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  1. erik316wttn
    I'm pretty sure his speeds fine. I don't know if he's conventually fast, but He had quite a few steals in AA, and the guys got like 3 infield singles. As long as Murton keeps that BA and OBP up, he's got a welcome spot on this team as long as I'm cheering for them. We can make up the power in other ways. He may be a good #2 hitter in a few years if he keeps hitting like he has been.
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    There's speculation already that the Cubs will waive Hairston when Corey returns. If they do that they're dumber than I thought. Hairston has been just fine for us, certianly better than Corey Patterson has been for us this year. Hendry ought to lose his job if he waives Hairston.
  3. erik316wttn
    Although he started out as a singles hitter, there are things you can do to gain more power. Bulking up (naturally) and changing your swing a bit, working with the right coach in the offseason can help.
  4. erik316wttn
    Look! He's smaller! And that thing on his chin could possibly be a zit, or maybe some leftover cottage cheese from the pregame meal. That convinces me! He's a juicer!!
  5. erik316wttn
    Somewhere, Ryno is having a beer in celebration.
  6. erik316wttn
    From his conference call... Seems like he's taking the old "Yeah, I took it, but it was an accident" route.
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    Steriod detection times vary, but I heard the longest time is 18 months. Thanks GORDO. So 18 months will be the time Bonds knee gets better. I never thought about his injury that way, but I bet your correct. Yeah, that whole knee thing with Bonds kinda piqued my interest too, especially after the new steroid policy. It all seemed kind of convienient to me.
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    That could be some serious jail time. Perjury in court is a 20-year sentence, IIRC, but I don't know what it is if you lie to Congress. Will Congress even go after him? I'm no legal expert, but that depends on whether Congress wants to make an example of him like MLB will, I would guess. Unless they get him to squeal on other players to reduce his time. They can, but I don't know how they plan on nailing those guys, short of saying "pee in this cup right now", and that would mean they'd have to have it in thier systems. There is no possible way to prove right now that a player had taken steroids in past seasons.
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    Now the question is... did he just juice away his hall of fame shot. He's certainly not first ballot after this. Yeah, he was borderline in the writer's minds to begin with. I guess this gives more crediblitiy to all of Canseco's claims from a while back.
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    That could be some serious jail time. Perjury in court is a 20-year sentence, IIRC, but I don't know what it is if you lie to Congress. Will Congress even go after him?
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    I think, regardless of what the first reading is, they run a second test on his sample to make sure they have the right result. How would we know how many tests they ran? We don't, but I think I heard that they run at least 2 tests on every sample, just to eliminate any sort of error. Granted, with these tests a false positive is rare, but just in case a player would have a false positive the first try, I think they'd be grateful for that second or third test.
  12. erik316wttn
    No, but a side effect of steroids is sexual disfunction. So THAT'S why he needs it.
  13. erik316wttn
    I think, regardless of what the first reading is, they run a second test on his sample to make sure they have the right result.
  14. erik316wttn
    NSBB has really made strides this past season in becoming possibly the elite Cubs website out there. Not that it wasn't among the top ones to begin with, but this year it's really come into its own. Good job Tim, Vance, DJAXX, and the rest for making this website the best out there, and the cause of most of my wasted time during the day!!
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    Get NSBB a shoutout, Vance!!
  16. erik316wttn
    Would he be good in Center? Can he play it? If so, then you can move Hairston to left and platoon him with Murton. Lawton Walker Nomar Lee Ramirez Burnitz Barrett Hairston? I hate having Hairston batting 8th, but I don't know where else to put him in that lineup.
  17. erik316wttn
    Anyone want in? 14 teams, h2h, team defense. PM me if you want in. Thanks.
  18. erik316wttn
    Essentially this deal is Dubois for Lawton. Not too bad, IMO.
  19. erik316wttn
    But Dusty is a master motivator!! Don't you know that?? He always gets his guys to play hard for him!!! :roll: :roll:
  20. erik316wttn
    I was there last summer. It wasn't as packed as it was with HOF weekend, but it was kinda busy. I loved it, though. Cooperstown is a beautiful little town, like those you'd see on a postcard.
  21. erik316wttn
    He can be resigned for any amount (hi or low). I think arbitration does not have limits; but, the parties must come up with a number. Not surprisingly, the teams generally come up with lower numbers than the player and the arbitrator sides somewhere in between. In effect, the team sets the minimum with their offer in arbitration. Most teams try not to ridiculously low ball a player becase it may create for an unhappy player in the clubhouse. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the arbiter could pick the players number or the teams number, and nothing in-between. There could be certain situations I'm not aware of, however.
  22. erik316wttn
    Why don't we just trade Dusty for Tracy and call it good? Nevermind that: how about Dusty for Sgt. Pornstache, straight up? :wink: I'd do Dusty for Edwin Jackson. I'd trade Dusty for a sack of batting practice balls and a half-eaten salami sandwich.
  23. erik316wttn
    If we trade Aram for Manny I'll be super ticked.
  24. erik316wttn
    Hmm...I love our odds if this is true I know what you mean. This is fairly similar to us nabbing Nomar last year. The only question is, what Red Sock becomes a Cub next year? The only difference is that we were front-runners for Nomar. He was rumored to be going to us for about a month before we actually got him. I don't know if I really agree with that. If we were "front-runners" for him, it would have been 95% specualtion and rumoring. One thing that is definitely similar though, is that the Cubs are one of 3-5 teams reportedly inquiring. I think JH definitely has a way of working his way into deals by recognizing other teams' desperation and weakness. If you remember, though, the rumored deal centered around Clement for Nomar. Clement actually had to be calmed down by Hendry after his final start before the deadline, because he was convinced he was going to be traded and didn't want to be.
  25. erik316wttn
    Hmm...I love our odds if this is true I know what you mean. This is fairly similar to us nabbing Nomar last year. The only question is, what Red Sock becomes a Cub next year? The only difference is that we were front-runners for Nomar. He was rumored to be going to us for about a month before we actually got him.
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