Wheelimus

If Barrett knocks him on his ass before the game, does he still get thrown out? :lol:

Oh, not saying I would, just saying there are options if they wanted to. Obviously Marmol or Guzman can handle a start or two. And if they really need the 40 man spot, DFA Cesar please.

Or remove Prior from the 40 man. Who is going to claim him?

They really should have pinch hit Murton against the lefty.

Hopefully the bad Guz won't show up... Don't worry. If he does, he'll get roughed up for two innings, and then Theriot will just walk on the field and take over. Lou won't even have to ask. He'll throw seven shutout innings while going 4 for 4. Then, at the postgame, he'll yell "YES, I CAN DO IT ALL...BITCH!" :D

Hell, this is the perfect opportunity to bring in Ohman or Eyre and tell Demp to stay loose...

Step 1) DFA Cesar, call up Fontenot Step 2) ? Step 3) WIN

I have no problem with removing Jason. He threw a gem, was about where I'd want him to be cutoff pitch count wise, and it's a save opportunity. My problem is with pinch hitting him with Ward...I would have rather let Marquis bat and then make the switch. :D However, since he took a walk, I take it back. :lol:

I never in a million years dreamed he would start off the season this hot (*crosses fingers*) I swear, this is some of the tastiest crow I've ever eaten. Mmm Mmm Crow! :D

I need a drink....

Fixed. Is that giving them enough? How about Jones, Eyre, and Neifi EXTREME, err, I mean, Cesar? :lol:

Yeah, I'd kill for a SLG lopsided .850 OPS out of an outfielder right now. Jones and crap for Sosa, please. :lol:

Not resigning Mark Prior would be the stupidest thing possible for the Cubs. Since he won't play any this year we'll have him for two more seasons. The first, no doubt, on the cheap. Now that we know there was a problem and it's been corrected, there is no reason not to give him the chance. If not, well, get ready for the Cardinals to sign him up and for him to resurrect his career. I imagine we'd get to see it first hand when the Cardinals beat us 1-0 in game 7 of the NLCS. Seems like a fitting chapter in Cubbie hell...

Go play in the street or something. He's allowed to have an opinion, no matter how baseless it may be.. Baseless? I don't need court documents to know that Sammy's physical development required something more than a normal workout routine. I think you'll also see a transformation in his body from 2005 to 2007. Strange how a seemingly washed-up player goes away for a year and comes back bigger and hitting home runs again. Hmmm, I wonder... But don't ask Sammy about it, he can only speak English when he's praising himself. Yea, because anyone would be stupid enough to make a roid-induced comeback when millions of people are already questioning him about his past because he thrived in the steroid era. Sosa is totally that dumb. There is no test for HGH, so what does he have to lose? He's not the only one, but it's naive to think that a significant number of major league players aren't still using performance-enhancing drugs. You're right, there is no test for HGH. However, one could come along at any time. Those urine samples have a funny way of hanging around forever, and tests done on them have this funny way of leaking out of grand juries. Do you really think that Sammy wants a retroactive failed test to happen, even years from now. Never mind that, yes, you're right, Sammy could have been in the Dominican Republic shooting up on HGH...but what is he doing now? He isn't vanishing before our eyes. And I would imagine that with pharmacies being raided, doctors going to jail, and careers being ruined...HGH is probably a difficult thing to purchase in this country right now. Lets be honest here. This has nothing to do with performance enhancing drugs. This is a player who continues to be loathed for mistakes he made as a Cub. And you know, I understand it a little bit. I was pissed at him for the bat. I was pissed at him for abandoning us on the last game. But then I moved on. Two head shaking incidents do not negate all of the joy Sammy gave me over the years, practically being the only thing that kept my Cub love alive for a lot of them. Did Sammy use 'roids at some point? Probably. For a lot of years it was the Wild Wild West in MLB. ANYONE who played the game during that era could have. So, really, isn't it best to just move the bleep on and be content to just call it "The Steroid Era"? Because unless you were complaining about this during the Sammy/McGwire homer chase, you're being a hypocrite. EVERYONE knew it then, we just chose not to deal with it. I knew then that it wasn't natural for a mans head to double in size like Big Mac's did. But I was having fun, and looked the other way. And we can't have it both ways, now can we?

Won't happen, but my dream lineup with those guys would be Theriot Murton Lee Ramirez Soriano Pie Barrett DeRosa I've got Pie in a mildly awkward spot to give him some protection with Michael behind him. Though he'll probably be in the 8 hole, and seeing a lot of breaking balls.

That sure sounds like the Cubs aren't throwing him to the wolves, yet. Which, I'm glad they are not. How can I get pissed about the Cubs paying Prior 3 mil or whatever next year to try again when we're paying Scott Eyre that much to suck. And don't even get me started about Fonzie so far...

I think it depends on how he responds to the surgery. If they actually find something, repair it, and once he heals and starts throwing you see something worth keeping him around for, you keep him. If he looks like a poor mans Wade Miller, well, obviously, you cut him.

How about we have Scott have some of those "back spasms" that Miller got, and DL him? Let him spend some time trying to get his head straight, then send him to Iowa on a rehab assignment. Maybe he bounces back enough to sucker someone into a trade.

He hasn't escaped suspicion at all, there have been plenty of questions about him. That's what I was thinking. Hell, I'm sort of suspicious that his "partial season" thing is because of steroids. As in, for some reason his "cycle" forces him to not pitch until June so that he tests clean by then.

I think it's just the hope. It just doesn't make sense to me to send him down if that weren't the case considering how well he's been pitching. Not just hope anymore. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-070417cubsbits,1,6444674.story?coll=cs-cubs-headlines "Guzman will move into the rotation at Iowa and likely will make two starts before the Cubs decide whether to bring him back as a starter. With an off-day on April 26, the Cubs will need their fifth starter only one more time until May 1 at Pittsburgh." The writing is on the wall, Mr. Miller.

Of course, that was likely the situation prior to this move. This just means Angel will get a few starts in to force the issue, rather than trying to force it in sporadic relief.

I think this might be a good thing. Angel will no doubt start at Iowa, and in ten days time might be ready to take Wade's spot. I'll say this, knowing that the kid who is breathing down my neck is going down to Iowa to stretch out would scare the hell out of me if I were Wade Miller. That being said, I would have rather it been Cotts because we don't need three lefties.

Yeah, put me in with those who think the games should NOT be canceled. That just gives power to the nutcase who did it and the copycats who would get off on some idiot halting the country in their tracks. Play the game, give a moment of silence for the victims.

Murton just needs to grab an infielders glove, run over to third, and scream "TRY ME". Worth a shot. :lol:

You mean the Trib doesn't have anything to do with giving the go ahead to a deal Z/Hendry have worked out already? That's the holdup. Do have to say, I know that hindsight is 20/20 but that time not talking contracts prior to and at the start of spring training sure feels like wasted time now. Maybe a 5 year deal could have been worked out before the clock ran out. :x