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  1. gflore34
    What odds will anyone give me that Schmidt goes the distance giving up at most two hits over the last 5?
  2. gflore34
    Same old story - struggling pitcher wiggles out of an early jam then miracously finds his stuff an mows down the Cubs. I, for one, am very tried of this re-run.
  3. gflore34
    I agree with your outlook. Expecting anything out of Garciapparra is very foolish on Hendry' part, I don't believe he'll be even remotely effective. I've never had an injury such as Garciapparra' but, given how integral the groin is to all movement. How in the world is surgery and only 3 months of rehabilitation going to heal him to effectiveness? Garciapparra doing anything for 2005 Cubs - another Hendry pipedream.
  4. gflore34
    Alls well that ends well but, the Dempster walk to Seabol was inexcusable! Everyone and their brother knew once Seabol had two strikes he wasn't going to swing the bat again. Why try to hitting the black with a slider? Just throw it down the middle let Seabol hit it as hard as he could, what was he going to do? Beat you with a two HR with no one on?
  5. gflore34
    Today's game, a national telecast, has all earmarks of one in which the Cubs play well for 7-8 innings. Yet lose by a run as overuns 2b, gets caught in a run-down and takes the Cubs out of a scoring possiblity.
  6. gflore34
    Yet another glaring example of the gap between the Cubs and Cardinals in fundamental baseball. The Cubs are by far the fundamentally weakest team in baseball, the reason why starts at the top - Dusty. The Cubs lack of sound play is direct reflection of their manager, playing sound baseball is not a talent, its an approach, disciplne, M.O.
  7. gflore34
    Reasons for my take on what Baker would do with the Cardinals or White Sox: 1. The little things - hitting behind the runners, making contact in contact situations, base running - the Cubs inability to consistently do things well is not for lack of talent, it's Baker' inability to get them playing solid baseball. 2. Lineup roulette - Need I say more? 3. The bullpen - how many times have we seen him misuse Remlinger, overuse/end Wuertz/Fox? Statistics? Baker reminds me of Han Solo, when he told C3PO, after informed of the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field - "Never tell me the odds..." (or something to that extent - Empire Strikes Back)
  8. gflore34
    What if Baker had the Cardinals or White Sox? Would he have them in their current positions? Despite my strong dislike for Guilllen and LaRussa I respect them and what they've done. As for my answer - I believe Baker would have the Cardinals or White Sox in the same state the Cubs are currently in...
  9. gflore34
    The biggest difference between the Cubs and Cards is not talent, it execution. They make all the routine plays, their pitchers throw strikes and unless forced to, their manager doesn't play lineup roulette.
  10. gflore34
    We knew the Reds were going to score some runs today but, what really burns me is the Cubs being shutout for 5 innings by the crap the Reds keep trotting out there.
  11. gflore34
    Same old, same old with this team, 2 steps forward, 3 steps back.
  12. gflore34
    This Cub bullpen cannot consistently throw strikes...
  13. gflore34
    Dunn, Griffey and even Kearns hitting HR's is one thing but, when someone like Aurilia hits HR's its very frustrating. Aurilia at the tail end of his career and effectiveness has what? At least two HR's and 5+ RBI's this series? What a joke!
  14. gflore34
    Dunn, Griffey and even Kearns hitting HR's is one thing but, when someone like Aurilia hits HR's its very frustrating. Aurilia at the tail end of his career and effectiveness has what? At least two HR's and 5+ RBI's this series? What a joke!
  15. gflore34
    Not to mention Lefties that have OWNED him. Rusch seemed like the obvious choice in that situation to me. It doesn't matter how many arms are available to Dusty, he has his "boyz", stats be damned. Seven relievers gives him seven more possibities to mis-manage the pen. I would have gone with Mitre last night. On such a warm night he might have got that sinker going and would have kept the Cubs in the game.
  16. gflore34
    Its a sad commentary on someone who has resort to starting rumors on the Web for what? Entertainment? Jollies? I've never really understood this troll mentality or thing to begin with, why? I just don't get it.
