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  1. TruffleShuffle
    as much as i like soto, it makes me happy to see blanco in the lineup. gotta keep soto fresh for the playoffs.
  2. TruffleShuffle
    dusty baker's reds lose 5-4 to the phillies
  3. TruffleShuffle
    congrats to either todd wellemeyer or adam wainwright on winning the 2008 nl cy young
  4. TruffleShuffle
    heh let's not ignore Pujols' elbow and the lost season they'll have once it finally blows. i'm just really not sold on their young talent whatsoever. they have a lot of work to do to be a formidable contender. I keep hearing about it, but it's been this way for 5 years and he's currently hitting .363 .486 .642 As for the young talent, who are you not sold on? not many guys who looks like they'll be very good... though it's the cards so who knows, maybe a guy like joe mather will just turn into miggy cabrera
  5. TruffleShuffle
    if there is a game 7, i probably won't be able to watch it :x
  6. TruffleShuffle
    craig should probably be in iowa
  7. TruffleShuffle
    I don't think so. When I hear the GREAT and FEARED players of this league, Chase Utley is rarely mentioned. Utley is a DAMN good player, but like Derek Jeter, he's slightly overpaid, due to the "GRIT" factor. I said, slightly overpaid, he's more of a $10-12 mill per, and not $13 mill +. :x :x :x
  8. TruffleShuffle
    this is such bull crap
  9. TruffleShuffle
    a website with a name dedicated to an average relief pitcher?
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  11. TruffleShuffle
    i doubt that there is less focus on drawing walks. the difference is probably due to other teams realizing that the cubs have a patient approach, and attacking the strike zone more as a result.
  12. TruffleShuffle
    are we sure that jose contreras is a good pitcher?
  13. TruffleShuffle
    Watch the games! awesome. i watched today's game and saw a ball hit over his head for a double. pie probably makes that play without much difficulty.
  14. TruffleShuffle
    ok, i guess all the defensive metrics are out to lunch then
  15. TruffleShuffle
    (a) harang has pitched well against most teams; he's a very good pitcher. (b) he's got a 4.57 ERA against the cubs, with 22 HR allowed in 108 IP
  16. TruffleShuffle
    covelli crisp: .248 .286 .384
  17. TruffleShuffle
    Edmonds' defense is fine. He/Johnson can't cover the ground of Pie but they're fine. Only glaring weakness in the defense? Is Soriano so bad defensively we just don't even count him as a defender then? Is he just neutral out there - sometimes helping the Cubs and sometimes helping the other team's offense? edmonds' defense seems fine because he mostly catches the balls that he gets to. the problem is that he is so slow that he can't get to much. he's one of the worst-fielding centerfielders in the game at this point in his career.
  18. TruffleShuffle
    iowa scored 6 in the 8th to win 8-3 today. pie went 2-5 with a homer; patterson 1-5 with a homer. tennessee won 9-5; just like iowa they scored a lot of late runs (7 in the last 3 innings). Fuld went 2-5 with a homer and a double; larry craig (i'm forgetting his real first name - matt maybe) went 4-4 with 2 singles, 1 double and 1 homer. holliman pitched 1.1 hitless out of the bullpen but walked three; grant johnson (is he even a prospect?) got the win but pretty much sucked (2.1 IP, 1 ER, but 4 H and 2 BB against 0 K). colvin was 0-4. daytona won 8-3. thomas didn't play and everyone else on that team is lousy. peoria made it a perfect day, winning 6-4. dylan johnston went 3-4 with a home run, but even more surprisingly drew a walk and did not commit an error. some shortstop named guzman is hitting .455, but it's probably in about 12 ABs or something.
  19. TruffleShuffle
    super cubs - just as good as regular cubs.
  20. TruffleShuffle
    yeah all the hgh testing in major league baseball is forcing him to keep clean
  21. TruffleShuffle
    cubs haven't won the world series since 1908? i'll be damned.
  22. TruffleShuffle
    We're pretty far past the point in the season where current record has some decent predictive value. that's fine, but the cubs are leading the cardinals, have a better team on paper than the cardinals, aren't relying on massive achievers to keep winning, have played a tougher schedule (or, the cards have played a very easy schedule), and are 6.5 games better in pythagorean W-L. there is no reason to think the cards might be better, other than complete luck.
  23. TruffleShuffle
    or it could be that most people realize that the cardinals' players aren't very good.
  24. TruffleShuffle
    Look at them give him a standing ovation. Best fans in baseball. hey it take a great fan to see that ankiel made a great catch there. uneducated fans, like those in the other 29 cities, would probably have booed or thrown things on the field. cardinal fans knew to cheer.
  25. TruffleShuffle
    That's relevant. it's about rick ankiel, and maybe he doesn't make that catch without a little help. i stand by my link.
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