn there). And some eye popping stats at AAA just might get someone to overpay for him when someone gets in a 1B pinch.
  20. Wheelimus
    You know, if the Players Association had any balls I'd just fast track the release. Vote on it right now. There are a small number of 104 players from 5 years ago who are on the list who will vote no. Everyone else who isn't using their own PED's has nothing to fear. A way to say "look, this was the last generation, lets talk about all the current talent who weren't on the list and have been tested since they stepped in the minors"
  21. Wheelimus
    I'm going to laugh if Gaudin somehow wins the Cy Young because hitters just..can't..deal.
  22. Wheelimus
    Somehow doubt this will lead to Marmol not being our closer. Only if he struggles in the WBC and that's the last thing we want to see. I just hope that the bullpen competition is fair and others get serious looks at setup other than Gregg.
  23. Wheelimus
    Are you sure you're thinking of the right guy? Manny hit .347/.473/.587 for the Red Sox in June when you're saying he supposedly quit on them. okay so he kept hitting well while complaining so much that the red sox were basically forced to trade him. combine that with his age and terrible defense, and that's not a guy that i want on my team for that kind of money. Can't really agree with that. To me, what matters at the end of the day are your numbers. If you're carrying the team I don't really care what you mouth off to reporters about. Boston is baseball in a vacuum. They certainly didn't have to trade Manny, though it certainly worked out alright for them. But they didn't trade him because of the distraction, they traded him because a team shockingly gave a decent haul to a problematic outfielder in his walk year. Then again I'm just a Series starved Cubs fan. I'd be happy if it were won by 9 clones of Barry Bonds.
  24. Wheelimus
    Or maybe, gasp, we can forgo the "12th pitcher who is used twice a month and demoted every time he blows up" position and just carry an extra positional player? No matter how the pen breaks down, you're going to have a LOT of guys who can go more than 1 inning. And probably Shark at Iowa just waiting for a spot to open. We don't need 12 pitchers. Especially since we probably won't need a 5th starter until several weeks into the season. I'm intrigued to see what Koskie can do. And relieved that our backup plan at 3B might actually exist now.
  25. Wheelimus
    Tough call. Both are, to me, former "great" pitchers. You're really just betting on who has a little more gas left in the tank. Depending on how cheap they get, why not both? I think having a future HOF in Iowa's rotation just my underscore how bleeped up this offseason has been.
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