Seems like it has been forever, but opening day is finally here, this year the Cubs seem to have a really good team. A deep pitching rotation, solid bullpen, and a pretty respectable offense as well. Should be a very fun season to watch.
Tonight on Baseball Tonight the Chicago Cubs were being picked as the National League representative in the 2008 World Series, lets hope the folks at ESPN got this one right…
Go Cubs!
Some big names filed for free agency over the weekend, some I’d be interested in seeing on the Cubs roster come spring; Barry Zito, Andy Pettitte, maybe Cliff Floyd, Arthur Rhodes, and Octavio Dotel… Some of the free agents, or at least one, I hope no team signs; Barry Bonds. I’m tired of Barry Bonds, he isn’t an every day player, is bad defensively, and most of all has an attitude problem that no team should have to deal with. I’m hoping I wont have to see him on any team in 2007.
A few guys I’d like to see the Cubs take a look at
The cubs need to resign Juan Pierre and I’d like to see Aramis Ramirez back too, hopefully that gets done. Guys like Ryan Theriot and Matt Murton are a couple I think could be traded. Depending on the “official” motive for this year, minor leaguers like Felix Pie or Angel Guzman could also be useful in completing a trade, for say a certain New York short stop.
I’d like to think that if the Cubs get enough enough offense the pitching wont need to be as strong, but then I recall what happened to the Yankees a few weeks ago and I get worried about the Cubs’ pitching. Really the only reliable guy there is Carlos Zambrano. Mark Prior has shoulder issues, Rich Hill and Shawn Marshall are still young and somewhat inconsistent and unproven. Kerry Wood…. well he’s just Kerry Wood.
The Cubs should buy out his contract for the $3 million, and then give him the bare minimum contract loaded with incentives; if he pitches a certain number of innings, give him some money, reaches a strike out count, throw him some more money… I really think that’s all the guy deserves, the Cubs have been burned by his injuries in the past, make him earn every penny he gets. I think at best Wood will be a middle reliever, I wouldn’t count on the guy to be a setup or closer until he proves he can pitch on a regular basis.
If you pay attention to the World Series at all you’ve heard about Kenny Rogers “dirty hands”…
I’m not sure what it is/was, but here is an idea… Kenny had a run-in with “Fudgem”.
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