CuseCubFan69

If the Cubs sign Winn I would assume it would be a multi year deal and I'm not sure they want to invest in him with Pie in the wings unless it's a deal they can move.

I think the Brewers are going to take the Cards place as the leaders in the Central in 07....maybe 06 if they have a good off season.

It's a good thing the other team doesn't have to play during the day too. I would think that their schedules would be more messed up then the Cubs is. This guy should look in the mirror and see what one of the biggest problems is.

Dusty decides now is the time to keep a consistant lineup. Is Grieve in there?

Syracuse takes on Nike University in Tallahassee. Go Cuse!!!! edit...I don't think it's 2006 yet!

What do you think about picking him up to play second?

I don't think it's a fluke at all. This team scores runs in bunches and I think it's their inconsistancy that makes them struggle at Wrigley.

NO. The Cubs could have never had Vlad. Don't make me think of the possibilities. Sorry Raw. I shouldn't bring up the past like that.

I've always taught my pitchers to throw around 90% of their peak fastball.

I wonder if the Cubs would have went after Vlad if they had Sammy off the books?

only if pie is called up but rots on the bench ...or Lofton is given a 3 year deal. I didn't say that Dusty WAS the GM.

You have to wonder where his focus is when he worries about things like that. It's amazing on how big it is to be able to communicate in the correct manner to some of these guys. It doesn't matter if you know what you're talking about sometimes when it comes with dealing with these types of attitudes. I've noticed throughout the years it's the way you sell an idea is what matters not the idea itself.

So you're saying he is a whinny complaining type of guy?

I think if Hendry takes care of the Offense/Closer and there is enough money to sign a front line starter like Burnett or Millwood I'm OK with it but I am annoyed that the young guns didn't get a chance to fill one of those spots since that is where Hendry has concentrated the drafts on..

Is that gold in Chad Johnsons mouth or bad oral care?

Is JC's "In Dusty we Busty" shirt on sale there yet?

I remember when Bobby was here in Syracuse and gave us our last Governors Trophy. Great manager indeed.

I've heard of players aging over the off season but that is a bit of a reach Hoops.

I wonder if Bob is going to call the game from the dugout? :D

I just don't understand this logic. Dusty doesn't control the signings. If Hendry doesn't want to resign Perez, he doesn't have to. Perez does not have to return, no matter how much Dusty wants it to happen. You're entire theory relies exclusively on the assumption that Dusty has the final say on Neifi this offseason and that's just not accurate. I think Baker has a lot more impact then you think he does regarding Hendry. Also, do we know how Hendry feels about Perez? What if he too is content with him at the leadoff and goes after a slugger to fill a corner OF spot? I really believe that Perez is an option if a leadoff guy isn't signed and that Baker/Hendry will make that type of tradeoff. I understand what you're saying but if Baker does get some say, don't you think he'll suggest signing Perez? He seems thrilled with the guy and once he is signed it's Bakers job to put him where he wants to in the lineup. This is why it is so important to find a leadoff hitter IMO. Unless Hendry does want Baker gone, he has to have some imput....not in the final decisions but an opinion on what he wants to put out in the field. I would be shocked if Hendry never consulted Baker and did as he pleased when it comes to the bigger signings.

You have to put the bat on the ball. When they say Neifi is good at DP's they are not kidding...offensively and defensively. Speaking of which, http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sortable/index.php?cid=48867 Hooray, 5th worst rate. There are only so many ways you can get rid of that baseclogger at first. I just hope Hendry can get a guy that is on the top of the pitch/AB list on the cheap so the Cubs can get a masher for at least one of the corner OF spots.

The Cubs won in 98. I think Sosa should have been dealt in 2000. The broken down players is what the Cubs do. They look for bargins to go with their superstar marquee players. I want a team of good players not one superstar to bring in the sheep. If the Cubs actually decided to go after good players to go with with Lee then yeah...I agree with you but history has shown they do not.

Of course that would be better. But trading Lee for multiple younger and cheaper players is a better option than overpaying overrated players to try and make a run. If you can trade Lee and get a huge upgrade at another position and a slight downgrade at 1B, then spend the extra money for another huge upgrade, then the Cubs will be a better team. In the proposed deal, the Cubs get a pretty substantial upgrade at SP (Webb), a slight downgrade at 1B (Tracy, assuming Lee reverts somewhat to past trends), and a great prospect. If you can use the extra money to get Brian Giles over a player like Jacque Jones, then the team is better for it. Still, I would rather keep Lee and find other ways to add these players or similar. Why would Giles come to Chicago after they traded away a guy coming off an MVP season for a #3 starter, a 1b whose had one good season, and a kid?? Giles probably wants to win now. Not in 2009. Because the Cubs have filled three holes at the cost of one player? Thus having the wearwithall to sign Giles plus some others. And one more thing, exactly how good were the Cubs this year while Lee had his career year? Banks...Sosa...maybe now Lee. I see a very bad pattern here. Cub fans can not fall in love with a player so much that they would go crazy if he is dealt during his peak to improve the team. I'm sick of the Cubs hanging onto one marquee player and no real supporting cast.

You have to put the bat on the ball. When they say Neifi is good at DP's they are not kidding...offensively and defensively.

I fear that most of all Buford. Wouldn't it be ironic if the Cubs did get some of these players near the top and watch them actually decrease their pitch per AB numbers? What would that say I wonder.