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Two questions: Why is Matt Clement still donning kubbie blue? Why are Cisco, Brownlie, Guzman and Pie still in the Cubs organization? That's what separates your Hendry's from your Kenny's. They got Ramirez, Garciaparra and Lofton for nothing, while we can't even swing Jose Cruz. :puke

Loaiza doesn't have the stuff or control he had last year, so coming inside is suicide. Ask Danny Wright. His only prayer was to locate, locate, locate, nibble, niblle, nibble and to keep hitters guessing, and unfortunately he didn't have the pinpoint control, especially with his slider and change-up, to be a very good finesse pitcher.

Contreras

Contreras has an ace's upside. Neither Show, nor (velocity-less) Esteban can claim that at this point. If the rumor has any validity to it, clearly the Sox would be banking on Contreras to flourish under Coop, and on Diaz to improve on the 6.50 that Schoeneweiss posted since like early June. Big risk, bigger reward. Loften would be huge as long as he stays healthy. I could live with his defense in CF if it means him and Willie are 1-2 in the line-up against righties - check out their OBP against them. Hopefully another bat would be added before the waiver deadline. Somebody along the lines of Burnitz or Cruz, Jr. Or maybe Catalonato to DH for us if Everett can't get over the latest injury and Frank is not back by late August, which he won't be. Then again, this trade ain't happening, so yeah.

I love hearing how super-talented Borchard is. What's his big talent then? Slow hands that produce a slow swing? Lack of great coordination that doesn't allow him to re-route his hands and still put the fat part of the bat on the ball or at least foul it off after being fooled by a good breaking ball with 2 strikes? Being too self-conscious? And don't get me started on Schoeneweiss, Perez and Burke/Davis.......

Well, Loaiza of the last 6 weeks (he of 89 mph fastballs, cutters that don't cut half the time and erratic control) is not much use to us. Given his ever-so-realistic contract demands, Kenny might as well. We need a hitter.

JR wouldn't be lying to us through his yellow teeth, would he now? Nah, couldn't be - a man who'd give up 6 Bulls rings for 1 WS title has too much integrity to mislead the fans in this manner.