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Irrelevant Dude

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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    Why is strategy in quotes? I don't see how you can possibly deny that there is additional strategy involved in managing an NL lineup. You don't have to enjoy it, but it shouldn't be hard to understand why someone else might prefer the less cookie-cutter flow of NL games where teams are forced to make trade-offs between pitching and hitting.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    Adding a DH doesn't give the Cubs any inherent advantage over an extended period of time, but for me it has nothing to do with helping or not helping them. I simply enjoy the NL brand of baseball more than the AL. I understand that some people have no desire to watch the pitcher hit, but similarly I have no desire to see a 9-man lineup continuously loop around without any regard for pitching changes and pinch-hitters in the 9 spot. I enjoy that teams need to make a decision on whether to pinch-hit for their pitcher in a critical spot or let him hit and sacrifice a potential scoring opportunity so that he can stay in the game. That is only my preference, but I don't think popular opinion has tipped quite so far to the DH side as some people seem to think it has. The "now that there is inter-league play every day both leagues should have a DH" argument has never made sense to me.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Just wait for the DH in the NL. It'll be glorious. Nope.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    I suppose this is better than the status quo, but I hate challenge systems. I was really hoping for something a little more proactive where it isn't up to the managers to make a formal challenge.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Matheny is quite the red-ass. It seems like this happens every game against the Cubs.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Where has Pat been lately?
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    Donnie "Boom Boom" Murphy!
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    He should be DFA'd, right?
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm not sure what he was doing. It looked like he had no clue where we was at. He could have easily stopped before running into the wall.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    Not since the days of Noce and Brumley have we had such a dynamic duo like Murphy and Watkins.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    Well that certainly makes perfect sense. The best way to win those fans back is by slashing payroll!
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    Of all the people to hate on for the stretches, at least he's an actual Cubs fan. A tool, but a Cubs fan. I don't even care about the stretch. I just hate that Belushi is continuously shoved down our throats as "Mr. Chicago Sports Fan".
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Jim Belushi... Really? This has got to stop.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    Was Navarro even running there?
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    *crickets*
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    He should just dive for everything.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    You do realize that scouts watch the games right? They don't simply discount a guy because they see a BS in the box score. Yes, and for the past several weeks he's been giving up bullets all over the park and getting saves in spite of it. "We're definitely stuck with him now" seems to indicate that Gregg's performance tonight is going to scare everyone away. The 9th inning consisted of a high-hopper infield single, a missed strike 3 call (with Gregg repeatedly painting on/around the corners), and a slow line drive that should have been caught. None of that is on Gregg and anyone who was interested in him before this outing should still be interested in him now.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    You do realize that scouts watch the games right? They don't simply discount a guy because they see a BS in the box score.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't care that he dove, that's E6.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    What the hell? This guy is all over the place.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    That is only a strike if your name is Junior Lake.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    He has been awful for years. And how much pitching do the Sox really have after they trade Peavy?
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Apparently Cashman didn't want to make the Soriano trade, but was pressured into it by ownership. If I were him I would be planning my exit from New York and looking for another job with less owner interference. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/sori_no_mzJu6LVyJb31fpQ5RVHqOM
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    Wow. At that rate, the Cubs could realistically burn through the entire waiting list within the next couple years if the team doesn't improve significantly.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    I understand that thinking, but I don't think additional dollars spent are good value unless there is someone that the Cubs really want. They are paying a 100% tax at this point, so they are essentially paying double market value for anyone they sign from here on out.
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