Cubs Talk

Devin Hester

2006-11-13T17:52:00.000-08:00

Devin Hester is unbelievable. The Bears stole him in the draft last Spring. This guy is great.

Baker Fired

2006-10-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

I am sad to see Baker go. I have always liked Baker and would love to play for him if I was a player.

Closer

2006-09-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

Dempster was awesome last year and this year he has been just horrible.

How low can we go?

2006-09-11T17:47:00.000-07:00

Can the Cubs lose 100 games? How bad is this team in their long history of losing?

Lee is Back

2006-08-28T20:27:00.000-07:00

It is great to see Lee back. He didn' have to come back but it shows what a great guy he is that he returned. I hope he keeps his average over .300 for the year.

Neifi Perez

2006-08-21T16:38:00.000-07:00

Don't let the door hit you on the way out of town. Good riddance. Go grab your crotch in Motor City.

Young Pitching

2006-08-07T17:51:00.000-07:00

I am hoping that these young pitchers end up being as good as the Tigers. I don't want to wait years and years for them to be good though.

Trade Deadline

2006-07-31T18:23:00.000-07:00

I will miss Walker and Maddux but if they are not part of the future plans, I am glad that the Cubs traded them. And I am pumped about Izturis. That was a great trade.

Derrek Lee

2006-07-24T19:47:00.000-07:00

Should the Cubs sit Lee for the rest of the year? It sounds like his wrist is not close to being healed so they put him back on the DL.

Worst 6th Inning, Ever

2006-07-17T17:14:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, the Cubs had one of their worst innings in their long history. Some changes have to happen, soon.

Zambrano

2006-07-12T08:16:00.000-07:00

Sounds like Big Z got hit in the elbow with a fungo bat during All Star warm ups. This is nuts. What will happen next? Will Maddux slip on some oil on his driveway and get hurt? Or will Marshall cut a finger off while cutting up vegetables for a stir fry?

Who should the Cubs trade?

2006-07-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

Who should the Cubs keep
It seems like Cubs fans have come to the point where we are already looking at next year. Lets start with the guys the Cubs should keep. As for pitchers, I think they should build the rotation around Zambrano, Prior, and Marmol. Z is far and away the best pitcher we have. I think Prior will come around. He is young, they can't give up on him yet. And this kid Marmol seems to have some electic stuff. That is a young nucleus of starting pitching for the future. Maybe add 1 or 2 veteran starters and there is your 2007 rotation. That means they might have to overpay for Barry Zito but if Wood and Maddux are off the books, they will have plenty of money to spend.

On the offensive side I think they should keep Lee, Pierre, Cedeno, Walker, Aram and Barrett. That is right. They need to keep Pierre around. He is a legit lead off hitter and a career .300 hitter. Ever since the Cubs didn't resign Lofton after 2003 we have been looking for a lead off hitter. That guy is Pierre. I also want to keep Walker around. He is a Major League hitter. If Pie is ready he can take a corner outfield spot and lets go get a big run producer for the other OF spot. People are talking about Carlos Lee. I love his numbers I just can't stand him. He seems like such an ass.

In the bullpen, the need to hold on to Eyre and Howry. The guys are the real deal. Bullpens seem to be a mish mash of young and old guys. Eyre and Howry can be our old guys. Whoever the young guys doesn't really matter at this point. I think it can be Aardsma, Wuertz, and Novoa. Guys like that. A big question here will be who can close since I won't mention Dempster again until the trade section of this article. He hasn't shown a ton at the big league level yet but I think Aardsma might become a solid closer. That kid can wing the ball. Other teams plug in kids to become sucessful closers like Papelbon, Lidge, and Chad Cordero. Why can't the Cubs do this?

Who should they trade
As much as I hate writing about this I think the Cubs will need to move some of the following guys. The tough part of this for me is that some guys I have on my list ar my favorite Cubs. But I think for the Cubs to be a playoff team, they are going to have to find different guys to fill these spots. The guys that they should look to move are Murton, Nevin, Jones, Wood, Maddux, Marshall, and Dempster. Murton seems like a great kid. I just wonder if he is ever going to have enough power to be a bif offensive contributor. As much as I hate him I think we need someone like Carlos Lee. The same goes for Jones. He has had a great first half but I don't think he is 30 homer a year guy.

They should trade him while his value is high. More and more lately I think that we caught lightning in a bottle with Dempster. He seems like a decent pitcher and an awesome guy but I am not sure if he has closers stuff.

It will be weird, but seeing Wood in another team's uniform next year will probably happen. And that is fine because like Corey Patterson I don't think Wood's career will progress here on the Northside. The Cubs should trade him while they can. If they can get any minor league prospects for him, do it.

Prior

2006-06-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

Mark Prior looked horrible in his return. Do you think the Cubs rushed him back too soon?

Nice Road Trip

2006-06-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

I think we saw a lot of positives in this past road trip. The topper was Marmol's outing on Sunday. This kid's stuff looks pretty good.

Cubs are Playing better

2006-06-07T06:38:00.000-07:00

I think they have one 6 of 9 or something like that. I hope they can just keep winning series and get a little closer to .500 by the All Star Break.

Cubs and Marlins

2006-05-23T17:57:00.000-07:00

Cubs have to win these last two games. This is the Marlins. They should be smoking teams like this.

When will the bleeding stop?

2006-05-15T17:41:00.000-07:00

The Cubs downfall continues. When will it stop? Will Jim Hendry make a move or two? Should the Cubs trade their high prices veterans for a youth movement?

Cubs Slide

2006-05-08T11:16:00.000-07:00

Is the season over? What should they do? We will see what will happen but the rotation is going to be fine with Wood coming back but we still need offense big time.

Rusch or Hill?

2006-05-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

I like what the Cubs are doing - giving the kid Hill another shot. He didn't look too good last year but heck he can't do as bad as Glendon - or can he?

Lee's Wrist

2006-04-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

Who do you think has to step up now that Lee is out. I think it has to be Jacque Jones.

Good start

2006-04-17T16:05:00.000-07:00

So far so good. The kids are playing good and our starting pitching has done enough to put us in a position to win. And the bullpen looks great. Keep it up!

Cardinals Sweep

2006-04-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

The Cubs swept the Cards. Awesome series. It feels like September baseball already!

Season Starts

2006-04-03T18:11:00.000-07:00

YAY. The season started today. Cubs smoked the Reds 16-7. Great start!

Prior and Wood

2006-03-20T19:19:00.000-08:00

I am sick of this. Three years ago I never could see myself saying this but - I don't want these guys on the Cubs anymore. They have gave me more heartache than joy.

Spring Training Update

2006-03-06T20:03:00.000-08:00

Do you think the Cubs should count on Wood for anything this year?