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Here's what I came up with today in the draft I did with people from work... C: Piazza 1B: Konerko 2B: (hopefully Felipe Lopez becomes eligible), Tad Iguchi 3B: Bill Hall SS: Hanley Ramirez OF: Soriano OF: Manny Ramirez OF: Carlos Lee Util: Nick Swisher BN: Felipe Lopez (for now) BN: Hank Blalock BN: Barry Bonds SP: John Lackey SP: Daisuke RP: Francisco Rodriguez RP: Brian Fuentes P: Chris Young P: Harang P: Ervin Santana BN: Dempster BN: Freddy Garcia 10 teams, categories are: Hitters: R, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, K, OPS Pitchers: W, L, CG, SHO, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB
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3/28ST Cubs (Prior) Vs. Rockies (Cook) 3:05 CT
TruffleShuffle replied to Omar's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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yes, dump anthony reyes and pick up chris ray
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Oh man, I worked this morning for the first time since the Elite 8 games, and found out that I have three ways to win the pool at work. If UCLA wins it all, I win no matter what, and even if Ohio State wins it all, if they beat UCLA, I still win. So UCLA's game against Florida is at least a $60 game for me and could be worth $250 if they go on to win it all. I'm probably the second-biggest UCLA fan on this board now :D
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What happens if Rich Hill doesnt produce?
TruffleShuffle replied to Bruno7481's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If the rotation is a hole on this team, it's more likely that the hole will be from Marquis and Miller/Prior sucking than from Hill sucking. Hill had about a 3.40 ERA in his minor league time in 2005, with a 194/35 K/BB ratio in 130 innings, and a WHIP around 1.05. That's a good walk rate, a very good WHIP, and a spectacular K rate. In his minor league time in 2006, he had a 1.80 ERA, 135/21 K/BB ratio in 100 innings, and a WHIP of 0.83. Amazing numbers across the board. After his call-up with the Cubs in the second half of 2006, he had a 2.93 ERA, 79/24 K/BB ratio in 80 innings, and a 1.05 WHIP. Given that information, which would you say is more fluky - the very, very well-pitched 310 innings, or the terribly-pitched first 43 innings in the majors? -
I wonder if Lou is going to send him? only if they installed rockets on his wheelchair before the game
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to be fair, dumpster has pitched well this spring
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guess they got all cocky after the huge gil meche signing... you know, because that one's really gonna work out for them
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Glad I decided not to tune in to these idiots.
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As do I. Me 3. :D 4 Jay Mariotti was on Around the Horn yesterday, bragging that he had 3 of his 4 Final Four teams left... uh, there are two #1s and two #2s left Jay. That's really not a big accomplishment.
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The biggest worry I had was that in the layoff between the end of last season and spring training, he'd lose the feel that he had for much of 2006 and get back some of the wildness that plagued him during much of his minor league career. But it's actually quite the contrary - he's really attacking batters and his control has been great all spring. I'm quite optimistic about how he'll do this year.
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I have tickets to go to the Red Sox game on Patriots Day, and if there are no rainouts, Daisuke will be their starter. I'm pretty fired up for that. At the very least, I'll get to watch a baseball game and spend the better part of the day drunk.
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Hill is suspetable to the HR ball. So is Lilly. So is Marquis. This is my biggest fear for the Cubs this year. With Hill I don't mind as much, because aside from the home run ball, he's much less hittable than Lilly. Also, if his new-found control of the past two seasons is for real, his walk rate might be in the 2-3 BB/9 IP range. He'd sort of be like Curt Schilling, who gives up a lot of homers, but because he keeps his WHIP down, they're more likely to come with fewer baserunners. For Lilly, it may be a bigger problem because his WHIP projects to be around 0.1-0.2 higher than Hill.
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hill still hasn't walked a batter in 16 innings this spring
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I think I've become spoiled by Hill. 3 runs in 4 innings is disappointing to me.
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whatever, the Cubs play in a big market and they were God-awful last year... I don't feel bad about them spending a lot of money. They're still not in Yankees/Red Sox territory.
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I'm no expert but I would say that he has plus speed. Above average but not in Pie territory. That's what I meant. But Theriot seems to be a much better base-stealer than Pie, same thing with E. Patterson too. Guess it's just a matter of Pie becoming more experienced at reading pitchers.
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nobody answered my theriot question :cry:
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Is Theriot a particularly fast runner, or is it more than he reads pitchers well and gets a good jump? He's been very effective in his time with the big club.
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don't worry, i'm sure you'll all get a little refund since they aren't providing the service they promised :roll:
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miller the official #5
TruffleShuffle replied to mg420's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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I doubt it, but I didn't think Boozer would either. I think TH is a hard worker, so anything could happen. But, I don't want the Bulls to get him. I have a theory that college big guys who don't have a good outside shot will be better in the NBA than college big guys who have a good mid-range jumper. This is because big guys who can shoot will tend to play the easier perimeter game in the NBA rather than let their bodies take a beating down low. This is based on nothing specific, but I've seen guys like Tim Thomas and Joe Smith become average by just drifting outside, while Carlos Boozer became very good by just concentrating on posting up, rebounding and defense.
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Wha? Man I remember playing Madden '98 or '99 and always grabbing that guy if I did the fantasy draft... I thought he was out of the league like 5 years ago.
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Good trade by the Eagles today - dealt away Darwin Walker and a conditional late-round pick to the Bills for Takeo Spikes and Kelly Holcomb. The Eagles already were two deep at each of the DT positions, so Walker was extraneous. But, we were thin at LB, and while Spikes isn't the player he used to be, he's still productive when healthy. Holcomb is a decent backup quarterback, so now the Eagles have Holcomb and Feeley to back up McNabb, which is fine.
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2007 Game Thread Starters
TruffleShuffle replied to Laura's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I'll do one... last year I was a pessimist and boycotted this, but this year I think the Cubs might actually be competitive.