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7/10/09 Cardinals(Carpenter) @ Cubs (Harden) 1:20 PM WGN

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It might be, but I can't imagine that happening. The new owner might want to make a splash instead of maybe accepting we need a year or two to save up some money before doing anything major.

 

I'm not convinced the money is there for the new owner to make the splash, even if he wanted to.

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Looking at next year's FA list, Harden is probably the best SP option out there. I wouldn't mind resigning him if we fall out of contention and then shut him down and make him have surgery.

I like Harden, but that's crazy talk. With as many holes as this team has, the Cubs can no longer afford to take that risk.

 

What holes can they actually fill?

 

Soriano isn't going anywhere. There's your LF.

It's about a 100% guarantee that one of Fukudome/Johnson will be in CF next year. 99% chance that it's both again.

Bradley will be in RF again.

Ramirez at third, Lee at first.

Theriot will either be at short or second, with one of the spots needing to be filled via FA because they can't go with Fontenot again.

Catcher is set.

 

Starting pitchers: Z, Lilly, Dempster for sure. Probably one of Wells/Marshall, and then you need a fifth. I doubt they go with both Marshall and Wells in the rotation (and one of them will probably be traded).

They'll add some bullpen arms, but not many.

 

We may have a lot of holes, but contracts make it so we don't have much leeway to do anything. And it's not like we have a good farm system.

 

As you said, probably either second base or the bullpen. They don't have very much money to spend this offseason. And it might be in the Cubs best interest to pocket the money and wait to become major players after 2010.

 

The farm system still isn't great position player wise, but it's starting to have lots of quality pitching. The Cubs will have several options next year if they want to go that route. Samardzija, Marshall, or quite possibly Coleman at the start of the year (Coleman will never be a great pitcher but could already be close to major league ready) with possibly either Jackson or even Cashner later in the year, although the Cubs might not want to rush those two with their upsides.

 

It might be, but I can't imagine that happening. The new owner might want to make a splash instead of maybe accepting we need a year or two to save up some money before doing anything major.

 

if the new owner wants to make a splash...i can only pray this it is given to a new front office...i don't want anymore hendry splashes...sure they are huge, but they leave the pool half empty

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Got lucky there. Lou needs to just put Harden into the bullpen. He's not helping us as a starting pitcher with only 2 pitches.
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TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Pujols homered to center field

Ludwick singled to right field

Ankiel grounded out to second, 4-1

Molina flied out to deep right center field

Thurston walked , Ludwick to second

Carpenter struck out swinging

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
St. Louis       1 0 2 0 1                      4  7  0
CUBS            0 0 3 0                        3  6  0

 

Home runs:

St. Louis: Pujols (32)

CUBS: D Lee (17)

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Carpenter     4.0  6  3  3  1  3  1  54

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        5.0  7  4  4  4  7  1 101

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Theriot            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        59    7   14    1    1    0    0    4    9  0.237  0.286  0.288  0.574  0.280  3.67  0.048  0.000
bases empty       200   25   57    9    2    4    4   16   31  0.285  0.344  0.410  0.754  0.321  3.67  0.059  0.000
Middle (4-6)      100   19   32    2    1    2   14   10   17  0.320  0.384  0.420  0.804  0.370  3.85  0.064  0.245
0 outs            100   18   32    5    1    2    8    6   15  0.320  0.364  0.450  0.814  0.361  3.58  0.044  0.182
CUBS trailing     121   15   30    6    1    2   11    5   22  0.248  0.281  0.364  0.645  0.289  3.70  0.033  0.184
last 15 games      55    8   18    1    0    1    4    4    9  0.327  0.373  0.400  0.773  0.378  3.98  0.046  0.143
July               33    4   12    1    0    0    1    1    3  0.364  0.382  0.394  0.776  0.400  3.64  0.019  0.083
Home              156   25   51    9    2    5   21    8   24  0.327  0.361  0.506  0.868  0.362  3.73  0.035  0.242
Day               149   24   44    6    2    3   16   10   31  0.295  0.342  0.423  0.764  0.357  3.97  0.046  0.197
vs Right          252   33   72    8    2    5   24   18   46  0.286  0.336  0.393  0.729  0.333  3.72  0.050  0.170
vs Carpenter        2    0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.500  0.500  2.00  0.000  0.000
vs. St. L          37    5    9    1    1    0    1    2    1  0.243  0.282  0.324  0.606  0.250  3.72  0.039  0.063
Lance Barksdale     6    1    1    1    0    0    0    1    1  0.167  0.286  0.333  0.619  0.200  3.75  0.119  0.000

season totals     316   44   92   14    2    7   30   23   51  0.291  0.345  0.415  0.759  0.329  3.73  0.054  0.170

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