YearofDaCubs

MacPhail pulls Roberts deal off the table from the Cubs http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/03/macphail-no-rob.html

Angelo has a lot of draft picks to work with.

Will SI ever learn?

Claudio Vargas was released which means Villanueva and Parra will be in the rotation

Thankfully

That's exactly what's going to happen. Since everyone knows this to be true, why are the Cubs even wasting their time? Probably because they want to be good guys and at least give Demp a shot at it.

That's exactly what's going to happen.

He should have never gotten that much in the first place. Kenny screwed up, that's for sure.

I'm just so glad that he's out of here. There's so much to dislike about Dusty and that's a fact.

I think a lot of people are not giving the Brewers enough credit. This won't be an easy year into the playoffs as some of the writers make it seem.

alright I'll ask it. what makes Kemp great and Pie crap? It probably has something to do with his stats from last year: 292AB 10HR 42RBI .342AVG .373OBP .521SLG

If it was up to me I would get rid of everybody on the team expect for Noah and Tyrus and even them I would trade for something if needed.

Wasn't this his first bad outing though?

Was Lahey good or bad?

I hope Soto can step up a bit. The last thing we need is Blanco as our starter.

how about what he did at AAA last season? isn't that enough to show you he deserves another shot? once again, what has Ryan Theriot done to deserve the job? He did enough to beat out his competition which was Cedeno. Now if Hendry and Lou decide to move DeRo to SS or acquire a better SS I'm all for it but as of right now Theriot is a better option than Cedeno.

I wouldn't. Cedeno sucks. He's worse than Theriot and hasn't done anything to deserve the starting spot over Theriot.

dempster is gonna be awful tired if he is both closing and starting. Sorry, I meant Wood. :)

So if Demp and Lieber are going to make the rotation will Marquis be moved to long relief or traded? According to Lou we will know by the end of this week who the closer will be(Dempster) and the Starting Pitchers (Demp and Lieber over Marquis)

Did you stop to look at how the guy the Reds got back is doing? Volquez has 19 Ks and 3 BBs to go with his 3.46 ERA (bad stat?) in 13 innings this spring. He is just filthy, and is going to be the Reds 3rd or 4th starter behind Harang, Arroyo, and maybe Cueto. I'll take pitching over hitting 100 times out of 100. So far it looks like a win for both teams. You better hope he continues to display that control. In his try-out with the Rangers last season, he walked 15 in 34 innings. For 2007, he walked 75 in 178.2 IP. For 2006, he walked 17 in only 33.1 IP for the Rangers. Control has been his undoing. Granted he's young and still has a lot of time to learn to harnass his stuff. But, I would worry that the control he's shown in 13 IP could be quite fleeting once he's back on the mound come April. He's 24 years old. And the Rangers better hope Hamilton stays away from drugs, stays healthy, and hits left handed pitching. Not to mention his personal baby sitter Johnny Narron didn't go over too well in the clubhouse last year. It was a trade for two talented, young players each who have their flaws. It could (and I hope) it ends up being a win-win for both teams. I wish Hamilton the best the rest of his career and more importantly life. Hamilton has the benefit of working with the best hitting coach in the majors; Volquez will have Dick Pole and a manager notorious for over working young pitchers. I think it's more likely Hamilton does better here. He's funny and direct as heck. I remember him complaining about how stubborn Blaylock was and how he wouldn't listen until he was marred in a big slump. Speaking of Blaylock, that guy was a good 3B once upon a time and he dropped off completely the past couple of years.

well, they faced a much better team 90% of the teams are better than the Bulls. They do suck.

there are some pretty bad defensive LFers in this division -- Braun, Duncan, Dunn, El Caballo Don't forget Murton :)

Z also looked dominant.

I'm so sick of Cotts. He has no purpose here.

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