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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jun 2, 2007 18:50:20 GMT -5
Somebody deleted my post, I want it back. I told that kid to go get me a cold beverage.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Jun 2, 2007 18:50:42 GMT -5
As much as he's been terrible (and I mean terrible), the Cubs #1 priority period needs to be resigning Zambrano. Do it now, while he may be a little cheaper even. He'll be worth more than anyone they picked up over the offseason. Honestly, as far as the offseasn goes, I'd like a bonafied closer, and more bullpen help. I'd say more firepower in the lineup, but when you've got Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez in there, you should be ok. There's just something not right going on. Theriot should be their leadoff hitter in my eyes, but Soriano seemingly can't hit out of the 1 spot. So that screws that equation up. I'd try Murton in the 2-hole. Murton's being misused so badly it's not even funny... either send him down, trade him, or let him play. Angel Pagan? Come on. I understand riding a hot hand, but he has no future as a big league starter. Jacque Jones isn't much better at this point either. Then I'd bat Soriano 3, Lee 4, Aramis 5... Barrett 6, Derosa 7, Jones 8, pitcher. I think it'd score more runs than our current lineup atleast. Again, I'm not expert, and for whatever reason Soriano can't hit out of the leadoff spot... so it's all null and void. A 1-2-3 of Zambrano, Lilly & Hill is pretty solid for the NL, if Zambrano gets his head on atleast. Sean Marshall has looked really solid at times over the past year and a half, and I think once he matures a little more and if he can get a fair opportunity he could be a nice #3-4 in time. Maybe even a 2 eventually. He has the stuff. For now if they'll just give up on converting Dempster into a starter, Marshall is fine as the 5th starter. Marquis is a servicable 4 or 5, but not much more. I knew he was pitching in over his head, which made it all the funnier, but I still think it's reasonable for him to have an era around 4.00 or so if he can keep his focus for most of the season. The bullpen is a giant mess. Nothing I can say about them that's positive, except Dempster needs to stay in the closers role as he's been fine, and Marmol is alright. Eyre needs to be demoted to mopup though, and Cotts should be called back up in place of Guzman who should be starting at AAA to atleast amass some trade value. Because he [Guzman] doesn't have a future as a closer on this year's team, and we're not going to groom him to close for next year.. that's for sure. This team is just the biggest waste in the majors next to the Yankees so far... we have some nice pieces, but nothing seems to be clicking. I don't want to blame Lou, because I think he's doing an adequate job, but somethings just wrong. Then again, we are the Cubs. I'll do one on the Astros but it may take awhile to sort out all my curse words... why bother? thug/ralpho/lorenzo will just bump it down with useless bitching about scott proctor/fat pitchers/the red sox ruling/cartwheels.
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Post by comebackkid on Jun 2, 2007 18:51:27 GMT -5
I'll do one on the Astros but it may take awhile to sort out all my curse words... why bother? thug/ralpho/lorenzo will just bump it down with useless bitching about scott proctor/fat pitchers/the red sox ruling/cartwheels. I should just post at 3:30 am when its just you,Droop, me and Krush
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Post by BOOKER_T on Jun 2, 2007 18:51:45 GMT -5
I couldn't agree anymore .
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Post by comebackkid on Jun 2, 2007 18:52:05 GMT -5
I couldn't agree anymore . ;D
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Post by ET had AIDS on Jun 2, 2007 18:52:13 GMT -5
why bother? thug/ralpho/lorenzo will just bump it down with useless bitching about scott proctor/fat pitchers/the red sox ruling/cartwheels. I should just post at 3:30 am when its just you, me and Krush no shit.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jun 2, 2007 18:57:23 GMT -5
I can't believe we got beat by Mike Lowel today. lol
This guys career looked dead in 2005 in the NL and he looks like he should be working in a hardware store.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2007 19:00:32 GMT -5
is danks any good? im going tommorow i need to know if its gunna be a high or low scoring game
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Post by BOOKER_T on Jun 2, 2007 19:02:50 GMT -5
is danks any good? im going tommorow i need to know if its gunna be a high or low scoring game Danks is good but the way the White Sox have been playing it looks like the Jays will be the only team scoring.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2007 19:05:12 GMT -5
today was weird. both the first and the second games were low scoring, and then today its just like jays havn't had any of those huge innings in a long time. heck, i dont even think they have at all this year. the good thing is, last year i went to five games, and they didnt lose once. and i have gone to one this year, so. as of right now i'm 6-0 at games lets hope tomorrow is another W plz
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jun 2, 2007 19:05:59 GMT -5
damn you papelbon...you let me down.
not even a glimmer of post-game gymnastics from "Johnny fist-pumper".
