CWSGuy406

Is this official yet or is it a possibility a trade could be made in the next few days?

Let's sign Gio and have him pitch Saturday. No, seriously though, best of luck to Munoz! Six innings, four runs or less, and I will be a happy man! Good luck!

Can someone forward me the newsletter? [email protected] is my address. Commercial sounds awesome! I was partying tonight - Won three bucks in the game 'bags', not much, but considering I was eight in the hole, I dug myself out of it and got on the possitive end!

Maybe Kenny 2 can solve our right field situation.

Yeah - Felipe Alou seems to be Dusty Baker 2, or vice versa. 144 pitches against the Cubs IIRC, and the next game 120+. Like Dylan said, though - If we got Sheets, a rotation of Buerhle - Garland - Sheets would just be so damn awesome. I know we'd have to give up a lot, but... Damn.

mooch - That sig is money right there!

I would give up a lot for Jason Schmidt. He is - a stud, a horse, an ace. Everything.

Ill be happy with a split, but thrilled with four out of six. I've heard we get Prior twice which blows, but I'm hoping we get a lot of Greg Maddux and Glendon Rusch too... Like it or not, this is the best Cub team we've had to face ever during interleague. While I'm not as pessimistic as Brando (1-5), I'll be happy with a split. Anything more and I'll be thrilled.

Yeah, Kelly 'I had a HUGE Clutch Hit Earlier in the Year' Drandsfeldt? Yeah - I'd do Kelly squared for Kris Benson too, but things don't work that way. They don't want our crap. It'd have to be for a prospect...

Yeah - Wunsch can at least get out lefties. If you can send Koch down to the farm I'm totally OK with that.

I love this kid - once he signs, he officially becomes my favorite pitching prospects!

Well, after the Draft on the 26th or around then (Don't have the exact date.), well, then there's a couple of prospect camps up at The Edge in Bensonville, and then, and then, and then......

Me too. I want sports news, not a friggin Fashion Show studio...

"38 GIOVANY GONZALEZ MONSIGNOR EDWARD PACE HS LHP R/L 5'11" 180 1985-09-19 HS COMMENT: MEDIUM BUILD. ATHLETIC FRAME. ROUND SHOULDERS. STRONG LOWER HALF. BODY TYPE SIMILAR TO A SMALLER BARRY ZITO. NO WINDUP, 3/4 ARM. HIGH LEG KICK. CLEAN ARM ACTION. SMOOTH DELIVERY. EXPLOSIVE FB, TAIL ACTION AWAY FROM RHH. 12 TO 6 BREAK CB W/ TIGHT ROTATION. DECEPTION CHANGEUP W/ LATE TUMBLE IN ZONE. GOOD COMMAND, MOVES BALL IN & OUT WELL. YOUNG LHP W/ ELECTRIC STUFF. PITCHES AT 90-92, 93-94 WHEN NEEDED & A HAMMER FOR A CB. GOES AFTER HITTERS." Yeah baby!

Thanks a lot for the hard-work! It is much appreciated!

But is it better than Billy Koch's? But seriously, for a moment, I can't comment about Arnie Munoz having never seen him pitch. But if Munoz has a curve that's half as good as Gio's, my expectations just raised for him a lot.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the reason they probably didn't take Szymanski is purely money based, and probably because they wanted mostly pitching after taking Fields in round one.

With an even better fastball IMO. I posted a link in the Palehose Talk forum, but check out his video on MLB.com. At the 1:45 point in the video, he gives this kid a backdoor curve that is just filthy. Please - please - please - please - please.... No injuries - and sign this kid! Best pitcher we took all day IMO.

Aboz - just wondering (again) - do you like the pick of Gio Gonzalez in the second?

Their offense is too streaky (kind of like ours, except our leadoff hitters are MUCH better.) IMO. The Cubs really should have pursued Luis Castillo, he'd set the table perfectly. Pettitte-Clemons-Oswalt-Miller-(Who is their fifth starter anyways?) vs. Wood-Prior-Clement-Zambrano-Maddux vs. St. Louis Offense, and sometimes Matt Morris. vs. Reds offense, and a reserugant (sp?) pitching staff. vs. Heroics of the Brew Crew and the Bucs. Fun in the NL Central.

Well then, I guess the Sox just shouldn't even have drafted anyone and just forfieted their pick. I mean, it doesn't matter who they'd pick, they are going to be a bust...

So, because I support and like the pick, you jokingly call me an expert now? If you hate the pick so much - who would you have taken at 18?

Thanks for that Miss Cleo...

You've posted the same damn thing in three seperate forums. You're making an uneducated and frankly a stupid assumption. Please, please, have knowledge of something before you waste bandwidth. :fyou

Quote from the man of the day, Josh Fields himself (from www.chicagosports.com): "It's a dream come true to be taken where I was and to have the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream," said Fields in that press release. "I've always been a big Frank Thomas fan. Now I'm looking forward to getting to such a great city and joining such a great organization."