Shilzzz

The reason is quite simple - we are the worst organization in professional sports. quoted for truth.

you don't have to hear hawk harrellsons phrases if you don't watch white sox games. easy as that.

i am not against walking away from baseball altogether. if this offseason doesn't go well, i will. there are better things to give my time to. i love this site, but the cubs are a waste of energy.

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Chicago Cubs 2006 is the year of nothing.

On ESPN's rumor line deal during SportsCenter, they thought that Betemit would be a Yankee before the trade deadline so moving Giles wouldn't make much sense. maybe atlanta trades for walker :wink:

Scott, again, are you trying to make my wife a widow? Do you want my head to explode? There is ADDED MOTIVATION right now for other teams to make a run at it, and thus, they are more willing to give up a little more in terms of prospects in exchange for help NOW. The Cubs NEED to take advantage of this and use the opportunity to leverage the trades. Scott, it honestly just seems like you are defending whatever Cubs organization does regardless of logic. Then you top that off with steaming promises of .500-style turnarounds one after the other. The scary part for me is, I think you are not trolling, you are being genuine. Somebody call the looney-bin! I completely agree with the ADDED MOTIVATION the Cubs should have to deal. I agree the Cubs should use the leverage they have now. Many teams really feel that this might be their year and will give a little of their future up to win one this year (I would for the Cubs). Only marginal deals can be made after the deadline. Well take a long look at the Cubs roster. Marginal is all that we have. I'd put Nevin on wavers for a couple of prospects any day of the week. I'd start cashing them in IF Hendry doesn't get the offers that benefit the Cubs before the deadline. The panic thoughts of "Trade everyone" is foolish and GM's that do that usually end up working for ESPN. Hendry has some playing chips this year and it'll be interesting to see what he does with them. He's a seller, no doubt for the first time since the Dusty era. I believe Hendry can turn in some good trades that'll begin building the team for 2007. As for the 0.500 thing. Why not shoot for the golden ring? What do I have to lose in posting it? I'm not trying to piss people off or get into arguements on how they can't blah blah blah. I'm simply stating they it COULD still happen, but time is running out. I don't want this team to be the worst Cubs team ever. I don't want this team to lose 100 games. Big difference from previous years of shooting for the playoff and World Series HUH? i'd rather they lose out and get a better draft pick than go for .500. what's that going to do, really?

The Cubs did come within a game of the World Series in 2003 and Hendry's decision to trade for Kenny Lofton & Aramis Ramirez helped the team with the stretch drive. The guy gets bashed quite a bit anymore so it's only fair to point out the whole story. But in any case, to me the goal of deadline deals isn't to transform the Cubs into title contenders for 2007. The goal would be to expand the base of younger talent and add pieces which could contribute to a title team down the road, perhaps 2008. what exactly has he done? 2003, i will give him that, and hell, i will give him nomar. but as of right now, where things stand, even after the easy additions of ramirez and nomar, he has done more harm than good by not allowing himself to look outside the blinders of what he set up to get to where they were in 03. wood? prior? baker? perez? hollandsworth? dubois? rusch? rothschild? it's easy to bash hendry because he's horrible. once he gets 2003 good again, let me know.

that would be awesome if san diego got giles for williamson. it won't happen, i'm just saying.

anyone who thinks that jim hendry will build a world champion team is a fool, regardless of trade deadlines.

who would want to watch the collective of jones, barrett, lee and ramirez the way it stands, let alone cheer for it?

what is the most interesting thing is that people are buying into the media's non-sense with the so called whipping boys each season and we end up getting rid of good players. i hope the people that are so upset about this would also say that they wouldn't want manny ramirez in left field. it's a ridiculous concept. who is going to play third base next year after aramis opts out because he can't stand playing in a town that doesn't appreciate an all star third baseman? it's not going to be alex rodriguez.

yeah, aramis needs to hustle around the bases more on those upper deck shots he's hitting! cmon ramirez! lazy bastard.

Cubs fans are loyal, but if that happens you may see many jump ship. lord i hope so.

after reading the last two pages i came to a realization that the 2007 cubs roster may include both izturus and wily tavares. :x

sounds awesome! :roll:

it's not hitting the white sox should be concerned with...

link? :lol:

how are you going to convert him to a reliever when he is hurt for the rest of the year? it's not like they're going to resign him.

but even with that, where are the rumors? i've heard people wanting maddux, but for what? we have relievers, who wants them? *shrug*

or is the rumor mill pretty dry this year? i would think things would be heating up by now.

so how many more times do you think joe can talk about rolling over the right hand after contact?

OK, who wants to pitch in and hire a plane to fly a banner? i'm in!

what was that short ruckus about in the stands? it looked like something was in the air... that would have been funny if someone flew a plane with a sign saying something about someone getting fired. :lol:

craig biggio doesn't fit here?