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  1. Scott G. F.
    No, bad taste is signing your failed GM to an extension and then leaving town. Nice. Nice sig. :) Thanks, but in the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I'm hoping to have one of an ND player nailing a Bruin after this weekend. shouldn't they be focused on the game? Funniest entry ever!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Scott G. F.
    I believe what you're looking for is a graph for how much the Cubs got per win. I saw this on another blog. Bronx Banter about 2 weeks ago. The Cubs roughly paid 2.1 mil for each win this year where as the Marlins had the best ratio per win. Which goes without saying. The Cubs are not that bad people. 2006 is over.
  3. Scott G. F.
    I don't know if he's done a good job or not, but I'm not interested in O'Neal's head on a platter, for the very reason that Bruce points out in the first sentence. This is the 3rd guy in 4 years. I don't think you solve health issues by constantly turning over the training staff. Besides, I blame Dusty's abuse for the health problems much more than a trainer that came on after these guys were hurt. Having inside knowledge and access to a professional trainer in baseball and quizing him on this topic. His comments about the training staff for the Cubs was simple. After Dave Tombas was fired for allowing Mark Prior to pitch after the collision with Brian Giles in 2003. Dusty had his excuse to bring in his GUY from the Giants. This is when the injuries began to be misdiagnosed. The Cubs training staff was not straght forward in answering simple questions about the health of the team. I mean Will Carroll broke the news about Mark Prior before spring training 2006 and the Cubs oraginization said the rumor was false only to find out it was true and Prior would a nonfactor all year. The status of both Wood and Prior are up in the air to this day. I believe it has been a combination of many factors. I believe Piniella will change this for the better.
  4. Scott G. F.
    I honestly don't know how the "fan base" can be critical of the pitching coach. I am dissappointed that Larry is coming back simply because I think a total change was needed. That said I have one question. Will Larry become a different coach then he was with Dusty? Piniella holds people accountable, so will Larry become a better coach because of this? Scott Eyre already admitted he didn't do his best last year, he basically said he was lax. Just imagine what other players got away with under Larry. Will this change or was the status quo preserved? I reserve judgement on this topic simple due to not knowing enough about what a pitching coach does (I can admit this). I believe we'll see a different Larry Rothchild next year simply due to his proximity to Piniella. I hope I'm right. Then again, don't we all.
  5. Scott G. F.
    Wood was in shape this year and years past. He hired a personal trainer in the offseason following the 1998 season. His hero is Roger Clemens who works out like he's crazy. Being in shape goes a long why to stop injuries but it doesn't totaly pervent them. Wood was just injured, not because he was not in shape. BTW same for Big Z. He slimed down too.
  6. Scott G. F.
    I like Brenly. I think the Cubs could do much worse then him.
  7. Scott G. F.
    http://www.goatriders.org/archives/2006/10/chicago_cubs_manager_bruce_bochy.html Alrighty then.... That's unfair. You always here about the one time so and so pinch hit, brought in or did pull a player. You alway here the bad moves. I'm betting that all managers considered for the Cubs will make mistakes. You will not find the perfect manager!!!! So sign Girardi and and shut up already!!
  8. Scott G. F.
    The increase in flexability would be great. No doubt. But it's scary how it can be wasted in light of the Neifi and Rusch deals last year. I hope whoever is brought in as manager has alot of knowledge and input for Hendry. Why not trade for Carl Crawford? Why not sign Lofton if that doesn't work, at least until Pie is ready? Why not get Sorano? The pitchers go without saying, Zito, yes; Schmidt, maybe.
  9. Scott G. F.
    For more incite on Bochy go to the "Gas light baseball" blog. It seems that for the most part Bochy will be missed. He's good on pitchers and catchers. The only bad thing discussed what that players don't improve under him. Other then that there is not much on this dude. Does he know about OBP? Who knows? He is another laid back guy from California so consider what happend to the last one of those we had. I honestly don't know what to say. Piniella would be fun. Like crazy wild fun. Girardi would be a grass roots type fun. Bochy would be a "I didn't have a cavity" trip from the dentist type fun. Brenly would be cool since he's witnessed the last couple years. All good guys all would do the job well. IF they had the players to play for them.
  10. Scott G. F.
    A 115 million payroll would give the Cubs roughly 35-40 million to spend this offseason. Even if five million were eaten up in Ramirez's extension, there's still plenty to improve the team. I am unsure that's good or bad news. Thinking back whent he Payroll was 85-90 the 100 mil mark was the golden ring. Looking at the team with lower payrolls that did better then the Cubs, which there are a lot of, I don't get that excited about this news. New expanding the payroll to bring in Sorano, Zito, Matasuka or Lee would excite me. A-Rod is pie-in-the-sky territory for any Cubs fans, at least it is for me. I'd like to chack out Miguel T. from Batlimore too. I still like that guy.
  11. Scott G. F.
    Bochy is in the mix. I gotta hand it to Hendry He sure is going through the list. from what I read over at Gas light baseball (SD blog). They don't want Bochy to go. They like him. Does anyone know anything about him? I know zip on the man. It's seems from reading the threads in the SD blog Bochy is great on pitchers and catchers, but the knock is players don't have their best seasons with them. Players don't improve with him. Also, he's laid back. With Piniella, Girardi and now Bochy. Whomever the Cubs pick will, at the very least, keep the Cubs nation talking this entire off-season.
