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  1. Rob
    12 man h2h roto league. stats are R, RBI, HR, SB, AVG, OBP, IP, W, SV, SO, ERA, WHIP. C - Mike Piazza 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Howie Kendrick SS - Carlos Guillen 3B - Alex Gordon LF - Adam Dunn CF - Chris B. Young RF - Gary Sheffield UTIL - Travis Hafner SP - Jake Peavy SP - Ben Sheets SP - Felix Hernandez P - Brett Myers P - Rich Hill RP - J.J. Putz Bench - Anthony Reyes Bench - Roger Clemens I think it's not too shabby, but it'd be nice to get some opinions.
  2. Rob
    Theriot ,Izturiz, Derosa are three guys on the Cubs roster who can play short. Walker can play 3b/2b/1b. Lou needs an extra infielder for the days he wants to play Derosa or Theriot in the outfield. Walker fits that bill. He still has some pop and gets on base. No, he doesn't. Let's say for example that we have Izturis at SS, Theriot at 2B, and DeRosa playing in RF for the day. Jacque has already PH. Izturis goes down and breaks his wrist after Dempster ties his shoelaces together during the 6th inning. Theriot moves to SS, DeRosa moves to 2B, and our spare outfielder (Pagan, Moore, Coats or whatever AAAA talent we could get for cheap) goes in to play RF. We call up Cedeno after the game is over. The last thing we need is another infielder. We simply need the best hitter available. Our roster is versatile enough defensively already.
  3. Rob
    I wont try to tell everybody that mlbtraderumors is a great blog. It isn't. But their credibility has come a long way from the absolute joke that it used to be. Anybody could have emailed in a "tip" and it would have made it up there immediately and taken as fact. Now it does a lot of linking to other news articles and usually identifies what is mere speculation. It's a worthy read now, and not for the unintentional comedy value.
  4. Rob
    In my own little world, he wouldn't have to. Cedeno would go down and get everyday at bats. Walker would start at 2nd, and DeRosa would be platooning in RF against lefties and filling in against righties where needed. I'd rather have theroit or derosa's better defense. . You'd rather have DeRosa's defense at 2nd than get Jacque's bat out of the lineup against lefties?
  5. Rob
    In my own little world, he wouldn't have to. Cedeno would go down and get everyday at bats. Walker would start at 2nd, and DeRosa would be platooning in RF against lefties and filling in against righties where needed.
  6. Rob
    The Gonzo, Pierre, and Nomar signings are all a bit strange to me. Kemp and Loney need to be playing at the major league level, and for some reason Coletti signed people to fill in all the positions they can play except for RF... where Ethier is anchored down. I'm honestly surprised he didn't sign Aaron Boone to a three year deal to play third and block LaRoche.
  7. Rob
    If anybody here hadn't seen it yet, Todd Walker was released by the Padres today. He's officially back on the market. I know the odds of the Cubs picking him back up fall between "slim" and "none," but it's still fun to dream.
  8. Rob
    Inning ending double play.
  9. Rob
    If Aramis were really hustling, he would have tried to take home on Vlad's throw there.
  10. Rob
    I didn't like seeing that late slide by Aramis. Edit: Apparently neither did his pants. They're ripped pretty bad right on the ole butt.
  11. Rob
    Sloppy defense by the Angels.
  12. Rob
    Did Jacque really get the ball back in to the infield on the fly?
  13. Rob
    Yusmeiro Petit was traded to the DBacks for Jorge Julio.
  14. Rob
    I thought that was gone for a minute. And yeah, that was definately a phantom tag.
  15. Rob
    Assorted spring training ranks for the Cubs: Runs - 8th (155) HR - 3rd (31) TB - 1st (450) BB - 9th (94) SB - 5th (25) SB% - 1st (89.3%)
  16. Rob
    I was just thinking that Vlad is exactly the type of hitter Marquis should have extreme troubles with... I guess I was right. Hooray? :?
  17. Rob
    It's not showing on the schedule. http://www.xmradio.com/schedule/sport/get_mlb_schedule.jsp
  18. Rob
    Why the heck is Jones batting second? Correction: Why the heck was Jones batting second? He grounded out weakly to second while I was typing that... as expected.
  19. Rob
    You're right - so does that make Ronnie our backup-backup middle infielder?? In what situtation do you see him playing?? It's generally a good idea to have 2. I'd imagine it's a better idea to carry an extra outfielder than an extra middle infielder. Most of the playing time that player is going to get is going to be pinch hitting, so it's probably a good idea to have a better hitter.
  20. Rob
    So Vance, what's the plan from here?
  21. Rob
    He's certainly the best option available if Lou feels we really need a spare MI. Besides, it's not a smart use of valuable resources to trade for a backup MI. Would giving up Marmol be worth the value a guy like Barmes would give us over Ronny? Certainly not.
  22. Rob
    With SS that wide open, I'd hope Moore gets all the playing time there he can handle. There's no reason not to work on maximizing his value.
  23. Rob
    Now it's some sort of super-megaglut. Really, what team needs Clark when it already has Gonzo, Pierre, Ethier, Kemp, Loney, and Repko? Even with Repko down, they had five guys who can play in the outfield, and three of them can conceivably cover center.
  24. Rob
    Don't expect one. I've learned from other experiences, that the paper does as it pleases and doesn't think it must answer to anyone. I think that is a result of being the only newspaper in town. On all fronts, that paper has an agenda. The only people they answer to are the big bosses at Gannet. Well, if you want to track down a way to complain to Gannett, count me in. Also, there is about a .002% chance you could report the incident to media-watchdog Matt Drudge and he'd run it. That would surely draw the ire of their bosses at Gannett.
  25. Rob
    Horrible trade by the Dodgers. Good to know, though... I was thinking of picking up Kemp in my draft tonight. Now I know better.
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