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End of Year Recap - Who Do I Never Want to See in a Cubs Uniform Ever Again

Well, at least we didn't have to watch them get swept in the playoffs.

There were a lot of disappointments this season, but I can narrow most of my disappointment down to two things. Replacing Mark DeRosa with Aaron Miles (are you f-ing kidding me, Hendry?) and replacing closer Kerry Wood for Kevin Gregg(see above).

So here is my final list of the season, the players I never want to see in a Cubs uniform ever again, and the players I really want to see back, even though they may have had issues this year.

Never a Cub:
Aaron Miles!
Milton Bradley!
I don't think there is any explaination needed for those two.

Tom Gorzelanny
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Angel Guzman

(If you are a pitcher, and your last name begins with "G", you should be Gone. Sorry Guz, I liked your stuff, but you were hurt too much. I never warmed up to Grabow or Gorzelanny, and Gregg, well, that pretty much speaks for itself.)

Cotts - I add him to the list just in case anyone ever thinks of bringing him up from the minors again, please, please don't.

David Patton - meh

Mike Fontenot - mediocre at best. I'd rather see Baker at 2nd.

Kosuke Fukudome - doesn't impress me much, I like Gooch better.


Forever a Cub:
Infield - Lee, Ramirez and Theriot should not be going anywhere, and with them keep Jeff Baker and Jake Fox. Micah Hoffpauir should stay, maybe in the outfield.
Outfield - Reed Johnson, So Taguchi, Sam Fuld and Tyler Colvin.

Starting Pitching:
Lilly
Zambrano
Dempster
Wells
Marshall
Maybe another lefty from somewhere if there is someone available that isn't awful.

Pretty much gut the relief staff and start over. Maybe keep Samardija. He seems to have gotten better control this last stint in the minors, but I wouldn't start him.

That pretty much sums it up, don't go F it all up this off-season Hendry!

Wrigley Weather - Canadian Cold Front

CUBS WIN!

IT DOESN'T MATTER, THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS ANYWAY!

It was a beautiful night at Wrigley, the boys looked hot, the weather was cool, and 10,000 people got Fergie Jenkins bobbleheads!

Yes, that is Micah's ass. You're welcome.

Wrigley at night, what a sight.

Poor Kevin Hart......

D-Lee's ass, I mean D-Lee at the plate.

Stoney LaRue sang the National Anthem. I didn't know who he was either. (a country-rock singer from Texas that seemed to be buddies with Randy Wells)

My new Cubs hat!

Cubs Lose Finale to Brewers, Fans Shrug

Those of you that were brave enough to watch this game saw a rare, not often seen phenomenon. Jeff Samardjida actually pitched well, and even hit a home run. The rest of the team was something we have all seen before, ad-nauseam, which is that the offense didn't really show up to play.

Now the Cubs are off to San Fran to play a half-way decent team (i.e. over .500), so we will see what kind of crazy things Lou does with the line-up there.

Bruce? You Decide

Say it Ain't True Lou - Ted skipped in rotation

Yikes! Cubs.com announced yesterday that Jeff Samardzija will take Ted's start against the Brewers due to tenderness in Ted's shoulder. (I am officially offering a rub down Ted.)



Why do we keep giving this shark guy chances when he has not once shown any glimmer of talent worthy of the faith Lou and others clearly have in him?

So why is he called "The Shark"? Here are a few of my thoughts on that subject:
10) He really wanted a career as a swimmer, but he was trying out against Michael Phelps
9) Because he is aggressive? As in he aggressively throws balls into the dirt in front of the plate?
8) He gave himself the nickname so he would appear to be scarier than he actually is.
7) S-H-A-R-K - Samardzija's Harmless As a Rambunctious Kitten?
6) He likes to swim under water and grab people's legs?
5) People from Notre Dame can't spell Samardzija - and "shark" was the closest word they could find to it?)FYI, spell check gave me "Samosas"", "Mesozoic", and "Surmises".
4) Cottsucker was already taken?
3) He has VERY pointy teeth? I've never seen him smile, have you?
2) He looks like he might be drowning out there on the mound?
and the #1 reason Jeff Samardzija is called "The Shark".....

1) Because sharks do not have fingers and can therefore NOT throw a ball?

I apologize to all those (or that) Samardzija fan(s) out there, but it is hard to like a guy with an ERA of 7.89. (and this season has made me very, very bitter and mean.)

Cubs Finally Win One in St. Louis

Well the Cubs managed to not get swept by the Cardinals. That is the only positive thing I can say about this weekend. Two walk-off wins for the dirty birds, who tried to do it again on Sunday, but were stopped by a base running gaffe,which was thankfully caught by the umpires. Clearly, if the Cubs could hold their own against the birdies for 9 innings twice and 11 innings once, then perhaps that means the Cubs aren't all the bad after all? In actuality, it means the Cards are not all that good, and will hopefully fade away after the first round of the playoffs.

And now, if looking at Brendan Ryan for three days did not make your eyes bleed, we have to face the bug-eyed Braun and his fat friends from up north. AY YI YI!

The space between the tears we cry is the laughter that keeps us coming back for more. -Dave Matthews Band

And now, my only comment on the Milton Bradley suspension:
~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~