Dempster, Castro, Ramirez Lead Cubs To Sweep Of Nationals

That completes me.

A 28 – 6 run the rest of the way and we’d finish over .500!

Dempster clearly deserves to be the Opening Day starter in 2011. He has been very consistent over the last two seasons! Really like the way he handles himself both on the mound and in the media.

Your hot start against the Nationals is screwing our chances for a top five draft pick! SOMEBODY FIRE THIS MAN!

hopefully Quade can keep it up and give him a good shot at the managerial job. Sandburg has to be feeling confused right now. Obviously, he wants the Cubs to do well but at the same time he doesn’t want Quade to win so he can still have the best chance at becoming the next manager.

I just wish I’d picked up a cheap ticket off StubHub for Monday night too. It would’ve at least saved me a night of listening to Dibble.

I don’t think I screamed “BAD FUNDAMENTALS” at the TV once during the series. That’s a personal season record.

due to the managerial change, knowing the season is over and they have somewhat of a fresh start. Once they lose a couple, I anticipate things go back to where they were. Quade seems to smile a lot which is one heck of a trait. Although looking at some of the other successful managers (Torre, Cox, LaRussa) I don’t see a lot of smiles from that bunch!

I’ll take Sandberg.

I texted a friend last night after Castro got that hit saying that he is really going to be something, a real all-star. After I sent it I thought jeez, he already is something. If he cuts down on errors and continues to hit, we have a legit long-time all-star.

for Saturday & Sunday’s games. Looking forward to them!

they truly are the “little bears” in terms of MLB experience. I think, win or lose, it makes it interesting to watch how they gel/progress/play as a team….for me anyway.

Seems like he’s paid about 1,000 times more dues than St. Ryno of Wrigley

I like Denier at 3B and would like to see Jody Davis at 1B next year or reverse it doesn’t matter. Cubs need to build around the organization and bleed cubbie blue right now.

Quade is showing what human nature is and what I was screaming about for a long time this year, the locker room turned against Lou…and after Lou became an open lame duck it got worse.

At the same time Ramirez is hitting like Ramirez we knew that in of itself means a few more wins. Cubs gave the rest of the league the book on DLee if they hadn’t had it already by feeding him hard fastballs during Atlanta and showed his bat is slow now.

As for Castro, he gets a real hot streak and he will be closer to Votto and a genuine ROY candidate.

Prankster Alfonso Soriano does his impression of Koyie Hill for the cameras.

Please everyone….learn how to spell RYNE SANDBERG. We are going to be seeing a lot of his name. Let’s get it right.

No Cubs Game Today – BOO!

“a manager who isn’t afraid to draw criticism from both fans and that starting pitcher after pulling him in the eighth inning with a relatively low pitch count.” Piniella never struck me as a guy who was afraid of what other people thought. He was the first manager in how many decades to oversee back to back titles to the Cubs..what say we leave the man be? Having said that—I’m no real sure Ryno is our guy unless he has Maddux with him as pitching coach—Quade is alot more “ready” for the role.

but look what a change of managers attitude can really do to a team that wasn’t remotely challenged or motivated.

I thought “here we go again, with the ‘managing by the numbers’ bs. Even if they manage to score, the bullpen will blow it up.” Goes to show how fruitless it is to complain about managerial decisions.

how much it is about the manager as it is the players in the grand scheme of things. Nothin’ against Quade but it’s all “new” right now for the under achieveing veterans who are supposed to carry the team. I feel they accomplished their goal, quit on Lou and hastened his exit out of Chicago, and fairly, maybe it was a two way deal with Lou knowing the reality of the season and “mailing it in” a bit early. Point being the players hold all the cards, if your not strokin’ ‘em to their liking, their performance is all about a paycheck( long term/ no trade/ I got ya’ by the short hairs) contracts. Quade just hasn’t pissed ’em off yet.

should be making a decision on who should be the next Cub manager based on three games against the Nationals. One way or another.

But seriously, Quade is going to get an interview for the job. He’s not going to get it. The interim job and the interview will raise his profile for other jobs.

Want to anoint Quade as manager of the year. It does feel like a different team, they are playing better, but…its the Nats and 3 games. I like to celebrate their victories, but the Quade love amount here for said 3 games seems a little irrational at this point. I hope they continue it…and I end up being a debbie downer. I sure have liked listening and watching the last series. Hope they keep it up…but Quade hasn’t shown anything yet to me, he couldn’t after so little time.

Buhwheat sings.

take Demp out when he did but it all worked out. I just love the way this team is playing right now. Will be interesting to see if they can keep it going.

apparently no one watches wrestling. you all know soriano does john cena’s “you cant see me”. well he also took this from john cena