Here’s how bad the Cubs are. When Matt Lawton doubled in two runs in the second yesterday to give them a 2-1 lead, I asked my brother and my dad when the last time the Cubs had a lead, and none of the three of us could remember. Wow. That makes two of those streaks in one season.
Exhibit A of why Dusty’s been a failure, he never took advantage of Wrigley Field. He used it, the fans, the media and the sun as an excuse for losing. The only guy on his staff who seems to “get it” is Sarge. Gary Matthews loves to talk about how playing all those day games was an asset for the ’84 Cubs. He talked about how hung over the other team usually was and how posting a win in a weekday day game put extra pressure on the Mets who would take the field at night knowing the Cubs had already won. That might be the only thing Sarge “gets” though.
I can’t tell you how impressed I was with the Bears’ offense on Monday. I now it’s only preseason and I know it means less than nothing, but there was little, maybe no, confusion (which was a hallmark of offenses run by Terry Shea and John Shoop), all three quarterbacks can throw the ball more than 15 yards and running backs occasionally had holes to run through. Granted, there’s a lot of work left to do to actually have a “good” offense, but competence was a nice change of pace.
Roy Williams (not the Tar Heels’ creepy coach) tells Cedric Benson to get his ass into camp. One week is no big deal, but it’s time to stop haggling over a few bucks and get into camp, because Thomas Jones is loving his new offense and playing time is getting scarcer by the day.
RW says the only reason he’s gone is because “Lovie didn’t like me as a person.” Hey, it’s possible, I know that most of us didn’t like you as a player, though, too.
Chris DeLuca is still an idiot, but even he can see that the Cubs are set up with a lot of holes to fill (and money to spend) in an offseason when there isn’t much talent to be bought.
Speaking of Matt Williams (we were before and not just because he’s had two really hot wives, but he has), he got the Corey Patterson treatment once and it worked. My issue with Corey’s return isn’t that he deserved it, but that the Cubs didn’t leave him there long enough. He had started to hit, and that’s great. But he’s never had a prolonged period of success at any level above class A. It would have been nice to have seen if he could have changed that trend at Iowa. But that would have required a manager who didn’t feel the need to run Jose Macias out to center every day in the interim.
Dusty couldn’t concentrate enough to answer the same question on concentration the same way when asked twice within five minutes.
Looks like Jamie Moyer turned down more than just the Astros during trading deadline weekend.
I think the Red Sox just forfeited the AL East.
America’s finest news source on a Kenosha couple and their “excruciating romantic weekend getaway.”
Raaacist, yeah. If he does go, then I’d like to see a yellow guy get a shot. Orientals are very smart and hard workers.
Raaacist, yeah. If he does go, then I’d like to see a yellow guy get a shot. Orientals are very smart and hard workers.
Murton is leading off today, it’s the last time you’ll see him this year, so get off my back.
woo woo the cubs can loose woo woo
but the cards and white sucks blow woo woo
and joe morgan too woo woo
God I hope Macias doesnt play today!
Jim hendry GM and Steve Stone manager
or
Steve Stone GM and Jim hendry manager
Stone manager. Anyone who wants to trade Aramis for Manny Ramirez and Bill Mueller doesn’t deserve the keys to the roster.
Does anyone know what the lineup will be today?
Of those sounds any good.
I’m annoying, I had like, 300 worthless posts yesterday!
#10 Have of them were from you so go fuck yourself sideways you punk bitch!
C’mon Chuck, why not trade a 26 year old 3rd baseman for a 33 year old head case and a 35 year old gimp?
Ooh, I’m gonna continue the party today!
Hey, Dolan, I was at the game yesterday too. And I also had on my Hank White T-shirt. Yesterday’s Cubs game may have been the first (and thus-far largest) gathering of the Hank White Fan Club. Of course we were distant and ignorant of one another, but it’s still grand.
Hey, Dolan, I was at the game yesterday too. And I also had on my Hank White T-shirt. Yesterday’s Cubs game may have been the first (and thus-far largest) gathering of the Hank White Fan Club. Of course we were distant and ignorant of one another, but it’s still grand.
Look, I was extremely amped to have the both of you there, but you didn’t need to post twice. It’s okay, I can feel your excitement.
Rick James arguing with himself! Fuck yeah!
I think I’m gonna get outa here soon guy’s.
#17. I’m glad my dual personalty amuses you dude!
woo woo the cubs may loose woo woo
but rick james and joe morgan blow woo woo
Murton
Walker
Lee
E-ramis
Nomar
Burnitz
Barrett
Patterson
Hill
Not too bad
You mean…I…I get to PLAY? Sweet, now if only I can figure out why Dusty told me not to get on base.
