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neifi? maybe then he isn't a starter elsewhere on the field, he's versatile dude. :)

In that massive post, I think the end of it was lost. He suggested having Neifi AND Macias on the bench. No thank you. Thats almost as bad as the trading Aramis point. :shock: Its official our new poster is Dusty Baker.

Why will the thread re-appear when the Braves are playing the Angels in next years WS? The Cubs have to do some serious work before this talk is legitimate.

How big of an idiot would you look if you turn around and see the catcher make a diving catch on it? Or that for some reason they did a pitch out and the catcher was standing up?

Right, so if he had put the ball in play and they had turned a DP that wouldn't have mattered. LaRoche would have been placed back in the batter's box with a 3-1 count and Jones would have been given 2nd. Its like an offsides in football... a free play you can take the good without having to worry about the bad. That is how I have always understood it anyways.

My disdain for the Astros is much stronger than that for the Cards. I will sleep better at night knowing that "class acts" such as Biggio never won a title. That being said, I likely won't watch more than 3 innings of the whole thing.

More than Richie Da Mare? I was being a bit facetious. But the article was talking about famous fans and not being from Chicago I don't count Daley as famous. Besides Bernie Mac jinxed us and caused Bartman to happen. :roll: Just say no to Bernie. Unless of course it is Weekend at Bernies.

They forgot about my most hated White Sox fan... Bernie Mac... I hope he dies of Ghonnorehea and rots in h@!!

Under your test, no one could ever be PROVEN of doing anything knowingly without having some sort of device that looked into their mind. And even then I think you would have reservations about its accuracy AT THE TIME of the act. You have to infer intent from surrounding actions that the person takes. From those actions it is pretty clear that Palmeiro knowingly took steroids. Just because a liar says he didn't do something doesn't mean you have to ignore everything else and say that raises doubt. It only raises UNreasonable doubt. BTW, he likely will not be convicted of perjury because they have no evidence that he was doing it BEFORE he testified(he tested positive afterwards), NOT because they have no evidence of intent. Prosecutors across this country get juries to infer intent from far more tenious cases than this.

Don't forget that not only are his OBP and OPS horrible, his numbers in general are skewed over that crazy month starting the season where he forgot that he was Neifi Perez.

Hey 22 is the picture of in your avatar?

Julian Tavarez? Really? Is this a video game where everything in the past doesn't matter. So much so that the guy who kicked a ground ball to Fred McGriff rather than picking it up and throwing it can be a desired acquisition? Hey and face it Farnsworth is never coming back so waste energy on something else.

Sounds like Dusty Baker. :roll: :roll: But seriously, I think due to his injury, Pie should start the season in AAA, then come up around May. Edit: moved to more relevant thread.

Derwood you need to put a big red 'X' through Hollandsworth's face, or something along those lines.

i was afraid we were going to see the kerry wood debacle after he was used in a pointless game two days before shoulder surgery. good stuff. Dude, you need to have your best reliever in there late in the game. Cause, you know, you never know when the other team is going to come back man. The dude was looking good too so no reason to take him out.

1. Whomever remembers this in 5 years instead of the sheer joy you felt seeing the hop when he hit 61 and 62 or the tingles you felt when he hit the camera booth in CF in game 2 of the NLCS is a cold and heartless person. 2. Who cares, there have been MUCH worse things that have been forgiven by fans. 3. I am glad you are clairvoiant, now who will win the Super Bowl, I need some money.

Does anyone know what time the gates are opening for Sunday's Ryno celebration (the only good part of the season left)? I have bleacher seats so I want to get there as early as possible. Thanks for the help in advance.

A Cubs fan who remembers watching the 98 playoffs would say there was NO QUESTION that Maddux doesn't get the same zone now as he did then. I vividly remember Sammy getting called out on strikes a couple of times and the replay showing the ball off the outside corner by 6-7 inches.

While I agree that Dusty should be fired, I think we should pick and chose when we argue against him and JH. The fact that Fontenot is hitting 272 at AAA and is blocked by Walker (who is hitting 300 plus in the bigs) is a really silly point and only makes those of us who really want Dusty gone for valid reasons loook as though we would complain about anyone there. When you complain about everything under the sun even if some of it is valid the message gets watered down. It looks as though you are whining and people don't like whiners. See also Democrats complaining about GW. They complained about silly stuff (such as what he wore) to the point where everyone just ignored everything even the valid points.

I hate Oswalt. Let's knock him out after a couple innings.

LMAO

What exactly is all this about... did BigBadB post this on the wrong message board. BTW, I wish I could go to Vegas.

I believe if you look at the stats Beltran wasn't that good for the Astros until the playoffs(except of course hitting 30 HRs against us in a 4 game series).

Well, let's look at the Yankees system. They traded away most of their minor league talent for higher-priced stars, leaving them with a $200 million budget and no exceptional talent pool to draw from. And as we can see, $200 million does not guarantee a WS. For the Cubs to trade away the majority of their farm only to buy them back in free agency leaves the team at a financial disadvantage and potentially gets back guys who have already hit or passed their prime. The Cubs are doing a good job of trading prospects for quality players. Especially in this market, I'd be more apt to continue their SOP than to sell the farm. Your argument is hurt by the fact that the Yankees won 4 WS in 5 years using the philosophy your describe. If that philosophy netted the Cubs just 1 title, I'd be for it. The philosophy the Yankees used to win those titles was based upon building from within. Jeter, Williams, Rivera, Pettitte & the real core of that team all came from the farm. They added role players through trades & FA (such as O'Neill & Tino), but didn't go after the huge stars. When they started shelling out the huge dollars is when they stopped winning titles. Posada as well correct? The Yanks seem to go in cycles... before they won they seemed to buy old guys and had no real farm system (the Mattingly era) then after enough losing Steinbrenner left the team alone and they built their farm system up that produced all of their players up the middle. And they won. Now Steinbrenner is getting his hands dirty and screwing things up again and they should get worse before better.

I have a feeling we're going to see Felix Pie get a good amount of starts next season. I doubt straight out of spring training though. At least I hope not, after the injury he likely needs a little bit more seasoning.