White Sox Fans: Here is little "food for thought" on the signing of Maddux and the Cubs in general.
First: Maddux coming to the Cubs is not going to make them World Series Champs. In fact, it is not even going to get them to the World Series, and this is why. Maddux last year went 15-11 with a 3 point something ERA. In my eyes that is not the Maddux of old by any means. The reason why is because, last year Maddux pitched in Atlanta, in a pitchers ballpark. He is now coming to Chicago, and pitching in a hitters ballpark. The way I see it, he is not going to win anymore games then 15 next year.
Second: The "Toothpick Eater" had his pitching staff threw so many pitches/innings last year that I could see that coming back and hurting "their young guns" in the long run. Two examples are Wood and Zambrano; In this up comming season, I could see Wood's shoulder problems once again come back and put him on the DL for awhile. With Zambrano, I started to notice his "wear and tear" in the playoffs, mainly against the Marlins. Zambrano also looks like a guy who does not work out that much in the offseason, instead he probably sitts on his ass and yells/prays to the man whom he believes in all winter long! To finish this paragraph off, Clement is just garbage!
Third: Borowski is not going to be the dominate closer he was last year (That was a once in a lifetime experience, get over it!!!)
Fourthly: Alou is on the merge of another injury-ridden season. There is just no way Alou will stay healthy like he did last year. As for Sosa, now that there has been a step-up in the battle on steriods, he will enter the season with arms finally smaller then his ego. And if he doesnt, then he should get tested right away, in order to prove to everyony he is 100% natural!!!
Finally: To end on this note, I cannot stand the "Cubune" anymore. It seems that no matter what the Sox do, the only print on them is about a paragraph or two long (unless it is talking about how bad the Sox are going to be). As for the Cubs, they could sign anyone, and there would be about four pages worth of print. I dont know, I am just sick of it!
GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!