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  1. Rob
    Peavy doubles off the left field wall... spanked that pitch.
  2. Rob
    Hill takes a strike low and outside. Ball high and outside. Foul grounder to 3rd. Whiffs hardcore on a breaking pitch low and inside. Out #3
  3. Rob
    Tomas Perez squibs a pitch so hard he makes Juan Pierre like Ryan Howard... but it's where the pitcher can't reach it. Bases Juiced.
  4. Rob
    Coats fouls off a pitch low and away. Takes a ball low and inside. Takes a ball low and outside. Pulls a little fliner into right almost exactly where Barrett's landed. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
  5. Rob
    Barrett takes a breaking pitch for a strike. Can't stop on a check swing. Lines an outside pitch into right field for a single.
  6. Rob
    Jacque takes three balls in a row low and away. Watches a strike high and outside. Pops an outside pitch up into foul territory in the 3rd base stands... and again... Strikes out swinging at ball four low and away.
  7. Rob
    Aramis with a liner right to Mike Cameron. 1 Down.
  8. Rob
    I accept the offer of scotch, by the way. You should have started offering lower, though... I probably would have settled for a shot of mouthwash.
  9. Rob
    Manny Alexander grounds into a DP. Perez tries to throw it away but Lee makes a nice snag. Bot 2, Padres 1 - Cubs 0
  10. Rob
    Hill makes LaForest look silly with a series of curves. Strikeout swinging.
  11. Rob
    Kouzmanoff high flyball right over Soriano's head. Not a great read by Soriano, but it would have been tough anyway. Double. McAnulty grounder up the middle for a single, Kouzmanoff scores.
  12. Rob
    I wont promise to keep this going for too long, or do to well at it, but oh well... Soriano with a soft liner to short for an out. Izturis flails at a 1-0 pitch and grounds out softly to short. Lee looks shorter... I'm debating whether it's the camera work or the different aspect ratio on the new tv. Lee K's swinging.
  13. Rob
    Tuned in just in time to catch Tomas Perez in action. He actually makes me miss Neifi and Macias.
  14. Rob
    Rotoworld is saying Redman to the Braves on a minor league deal... looks less likely we trade them Miller now.
  15. Rob
    It should even out, but I don't think it does for everyone. I watched A-Rod make 3 errors in a game when he was with Texas and they were playing against San Diego. I don't think the official scorer charged him for any. If he did, it was only one. I recall being quite peeved about it. Each official scorer of a ballgame has their own identity and form their own opinions about each play. Some will likely be homers that give their own players the benefit of the doubt. Some will likely show favortism to marquis (sp?) players. But, for the most part, I agree that it will even out. And while it's not all that fair for a pitcher to be charged for runs after an error, there are also plays that bail out the pitcher. Like outfield assists. The pitcher gave up a lead off double, but the outfielder nailed the runner trying to take the extra base. There are a bunch of those plays, so the pitcher's ERA also reflects those. Marquis is nobody's favorite player.
  16. Rob
    I must've missed Miller saying he wouldn't go to the pen... when did that happen?
  17. Rob
    Yep. Moore projects to be a very good hitter. I like him quite a bit more than BA does... they think he'll be a utility guy with David Bell upside. Then again, even David Bell would probably be an upgrade over Izturis if he could play a passable short.
  18. Rob
    A bit crazy... I like it in a clubhouse leader.
  19. Rob
    Polished college switch hitting catchers are all the rage now.
  20. Rob
    Personally, I'd really like to see the Scott Moore experiment at SS keep going. If he can handle it even relatively poorly, his bat would be a huge improvement over Izturis.
  21. Rob
    Oh, in the minors, of course. The minors are there to evaluate players, not to win games. If I find out somebody can steal like Beltran or Ichiro, that's another story entirely... but those kinds of guys are few and far between.
  22. Rob
    Loving the lineup. It's far from the most effective lineup that could be placed out there, but it's probably the closest we'll get without completely overturning conventional baseball wisdom... a task better reserved for shouting matches at the bar.
  23. Rob
    I've always leaned towards more aggressive running with more information. There's nothing more important as far as predicting what will likely occur if you know the times for the runner, P, and C. Given current SB ratios, I can't imagine any intelligent manager wanting a player's SB ratio more than the times of the runner, P, and C. Accumulative stats go in the toilet compared to play by play data, I'm glad the stat world is catching up to that idea. On top of knowing the times of the runner, P, and C, it's also important to know the judgement of the players involved. As a general rule, giving somebody like Soriano or Juan Pierre the green light to steal pretty much whenever they feel like it is a horrible idea. On the other hand, I had no problem with Maddux getting the green light. He steals once a year if and only if he has a perfect read. I guess what I'm saying is that for anyone short of the absolute most intelligent players in the game, SB are a valuable tool only if executed well, and the situations well evaluated.
  24. Rob
    I would also like to remind everybody that playing in a small field like Wrigley would most likely depress his offensive value a bit.
  25. Rob
    So from what I gather you'd essentially be trading Jones for a necessary piece to move in a trade for an unknown third person? From what I understand though, Victorino is exactly Gillick's kind of ballplayer. We might have better luck getting them to foot a small portion of the bill for Burrell. Then we could keep him or eat some more cash and send him somewhere.
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