Jose May-see-us
in the playoffs
I think not
woo woo other two people that blow woo woo
are macias and mr. death woo woo
Is it Ronnie or Ronny? Make up your mind dickmunch!
No Cubs Dead, Andy?
I’ll be glad when school starts so this “Rick James” cat will be out of here. He’s either in 8th grade or a child molester.
Chris Berman is a one act, fat turd. Life is so unfair.
woo woo either way, death woo woo
you still blow woo woo
You are obviously not the real Ronnie Woo Woo. Although there are two Woos in his name, the actual wooing is single. As in
either way, death woo
you still blow woo
See how there is only one woo after each phrase?
Hey Hey!
There’s a lot of energy in this ballpark (all negative)
woo woo your name says it all woo woo
and you blow too woo woo
Brave!
Come on. If MacPhail/Hendry decided Baker was going to do the franchise more harm than good for another year, they’d keep him around because of reverse racism? Do you have any basis at all for making that accusation?
Hendry continues to discuss his confidence in Dusty almost every day. That must be an ongoing lie to hide the underlying race factor that’s preventing him from doing what he thinks is best for the team.
I think where you’re, as they say, “misunderestimating” is: this is not a good baseball team in any facet. If MacPhail and Hendry don’t fire Dusty now, it’s because they’re looking at the season objectively and realizing that this was a .500 team (at best) from the beginning, not even close to a playoff team. That and $ is why they wouldn’t fire Dusty. Throwing racism out there as the primary factor is as half-cocked and irresponsible as what Scoop Jackson wrote.
The whole race issue is a farce, dh. There is no basis for anything ‘cept rampant speculation, and a reactionary theory to Scoop Jackson (which is just what he wanted). The reverse discrimination scenario Andy painted is just way out there, and is nothing more than conjecture. It sounds nice and reads nice, but total B.S. in the light of day. To say the Cubs execs are scared to fire Baker so as not to be tagged with the racist flag is ridiculous. The execs are motivated by talent, wins, and budget weighed against expecations. If that equation = Baker One More Year, then that’s what we’ll get.
I am sure Chuck will chime in with his expertise. He seems to be a sitting Trib. board member…
Hey the Tribune is way far left, of most Chicagoans, and they are peeing in their pants to be the New York Times if it wouldn’t be for their damn readers. Do they worry about this? I bet they do. They would editorialize against themselves for doing it
Don’t forget me! I was racialisted against too. OK?
Dusty and I are friends as well. OK?
pause pause pause etc.
Andy – Dusty isn’t going anywhere. If anyone is to blame it’s the giant creampuff known as Jim Hendry and the moron McFAIL. They had no intention of playing to win this year, it was about dumping Sammy. They can say all they want, but everyone in baseball, including them, knew they had an outfield full of 4th outfielders. You don’t win that way. For three years the same problem has plagued this team, no leadoff man (except for the two months Lofton played here) and no closer. Closer cost the tema a playoff spot last year and the hawkins follies along with the Nomar groin cost them at least 12 wins this year. The biggest problem is the two china dolls at the top of the rotation. Instead of over 60 starts between them, they will end up with around 30. Take anyones 1 and 2 pitcher and reduce their starts in half, you will lose.
I see your points and they’re all on the tops of your heads. The theory here is that Scoop Jackson says Dusty’s MORE LIKELY to get fired because he’s black, and Andy says he thinks Dusty’s less likely to get fired for the same reason. Though it seems his real point was that it’s time for me to take some accountability and actually take over. Which scares the shit out of me because they don’t make double-knits wide enough to comfortably contain my corpulence.
I actually believe Dusty is still the man for the job.
believe that?
jeromy burnitz was put on waivers and all teams but the white sox claimed him. hmmm…
Well if we fired two black managers, doesn’t that mean we hired two black mangers?
Seems to me that should count for something. And what about all of those Caucasian morans we dumped? And Trebelhorn. Rodents have rights too.
Besides wanting to be a Mike Murphy wannabe (Mc Phail F-a-i-l) what’s with the references to Andy McPolo? What has he done to fuck up this year?
I hate Dusty, too. My starters get hurt every year and I still make the playoffs. That’s only because I’m a genius, though.
I’m trying harder than Dusty to get fired. Why is it when I don’t want to get fired I get fired and when I try to I can’t…..? This job sucks…I love the Cubs!
I believe I was the manager of the 1917 White Sox. Kid Gleason managed them in 1919.