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Post by taker1 on Jun 2, 2007 19:06:17 GMT -5
Closer look, she isn't even all that good looking... busted in the facial region. You..didn't realize that from the cover picture?
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jun 2, 2007 19:07:11 GMT -5
Yah I def didnt do any of the arguing, thanks for the shout out though Nick.
I need someone with sig skills to make my boy dafilthymofo the queerest and lamest I <3 Red Sox sig ever
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Post by comebackkid on Jun 2, 2007 19:08:46 GMT -5
Yah I def didnt do any of the arguing, thanks for the shout out though Nick. I need someone with sig skills to make my boy dafilthymofo the queerest and lamest I <3 Red Sox sig ever Mike Lowell on a nude male body with the sox logo covering his penis Make it happen Ralpho
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jun 2, 2007 19:09:58 GMT -5
I cant make sigs, I need someone to make one of Ortiz eating Elizabeth Hasselbeck and then Manny running in saying "Regis is a douche, real men watch Montell"
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jun 2, 2007 19:10:13 GMT -5
He walked the bases loaded and has fallen behind in the count to every hitter in the inning. If you really don't blame Torre for this, you're crazy... Someone like yourself who is probably either too fat or uncoordinated to have ever played a competitive sport and you surely have never PITCHED in a baseball game like i have.....it's really hard to keep throwing strikes when your position players behind you keep making mistakes. And I'm sure it's ALLLLLLL Joe Torre's fault, because you are sheep to what you read on the internet. I'm sure it's all Joe Torre's fault that Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu can't make plays in the field. The only thing I will fault Joe Torre for is that down 10-6 he is still changing pitchers like he thinks he can win this game,....rather than BURN the pen in a hopeless game, somebody needs to stay in and take one for the team and pitch the rest of the game. If you want to say Abreu's ball was catchable, fine. If you want to say Jeter and Cano made 2 errors, that's fine, too. But how in God's name do you possibly defend Joe Torre for continuing to leave Proctor in the game when he clearly did NOT have it that inning? He walked the bases loaded, fell down in the count to several hitters...why do we even have 8 pitchers in our bullpen if Joe Torre is only content on using 3 of them? If he wants to have Proctor start the inning, fine. I'm used to Torre trying to completely kill his arm by now...but he should have been pulled after walking Youkillis. The fact that Joe Torre didn't even bother warming anybody up until then and never even had Guidry go out and talk to Proctor is just mind boggling and idiotic. Why have do the Yankees even have Mike Myers on this team if Torre won't use him to face Ortiz in a 1-run game? It's stupid managing and shows that Joe Torre trusts absolutely no one else in his bullpen by pissing the game away like he did. I don't know why we're continuing this debate because it's pointless. I'm not going to continue arguing about something so stupid and unimportant. We're both Yankees fans, but I guess we just agree to disagree here. I'm pretty much used to losing by this point, but I gotta admit that today's game really sucked just because of he we lost it.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jun 2, 2007 19:13:00 GMT -5
Scott Proctor for the All Star team
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jun 2, 2007 19:14:43 GMT -5
So I'm guessing I'm not going to be able to watch the wrestling on NBC tonight because of this stupid hockey game right?
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Post by BOOKER_T on Jun 2, 2007 19:16:14 GMT -5
So I'm guessing I'm not going to be able to watch the wrestling on NBC tonight because of this stupid hockey game right? I'm not sure where you live but it's coming on at 10:30 for me and i live in Chicago.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jun 2, 2007 19:16:15 GMT -5
Scott Proctor...Brian Bruney is where it's at. They said on Fox that Michael Barrett has 2 black eyes from the fight...did they show a close up of his face today?
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