If Carrie Muskat Were Sitting right here

It's hard to say what I'd do.......I have only two questions.... How did she get this job? and who deals his drugs? cause I want that number

Why do people even email her? its not like she's going to say anything that hendry or dusty wouldn't say. Hell, i'd rather have a dusty mailbag, at least then we'd have to translate some of his
"it is what it is"'s. or "you can't teach fundementals". Why even have a mailbag if you're going to have such rousing q & a's as:

If Matt Murton can provide a 20-homer season and Jacque Jones adds 30, will the Cubs have enough power to lead the National League in home runs?
-- Nick R., Maryville, Tenn.

The Cubs would rather lead the National League in wins, pitching and defense than home runs.

That's her answer to THAT question? Yes, I know its a stupid question, but that answer doesn't even come close to answering a similar question. Had the reader just said "enough power", would she have answered it the same way? Dude wanted to know if the Cubs are content with what they have power-wise. Is she so chicken- sh*t about offending dusty or hendry, that she she has to call the writer on some f**ing technicality instead of discussing a real concern like a real person.

Why don't the cubs just hire Bush's bitch McClellan, even he gives less assinine answers. I know I'm just complaining about nothing right now, but its February, what the hell else do we have to do. Cubs.Com should ditch The Mailbag before Carrie Muskat's brain turns to total mush. (have I mentioned I hate february?) Here's to hoping Carrie Muskat and Joe Buck elope to alaka just before Russia tries to reclaim it. cause you know that's gonna happen soon.

Too much to ask?

So here we are in the third annual Wood/ Prior spring trainging watch. I know I've harped on this Muskat chick having to be the Cubs mouthpiece, but seriously, how can you put a positive spin on prior throwing his first 20 pitches off a mound since Sept. (But she found a way)

I guess I need Mark or Dusty to draw me some sort of diagram that demonstrates the effect of a respritory infection in september on the throwing arm. I've had pneumonia lots of times,and though I'm not a big league pitcher, my arm never hurt once. Hmm, go figure. So like I said up top, is it too much to ask to go thrugh a spring where we're actually sure of what the starting rotation will look like on opening day? Can someone please explain why, with sosa's money off the books, one of Milwood, Morris, Garland, vasquez or Loiza didn't even get a sniff from Hendry?

Below is a fun round of Cubs over/under cause I'm pissed and bored and its still Feb,

What the Hell Else do we have to do??

1.Number of games played BEFORE Kwood makes a start: 13.5

2. Number of Games Dusty Manages : 161

3. Number of Starts Wood/Prior Make Combined: 39

4. Jacque Jones BA: .299

5. Juan Pierre SB: 49

6. Juan Pierre HR: 1.5

7. Ramirez Errors: 9

8. KWood Total Days on DL:27.5

9. Postseason Games Played by Cubs in 2006: 5

10. World Series Games Managed By Dusty over rest of career: 4

Spring Training Over/Under

What the Hell Else do we have to do??

1.Number of games played BEFORE Kwood makes a start: 13.5

2. Number of Games Dusty Manages : 161

3. Number of Starts Wood/Prior Make Combined: 39

4. Jacque Jones BA: .299

5. Juan Pierre SB: 49

6. Juan Pierre HR: 1.5

7. Ramirez Errors: 9

8. KWood Total Days on DL:27.5

9. Postseason Games Played by Cubs in 2006: 5

10. World Series Games Managed By Dusty over rest of career: 4

Baker Fundementally F'd Up

Greetings fellow bloggers. Since pitchers and catchers have returned, I will once again climb atop my soap-box and decry all that is afoul with these not-so-loveable losers. Dont' get me wrong, I'm just as hopeful about this year as I am about every year, but I find it hard to be hopeful when Rusty Dusty is still at the helm. Here are two quotes that sound so similar to those we heard in the midst of last year's flounder fest, It just takes the wind out of my cubbie sails before I even get them out of the basement.
Baker speaking on fundementals:

As for fundamentals, Cubs manager Dusty Baker said the Cubs won't do anything different, just place a different emphasis on the workouts.

"You can't do much differently -- they are what they are," Baker said. "We'll stress it more. We'll give it more importance. Fundamentals are the same whether you're playing Little League, high school, Pony League, it doesn't matter. It'll be more of a refresher course."

WON"T DO MUCH DIFFERENTLY. THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. In the cubs case, he really needs to see they Aren't what they Aren't, cuase the cubs Sucked at fundementals last year. Hit and runs, squeeze plays, sacrifice bunts, pitchers fielding, you name it they sucked. Yes dusty, its true that TECHNICALLY, its the same as in Pony League, but you can't coach these guys like they're in Pony league. When will dusty ever come out and say; "WE Suck at this, and we have to get better or changes will be made".

So there's that, then there was this when talking about Wood's return. See if this sound familiar:
"Whenever we get [Wood] back, it'll be like making a trade and getting a player," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. "Our main thing is to try not to rush Kerry, and hopefully he's ready when we need him.

