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  1. TB_11
    Marquis will also start because he's proven to be durable over the past three years - 190IP+ in 2004-06. Lilly will also get a spot in the rotation for similar reasons. Prior and Miller will battle it out for the final spot. If either doesn't show the health or durability the club would like, the team will call up someone from the minors. Marshall had some good starts last year, but the Cubs want him to start off the season back in the minors, so unless Guzman shines, we can expect him to be at the top of the list for replacements for the fifth spot. The realistic rotation will be (with Pecota ERA projections in parentheses): Z (3.79) Lilly (4.29) Hill (4.24) Marquis (5.00) Prior/Miller (4.57/5.01)
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    This is true, and looking at the team there's a handful of spots they need to focus on to bring back a team that should be the favorites in the NFC: - Sign Briggs - Figure out the Jones/Benson situation - Strengthen the LCB position (Tillman gets too many snaps) - Have Rex mature or bring in a FA quarterback Obviously failing at any of these will leave significant holes in the team, but it's feasible that all four can be handled this offseason. Make that happen, and have a healthy team all year, and the Bears should be the NFC favorites and be able to contend with any team in the AFC. Side note: I watched the game at Casey Moran's, across from Wrigley, and I've never seen any bar get louder or more excited than after the Hester TD.
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    he also has one of the biggest egos of any pitcher to take the mound. I've had just about enough of him and his indecision. Also, I'm convinced he is a roid monster, he looked like he was done in 96, then in 99, and again in 02. But somehow he miraculously regains his velocity and continues to pitch. Clemens is as big as a joke as Barry Bonds. Yeah, it definitely sets off alarm bells when you have some of the best years of your career in your mid-40s. Some of the conspiracy theorists suggested that the fact that he didn't pitch until May of last year was because he was serving his 50-game steroid suspension, under-the-radar. If Clemens pitches again, fine, just as long as he's out of the NL Central.
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    Throw in an April 2006 Greg Maddux and a May 6, 1998 Kerry Wood, and the division is ours.
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    Because when healthy he's a very good pitcher.
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    Until Federer can win the French Open, it's Tiger by a hair. Saying Federer has won 7 out of the last 9 majors while Tiger has won 4 out of the last 8 doesn't fully back up the argument that Federer is more dominant. Different sports require different winning percentages to be great: Win 62% of a season's baseball games and you have 100 wins, which should give a team the division. Win 62% of a season's basketball games and you have 50 wins, which should give you a 4 seed in the playoffs.
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    Because a newspaper company would know anything about baseball? Many owners of successful sports teams come from backgrounds completely unrelated to sports. Oh really? Which World Series winning franchises are currently being run by a group of investors from D.C.? Again, not that it matters what the owners do, but here's what recent World Series Champions' owners did to build their respective fortunes.... Owner of the White Sox: Jerry Reinsdorf, Attorney and CPA Owners of the Red Sox: John Henry, futures trader and Tom Werner, TV producer Owner of the Marlins: Jeff Loria, art dealer Owner of the Angels: Arturo Moreno, outdoor advertising Owner of the Diamondbacks: Jeff Moorad, sports agent Owner of the Yankees: George Steinbrenner, shipbuilder, Broadway investor, and owner of various sports teams Doesn't appear that successful team owners need to be tried and true men with lives in baseball. Since when does an owner run a baseball team? Owners set budgets and hire general managers, who then make decisions and run the team. This would be bad for the Cubs not because of who Carlyle is, but because they would look at the Cubs from an buyout investors' perspective. Their relative lack of knowledge running a baseball team matters none.
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    This would be very bad for the Cubs. Carlyle would look to maximize cash flows over a short amount of time. The easiest way to do this would be to keep one or two high profile players to keep fans in the seats, and then slash payroll drastically. Revenue stays more or less the same, expenses drop, Carlyle wins, fans lose.
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    Because a newspaper company would know anything about baseball? Many owners of successful sports teams come from backgrounds completely unrelated to sports.
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    So true. Pointing back and taunting someone during a touchdown run is on par with T.O. Celebrating with a flip and doing a TD dance when you're still losing, is pretty pathetic. To predict what TMQ will write, the football Gods demanded a safety and TD after Bush's antics.
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    The question that Phil Simms didn't bring up because he's not a good analyst is: why didn't McRee knock down the ball he intercepted? It was 4th down, and Brady threw that ball at least 15 yards. If McRee knocks that ball down the Chargers get the ball back at their own 40, with a field goal sealing the victory.
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    Even though the Cardinals won the division last year with 83 wins, it's safe to assume that 90 wins will be required to be in contention for the Central crown. Unless one assumes that Hill, Lilly, and Marquis will have career years, the Cubs can't be expected to contend for the crown. With the current roster, the offense's main upgrades will be a healthy Lee at first, and Soriano instead of Pierre in center. Izturis and DeRosa are marginal upgrades in production at SS and 2B. That's it. The Cubs projected performance last year put them at a 70-92 record. Expecting a 20 win improvement out of this offseason's moves is way too much.
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    Nice timing of the article, coinciding with the hoopla surrounding the lack of votes for McGwire for the HOF.
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    Morgan gets the nod. Although McCarver says more unintelligible things, at least he watches baseball. I'd be surprised if Morgan watches any game aside from the ones he announces (and even then......). Throw in the two Emmys, the refusal to even acknowledge sabermetrics, and the clear anti-Sandberg bias, and it's obvious he's the son of Satan. Great poll. I felt like a five-year-old looking at a pile of Halloween candy and being told he can only eat one.
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    Quoted when the spoke of Zambrano, bolds added in: Oh man........
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    goony's been hitting the bottle pretty hard tonight.
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    Hindsight is 20/20, but...... After the Aramis deal, if the Cubs could have only had one big-name, big-dollar contract, which player would you have wanted the Cubs to sign?
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    Wonder how Zito will feel in three years when the offensive roster will have completely turned over.
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    That is only true if the other options were higher OBP guys. Murton is, but you could just as easily insert him in the 2 hole. DeRosa might be, but he The key to not screwing over Lee and Ramirez will be finding decent OBP out of the 2 spot next year. Putting Soriano at leadoff also gives Lee and Ramirez less opportunities to score runs, as it removes a power hitter who will drive in those two more than others.
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    Showing any splits about his performance at various spots in the batting order glosses over the big picture: Soriano is a low OBP, high SLG hitter. Placing him at the top of the order means less opportunities for Derrek and Ramirez, and for Soriano, to drive in runs.
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    His 2006 season netted him 17 wins because he had hands-down the best offense in the game behind him. As of now, they're rotation consists of Mussina, Pettitte, Wang, Johnson, and Pavano. It's a strong 1-3, but if they could net a decent #4 pitcher who isn't facing the injury risks and performance decline Johnson is, or if they feel that Jeff Karstens is ready to start full-time, all while getting rid of his $15M+ contract, it's a no-brainer on their part.
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    If he promised to grow back his mullet, we should make a move. With business in the front, party in the back returning, he'd be back in Cy Young form. http://gridirontalk.com/upload/randyjohnson.jpg That's some serious ugly.
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    This question is aimed at Bears fans. Understanding that it's probably Favre's last game, what would you want to see?
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    Except that McCarthy has about 4 (5?) seasons left where his salary can be controlled either by the team or by arbitration. So unless Williams is planning for the 2011 payroll, I don't think that's why he did it. Having two quality prospects, instead of one, will be very valuable to Williams when he plans out his next big signing/trade.
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    With the price of pitching so high right now, having two quality prospects will put Williams in a nice position for any big move he aims to make now or during the season.
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