Rowand44

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?

Mendenhall is seriously fantastic.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 09:58 AM) Here is the problem with that trade. It really has nothing to do with what the D'backs or KW thought of Brian Anderson. The cardinal rule of trading is this: You NEVER, EVER trade your top prospect (and a potential All-Star) in a deal that makes your club only marginally better if at all. You RARELY trade your top prospect if it makes your team a lot better (obviously there are individual variables with this one). Chris Young should have never been included in that deal. He had way too much upside and was a talent unlike any the Sox had in their system. The acquisition of Valdez did not immediately make the Sox all that stronger. One could argue that a strong bullpen and a traveled starter along with keeping El Duque could have made the Sox a much stronger team at that point. Granted there are always a lot of "if this happened" and "we didn't know this was going to happen" factors involved in any trade, but that is why you back to the cardinal rule above. Trading a solid minor leaguer is one thing. But since the Sox had OF dept (Anderson and Sweeney) they traded the guy who had the most upside of all of them. Big mistake I'll even add that we have no idea how many other teams were competing for Vasquez. Being the classic combination of head case/underachiever, I don't recall a lot of demand for the guy. He was an "I can fix him" kind of guy because of his stuff. Do you really think we could not have held and and possibly not moved either Young or Anderson? Or like I said, did we really need him at the time? I said it on the day of the trade and I will say it now. That was a STUPID trade, regardless of how good Javier or Chris Young is now. I actually believe Detroit traded Granderson and Zumaya for Vaz but Javy invoked his no trade, I'm not 100 percent on that though. Still, I don't think you can call this a stupid trade, sure it'd be nice to have Young right now but Javy has become our 2nd best starter and was maybe even our most consistant this season. I wasn't a fan of this trade when it happened and if it's true that AZ wanted Brian instead, than it was a poorly executed trade but I'm very happy to have Javy on this club.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 09:31 AM) yeah, because he hit 30 homers? What about the fact he can't hit for average and can't get on base at over a .300 clip? He is a far ass way from being good. .760ish ops, 27 steals, and above average defense your rookie season is pretty damn good. That's pretty damn good for a cf, period. He's got things to work on but his rookie season was a huge success.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 09:09 AM) I don't care... I don't think Chris Young will be anything special anyway. Probably better then BA however, but oh well. He's already pretty damn good.

I'd love to get Crisp. Especially if we're playing Fields and Dye in the outfield, it'd be great to have a guy who can cover a ton of ground in the outfield. I know he isn't an ideal hitter but I'd take Coco on this team in a heartbeat.

Well that sucks if true but I'm of the impression that Rogers just pulled that out of his ass.

That a way Angels.

Woohooo.

Jebus.