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I agree. Not like you could guess that I like him or anything.. [boasting] I shook his hand once [/boasting] *insert Vance's obligatory "I got my picture taken with Sammy" post here* And Sandberg....and Grace... :D

I'm still waiting on the rebuttal....but why let stats get in the way of a good argument.

Well, I missed today's game. (First day back at work.) I was excited to get in the car turn on the XM and discover the Cubs had a 3-0 lead. We still have a long way to go, but a win over the Cardinals is always a good thing.

Corey showed more discipline than Pie has at AA. Pie isn't ready. We saw what happened when Corey was rushed; let's leave Pie in AAA next season and let him learn everything he needs to learn in order to be a MLB all-star.

That's correct. If he hadn't injured his knee, he would have been a factor for the Twins this season. It remains to be seen how well he'll recover, but if he does, he'll be an intriguing young player. The kid has talent.

Murton is already at 30 days on the active roster, so unless he's sent back down, he will not have rookie status for next season.

Dude. Buy 2006 season tickets. I can't...but I wouldn't have a problem if you guys all chipped in. Anyone willing to start a Season Tix For Sherwood BandWGN? The season ticket waiting list is 3000 people long.

The only way the Cubs can win the WC is if we go 35-12 or better the rest of the way. If we can do that, we might have a shot. That means we scarcely lose more than one game a week from here on out. Is it possible for a team to go 35-12 to close out the season? Yes. Is it probably or even remotely believeable that this team can? No.

Bullinger is now 40 years old. Here's his numbers. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bulliji01.shtml

I do like winning....but it's not like this team gives a damn about me.

I don't think he retires. Just my :twocents:

I still vote for Grudz the girlfriend. I think that's my favorite as well.

[sarcasm]I can't wait. [/sarcasm]

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I just saw the highlight (or lowlight) on BBTN. Gruesome. It reminded me of the feeling I had when I watched Dave Dravecky's arm explode or when I saw Lawerence Taylor end Joe Thiesman's career.

Neyer received a question about Rothschild in his chat today.

Wow...Lee...Wow!

Some people shouldn't post in game threads. :roll:

For the Cubs to have a shot, we going to need to go like 17-2 over the rest of the month.

Where was this team eight games ago? It's frustrating knowing what could have been.

I waited out the rain delay as long as I could before I had to leave to pick my dog up from the vet and get Addison from day care. I don't know what is more shocking....Macias and Perez at the top of the order....or the fact that we're winning with Macias and Perez at the top of the order.

Do we mean this season?

I don't see anything controversial about what Sandberg did, and the media likely didn't either. What's interesting is not only is it not being written about now, it wasn't written about then. Why? Because it's inconsequential. I followed Sandberg as closely as any player. I remember being extremely dissapointed that he retired. When I began to learn why, I supported him in that decision. It was the right decision then and it's the right decision now. I also don't recall there being any debate at the time of whether he was wrong in what he was doing. I think the media, his team mates, and fans realized then just as they do now that he was making the right call. His family, his children, were and should have been more important. The fact is your situation was likely very different from Sandberg's in the fact that to financially provide for yourself and your family, you had to keep working. Sandberg had been making 7 million a year for 3 years at the time of his retirement. He was capable of quitting. In fact, he was leaving a lot of money on the table when he walked away. Also, I'm only assuming this, but I doubt your professional life required you to be away as much as Sandberg's did. It's really hard to be there for your children or to try to reconcile with a spouse when you have to go on the road as often or when you are constantly in the public eye. Surely he was lucky that he was in a financial position to walk away to be there for his family. If I were in the same boat, I likely wouldn't have that luxury, but you can bet I'd do the same if I could. I have played sports and yes, I can understand how some would feel upset at a team mate bailing on them. But what Sandberg did was different than a player saying I'm tired so I quit or I want to quit so I can travel the world and smoke pot, ala Ricky Williams. When one looks at why Sandberg made his choice, no sane person can argue with those priorities. Your last statement I think is completely wrong. The reasons do matter. No sport, no season, and no game is more important than family. There are reasons that make it acceptable to walk away from playing a game. That's what this is. Regardless of how much we invest in it. Regardless of how much time we spend watching, playing, or discussing it. It is a game. It's not more important than the well being of someone's family. I think Sandberg's team mates recognized that. I think the media recognized that. I think the fans recognized that. The fact that you don't makes me really question how you think putting a game above the needs of family is acceptable in the least.

Todd just pitched last night. We'll see if Koronka will work out of the 'pen or not, but I'm guessing that Hendry is just looking for a fresh arm. Too bad he's not looking for a fresh manager. :x

Wow...I thought I'd seen the last of the suckage that is Jon Koronka. Couldn't Welly have been called up instead?