To hell with the snow,let me rankle WS fans.
Let's compare starting lineups as it looks right now:
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Catcher - Geovany Soto-Pierzynski
First Base - Carlos Pena-Konerko
Second - Blake DeWitt-Beckham
Short - Starlin Castro-Ramirez
Third - Aramis Ramirez-Morel/Vizquel/Teahen
Left - Alfonso Soriano-Pierre
Center - Marlon Byrd-Rios
Right - Tyler Colvin-Quentin

DH: Adam Dunn

I say the Cubs win 6 out of 8 everyday positions: catcher,second base,SS,3rd,LF,RF
The Sox might have a toss-up at 2nd & RF,but I prefer Dewitt & Colvin.
I'll sit down and sip another gallon of Kool-Aid.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

neither lineup looks very good 2 me... cubs 81 wins =3rd place...sox 85 wins=3rd place

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You going to have to pencil in Fuk right next to Colvin as he is still fucking there and they are platooning them.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Here is the danny bernstein WCUB all-city team (also endorsed by Phil Rogers):

Catcher - Geovany Soto: This guy is a great hitter with power. A.J. is A.J. Edge Soto.
First Base - Carlos Pena: Konerko figures to fade. Have to give Pena the edge. Off year in '10 but he figures to get back to 130 OPS+ in Wrigley.
Second - Blake DeWitt-Beckham: toss up. Two unproven players
Short - Starlin Castro: One of the best young players I've ever seen
Third - Aramis Ramirez: Proven slugger, should be closer to his norms this year.
Left - Alfonso Soriano: Bad at baseball, but better than Juan Pierre.
Center - Marlon Byrd: was arguably the best player in the city last season. Tough choice.
Right - Tyler Colvin-Quentin: Another toss up. Two big ifs

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

im not sure soriano is better than pierre... colvin is garbage...quentin nothing special but better than colvin

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Ron Santo Day....August 10....with a NEW STATUE!!!

NEAT!!!!!!!!

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Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

ASFB,
Please,let's not look at August. I'm just hoping for some nice March weather right about now.
So when does B-B Richard get a day?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Fixed

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i don't think that will be a straight platoon there. i do believe that most of the outfielders and their positions will be interchangeable, but two lefties in a straight platoon doesn't make any sense.

colvin will be in aaa by july..fukudome has right on lockdown

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Right after Harry "Cupcake" Chappas, the tiniest shortstop.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Augie Ojeda is on the non-roster invitee list for 2011 for the Cubs. He must be 48 by now.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

If you needed an infield hit here's your man

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Soto > Pierzynski
Pena < Konerko
DeWitt < Beckham
Castro < Alexei
Aramis > three-headed blah-nster
Soriano > Pierre
Byrd < Rios
FukuColvin < Quentin

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I'd agree with most of that. Castro might be better than Alexei and A.J. is better than Soto in a lot of ways that are important for a catcher. Soto is a disaster defensively. Pierzynski isn't going to throw many guys out, but besides that he's an excellent backstop. For most positions I'd say Soto's offense would more than make up for any defensive shortcomings. Catcher may be an exception.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Soto is a disaster defensively? Not sure I would go that far. Granted he is not a Molina, but I don't think he is a disaster. I would say that Soto is better than AJ in 2 out of the 3 categories. Soto is better offensively and in throwing out runners, and AJ is better at calling a game. So I would have to take Soto overall.

Alexei and Castro is an interesting one. I would say that in the long run Castro will be better, but as of right now it is a toss up. Chicago is blessed to have 2 really solid SS's 1 of which is a potentially great SS.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Well, I would suggest that if you have a 125 OPS+ catcher and he's having difficulty beating out Koyie Hill, there's a reason for it.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Is there a catcher controversy I don't know about? Trouble beating out Koyie?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

How many games do you think they each caught last year? I don't even have to look it up to know it's about a 100/70 split. To me if your catchers are Hill and a guy who is better than Pierzynski, the better guy has to catch 125-130 games. The problems with Soto behind the plate are obvious and well-known. You don't sit a guy who slugged the way he did last year as much as they did if that isn't the case.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

100% correct. That is the essence right there.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Pierzynski has intangibles, yes, but he's going into his age 34 season, at which point he's sure to lose a lot of tangibles.

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that was an old retard putting hill in over soto..hence he was run out of town...soto was and is and will always be superior to hill.

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Lou didn't give a damn. Soto is average defensively and quite a better hitter. Lou's borderline platoon of the catchers was inexcusable. Once Quade took over, Soto was getting 90% of the starts.

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Team Cutler.

Wasn't Soto on the DL for a bit last year too and thats when the 4 finger bandit took over?

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Indeed. I edited my post and forgot to re-include that thought. Soto will start 125+ games this year health provided.

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Team Cutler.

Agreed. Plus Soto isn't exactly high up on the list of Cubs problems. Would be nice to see ARAM decide to hit over .230 sometime before July this year. I am hoping that he is extra motivated to get one last big contract somewhere and has a good year.

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Somewhere = north side of Chicago?

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Teahen's replacement

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Yeah right. Our bullie GM is already overpaying him.

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Who cares how the Wsox and Cubs lineups compare to each other? How do the lineups compare to the others in their own division and league should be the concern.

Just as Cowley today states this is a Sox town now. Who cares? Is he 10? If you are a Cubs fan great, if you are a Sox fan great.