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  1. TruffleShuffle
    No? Looked like he jammed his thumb on his stolen base. Damn, I hope he is ok. he was playing outfield afterwards... i'm sure he'll be fine. or out for the year, since it's the cubs.
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    cubs won a series? what the hell?
  3. TruffleShuffle
    Frankly, I'd be worried to view the results of mine do it outside football season and you'd stand a much better chance at a positive showing
  4. TruffleShuffle
    what's it like in the major leagues?
  5. TruffleShuffle
    my bad, i withdraw all criticism and cynicism about colvin and samardzija. tom wilkins can do know wrong!
  6. TruffleShuffle
    I'm actually feeling really good about this game. I have no idea why... high and/or drunk?
  7. TruffleShuffle
    let's just get beltran too, then we can have 12 CF on this team. Get Patterson some time at CF too.
  8. TruffleShuffle
    I still haven't voted. I'm hoping to cast the tiebreaker or at least bandwagon onto the winning side. I think we need to do this poll for every prominent member of this board.
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    I couldn't see them giving up Milledge and Pelphrey... AND Heilman. I think a lot more realistic is a combo of either Milledge&Humber or Pelphrey&Martinez. Maybe they could get a lower prospect with a pretty good ceiling like John Holdzkom too. You don't think Z is a guy that Minaya would overvalue? Also, wouldn't he get killed in the NY press by refusing to part with a reliever in order to get a front line rotation guy like Z? Also, it's not like the Mets are enamored with Milledge. put yourself in the other team's shoes... would you do that deal if you were the mets?
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    I'm fine with rivalries, but people need to stop putting threads about the A's and Red Sox in the rivalries forum. Our rivals are the NL Central teams and (I guess) the White Sox.
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    Yeah, he's not bad. I'd just prefer a younger prospect with a higher ceiling. Plus, I doubt the Mets would be interested in dealing Heilman if they're in win now mode, since he's one of their more reliable relievers.
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    I couldn't see them giving up Milledge and Pelphrey... AND Heilman. I think a lot more realistic is a combo of either Milledge&Humber or Pelphrey&Martinez. Maybe they could get a lower prospect with a pretty good ceiling like John Holdzkom too.
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    Heilman? Don't the Cubs have enough average bullpen arms? I'd much prefer Pelphrey, Humber or Mulvey to Heilman.
  14. TruffleShuffle
    Murton's VORP, per PECOTA: 2007: 21.5 2008: 17.3 2009: 16.3 2010: 15.2 2011: 13.4 Milledge, same: 2007: 28.4 2008: 28.3 2009: 31.7 2010: 34.8 2011: 30.5 Probably a big part of the difference is due to the fact that Milledge is projected as a CF, and Murton as a LF. In any case, Milledge would give good insurance in case Pie doesn't pan out. But, he's younger and more projectable than Murton, and has a bigger upside. He's also more likely to develop 20-25 HR power, and is a better defender and is faster. Given that the Mets have the ancient Moises Alou and Shawn Green in the corner outfield, they'd probably be reluctant to give him up, though they're certainly a team that's good enough to win it all this year.
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    (<----hoping someone mentions reyes or wright and is actually serious)
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    If I'm talking to the Mets, I'm asking for a position player (Milledge, Fernando Martinez) and a pitcher (Pelphrey, Humber)
  17. TruffleShuffle
    A fourth outfielder at best with above-average numbers last season. Makes a lot of sense.
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    Randy Johnson has only missed significant amounts of time due to back and knee injuries, and he's thrown nearly 4000 innings in a 20 year career. 1994 (strike), 1996 (back) and 2003 (knee) were the only years that he hasn't made 30 starts. Randy Johnson now has a lot of injury problems, probably because he's 6'10" and 100 years old. Curt Schilling has a longer injury history, including some elbow woes in 1994 and 1995, but he's thrown nearly 3200 innings. I'd say he's certainly been more durable than most pitchers.
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    i smell the faint musk of an "L"
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    his numbers sucked this year
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    maybe if it was a poll for fav cub ever he'd get some votes. i took him for granted when he was here. i miss him now. you probably took him for granted because he wasn't that good when he was here. Combine the idiotic baserunning and lousy fielding with the disappointing bat, and there wasn't a lot to enjoy about the Moises Alou era. Disappointing bat???? You're kidding right? He hit .293 in 04 with a career high 39 HRs And for the record, he was 8-8 in stolen base attempts in 02, his first year as a Cub. 04 was the last of a 3 year contract. When you sign a big 3 year deal, it helps to produce in the first year if you want people to appreciate what you bring to the table. Moises was a solid hitter most of his Cub career. I don't think a "disappointing bat" is a fair assessment. out of every year since 1997, his three worst OPS+ years were with the Cubs. In 2002 he had a .275/.337/.419 line, which is completely mediocre for a corner outfielder. In 2003 he was at .280/.357/.462, which is only slightly better than what Murton did last year. He had a good year in 2004, but all in all he came nowhere close to earning the big contract that the Cubs handed him.
  22. TruffleShuffle
    Jeff Francis or Matt Holliday please Troy Tulowitzki and Chris Iannetta. okay, now let's talk about who the cubs are offering to get these good players
  23. TruffleShuffle
    yeah, I might burn down the trib if the draft pans out like this
  24. TruffleShuffle
    like, or like like?
  25. TruffleShuffle
    If anything's been officially announced yet I'm sure they'll mention it anyway. especially if Gallagher is in uniform... can't really have someone new sitting around out there and just not explain why he's there. in the words of Vince Lombardi... what the hell is going on out there?
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