July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 12:24 PM) I actually want the Cubs to do well, this town is so much more fun when both teams are performing well, as long as the sox are doing better. Well, its July 16th and the Cubs still suck.
July 16, 201015 yr The Phillies need to make a move(s) and they better do it soon. They're nowhere near the same team from 2007-2009.
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:44 PM) The Phillies need to make a move(s) and they better do it soon. They're nowhere near the same team from 2007-2009. Without Utley, they weren't going to be. Werth's slump isn't helping either.
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) Without Utley, they weren't going to be. Werth's slump isn't helping either. Not to mention Ibanez has morphed into a replacement player and they have a s*** rotation after Halladay/Hamels and their bullpen blows.
July 16, 201015 yr The Phillies trading Cliff Lee at the beginning of the year is one of the worst move ever.
July 16, 201015 yr I could have struck out 10 with that joke of a strike zone. I agree j4l, the Phillies are in a lot of trouble. And anyone hoping the Cubs do well obviously don't work with a ton of douchebag Cubs fans. Hopefully the Reds and Cardinals play good baseball, because if Aramis is back, the Cubs offense will be pretty tough.
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:16 PM) I could have struck out 10 with that joke of a strike zone. I agree j4l, the Phillies are in a lot of trouble. And anyone hoping the Cubs do well obviously don't work with a ton of douchebag Cubs fans. Hopefully the Reds and Cardinals play good baseball, because if Aramis is back, the Cubs offense will be pretty tough. Doesn't Aramis have a history of going nuts with the bat when the Cubs are hopelessly out of it?
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:23 PM) Doesn't Aramis have a history of going nuts with the bat when the Cubs are hopelessly out of it? He did have a career year in 2006...
July 16, 201015 yr Cardinals need to acquire another starting pitcher, as Penny might not return this season. In the least shocking news of the season, the Cubs will face Suppan next weekend. No matter what team he's on, the Cubs always get to face him.
July 16, 201015 yr Damn, Penny's out for the year? The Cards really need to go get somebody then. Jaime Garcia is innings limited due to his recovery from TJS.
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Damn, Penny's out for the year? The Cards really need to go get somebody then. Jaime Garcia is innings limited due to his recovery from TJS. Penny's not recovering well from the muscle injury he has. I wasn't aware of Garcia's limitations.
July 16, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:44 PM) Penny's not recovering well from the muscle injury he has. I wasn't aware of Garcia's limitations. I wasn't either until some Cardinals fan friends told me. It's kind of weird to limit a guy who's been pitching so well. Edited July 16, 201015 yr by chw42
July 16, 201015 yr Every Cubs victory between now and July 31st is a victory for the status quo. So as far as I'm concerned, let them win and thus be stupid at the deadline and not dump anybody they can. Heck, maybe they can even save Jim Hendry's job!
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:23 PM) Doesn't Aramis have a history of going nuts with the bat when the Cubs are hopelessly out of it? No, he's been their only clutch player. That's Lee you're thinking of. Hell, he did that as recently as last year.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 05:07 PM) Every Cubs victory between now and July 31st is a victory for the status quo. So as far as I'm concerned, let them win and thus be stupid at the deadline and not dump anybody they can. Heck, maybe they can even save Jim Hendry's job! LOL!!! And the way Ricketts has been talking, OH BOY! Talk about another 100 years of futility...yikes!
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (SouthsideNorthsideFan @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 02:50 AM) LOL!!! And the way Ricketts has been talking, OH BOY! Talk about another 100 years of futility...yikes! It looks to me like Rickets is almost forced to keep Hendry just for financial reasons. If the Cubs are that broke, have to sell off their high salaried players for pennies on the dollar and go with kids, repair their run down ballpark, and still charge high ticket prices; then the Sox could be primed to take a larger market share in the Chicago area. If we could put together a strong pennent push this season and next, we could own this city.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (balfanman @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 09:24 AM) It looks to me like Rickets is almost forced to keep Hendry just for financial reasons. If the Cubs are that broke, have to sell off their high salaried players for pennies on the dollar and go with kids, repair their run down ballpark, and still charge high ticket prices; then the Sox could be primed to take a larger market share in the Chicago area. If we could put together a strong pennent push this season and next, we could own this city. I don't know if the Cubs are legitimately "Broke" right now. I think the reality is...they signed some serious bad contracts that are going to hurt them...but on top of that, as a business decision, they can probably make a lot more money by cutting back on salary from here, because they won't lose a whole lot in ticket or ad sales from here.
July 17, 201015 yr Terrible play by the Phillies continues. If they don't make a move to replace Utley, they're not going to make the postseason.
July 17, 201015 yr 0 runs in 7 innings for the Phillies against Wells. Making all kind of outs on the bases and leaving men on. Interesting information my buddy told me, but in the next two weeks, the Cubs will miss out on Oswalt, Wainwright, and Jimenez. What stinks is the Sox are facing all of the oppositions top pitchers coming out of the break it seems (Hernandez, Cahill)
July 18, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) Marmol with an unbelievable meltdown in the 9th!! Marmol is so prone to getting into huge trouble. Far too many walks and then he has to strikeout everyone to get out of it. Very little margin for error.
July 19, 201015 yr Halladay looks awful so far against the Cubs. It's been a pretty awful baseball weekend. This Phillies team is clearly not as good as the Braves. Edited July 19, 201015 yr by fathom
July 20, 201015 yr Cy Silva has returned to being Carlos Silva. Last 2 starts: 2 1/3 IP, 11 ER Edited July 20, 201015 yr by whitesoxfan99
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