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  1. Rob
    It's gonna take a lot more than that to stop me.
  2. Rob
    I know it's a longshot at this point, but hey... I guess that's what being a Cubs fan is all about. I've still got my Believe bracelet on... how about you guys?
  3. Rob
    Which makes me wonder why anyone would trade for Atlanta's pitchers or their pitching prospects. Other than Jason Schmidt, I'm trying to think of impact pitchers that they let go who then had success after leaving. I still remember people scratching their heads when they let go of Avery, Rocker, Milwood, etc. It will be interesting to see how the two pitchers we picked up from them in the Holla trade work out. I remember other trades we made getting some of their pitching prospects not working out --Michah Bowie, Ruben Quevedo and Andy freakin' Pratt. Besides Jason Schmidt? Paul Byrd, Jason Marquis, Kent Merker, and Odalis Perez have all had varying levels of success... with Odalis Perez easily the strongest of the bunch (and he's still plenty young) Then again, the Braves did get back Gary Sheffield for Perez, so they still spanked everybody else.
  4. Rob
    True.. Miller park is the most Futuristic Park I can think of right now. Agreed. And even at that, the slide isn't that futuristic.
  5. Rob
    Actually, I belive it is up to 12.00 now.
  6. Rob
    While I'm not going to try and argue that our defense is good, it certainly isn't as bad as people try to make it out to be. We're still 15th in the league in defensive efficiency, which puts us in the top half of the league, albeit not by much. The Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, and Marlins all trail us, and they're much better ballclubs in general. The problem lies more with our pitching and offense, rather than defensive woes.
  7. Rob
    I just don't want to see Helton this inning...
  8. Rob
    Well, it WAS Jason Lane. Didnt Jason Lane have a grand slam against Prior earlier in the year? That was Mike Lamb, I thought.
  9. Rob
    Your wish is granted. I'd fold my arms and blink, but I'm too lazy to continue the genie act.
  10. Rob
    9 for 24.
  11. Rob
    They need to skip Williams next start. They have an off day on Thrs. Just go w/ Prior on Friday. Then skip Rusch when they have an off day on Aug. 25. I don't know about that... Prior could use the extra day of rest after tonight's start.
  12. Rob
    Nice throw!
  13. Rob
    That was a nice, line drive shot... I like it.
  14. Rob
    And he's only at 77 pitches so far through seven innings...
  15. Rob
    Barrett is 28 now, you know. And he's been in the league since his cup of coffee in 98, getting into 122 games in 99, his age 22 season. Catchers are supposed to be the field generals. The job they have necessitates a deeper learning of the game than say, a left fielder. That's why you see more catchers go on to be above average managers. As such, I believe that as a player with more than 5 years of service and being put in a natural leadership position as a catcher... I honestly believe he was well within his rights to speak out the way he did. He needs to be a leader of the team, and he was trying to assume that mantle, for better or worse. Not trying to say your opinion is wrong or anything, just trying to state why I see the situation differently. It is an opinion after all, so it can't be wrong, per say.
  16. Rob
    Just a thought. A good chunk of the people who oppose a Brian Giles signing are the same ones that want Juan Pierre as he "fills the role" of a leadoff hitter. Why not make Brian Giles the leadoff hitter. They have identical career SB%, at 73.6% (though granted, Giles has to round up from 73.55% while Pierre has a solid 73.6%) Not only that, the role of the leadoff hitter is to get on base... Giles blows Pierre away in this regard ( .412 vs .355) So while Pierre might be "disruptive" on the basepaths more often, it's at the same success rate as Giles. And Pierre isn't even on as often. And if the best argument you can come up with is simply Pierre doing it more often, Giles has the extra power that more than makes up for it (even if he is regressing... which while probably true, is certainly thrown off by Petco) And perhaps unbelievably to those unversed in stats, after you factor in arm strength with range, Brian Giles has fared better defensively in center field than Pierre, with career Rate2 's of 98 and 99 (1 run per 100 games) Not that I personally advocate Giles as next year's leadoff hitter... he's certainly better than Pierre, like it or not.
  17. Rob
    Horrible as it sounds, I was hoping for CPatt to get called back up today so that we could at least keep Macias out of center field.
  18. Rob
    Well, that was another pathetic showing...
  19. Rob
    Lawton vs. lefties (as a Pirate) .236/.322/.358 and he's 0-1 as a Cub versus lefties. Murton vs. lefties .550/.625/.600 I definately bring in Murton.
  20. Rob
    Here's the question... Do you bring in Murton to face Wagner instead of leaving Lawton in?
  21. Rob
    I'm still not willing to give up on this game. Barrett, Lawton, Walker, Lee to try and tie this up? Not exactly murderers row... but still not bad.
  22. Rob
    So much for that...
  23. Rob
    Let's go Hank!
  24. Rob
    Which still doesn't have his OPS even near Burnitz... ever during his slump.
  25. Rob
    Tryin to pull it now... that's a deathwish!
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