YearofDaCubs

I just cant imagine paying Furcal the same money as Aramis and Derrek Lee.

AMAZING! This is great news when you consider how bad it looked. What a relief.

I personally do not like them.

Whats up with Wade. The guys really irritated me today. If I was Angelo I would have walked on the field and would've given him his papers. Just ridiculous how bad he was and this isn't the first time he has been so careless.

ATrain wouldnt come back here anyways. The bridges have been burned both ways.

Edinger sucks. Sure, he makes one but he missed the first two then almost cost them when he kicked the ball out of bounds. I'm gald that he's not on the team anymore.

That was the most ridiculous play I have ever seen.

If we indeed trade for Pierre we should sign Nomar for SS and Cedeno as his backup.

I wouldn;t mind that either but having Cedeno and Neifi as SS scares me with Baker.

I think if we don't sign Furcal, Nomar coming back would be a good thing. I'm personally more concerned about the OF over everything else though. This is going to be a complicated offseason for the Cubs.

One thing is for certain. The moves we want to see if they even happen will take a long time.

I like MacDougal. He was pretty solid for them last year and was ebtter downt he stretch. If he can be had for cheap he might make a pretty good 7th or 8th inning guy for us depending how good Williamson will be.

I saw the Dodgers one yesyerday and I thought it was dumb. Needless to say, it is safe to assume Steve Phillips will never be a GM ever again.

Lugo isn't a bad idea but I wonder what it would take to get him.

Are we just bidding against ourselves for Furcal? It's possible but I like Furcal and hope he comes here for 8mil.

Bruce Levine just mentioned that Matsui will resign with the Yanks to a 4 year deal worth 12mil per.

Perfectly stated. Furcal and Castillo would be VERY Nice though. :D

With that lineup and our pitching, we would go to the WS.

Furcal, MacDougal and Dunn would be nice!

Earlier in the game, the ump blew (and I mean really blew) a call at home plate. He called the Cubs runner out when he was clearly safe. I don't think he was doing that great of a job on balls and strikes either. Anyway, Mongo gets up to sing, and before the music starts says something like "Don't worry, I'm gonna have a talk with that home plate umpire after the game!" Hernandez did the "you're out of the game" gesture, and Mongo was ejected from the stadium. But damn, was it funny. :lol: Ahh memories. Does anybody have the vid of Mongo?

Man, I'll tell you what. When all healthy we probably have 3 of the most exciting pitchers to watch in Z, Wood, and Prior. Maddux is fun to watch too but he's getting older now. I personally thing the mechanics thing has gotten way out of hand. Steve Stone makes a comment about his mechanics and next thing you know we keep hearing about Wood's mechanics day in day out. Maybe Wood doesn't have the best mechanics but considering he has been pitching since he was a kid and already has changed his motions after tommy john what more do you expect? It's like me telling you to become left-handed when you have been a right-hander all your life. We need to have a healthy Wood if we are going to go anywhere so here's hoping he comes back fully healthy.

Wow, that's crazy. I didn't even know that.

Based on the reports so far, it might be even lower than that.. like ~3/$30M. Please, Jim... I really do think 3/30mil or at the very most 3/33m will get him.

I personally do not think so. High K low OBP kinda similar to Burnitz. I say heck no.

^ lineup at least wins wild card. Now back to reality. Has Florida given any indication that they would be willing to move Castillo? The Scouting Report on Pierre - Lifetime .305/.355/.730 2004 Season Coming off an eye-opening season as the fire-starter for the World Series champs, Juan Pierre was paid more attention than ever, both at the plate and on the basepaths. He slumped badly in June, but all in all Pierre managed to turn in another strong season. His consecutive-games streak stands at 335 games and counting. Hitting For the third time in the past four years, Pierre banged out 200 hits. It's no accident. Though he could show more patience for a leadoff hitter, his remarkable hand-eye coordination allows him to put almost any ball in play. He is fearless against lefties and doesn't give in against anybody, Randy Johnson included. He saw more hard stuff on the inner half last year, putting a crimp in his slap-and-dash ways. So Pierre eventually adjusted and started pulling more pitches between the first and second basemen. Always thinking, he's not afraid to be innovative at the plate. He didn't bunt as much in the first half, but started to reclaim that part of his repertoire after the break. Baserunning & Defense Largely due to the adjustments by opposing pitchers, Pierre didn't come close to defending his first NL stolen-base crown. He was caught a career-high 24 times in 69 attempts and saw his success rate drop from 76 to 65 percent. His defense remains a huge plus at spacious Pro Player Stadium. His range allowed the Marlins to get by with Miguel Cabrera and Jeff Conine flanking him for the first four months. Pierre's arm probably precludes him from Gold Glove consideration, but he never gives up on balls in the gap and makes his share of highlight catches. His resemblance to a young Mickey Rivers remains eerie. 2005 Outlook Pierre is due $3.6 million in the final year of his contract, after which he will be a fifth-year eligible for salary arbitration. He could yet grow too pricey for the budget-conscious Marlins, but for now he remains their heart and soul. I'd say Pierre/Furcal would be a "slight" impovement to the top of the order from Neifi/Patterson or any other combos from last year. Slight improvement from last year? You can't be serious.