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The big news before the Cubs game today was whether Matt Clement would be traded or not. Rumors about trading Clement (and others) have been going around for quite some time now, though there was no word of anything before the 3pm deadline today, and since Clement was scheduled to pitch, everyone was pretty sure that nothing was going down.
Well, we were all wrong! In a last minute deal involving four teams, the Cubs let short stop Alex Gonzales go (he is, in my opinion, the REAL reason we lost last year. The whole Bartie ball was blown out of proportion), as well as pitcher Francis Beltran (bye bye cutie) and two other players. Clement stays intact, and the Cubs now have a powerhouse team.
I mean, imagine it. Sosa. Alou. Ramirez. Lee. Garciaparra. And throw Barret, Patterson and Walker into the mix. There is no weak link!!! As Dave said, 'We're a fucking STUD team! It's like an All Star team!' Yes, today was Dave's Christmas. He was going apeshit in the car. 'For nothing! We got Garciaparra for nothing!' I even let him listen to Sportstalk radio all the way home. And an added bonus for Dave, Nomar's wife - 'Best-thing-to-happen-to-women's-soccer Mia Hamm' will be coming to Chi-Town as well.
Man, I can't wait til he comes to play tomorrow, it'll be incredible!!! Not only that, but Mad Dog Maddux will be going for his 300th win. The slight downside, Paul Bako will be catching, not my 'He Looks Like the Miz' Michael Barrett. But still....I can't wait to see what the lineup's gonna be!
Life is good in Chicago. Life is really good.
Posted by Yano at July 31, 2004 06:14 PMI was in the city today watching the game, and we were all excited when we heard about the trade. We all agreed however, too little, too late.
Alex Gonzales, no offense to fellow admirers, was horrible. OK defense, terrible bat.
The thing is we're, what, 12 behind St. Louis now? And 1 1/2 behind in the Wild Card. I LOOOVE the Cubs, been a die-hard fan for 32 years, but we aren't gonna make it this year. Something ain't right. Ya know that Scholl's commercial when they say "You gellin? We're gellin". The Cubs aren't gellin.
There's always next year.
(PS - I hope I'm wrong!)
I just saw this on my cubs.com email. Pretty damn cool! My oldest son will love it.
Posted by: Sue on July 31, 2004 07:11 PMAdded note, per Dave:
THAT'S ALL THE STUFF THAT I THINK! YOU'RE LIKE TALKING LIKE YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF BUT IT'S ALL MY OPINION!
Whatever Dave. I have a mind, too!
Though I admit, the A-Gonz statement was Dave's, but I agree with it.
"YOU'RE SUCH A LOSER!" Dave exclaims as he reads over my shoulder.
