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  1. CuseCubFan69
    That's an interesting choice. Personally I don't care if the new manager is an ex-Cub or not....I just want a good manager.
  2. CuseCubFan69
    Now when Hendry sees that he'll process the information and get 8 guys that only walk with no power. That's what he did with the speed and "catchaball" guys.
  3. CuseCubFan69
    The answer is to get the rebuilding program started early. It's kind of like having a pitcher stop pitching when you know he's going under the knife soon. If you know a guy is gone at the end of the season, why keep him until the end of the season. Moves made today and the rest of the season, including managerial decisions about playing time and pitcher usage, will affect next season. So why keep a guy around to make those decisions when you don't plan on having him take a stake in next season? It's similar to the Bears keeping Mike Hatley on for the 2001 draft even though everybody knew he wasn't going to stay. Sure enough he was gone after the draft. It's not a question of whether a guy will give his best effort, it's just a matter of no good coming from a lame duck situation. Management types with no stake in the future of the organization should not be allowed to make management decisions. Come on now the Cubs were only a bunch of games back when they put an injured Wood in the pen. I swear these people just do not know how to use their assets. Getting rid of just Baker is like giving an alcoholic a new liver and letting him continue to drink booze unless Baker was pulling more strings than we know.
  4. CuseCubFan69
    What I didn't guess: -Rusch would be this bad. I thought he would be a 4 ERA type guy but this is terrible. -Baker would play Cedeno as much as he has. -Blanco would be Hank Aaron White if he got the chance to play everyday -Lee would be hurt and Ramirez wouldn't be -The team OBP would be this bad -Hendry really doesn't have a clue after defending him for all these years. -Jones to hit as well as he has to be a poor fielder which had me wrong on both counts Things I did guess: -Wood wouldn't pitch very much -Perez gets a lot of playing time even though I thought it would be more at SS -A young starting pitcher would step up (Marshall) -Baker would do a plethera of things to bug me -Prior should have been traded when he had value -Millers signing was a waste of 1 million dollars -The bullpen is doing well
  5. CuseCubFan69
    I think the writer just saw Ramirez as a possible free agent and since the Cubs are out of it that he would be a good fit for the Angels. The Angels would be a very nice team to deal with with that minor league system.
  6. CuseCubFan69
    Let's just have Hill spend the rest of the year in Chicago and see what he can do as a starter. With Wood out and Prior a very doubtful contributer let's give the kid the ball and let him go without the fear of if he struggles he's sent down.
  7. CuseCubFan69
    I would go for Spier for the interm but IMO the Cubs would want somebody that wasn't part of the losing and go to someone new like Brenly. Maybe Bob has been reading this site for a while and he is just keeping quite until he is the head man? I admit I do like Vances scenerio the best for the rest of this season.
  8. CuseCubFan69
    I think Roger deserves to get the Cy Young for 2006.
  9. CuseCubFan69
    Could the Cubs actually get the chance to talk to Gonzalez during the season?
  10. CuseCubFan69
    Let's hope Hendry trades in his clutch for an automatic. By the way Warp, that's a great point and keep chirping away for all to hear!
  11. CuseCubFan69
    I would be fine with Jones if he kept these type numbers and he could play defense but I don't like his arm and glove at all. His glove is average and his arm is far below average. I'd swear I read he was good on D.
  12. CuseCubFan69
    I'm curious on what kind of workouts Wood does in between starts because I just get this picture in my head of a guy on his couch eating nachos. Another thing.....I'm curious on how much of this damage was done when he was in High School? I thought I read he pitched both games of double headers and if this is true it's possible he damaged body parts during his maturing development and that they may never be able to fixed.
  13. CuseCubFan69
    Yikes....this will be the time Hendry does a Texas/ARod bid for Zito. Then we'll have more Perez/Rusch signings after that because he'll be over the budget but thrilled with himself that he signed a big time free agent.
  14. CuseCubFan69
    I concur. I wouldn't mind some spending on a FA pitcher if the plan is to trade surplus arms for the bat this team lacks. But if we're not trading for that bat, I too would prefer to try to find a rotation out of what we already have. On the other hand, assume we sign Schmidt or Zito, we could then package Prior (if he proves healthy...or maybe Marshall or Marmol) to the Phillies for Abreu or the Orioles for Tejada or some other possibly trade for a bat. I wouldn't include Miller on that list. He'll be a FA and unless he shows something the second half, there's no way we should be bidding to bring him back. Why not just call up Nolasco and Pinto next year instead? Oh yeah...carry on. These are just my feelings but I'm waiting for Zito to crash and burn in the next couple of years. After all the innings he's pitched I would be very surprised if he would be able to skate through the next 2 or 3 years injury free. I just don't see the Cubs as being a good starter away from winning. This 8 man starting team just has way too many holes and I do believe that the Cubs have a chance to move some people and start building this thing the right way. I'm sick of these bandaid fixes for an injury that takes a surgery to fix.
  15. CuseCubFan69
    Is there anything sacred to you moneyballinsabr people? You guys just can't leave anything alone without using your voodoo numbers.
  16. CuseCubFan69
    Hendry will make some sweet move like moving a Van Buran type pitcher for some overaged Class A position guy.
  17. CuseCubFan69
    I think it's time for both parties to part ways. I think it would be better for Wood and for the Cubs.
  18. CuseCubFan69
    What stinks IMO is that the Cubs can't even trade him because he has no value. I also wonder why he was so tired I mean, shouldn't he be working on his legs by riding a bike or running? Or was it mental fatigue?
  19. CuseCubFan69
    Only the Cubs players have injuries. The Yankee's don't have any injuries either...just the Cubs.
  20. CuseCubFan69
    Lee would have 35 Hr's and 50 RBI in that lineup.
  21. CuseCubFan69
    Wow...Restovich is the Cubs best clutch hitter and they released him. That's funny.
  22. CuseCubFan69
    I'd take Pierre over Furcal because he can play CF and the Cubs needed that but losing Pinto and Nolesco really hurts IMO.
  23. CuseCubFan69
    This team will never be healthy so what's the point of keeping Baker until it is? I see the Cards lost their 1st baseman and they are still in first. Baker and Hendry have had been very bad the last 2 years and I see no end in sight even if their are no more injuries. Besides....depending on injury prone players doesn't make this "we've had injuries" story valid in any way. This is all just a very bad joke and the worst part is the joke is on us because we continue to spend money while they continue to make it.
  24. CuseCubFan69
    Harry used to sing during the stretch? I would rather just hear the recording too but I think this has become a "thing" now and the Trib might be happy with the way it is now.
  25. CuseCubFan69
    Why no all of the above? That's what I'm voting.
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