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The Rocks are good enough to beat anyone.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Oct 7, 2007 -> 09:27 PM) Chris Lowery. I highly doubt Chris would ever go to Illinois.

The BCS standings are sure going to be interesting next week. LSU should be running away with 1 but who is going to be 2? Very intriguing.

Seriously, is that the worst playoff team of all time? I think it'd be hard to find a team that was worse than these bozo's.

Well it certainly happened...

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 08:27 PM) Pinch hit Zambrano! He's rested! lol

The White Sox could have done this...

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 08:16 PM) Are people heading to the exits yet? Did anybody seriously think the Cubs were going anywhere this season? My boss asked me a few weeks ago what I thought would happen and I told him then that I thought the Cubs would get into the Post, but they were dead in the water from there. I'm honestly disappointed in myself that I predicted them to take this series to 5 games. This is just a bad, bad team. They seriously could be the worst playoff team ever.

So LSU is down 10-0 in the 2nd and USC is up a whole 2 points right now on Stanford in the 3rd.

Alright, a Kerry Wood sighting.

The moral of the story is that you just can't beat Augie Ojeda.

Ya know, I do like Frank Caliendo but these commercials have become more annoying than the Applebees commercials during March Madness 2 years ago.

Ok, this is just hilarious.

I like how everytime the Cubs put the ball in play, the fans go nuts.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 07:35 PM) Does Hendry finally land on the chopping block after his spending spree this past offseason, if the Cubs dont advance(as if this isnt a foregone conclusion)? Probably depends on who ends up buying this miserable franchise.

QUOTE(Linnwood @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 07:30 PM) "Agreed. Know this Arizona fans: You won because the Cubs laid down for you, not because you are better." Know this Cub fans: Your team sucks ass.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) Woo, 28-3. Noice.

L O L

BARTMAN

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 05:57 PM) I'm a bit confused. Are we actually trying to compare Josh Fields with Chris Young? There is one HUGE difference between the two and that is SPEED. Josh Fields has lead in his shoes compared to Young. Speed is the one thing that potentially separates Young from guys like Adam Dunn (maybe not the best, but the only comparison I could think of off the top of my head). That extra dimension is what could make Young special even without a .300 BA. It's a good comparison offensively for now. I'm not comparing them as players at all but at the plate they've been pretty similar so far(low obp, low ba, high slugging, lots of homers).

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 05:06 PM) I think Josh will end up being better offensively, and will be an above avg LF'er. With that said, Chris Young could be Mike Cameron 2 in Cf, which says alot. Young's swing is a lot more compact than Josh's, I personally think Chris has a higher upside offensively than Fields.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 01:10 PM) Maybe they could have made the playoffs if he did anything the first 4 months of the season. He did have the lead in all but 3 of his starts in 2006. We shall see. He was good in the beginning with the Yankees but awful the second half. They couldn't wait to get rid of him. Next year, the slate will be clean and hopefully the team will be better and Vazquez can pitch like he did this season. It appears it will be vital for the team to do anything. He was really good the first two months of the season as well but he stunk in June and July. I just find it funny that we're trying to blame not making the playoffs last season on Vaz. Sure he should take his share of the blame but almost every pitcher on the staff could as well. The point remains that he was our best pitcher down the stretch in a pennant race while almost every other starter was pitching awful.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 12:36 PM) If Vazquez had pitched well for the first 6 months of the season, we would have coasted into the playoffs. He had just a terrible knack of blowing games in which the team gave him leads. He was the rally killer. That's not what the argument in this thread should be about though. It was more just some "new" information on the trade that is often discussed on here. And if 32 homers and 27 steals as a CF in your rookie year doesn't mean you're a likely potential superstar, then I guess nothing does. As long as he helps Arizona win one of their next 3 games though, I'll always like Chris Young. Yes, cause Vaz was surely the only pitcher who sucked ass last season.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 12:23 PM) The team collapsed after the All Star Break in 2006, there wasn't that much pressure after then. When were Javy's best months? August and September. Yes, the team sucked in the 2nd half last season but we were in the race until about the last 2 weeks or so. He was our best pitcher down the stretch in a pennant race.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 12:06 PM) I think you're right. I was thinking the same thing: Javy had Montreal flashbacks this year. Team in the tank by June = no expectations = no pressure = a happier Vazquez. How do you explain his best months last season being the most pressure packed?