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Yep. Longoria will be up very soon.
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In a nutshell, Jason LaRue isn't even worth a bag of balls. -
LA Dodgers: No field-level access for fans w/o box seats
BigbadB replied to snoodmonger's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I can hear those rich kids teasing the poor kids now: I got some ice cream, and you can't have none, cuz your daddy's on welfare... -
At what point should we begin to doubt the Tigers?
BigbadB replied to inari's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
When did Porcello sign? They can't trade him until a year after his official signing date. And based on his performance so far, I don't think I'd even consider trading him. -
agreed. I don't see it as a dictatorship to have a set rule on when you can or can't make a roster change. I don't pull anyone from my roster unless I see an ambulance symbol, meaning he's looking at some bench time due to an injury. I see it more as one less chance for confusion. Dealing with a sucky guy in the line up is part of the challenge of winning each week. You don't know who the sucky guy is going to be, and once you do figure out who it is, it's too bad so sad, IMO. An injury is something totally different, and the injury guys replacement has just as good of a chance to be the sucky guy as any of the other guys. :wink:
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BigRedSun kicked my ass in my ESPN fantasy league last week.
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To be fair, Theriot didn't deserve that first SB. He was only out by about a mile and a quarter. Of course, as a Cubs fan, I'll take a few bad calls if it means a Cubs win. It does bother me a bit when an umpire blows a call that badly, however.
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Theriot is an ideal candidate to come off the bench. When you need a pinch runner for Daryle Ward, Theriot is your man. Cedeno will outslug Theriot, which is what I want from a guy hitting behind the very patient middle of the line up.
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Juan can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm only aware of being able to replace guys when they aren't assured of playing time due to an injury. Cordero came up lame while warming up last week and he didn't get into what was a save opportunity. I was watching that game. I'm supposed to be helping Juan organize the rules into one place, but I was jonesing so much for baseball that I ended up watching baseball nonstop this past week instead. The rest of this week is a bit hectic for me with the WPBA (Women's Professional Billiards Association) in town Wednesday through Sunday. I help organize that event, so the rules project will probably have to wait until next week.
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Haha. Oops!
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Why is Valverde on your bench now? I was told that I could move players as long as the roster stays legal. This is what happened last week when Cordero got placed on reserves despite the fact that he was only day to day. Hmmm. That doesn't sound right to me. Cordero being day to day is different than just switching players out. I'm under the impression that the only time you can take someone out (excluding SP) of your line up is if they are injured or traded. In the case of Cordero, he was slightly injured and listed as day to day, therefore a roster change would be justified. Valverde sucking wouldn't fall under that same theme.
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Why is Valverde on your bench now?
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If Soriano were to continue to struggle, the Cubs have the ideal guy to put there. His name is Kosuke Fukudome. But, while Ryan Theriot was hitting 2nd for the Cubs, the Cubs averaged 3.5 runs a game while the team went 1-3. With Theriot out of the 2 hole, the Cubs are averaging 7 runs a game and are 3-0. Just put decent hitters 1/2 along with the usual suspects throughout the rest of the order and this team will win plenty of games.
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Aramis and Soriano should feel just guilty enough at this point to donate part of their weekly salaries to Fukudome.
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Okay, I'm converted. I was one of those in the camp of "Theriot sucks - but he's the best we got." Screw it and just play Cedeno. I'm watching on MLB gameday - was it a well placed gapper or a shot over the CF's head? Gameday's dot - which usually shows where it falls - was at the wall. I'm watching the Pittsburgh feed on MLB EI, the Cedeno shot was over the CFer's head in dead center.
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I'm very disappointed by this news.
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He didn't allow a baserunner. He did allow a base jogger. :wink: Also, Edwin Encarnacion is clearly going to be in Dusty's doghouse if he continues clogging the bases with walks 8 times a week.
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Can anyone explain to me how Edwin Encarnacion can draw 8 walks in the first week of the season with Dusty Baker as his manager? Or how about that Johnny Cueto can be pulled with only 92 pitches thrown?
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All in all, a pretty good week from Mr. Fukudome. I'll take it!
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I'm convinced that Coco Crisp will be wearing a Cub uniform before the end of the month.
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My bats aren't real lively, but with a 1400 point limit I could still have a nice staff to start the season with: Brandon Webb Matt Cain James Shields Johnny Cueto Carlos Marmol Matt Holliday Stephen Drew Geovany Soto Jacoby Ellsbury Andy LaRoche
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Since everyone loves to hear me talk, I'll take this opportunity to do just that. Week 1: Lots of great matchups. Several games won't be decided until late today. Very cool. Pitcher's Scoring: I like the new changes, Juan. I really didn't plan on promoting Cueto this week, but Pedro's injury and RJ being pushed back a week pretty much forced it. But now that he's here, he's here to stay. MLB needs to get their head out of their ass on scheduling. Global warming is real, but geez. Why on Earth is Arizona starting in Colorado? Why is Tampa in New York? I could go on and on with the stupid matchups in week #1, but I won't.
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This one is REALLY far fetched, since Montanez isn't in the organization anymore (last I knew he was in the Orioles' system). I think what he was going for there was trades of Cubs draft picks for guys who were drafted after the Cubs draft picks.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-6-2008
BigbadB replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
How many different organizations has Keisler been with now? ETA: NYY, HOU, TEX, SD, NYM, CIN, OAK, STL, Cubs :shock: -
Nevermind. They overturned the error charged to Bard.
