The **OFFICIAL** 2006 Chicago Cubs Thread

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:53 pm

With Bruce Sutter being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, I got to wonder.....why isn't he going in as a Cub?!?!

Career Stats (with Chi): saves 158 k's 494 era 2.39 W-L 32-30
Cy Yound award in 1979

Career Stats (with StL): saves 127 k's 259 era 2.73 W-L 26-30
World Series in 1982

Looks as plain as day to me.

rezin · Post by **rezin** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:18 pm

todays game has been quite entertaining...

dusty just got the boot...

bases loaded, bottom 8, one out...michael up...

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:34 pm

Cubs sweep the Cards (4 games)....at least we have that going for us.

The Cards are now 0 for Chicago.....including the Sox.

Cubs lead the season series 10-3.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:54 am

Finally, a stat that has us above .500

C'mon Cubbies...let's run off about 20 more wins in a row!

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:50 pm

Todd Walker - traded to the Padres for a 19 year old pitcher.
Greg Maddux - traded to the Dodgers for Cesar Izturis

rezin · Post by **rezin** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:08 pm

todd getting traded = forking garbage...

madduz getting traded = garbage since he should have retired in chicago...

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:12 am

it is a sad day.....just like everyday as a Cubs fan.

Todd and Greg were dependable.....I guess we would keep them if they were on the DL every other 15 days.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:40 am

Why does it matter if Maddux retires as a Cub? He's going into the HOF as an Atlanta Brave. I love him as much as the next Cubs fan, but at least he can actually play for a "contender" now (LA is 5 games out) instead of wasting away his final playing days on a piece of sh*t team.

As for Walker...he had to go sometime. He'll have a chance to play every day in San Diego as their new 3rd baseman.

Picking up Izturis, a Gold Glove SS, made him expendable. Cedeno will move to 2nd and Izturis will take over at short. They're trying to plan for the future and Walker doesn't fit into the plan.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:41 am

7WetCigarettes wrote:Todd and Greg were dependable.....I guess we would keep them if they were on the DL every other 15 days.

That's hilarious. Sad. And true. But hilarious.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:47 pm

Well, Zambrano pitched for the last time this season....here's how it ended:
16-6 / 3.41 ERA / 210 K / ALL-STAR

Here were the early season predictions (look at how close GxWxL was!)

GxWxL wrote:id say....16-9/2.70/210k no CY yet, but probably an all-star

7WetCigarettes wrote:I think 20-5 / 2.31 ERA / 210 K CY YOUNG

I was a bit off.....maybe I wouldn't have been if the Cubs would've played to their potential!

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:49 pm

CHICAGO -- Lou Piniella apparently will take his fiery brand of managing to the Windy City.

Chicago radio station ESPN 1000 reported Monday that the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year deal with Piniella. Financial terms have not been finalized, but the radio station is reporting that Piniella will receive approximately $3 million annually. The Cubs officially will announce the hiring of Piniella on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

Piniella, 63, faces a difficult task in turning around a Cubs franchise which posted a 66-96 record in 2006 and has reached the postseason just twice in the last 17 years.

The subject of numerous recent rumors, Piniella owns a career record of 1,519-1,420 in 19 seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York York Yankees. He guided the Reds to a World Series championship in 1990 and twice was named American League Manager of the Year while with the Mariners.

On Friday, Piniella took himself out of the running for the San Francisco Giants' opening. He has also spoken to the Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers, although he said the Washington job is not an ideal fit.

The Cubs nearly reached the World Series three years ago, getting within five outs before a collapse against Florida in the NLCS. But Baker, another successful veteran manager, couldn't get the team back to the playoffs.

The hiring of Piniella will be the latest move in a Cubs' overhaul that began two weeks ago when chief executive Andy MacPhail resigned the day before Baker's contract was not renewed.

Piniella began managing in 1986 with the Yankees, where he lasted three years. He managed the Reds from 1990-92, leading them to a World Series championship in his first season. During his time in Cincinnati, he got national attention for a clubhouse wrestling match with reliever Rob Dibble.

From there it was on to a long run in Seattle from 1993-02. His 2001 team went 116-46, but lost in the ALCS to the Yankees. His 1995 and 2000 Mariners teams also were beaten in the league championship series. During his decade in Seattle, the Mariners won at least 90 games four times.

Piniella won 93 games his final season with the Mariners in 2002 before heading home to his native Tampa to try and build a winner for the long-suffering Devil Rays.

But ultimately he had a difference of opinion with ownership and questioned management's commitment to winning before the team bought out the final year of his four-year contract.

Piniella had an 18-year career as a player, 11 of them with the Yankees, and was a career .291 hitter.

The_Dude is probably pretty happy about this.

I would personally rather have Girardi.

rezin · Post by **rezin** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:46 pm

im excited about piniella...

i liked him with seattle back in the day...

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:13 am

I'm happy as hell about it.

As for Girardi...I would've been fine with that but I don't blame them for not hiring him. It's hard to hire someone based on one year of semi-success.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:56 am

Let the tantrums begin...

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:16 am

WBOB wrote:Let the tantrums begin...

AMEN. It'll be nice to have a coach that gets kicked out of the game every now and then for sticking up for his team.

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The OFFICIAL 2006 Chicago Cubs Thread