Dodgers get Greg Maddux

[CrespoBlows]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5832966

[Moose]

YEEEEEEEAH

[Optimist]

I'm shocked they actually dealt him.

[schillingouttheks]

Wow.

[Moose]

I think it was for Izturis.

[schillingouttheks]

It was.

[CrespoBlows]

Wow. The Cubs suck.

 

Hendry needs to go, Baker needs to go, the Tribune needs to go.

 

YOU'VE GOT TO GET ON BASE TO SCORE RUNS!

[Moose]

Whew, at least no prospect(s) given up.

[26 to 6]

So who plays second in Chicago, and who plays short? If the Cubs were to get a shortstop I heard they would move Cedeno to second. It doesnt really matter though.

[CrespoBlows]

The Cubs are terrible. They got rid of Walker, which is the only player that has any OBP skills at all, and Dusty insists on batting Neifi Perez second everyday.

 

Can anyone tell me why Dusty Baker SHOULDN'T be fired?

[Optimist]

Can anyone tell me why Dusty Baker SHOULDN'T be fired?

 

His name brings a smile to my face.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Can anyone tell me why Dusty Baker SHOULDN'T be fired?

Hes a good guy and he has a belly full of guts :thumbsup:

[MC Hammer]

The Cubs are terrible. They got rid of Walker, which is the only player that has any OBP skills at all, and Dusty insists on batting Neifi Perez second everyday.

 

Can anyone tell me why Dusty Baker SHOULDN'T be fired?

Becuase it doesn't matter who's coaching the Cubs.

[CrespoBlows]

True story.

 

Dusty Baker, "Let's bat Neifi Perez first."

 

Fan, "He's batting .250, and has a .256 OBP."

 

Dusty, "You ever play this game? Besides, he's got grit, and Neifi saved us last year."

 

Fan, "We didn't make the playoffs."

 

Dusty, "You ever play this game?"

 

Fan, "No."

 

Dusty, "OK, on to Mark Prior, I think 240 is fair for a pitch count."

 

Fan, "I thought we were trying to stop injuring pitchers."

 

Dusty, "You ever play this game?"

 

Fan, "Why don't we play Theirot at second, to see what he can do?"

 

Dusty, "Young players make mistakes (Neifi proceeds to swing at a pitch four miles out of the zone), besides, we've got to keep the integrity of a playoff race."

 

Fan, "If you want to do that, play Theriot, playing Perez gives the other team the advantedge."

 

Dusty, "You ever play this game?"

 

(You ever play this game is a reference to an interview back in '05 when a reporter asked why he played Perez over Cedeno)

[CrespoBlows]

Cubs lineup tonight:

 

(figures are OBP)

 

1. Pierre, .315

2. Izturis, .302

3. Barrett, .390

4. Ramirez, .340

5. Jones, .315

6. Nevin, .306

7. Murton, .350

8. Perez, .265

 

Awful. Just awful.