Laura

Eat the children!

Thnx for the replay of 55 previous Carlos Lee HRs at Wrigley, CSN.

I'm shocked that these game threads aren't exactly like they were in spring training.

Wow, DeRosa is racking up those Ks lately.

I know, I was asking about the point of the joke. But never mind ....

Stop starting fights noob! Starting fights? Are you taking the under on the ERA?

I thought he was rather fortunate to have faced Ausmus & the pitcher, he was still throwing some meatballs to both. But I'll take luck anytime!

Cliff's range = how far he can fall in any direction

ouch!

That's who hit the HR yesterday? I think that makes it worse Indeed, it does.

Eh, maybe Marquis will get some sink in his sinker next inning.

Thnx for the 50th replay of the Everett HR, CSN.

DP plz.

All the more incentive for Lou to keep Murton beside him on the bench! :wink:

Did Lou say much about Murton? I recall him saying that Floyd would be held back at the beginning of the season because he still isn't 100%.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I don't think this would be handled by Lou the same way Dusty handled the other two situations (if the situations turn out to be similar; ie, Miller doen't improve). One of the many maddening things about Dusty is that once he had a plan, he stuck with that plan come hell or high water ... even when it was blatantly obvious to everyone on the planet that the plan wasn't working. Lou declared Miller the #5 starter, but he also said that the Cubs wouldn't be skipping #5 in April (though they would be shifting the rotation around Z pitching every 5th day). It took one disaster start for that to change. We also have the candid conversation that Santo seems to have accidentally recorded before a ST game radio pre-show. IIRC, that conversation occurred before Miller was named the 5th starter. In it, Lou says, "Rather than do something like that ... I'd rather throw a young kid into that 5th spot. Some kid with a good arm who can throw strikes. I really would. Some kid who can get better as the season goes by." Like BBB, I think that Miller's demands to start / the roster situation, Prior not being ready to start, and Guzman not being quite able to finish off hitters during the mock trial in spring training resulted in Miller getting the 5 slot. Lou isn't going to bail on him after one bad start ... but I don't think Lou is going to stick with Miller if Miller shows no signs of improvement. This 5th starter fun sure upped the ante on whether Marquis is able to pitch at a decent level this season, eh?

BP Future Shock (Kevin Goldstein) on Samardzija:

James Hoye is listed as a 2007 Minor League Call-Up Umpire on the MLB Umpire Roster page.

I better start taunting the Don, then. :) Raisin is going to be the AJP of NSBB!

According to Cubs.com, Zambrano will be. They're skipping Miller this time through the order. Didnt Lou say they werent going to skip? It's not fair for the 5th guy because he can go a week w/o pitching?? See why I'm confused? They are keeping Zambrano on 5 days rest correct? So he will pitch and Miller goes after him or is skipped all together? From Cubs.com:

Maybe Everett's baseball reference page sponsor has inspired him this spring.

If you had a winning record last year, you finished ahead of the game!

So if I'm correct with the rules, you have Rollins starting with 0, and acquire any HRs from tomorrow forward... correct? correct!

I'll use my first transaction and dump Matsui (group D) & pick up Jimmy Rollins.