  12. Scott G. F.
    Very true, but unless they get players the improvement will be very minor... True statement. Piniella needs to manage better players. Unfortunately if Dusty was given the good players he'd still be around.
  13. Scott G. F.
    LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT MANAGER....YOU'LL LOOK A LONG TIME!!! Lou has his faults as does Girardi. I'd be happy with either. What I see Lou brings in over Girardi is that fact of his past. He has won the big one. He isn't caught up in the Cubs curse crap. Girardi grew up here and is a Cubs fan, which to me is a bad thing. The agruements on this thread are kind of nit-picky. If Lou is the choice then that to me is a good sign. It means that Hendry will not wilt to public perseption of whom they want on the job. Hendry has to make the hard decisions this being the very most critical. Lou has a following. A-Rod, Ichiro, to name two. 2 men I'd love to see wearing Cubbie blue. Quite Frankly they could hire Sammy Sosa to manage, Grace as first base coach, Sandberg at thrid and Steve Stone as pitching coach as long as they win the WS then who gives a crap!!!
  14. Scott G. F.
    The source of the Hill, Eyre and Pie was the SoSH. It didn't seem that unreasonable to me that's why I posted this thread. (I also looked for a A-Rod Thead BTW and didn't see one on the front page.)
  15. Scott G. F.
    What it would take: The Yankees would want Hill, Eyre and Pie for one A-Rod. If the Cubs did this I'd freak out, but if Piniella is hired as managers it might be a possibility. Why wouldn't A-Rod want to come to Chicago. Why wouldn't Piniella insist the Cubs make the trade for the instant gradification of a WS? Why would Hendry do it? Hill to me is on par for a Zito type pitcher. I really like him and it would be a shame not to have the honor of seeing him become dominate ala Zambrano in a Cubs uniform. Pie is a name we have been talking about for years. Last year, if he had come up, would have been a mistake. We'll see him in 2007, which to me is the right time. Eyre is a good pen man but I'm not emotionally invested in him (Sorry Scott).
  16. Scott G. F.
    I give it a 80% chance that is going to happen.
  17. Scott G. F.
    Sorry they didn't make the playoffs. I would have liked to see them win back to back since the Cubs died early this season.
  18. Scott G. F.
    Also, Prior is in his arbitration years, he's pissing away millions if he deliberately shuts down despite being able to throw. A decent 2006 could have earned him $8-10m next season. I agree with you both, but they would be pitching for a famous pitching abuser and either making him look good or getting hurt. This was the best answer, shut down and keep quite about it until Dusty is gone. Hendry is in on it and he hold the purse strings. I don't see it as to far fected.
  19. Scott G. F.
    Just to be clear, are you claiming that Kerry Wood tanked on purpose in his walk year during what should be the peak of his career so Dusty would get fired? That has to be one of the worst conspiracy theories I've ever heard. That's doesn't make to much sense until you think that Hendry will work with Wood on a deal. Was Wood as hurt as we are led to think? Maybe. Did Dusty want Wood in the Pen? No! So Hendry and Wood talked and noted that it's the better plan to shut him down until next year and put him in the pen as the closer. For Prior it was easier but he got more media crap for it.
  20. Scott G. F.
    The theory of Prior and Wood looks stronger now. What Nevin brought to light about some "other in house" crap that the press didn't have knowledge of I believe that Dusty was going no matter what and the players had a hand in it. Point is Prior fell off the map and no one can print a straight answer about his condition. Wood was missdiagnosed. Both Prior and Wood were misshandled by Rothchild and Dusty. Maddux had a hand in this too probably bringing to light what the current management was doing to their long term careers. So his advise might have been sit down and be hurt just enough to get the current managerment out the door. Looks like it might just happen by next week. Oh and if it does and Prior and Wood suddenly rise from the ashes, it only strengthens my theroy.
  21. Scott G. F.
    Paul Sullivan's article was insulting but it was important. Why? Because people realy honestly think the Cubs lose due to bad luck. It polorizes the thinking of many people within the orgainization. Sorry but Ozzie's quote on bad luck and the orgainzation just being run like "hourse S**t" is spot on.
  22. Scott G. F.
    "Right now, we're playing spoilers," Ramirez said Went told how close the Cubs could be to getting first pick in the draft. http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/10024932.gif NO comment from real spoiler.
  23. Scott G. F.
    Who will be in the draft in the upcoming year that we can look forward too? Last 1 or 2 draft we got Mark Prior.
  24. Scott G. F.
    BYNUM-YN=BUM!
  25. Scott G. F.
    Juan Pierre would never be the #8 hitter on this team. You seem to be switching back and forth to abstract and specifics, and from what the Cubs should do, and what is the best we can hope for with Hendry. Juan Pierre should not be on the 2007 Cubs. However you want want to explain it, that would be bad. Not resigning Juan is an easy move to make, that doesn't require a dancing partner, or significant investment. It should be one of the first moves made, whether we're talking ideal world or Hendry world. Juan Pierre is a net drain on this team. At his inevitably higher cost, he will be an even bigger drain. You cannot bring him back if you care about improving the offense. Okay we swing Jones around whom leads off? Now the Cubs are right back in the No leadoff hitter mode again. Great.
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