  17. gflore34
    I look upon anything Wood can give the Cubs as an unexpected bonus - like finding $20 in your pants pocket before you put them in the wash. If some season he makes 25+ plus starts, great. If not, that's OK, wasn't expecting much to begin with.
  18. gflore34
    I'm actually the source. Just ask me anything. How many Dunn heads could you fit in a Kearns head? That question cannot properly be answered. The problem being that scientists have yet to actually find a number large enough to scope the sheer hugeness of Austin Kearns' head. If Kearns was much taller would he be able to eclipse the Sun with his head? Not only that, but the sheer amount of weight of his head that far off of earth would throw it off its axis. As a result he actually can never ride on a plane. If such an event were to occur, Kevin Mench would be injected with steroids and then launched into the air in the opposite direction to hopefully save the planet. Why Kevin Mench? Why not Carlos Lee sans the steroids? He's plan B. And incase you never noticed, Mench has a HUGE head. Thanks Your plan is supreme. With Kearns putting out the Sun, all games at Wrigley Field would become night games.
  19. gflore34
    I'm actually the source. Just ask me anything. How many Dunn heads could you fit in a Kearns head? That question cannot properly be answered. The problem being that scientists have yet to actually find a number large enough to scope the sheer hugeness of Austin Kearns' head. If Kearns was much taller would he be able to eclipse the Sun with his head? Not only that, but the sheer amount of weight of his head that far off of earth would throw it off its axis. As a result he actually can never ride on a plane. If such an event were to occur, Kevin Mench would be injected with steroids and then launched into the air in the opposite direction to hopefully save the planet. Why Kevin Mench? Why not Carlos Lee sans the steroids?
  20. gflore34
    I'm actually the source. Just ask me anything. How many Dunn heads could you fit in a Kearns head? That question cannot properly be answered. The problem being that scientists have yet to actually find a number large enough to scope the sheer hugeness of Austin Kearns' head. If Kearns was much taller would he be able to eclipse the Sun with his head?
  21. gflore34
    Don't take this the wrong way, but six commas on one sentence has gotta be some sort of record. ;) Quite a nice rate stat BK! :D In high school I had an English teacher who had us write the longest run-on sentence we possibly could as an assignment. I have no idea how many commas I used, but I do remember my particular entry clocked in at three and half pages. Ms. West was not amused. A conservative estimate of two commas per page gives you seven (2*3.5).
  22. gflore34
    Hendry seems to think Garciapparra' will be effective upon his return, is this good or bad? How much more than a healthy Perez can Garciapparra give the Cubs?
  23. gflore34
    Don't take this the wrong way, but six commas on one sentence has gotta be some sort of record. ;) Thanks. I'm probably guilty of a comma splice.
  24. gflore34
    I think your last sentence is on to something. If the Reds can rehabilitate Corey in the second half, they might be able to flip Corey for another starting pitcher this offseason... After reading Patterson' comments regarding his long swing as the primary reason for his ineffectiveness, I don't know if he'll every get "it", he's seems rather clueless. The Reds may or may not be able to turn him around; in any case, they can have him. If this rumor is true, I believe Mitre is the kind of pitcher who can have success at Great American Ballpark, when on, that sinker is heavy. As we all know his problem is consistency, in his case, unlike Patterson', I believe Mitre, given a permanent spot in a rotation, will develop and give the Reds a very good #3 starter, possibly a #2. One thing is certain of Mitre, the Cub bullpen is not the right place for him. Hill could be another very good #3, possibly a #2 for the Reds. Hill/Mitre >>>> Claussen/Hudson of the last two nights.
  25. gflore34
    BUMP Hairston, other than that grand slam, hasn't done squat as our leadoff hitter. He's been slumping for a while now. He has definitely not been the reason for our recent good offense. He may be doing a tad better than CP in the leadoff spot, but that's not saying much at all. how is an OBP of .367 batting leadoff "not doing squat." isn't it more that a "tad better" than Corey's .268 OBP in the leadoff spot? he's in a little mini-slump since the All star break. no big wup. Beyond that, Hairston will take some pitches and make the pitcher work a little, on the rare occassion Patterson attempted to work the pitcher, he'd fall right back into swing at anything mode the very next at bat.
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