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I'm getting scared that Podsednik's recent strong stretch at the plate will fool management....once again.

Nothing like seeing highlights of the Cubs game on captions, and all you see is how it says "close call showed the Cubs got a huge break". I did happen to see the announcers say that if the Cubs won the World Series, it would be one of the three biggest moments in sports history.

Second straight game where the Mets have played their JV team against the Cubs. With Beltran and LoDuca out, the Mets are also sitting Castillo and Alou. Nothing like letting David Newhan get critical at-bats.

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 07:07 PM) And it would be hard to argue against that right now. He has hi's and low's but he's more often consistant than most. Of course, he could easily get a 3/30 deal on the market, if not more.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 07:04 PM) I think JD would take 6 or 7 million a year for 3 years to stay in Chicago. I think the Sox should do it too. No chance in hell will he take that little money. He'll get at least 10 a year.

HBP, HBP, bases loaded walk to the Cubs in the first. The nightmare keeps building.

Thome hurt again? I'm really surprised we didn't see what type of market was out there for him, and if he'd be willing to waive his NTC

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 06:46 PM) Here is the nut of it. About a month ago, Kenny was steaming in the papers about how changes were coming. He put everyone on notice. And pretty much did nothing. The trade deadline is here and gone. What is the penalty now for the vets to play bad. It's just a nightmare all around, it really is. Oh well, 23 more hours, and I'm away from this s*** for 10 days!

So, now that we only have Buehrle, Vazquez, and Jenks pitching well for us this year, why does Don Cooper have a job?

We really, really should have traded Garland at the deadline. That "knot" in his shoulder is such a red flag, and there's no way you can go through next year with him like we did this year with Buehrle.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 06:14 PM) 1. 2005 career years? Not a single player on the offense had a career year. The bullpen was good but not great. The only "career" years were among some of the starting staff. The bullpen wasn't great, it was amazing.

Am I totally out of line to suggest this game isn't a slam dunk win for the Sox? Anyways, I can't believe that no one offered more for Dye. He would have been a huge boost for a team during the final 2 months.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) Haven't you said essentially the same thing before? She's a terrible pitcher and it was an awful trade by KW....but stranger things have happened.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 04:27 PM) Because Floyd has zero percent chance to succeed at this point. Congrats on the worst statement made during this entire thread.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 04:19 PM) There is no way this Yankee team should be described as "Great". They may be a decent team loaded with a bunch of high priced talent, but they're not a great team in my book.l They've dealt with so many injuries to their pitching staff this year, and it looks like they're finally going to be all back in a few weeks. Their offense is sensational, and it's only getting better with Matsui and Cano picking it up.

QUOTE(SoxFan77 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 02:26 PM) Excuses...Point is we have lost badly to a bad Yankee team. With SP that KW banked on for the next couple of years.. Danks gets a sorta pass.. but Jose LMAO.. we are stuck with the pile of crap for 2 years.. amazing. This is a great Yankees team that is finally starting to gel.

Thanks CWS...I knew I wasn't alone.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 03:57 AM) When I go back up to Marquette, I don't think I'll want to leave my dorm -- annoying Cubs fans plus, if Milwaukee makes a run, the Brewer fans who I still find annoying becaause they're the same people who root for the Packers. I'm going to bury my head in the sand and try to focus on the other sports (English Premier Football, Blackhawks, Bears and MU B-ball). These next two months are going to be the 'sux0rz', that's for sure. Well, I'm just praying that guys like Peavy, Young, Penny, Lowe, Saito, Smoltz and Hudson stay healthy so the Cubs could face some good competition in the playoffs.

Remember this.....Timo Perez was one of the best hitters in AAA IL this season.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 03:55 AM) Wow, not to sound too much like Fathom, but what a break for the Cubs, once again. It's hell, simply hell. The Brewers really are like the Royals from a few years ago.

I'd take Pat Burrell in a second for Contreras. He'd be the 3rd best hitter on the Sox.

Wow, just wow. I hate this f***ing baseball season so much....it gets worse every day.

Unreal.....teams are literally handing the Cubs wins now. I'm so f***ing thrilled that I'll be away from the television/internet for 10 days.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 03:23 AM) Romero's not getting anything. Hey alright, the ump gave him strike one to DeRosa. f*** me, Dempster is making everybody look silly with that slider. He's making Rowand look like 2005 Aaron. That Ruiz guy has left a village on the bases tonight.

Ryan Howard looks just horrible on those low pitches. Why would any team ever throw him a fastball?