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i'm pretty sure this is ok, but since i'm not 100%, i dumped floyd just to avoid potential problems. i moved derosa to OF and inserted theriot at 2b. Do you only have Cubs on your team?
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Nothing broken for Vlady. Just a contusion.
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Reds extend Freel
BigbadB replied to Post Count Padder's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I have a feeling that they will end up going that route once they feel comfortable playing Hamilton everyday. Freel hasn't exactly impressed in CF so far. -
Can you point me to where this discussion took place? The only thing I see under rules changes is in the very last post that you made, and it's just one little blurb in a long post that is easy to miss.
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Switching out pitcher rule is working in my favor already. Ervin Santana can't record an out in the 1st inning. Good thing I benched him against Boston. That's 6 runs and a crap load of TBA's that won't be counting against me in a week it normally would. That's where I think Juan is incorrect about there being no advantages to switching out pitchers. But, I did say I wouldn't talk about it anymore, so consider this discussion dropped.
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Vlady hit with a pitch and is out of the game. It looked pretty bad. Hand or wrist. 96 MPH Beckett fastball. Ouch.
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Because Jackie Robinson wasn't available?
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I'm convinced - Theriot for starting 2B... erm SS
BigbadB replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I wasn't aware there was an Izturis thing to get into. He's been awful, offensively and defensively, since showing up last year. He didn't even have the common courtesy to have a fluke April to mask how horrible he is. The OPS is already below 600 and we might be lucky to see that OBP ever cross back over .300. Well, he did have a fluke March, in games that don't count. :D -
Murton getting benched again for lesser player
BigbadB replied to RegulusBlue's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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I disagree with your perception that there is no advantage, but I'm not going to discuss it anymore beyond this post. I guess my confusion stems on how this league is run. Most of the leagues I've participated in had a system in place where they discuss rule changes ahead of time. Now that I know that rules are subject to change without notice or discussion, I'll be more careful to note the rule changes. And now I'm done talking about it.
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And since we are allowed to make daily pitching changes, what is the deadline to submit changes?
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I agree, but that's apparently what they want. I dumped all of my offensive reserves and I've now got 8 starters that I intend to rotate in and out. I have 12 starts to work with this coming week. I just have to sort out which of those 12 to narrow down to just 7 starts. I'm thinking I'll sit Ervin Santana against Boston tomorrow since he probably won't pitch anyway and he got lit up in his last start. One of my new guys is pitching against a weak offense, and should be semi effective against that team. Halladay is pitching no matter what. It was so much easier when I could just set my line up and watch them play all week. Now I have to do scouting reports and daily roster changes to maximize my 7 starts. I used the term earlier in this thread and I'll go ahead and toss it out there again. Ridiculous.
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Well, Sexson missed a few games due to postponements. Rolen missed several games due to a sore back. Uggla missed games due to postponement. I would hope your infield outscored my infield. Actually, I was just referring to the middle infield, since you were earlier bragging that yours was the best. ;) But if you want to compare entire infields, I've also had Pujols, Weeks & Reyes missing time this week due to postponed games and Vic was out for the whole week due to his injured knee from the first snowstorm in Cleveland. i think it's been established that your team is awesome. :twisted: Yeah, and even if I am partial to my middle infield, they aren't going to be #1 in points each and every week. Although Jimmy Rollins appears to be trying to.
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Murton getting benched again for lesser player
BigbadB replied to RegulusBlue's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Instead of arguing Murton and Floyd, how about we just sit Jacque Jones down for a whole series. That at bat with 1st and 3rd and nobody out might rank among the worst at bats I've ever witnessed from a "major league" hitter in my entire life. -
Well, Sexson missed a few games due to postponements. Rolen missed several games due to a sore back. Uggla missed games due to postponement. I would hope your infield outscored my infield.
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At this point, it might be easier to just name the games that are actually playing. Think indoor stadiums. :D
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Wow. Stupid storm just killed any hopes I had of catching Tim this week.
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All the more reason to carry 8 SP's. When someone gets postponed early like today, just take that guy out of the line up and put someone else in that has a start left.
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Well, rules are rules I suppose. I'm in the process of stocking up my reserves with SP's. I suggest everyone else do the same as soon as possible, as the free agent market is about to get completely tapped out. 16 teams x 8 SP (3 reserves) = 128 SP divided by 5 (the amount of starters on each team in MLB = 25.6 teams worth of starting pitchers. Offensive position reserves aren't worth as much as getting a good 6th or 7th starter that you CAN USE with your regular starters. And if you really need to replace one of your position players, the free agent market will be saturated with quality talent because there will be very few offensive reserves. Why carry them when you can have an 8th SP who matches up very well against their opponent that you can stick into the game. I'm really going to be looking forward to studying match ups to determine which of my 8 starters will get the nod each day so that I make the best use of my 7 start limit. And I'm really going to like this when Pedro is back. And I want to also be clear that if I have a commanding lead on Sunday with a start left, that I can just stick all of my starters in reserve so that I don't risk losing points on a bad start? Would this be correct? Sounds right.
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That's all well and good that you drafted accordingly, which gives you the advantage of choosing which of your 7 starters pitch each week. I think you still should set your line up at the beginning of the week and leave it that way.
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I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. Example A: I have 5 starters. My 5 starters are each pitching once next week. My opponent has 7 starters. Each one is pitching once next week. He's allowed to switch out his pitchers to get 7 starts, but I can't switch anyone out because I don't have anyone to switch out to get extra starts. My opponent can switch out his reserves agaisnt me because he has extra pitchers, but I can't switch out my reserves because they are all offensive players. That's a silly rule. How about a vote?
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I'd say, like my experience with Hanley this week... He was out for 4 days or so with a bad hammy. I reserved him, he played yesterday. Having seen that, I've put him back in the lineup for today, and benched his replacement. That sounds right.
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I think too many points are taken off for TBA. I also believe that if W doesn't count for starters, S and H shouldn't count for relievers.
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Clarification is what I want more than anything. We've got different people playing by different rules. I'm fine with last years rules. I am not fine with switching out pitchers to get 7 starts and not allowing switching out hitters. It needs to be none or both.
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Just say no.. give me a chance this week.. :) Actually, I'd see it as being within the rules to do that DJ.. Raw's substitution would be allowed, IMO. The only changes that appear to be legal are ones that replace an injured player that was in your starting line up.
