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jerry manuel on tv today said that its looking more and more like loiaza will be the number FOUR starter..myself , i take that to mean danny wont be in the rotation come april

We really don't need another guy who can play 1b. We've already got Thomas and Konerko, which would be enough, but we've also got Brian Daubach who we'll want to work into the lineup as much as possible since he's a left-handed power threat. I think that we should go with Olivo and Sandy. Olivo won't ride the pine most of the time, because Sandy can't normally catch consecutive games. Olivo will get plenty of playing time (probably 80-100 games) for a rookie. Plus, at least he's good defensively. The past couple of years, we've gone with Mark Johnson (pretty bad all-around) and Josh Paul (pretty bad all-around), so Miguel should be an improvement. i agree that olivo should be on the roster..but ONLY if he is going to catch 5 games or so a week minimum...if sandy is going to be the starter which it looks like manuel is leaning towards then olivo should go to AAA..kind of like with bortchard..id think borchard should be our CF..but if he isnt then he has to go to AAA to play everyday... both these guys need to play everyday

I totally agree with everything u said Killa, Aaron Rowand was NEVER given much of an opportunity. Every season, someone had to start in front of him, and he got pushed down and had to fill in at about midseason. Willie Harris AND Aaron Miles are STRICTLY infielders, DO NOT try infielders out on the outfield. But if Rowand is unavailable for any reason, Borch would be the best choice for sure. If I'm not mistaken, didn't Harris play some OF in the Orioles system? yeah..but he plays CF about as good as jose valentin di for us...harris was the CF last week against the scrubs..boy did he look shaky..as CK said...anyone but harris in cf

he's in jail again..this time for a while i think..wasnt he caught with an underaged girl???

actually cal eldred might be the cal eldred of '00 ..man is he having a good spring for st louis

I agree with your first idea, but disagree with your 2nd. I say start Borchard down in AAA to begin the year (he's not hitting nearly high enough to make the team out of ST - at least as of now, because he's barely breaking the Mendoza line), and go with Aaron Rowand in CF, assuming he's able to. Then, after about 2 or 3 months re-evaluate things. If Borchard is hot in AAA and Rowand is struggling, make the switch, but Borchard must play everyday when he comes up. He'll never learn how to hit in the big leagues if he's only playing every 2 or 3 days. He needs to get his AB's in. If Borchard's not going to be our everyday CF once he gets called up, I don't think they should call him up. Playing everyday in AAA would be more beneficial to his career IMO. ia gree that if borchard is not going to start then he should go to charlotte...i just think its time for joe...

.220 is unacceptable for a team with World Series aspirations. He'll have to hit higher than that. We don't need Borchard to hit HR -- we've got Thomas, Mags, Konerko, and Lee for that -- we need him to drive in runs and get on base. we need his power from the left side in the middle of the line up to balance it out...alot of you dont agree with that lefty righty balance but i think its big..not because our right handed hitters cant hit rigth handed pitching but because when a pitcher , imo , faces 7 guys in a row that are right handed he can get himself in a real good groove...im a big believer that if you make a pitcher pitch to both sides of the plater..make him move the ball around that it increases his chances for making a mistake...the more you can switch the outside corner from right to left and visa versa..the better chance , imo , you will get to hit more mistakes....so for that reason its big if borchard makes this team..even if he hits 220 with 40 homers that power will make a pitcher change his pattern.. another benefit is teams will try and turn joe around to bat right handed in close games in like the 6th through 8th innings...if we use the other teams lefty to turn joe around because of his lefty power then that might mean jimenez and valentin get to bat left handed in the 7th or 8th inning of that same close game...which is better for us

aside from his wife no..jason imo was one of the most talented corners in NFL history...but injuries have reduced him to a mere shell of his former self...plus..he is old now and the bears arnt going anywhere next year...7-9 would be a good season...he doersnt fit our needs..would just eat up cap space

if only we could play teams with bobby hill and chop suey on them every game

for this team to really live up to its potential...with rowand in cf we have 3 through 9 all right handed..borchard will give us tremendous left handed(and sometimes right) power..and thats something this team really needs.. his homer today was a mistake..he got under it and hit a towering fly ball...that went 400 feet....this kid is ready.the only thing he has to learn how to do is adjust to how major league pitchers adjust to him and that wont happen in charlotte... if boerchard hits 40 homers he could hit 220 and still be a huge positive cog in the offense...cmon jerry..sending joe to charlotte???.,..say it aint so

later on though he also said that if wright cant go and loiaza gets tghe 4th spot that he would reconsider taking 12 pitchers because he doesnt believe loiaza can give him the number of innings wright could..so we will have to see

jaime burke is forcing that situation on manuel....how has this guy not gotten a shot with somebody before considering he can play catcher??..his bat is extremely quick..granted i only saw one at bat but bat speed is something you cant teach he jaime seems to have alot of it one the downside defensively burke is not considered very good

yw steff my take on this is that 14 democrats crossed the aisle on the most volitile issue in politics to ban partial birth or 3rd term (depending on your POV) abortions...more than likely all 14 of these democrats are pro choice...and there are probably a few pro choice republicans in the senate..if they see a reason to vote to ban this proceedure then its probably the right thing to do

well its offensive to us...lol bears slogan for '03..."mediorcrity is our middle name"!!!

anything official on danny wright yet???

with only one lefty in the rotation it will be 1 lefty and 4 righties no matter where you put the lefty....if stewart gets the 5th spot then it makes to break up the lefties

Apparently, that's not quite accurate. MB kind of thought he was going to open the season, but JM never said anything directly. MB had to go to JM to get a definitive answer so he would know what to say to the press in the event he was asked about it. JM should have informed MB when he told Colon. Not cool on JM's part. that seems to be the "modus operendi" ( thats about my extent of latin ) for JM....he cant seem to get that part right

Translation: We know he sucks, but the fact that he has proven he sucks, excites us. lmao..good one

except if medical consequences develop in the 3rd term - 3rd term abortions are very rare, have been limited under law under Roe v Wade, and are almsot always for medical situations/complications that arise in the latter stages of pregnancy there is an exception in the bill for when the life of the mother is at risk... pacifist = pro choice??...cant see the connection..

once an idiot..always an idiot

you know..piazza could pass for a terrorist..he has that dark kind of look...anmd he just walked in the clubhouse w/o being stopped...wonder if ecans is thinking a terrorist could do the same thing????..come to think of it..piazza probably was in a terrorist state of mind

i guess i can give up the torch for leftwich now

dont forget philly..arnt they like within 100 miles of dc??

when the mets and dodgers play im sure shawn green will be taking one in the ribs...actually the guy who should go beat the s*** out of mota...he'll be the one to pay what it is about piazza??...he seems like a nice guy..but everyone wants to throw at him..lol

ohh gooody 7-9 here we come :fyou