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I don't get the love for Theriot. He's not a good player. He had one great month of July, but other than that he was absolutely awful. We're talking Neifi territory. He's a good utility guy, but he's not good enough to be a starter. Even if we don't upgrade we still should give Cedeno a decent shot at the starting job. He has a much higher ceiling than Theriot.

Haha. Good luck with him Cincy. I'm guessing all the starters will be on the DL starting 2009 considering how bad the Reds' bullpen is.

Wow Kentucky.

Michigan is killing Purdue 31-7 at half.

I really like Gallagher and think he can be a good #2 or #3 starter for us if he ever gets a chance. He's been young for his league every year and has put up great numbers. I just worry he's either going to get traded this offseason or he's going to be relegated to the long-man in the bullpen next year. Another reason I want the sale of the Cubs to go through as soon as possible. I think the ideal situation is to have Marshall, Hart, and Gallagher all battle it out for the 5th spot in the rotation in the spring. I also wouldn't mind seeing Marshall traded as part of a package to bring in a outfield bat, Hart put in the bullpen in a bigger role, and Gallagher in the 5th spot in the rotation.

Does Juice have any touch whatsoever? I don't watch Illinois very often, and it seems like every pass he throws he just fires the ball as hard as he can.

I get excited for the offseason since it's a chance for the Cubs to get better by adding FA's and trading for players. Of course, I'm always disappointed, but I still enjoy it. I'm really excited about this offseason. I will follow the sale of the team very closely. The sooner the sale goes through, the better.

The Red Sox have two bases-loaded walks on the night. Someone alert Dusty Baker.

i think he means we need more 2b who can play other positions.

I actually don't have any problems with the Cubs not having any money to spend this offseason if this it true. I don't want to see Hendry giving out any more ridiculous contracts. I can live with a crappy offseason if new ownership comes in and cleans house.

The Red Sox are murdering the Indians. 8-1 in the bottom of the 5th. Beckett is cruising.

I love watching the Red Sox hitters. They all take pitches, work counts in their favor, and take walks when they don't get a good pitch.

Let's go Red Sox

Really, FP was the only career mark I found on B-R and FP favored Riot. As far as physical defensive skills go, they're both surehanded and have about even arms. Theriot is way faster though. DeRosa has better arm than Theriot Yeah, but Theriot is so fast man.

I don't get all the Dbacks hatred. Yeah, they swept us. So what? It was more because we crapped the bed than them playing above their heads.

There are going to be quite a few good CF's on the market this offseason, so I don't see him making as much money as he think he can.

I hope the Yankees come calling. Lou's an idiot.

Using career number the two is not a good idea espeically in Theriot's case. I think he's proven that his 2006 line was an anomaly and that we're much more likely to see the 2007 version in the future. So look at their lines this year: DeRosa: .293/.371/.420/.791 Theriot: .266/.326/.346/.672 Theriot has never shown to have had much power and has a career .066 IsoP in the minors. Even if you take DeRosa's career numbers .278/.341/.408/.749, they're easily better than what Theriot did this year. DeRosa doesn't have a ton of power, but Theriot basically has none (5 HR's in 2048 career AB's in the minors). I would hardly consider DeRosa to be a slightly better batter. Who's to say the last two years for DeRo weren't fluky. And to restate one point DeRosa is 32 and likely to decline while Theriot is 27 and likely to improve or stay the same. Again though, I'm not making the arguement on who should start, I'm making the argument that you can't automatically assume DeRosa should start. Theriot had a great month of July, but was terrible the rest of the season. He's nothing more than a pretty good utility player that was forced into a starting position because there weren't better options at SS. DeRosa is the better player, and it's not even close. You can assume DeRosa should start over Theriot because he's the much better player.

Mike and Mike interview

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I still love the idea of getting Jeremy Hermida from Florida and would be willing to part with Pie and Marshall to get him. Don't know if the Marlins would trade him though.

Looks like Frank Wren will be named the new GM. Rotoworld:

While that's good, I'd just prefere Stone not be involved in team decision making processes in any way at all. Exactly. That article doesn't make me feel any better. Color man replacing Bob if he gets a new managing gig would be the only way I'd want Stoney back, and even that's a stretch.

I'm surprised they let CT into the bar. He looks like he's 7.

Considering he only hit .237 on the season, I'd say most teams have already figured that out. The Cubs on the other hand...