Kappy and my favorite Hippy

should just go sit down somewhere and shut up, or just leave go away. I cant stand the guy, I turn the channel everytime he comes on TV

I enjoy his interviews though. As for Hendry, I completely agree.

His Zambrano thing the other week was bad. No matter your view on Z, I think we all agree that his argument was flawed, and he intentionally messed up stats.

His Milton Bradley crusade this season is also embarrassing, as were his antics during the last month of last season.

To top it all off, he’s so far up Steve Stone’s butt, that I think they are one brain, saying things out of the two mouths.

is the moment you need to consider editing for clarity or not posting at all.

just sayin’

That said, the two media members you criticize have proven themselves to be the Neifi Perez and Aaron Miles of Chicago Media. What incriminating photos, and of whom, could they possess to keep them in their positions?

I just shake my head and roll my eyes at anything having to do with Paul Sullivan anymore. The optimist in me thinks he’s probably a decent guy, but the way he handles his position is just arrogant and obnoxious. And it shows in his reporting.

Kaplan is a corporate butt-kisser. He’ll prostitute himself into doing whatever is requested of him. And part of that problem is when teams are owners of the media outlet covering said teams. You will NEVER get thoughtful and complete coverage in this format.

Second, not only is Kaplan a butt-kisser, he knows nothing about running an interview. Of course, the point was to get out there all the “bad” things going on but he didn’t do anything to steer the conversation. That’s where a good interviewer stands out.

I’m a bit disappointed in Theriot, I’d hoped he wouldn’t continue on the course set out for him but he did.

On Sullivan, well that’s what happens when your employer has been hemmoraging cash for several years now. You get a complete idiot like Sullivan covering your team. I’m not sure if he’s totally inept or just cannot formulate a good baseball thought and get it out of his mouth. It’s too bad Plesac left CSN (actually who could blame him) but he actually got my attention and kept my attention. I always thought he was pretty good covering the Cubs; though in a different capacity than Sullivan or Kaplan.

…Yes, Theriot’s “getaway day” and “Blahs” excuses are lame. The team’s “getaway day” excuse for a couple of stinkers gives me a bit more reason to question whether thy will show up IF they make the playoffs. But IF they make the playoffs it could also be viewed as a new start and perhaps a chance to approach the games with energy, motivation, and hustle.

Injuries can be a legitimate reason for poor play, it depends on who gets injured, timing, duration and quality of depth. The Cubs were caught with their pants down earlier in the season in terms of quality of depth, but I think Hendry has done a nice job of making corrections. This team should be able to survive Aramis being out right now but it needs slugging from guys like Soriano and MB to do that. Unfortunately that hasn’t happened, at least not consistently. In short, I don’t view injuries as an excuse but some times they are a legitimate reason for under-performing.

Regarding Sullivan’s comments on Hendry being tied now. That seems to be a plausible reality to me. New owners lining up to get approved don’t want any more payroll excursions. If the economy hadn’t collapsed I don’t think the new owners would be taking a hard line on costs (assuming that they are). There’s a legitimate criticism of back loading some contracts, but I don’t see that affecting decisions to take on more payroll at the deadline so much as the new owners wanting salary held. Now, if the Cubs really wanted to move Soriano, Dome, Bradley, fill in the blank but were thwarted because of the terms then perhaps there’s more to it? But I seriously doubt that was considered.

The Cubs may not have added payroll because of concerns raised y the incoming owners, but otherwise I think Hendry has decided that the team he has is talented enough to get the job done. I think he’s right, but the players have to actually do it now. It may turn out to be a somewhat unlucky year for the Cubs. However, with guys getting older I wouldn’t just expect a return to glory days next season.

seems to be more anti-Cub than St Louis. Soriano can hit three Grand Slams in one game, and Kaplan will zone in on a defensive mishap from the night before.

is that he plays favorites and is not objective.

He writes his article about Zambrano being the most overpaid player in the game, yet won’t even consider that Dempster is probably more overpaid than Z.

He ripped Bradley for forgetting how many outs there were, but doesn’t criticize Theriot about his lazy baserunning.

He writes an article about how Gregg cannot be allowed to continue to close, yet his year is similar to that of his boy Kerry Wood last year.

He has a problem with over-priced players who are flawed, yet by all accounts describes him perfectly.