What kind of Kool Aid is this guy feeding Hendry, or Vice Versa. This argument was used almost all of last year. "Wait till Prior Gets Back, Wait Till Nomar gets back, Wait till Wood gets back"

Hey Dusty, We're F'ing tired of waiting. And frankly, we've caught on to your little scheme. You and Hendry troll the Waiver wires for any pitcher who is damaged goods, then you act like you're geniuses for picking him up and proclaim his arrival as a trade for nothing. If this is how you rationalize never getting a good pitcher on the Free Agent market, that's fine, but its now starting to look like you let these guys get injured so you never have to make any trades at all.

Whew. I'm exhausted and its only the middle of Feb.

Baker Fundementally F'd Up

Greetings fellow bloggers. Since pitchers and catchers have returned, I will once again climb atop my soap-box and decry all that is afoul with these not-so-loveable losers. Dont' get me wrong, I'm just as hopeful about this year as I am about every year, but I find it hard to be hopeful when Rusty Dusty is still at the helm. Here are two quotes that sound so similar to those we heard in the midst of last year's flounder fest, It just takes the wind out of my cubbie sails before I even get them out of the basement.
Baker speaking on fundementals:

As for fundamentals, Cubs manager Dusty Baker said the Cubs won't do anything different, just place a different emphasis on the workouts.

"You can't do much differently -- they are what they are," Baker said. "We'll stress it more. We'll give it more importance. Fundamentals are the same whether you're playing Little League, high school, Pony League, it doesn't matter. It'll be more of a refresher course."

WON"T DO MUCH DIFFERENTLY. THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. In the cubs case, he really needs to see they Aren't what they Aren't, cuase the cubs Sucked at fundementals last year. Hit and runs, squeeze plays, sacrifice bunts, pitchers fielding, you name it they sucked. Yes dusty, its true that TECHNICALLY, its the same as in Pony League, but you can't coach these guys like they're in Pony league. When will dusty ever come out and say; "WE Suck at this, and we have to get better or changes will be made".

So there's that, then there was this when talking about Wood's return. See if this sound familiar:
"Whenever we get [Wood] back, it'll be like making a trade and getting a player," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. "Our main thing is to try not to rush Kerry, and hopefully he's ready when we need him.

What kind of Kool Aid is this guy feeding Hendry, or Vice Versa. This argument was used almost all of last year. "Wait till Prior Gets Back, Wait Till Nomar gets back, Wait till Wood gets back"

Hey Dusty, We're F'ing tired of waiting. And frankly, we've caught on to your little scheme. You and Hendry troll the Waiver wires for any pitcher who is damaged goods, then you act like you're geniuses for picking him up and proclaim his arrival as a trade for nothing. If this is how you rationalize never getting a good pitcher on the Free Agent market, that's fine, but its now starting to look like you let these guys get injured so you never have to make any trades at all.

Whew. I'm exhausted and its only the middle of Feb.

Baker Fundementally F'd Up

Greetings fellow bloggers. Since pitchers and catchers have returned, I will once again climb atop my soap-box and decry all that is afoul with these not-so-loveable losers. Dont' get me wrong, I'm just as hopeful about this year as I am about every year, but I find it hard to be hopeful when Rusty Dusty is still at the helm. Here are two quotes that sound so similar to those we heard in the midst of last year's flounder fest, It just takes the wind out of my cubbie sails before I even get them out of the basement.
Baker speaking on fundementals:

As for fundamentals, Cubs manager Dusty Baker said the Cubs won't do anything different, just place a different emphasis on the workouts.

"You can't do much differently -- they are what they are," Baker said. "We'll stress it more. We'll give it more importance. Fundamentals are the same whether you're playing Little League, high school, Pony League, it doesn't matter. It'll be more of a refresher course."

WON"T DO MUCH DIFFERENTLY. THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. In the cubs case, he really needs to see they Aren't what they Aren't, cuase the cubs Sucked at fundementals last year. Hit and runs, squeeze plays, sacrifice bunts, pitchers fielding, you name it they sucked. Yes dusty, its true that TECHNICALLY, its the same as in Pony League, but you can't coach these guys like they're in Pony league. When will dusty ever come out and say; "WE Suck at this, and we have to get better or changes will be made".

So there's that, then there was this when talking about Wood's return. See if this sound familiar:
"Whenever we get [Wood] back, it'll be like making a trade and getting a player," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. "Our main thing is to try not to rush Kerry, and hopefully he's ready when we need him.

What kind of Kool Aid is this guy feeding Hendry, or Vice Versa. This argument was used almost all of last year. "Wait till Prior Gets Back, Wait Till Nomar gets back, Wait till Wood gets back"

Hey Dusty, We're F'ing tired of waiting. And frankly, we've caught on to your little scheme. You and Hendry troll the Waiver wires for any pitcher who is damaged goods, then you act like you're geniuses for picking him up and proclaim his arrival as a trade for nothing. If this is how you rationalize never getting a good pitcher on the Free Agent market, that's fine, but its now starting to look like you let these guys get injured so you never have to make any trades at all.

Whew. I'm exhausted and its only the middle of Feb.