January 9, 200422 yr He said thay Maddux and his agent have turned their focus to Cubs with the Cardinals signing Julian Tavarez. This would suck, because without Maddux I don' think the Cubs are the favorite. However, as much as it pains me to say, the Cubs with Maddux could win it all.
January 9, 200422 yr Forget the Cubs. Let them sign Maddux, I wouldn't be surprised if Prior or Wood already had too big an ego to listen to some tips from old man Maddux.
January 9, 200422 yr Author Watch and pray that the injury bug hits the Cubs. Zambrano, Wood and Prior will miss a lot of starts after so much pitching last year. I hate to wish injury upon someone, but if it hurts the Cubs, I am for it.
January 9, 200422 yr Watch and pray that the injury bug hits the Cubs. Zambrano, Wood and Prior will miss a lot of starts after so much pitching last year. I hate to wish injury upon someone, but if it hurts the Cubs, I am for it. I'd much rather that there is a clash of the egos, much like Lofton did when he disputed with Sosa about swinging for the fences. A good veteran can make this happen. If not a clash of the egos, the team is overhyped and chokes big time, much like our Sox the past 3 years
January 9, 200422 yr Watch and pray that the injury bug hits the Cubs. Zambrano, Wood and Prior will miss a lot of starts after so much pitching last year. I hate to wish injury upon someone, but if it hurts the Cubs, I am for it. Prior will NOT miss time because of pitching too much. The guys mechanics are as sweet as you'll find in the league. Also, as an FYI, Wood threw 2 fewer innings in 2003 then he did in 2002 while making one fewer start(and I don't even think it was an injury related missed start....I just don't think the schedule worked out to where he could get 33 starts in). I won't rule out Zambrano though. He might, but I doubt it. We should not hope for injuries. What anti-Cubs fans should do(because I know there are some on this board) is expect the Cubs to have a great season. If they do, you aren't heartbroken, and if they don't, you get that nice, warm fuzzy feeling inside of you. I expect they'll sign Maddux, he'll have a decent year(15-10 4.00 180 innings with a good K-BB ratio), the Cubs will win the division and they'll lose in the NLCS in 6 games.
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