CubbieRich

Protecting your boy Aramis. Dusty and Brenly call him out for not hustling in a matter of a few weeks, but you can count on the Sheep to look the other way and ba-a-a excuses. Never mind that this is his 2nd straight team to have the same objections to his play. But as long as he hits meaningless HR when the club is 20 games under .500-WHEA!!! Where was he in April? In May? ARam is the second highest paid everyday player on the team and as such, should set an example. He's only the 6th or 7th best 3rd basemen in the NL anyway.

ARam 'spectating' again on the bases. Jones double down the leftfield line, ARam dogs it to third. Too busy looking at the ball and not picking up Quade at third base and hustling. Brenly says "most Cubs would have scored easily". But Bob, some Cub fans think it's OK to dog it. After all, we can't ask them to do too much. Yeah, right.

When was that productivity exactly? Was that when the club needed him to step up and be a leader, when DLee was out. This guy has a history of not caring, making bad decisions and not hustling. Just like Kerry Wood, I expect the highest paid players on the team to do produce and be a leader. Not too much to ask.

Yes, it does improve a team that hovers at the 25 games under .500 mark. Hendry must rebuild the team on pitching and defense. Izturis is 6 years younger than your Neifi and was an All-Star SS. You then move Ronnie Cedeno to 2nd. EPatt doesn't appear ready. Josh Fields hustles, which ARam does not. When this club needed ARam to step up and earn his money, he showed he is weak stock. Trade now while the value is high. Fields is stuck in the minors because of Joe Crede and the talk was the White Sox may want him to learn the OF. Sweeney is a corner OF that is a year away. The Sox have played him in CF but he is a corner guy. Hendry will have at least $25 million+ to spend over the winter. I hope it's a big bat and at least a #2-3 pitcher.

on the South Side. The White Sox are having trouble with Brian Anderson in CF-fielding and hitting. They are also having problems at the bottom and the top of their lineup. They also need a righthanded middle reliever. Pierre and one of(Novoa or Wuertz) for Josh Fields(3rd). If they want Bobby Howry instead, I want Ryan Sweeney(cf) too. Then trade ARAM and Maddux to the Dodgers(Izturis) and OF or Padres for OF prospects.

Santo was a very good 3rd baseman but not even close to Eddie Matthews of the Braves. Matthews wasn't included in the Braves Top 5, the team pushing Chipper Jones. Among the players not included that were favorites: Richie Allen, Gil Hodges, Denny McClain, Bob Allison and Andre Dawson. I see that Big Yak wasn't selected either by the Cards. They let him be the donkey.

You remembered incorrectly. He was killed in the backseat of an automobile in Gary from a shotgun blast. I was challenged to produce one player who gave back contract money due to poor performance, irregardless of the reason for his poor performance.

It's pretty easy to understand. Rehab starts in the minors take away starts from the young pitching. Here's what this guy did when we needed him most down the stretch. 2004 Aug. 27th vs. Houston LOSS Sept. 10th vs Florida LOSS Sept.16th vs. CIN WIN Sept. 26th vs NYM LOSS Oct. 1st vs ATL LOSS

I don't imply intentions, just presenting the facts. He was a vastly overpaid and under productive thrower. Those brief moments when he was on his game, he was very good. But those moments were few and far between. On too many big games for the Cubs he did not perform. When the Cubs gave him the chance to win one game in 2003 to be in the World Series-he spit the bit. When they needed him to stop the slide in September of 2004-he was nowhere to be found. With big money contracts comes big responsibility. You can't be the highest paid pitcher on the Cubs and then only have a career high of a mere 14 games. He refused to change his mechanics to avoid some of these re-occuring injuries, even though many former pitchers said he needed to do so. He thought having 80 pitches in 4 innings was just fine. But he had to do it his own way and that's fine. He got his wish. Many successful pitchers have been hurt in the past, realize they needed to change their delivery and then went on to long, productive careers There's plenty of blame to go around. But Wood must bear the majority of it. Too many times on the DL, too many missed games and too many dashed hopes for Cubs fans. I want this team to win as bad as all of us do. But Wood has shown he can't be counted on. His escapades have cost this team millions, taken starts away from young pitchers, worn out the middle relievers and driven everyone nuts. It's time to cut him lose.

Vance, your education is not yet complete. Today's lesson-Lyman Bostock. Bostock was an OF with the California Angels in the 1970's. He signed a long term contract. Bostock's 1978 season started off a disaster, with him batting only .150 for the month of April. Bostock went to Angels' owner Gene Autry and attempted to give back his April salary, saying he hadn't earned it. Autry refused, so Bostock announced he would be donating his April salary to charity. Thousands of requests came in for the money, and Bostock went through each of them, trying to determine who needed it the most. Tsk..tsk.

Bilk- 1. To defraud, cheat, or swindle 2. To thwart or frustrate 3. To elude $32.5 million for 12 wins in 3 years. Let me know when he wants to give any of the cash back for doing nothing. I don't care how many job sites you pmed me, your posts are moronic. I wish I could ignore posters, because I can't read anymore crap out of CubbieRich's keyboard. Always good to hear from you, Badger. I hope the new job and the new digs in The Cities are GREAT! Say 'Hello' to Don and Amelia on 'CCO for me. While the truth about truth about Wood is hard for many to swallow, it's right there for you. He's finished...with his bloated $12 million for the year. Having him wear the Cubs uniform in the dugout any more is sending the wrong message to the real players who may have a career left. Send him on his way and worry about the players you have.

Bilk- 1. To defraud, cheat, or swindle 2. To thwart or frustrate 3. To elude $32.5 million for 12 wins in 3 years. Let me know when he wants to give any of the cash back for doing nothing.

Is that crap necesssary? What would you call people who think Wood should stay with the Cubs in any capacity? Isn't bilking this franchise out of millions over his career enough for anyone. I think so. Let him go away. And I better not see him dressed in a uniform in the dugout anytime this year. He is not a member of this team.

Listen to the sheep: Wood is a starter. Wood is a closer. Wood is a reliever. This just in: Wood is none of the above.

OH MY GOD!!!