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  1. rawaction
    I think I got Michael Bourn out a couple weeks ago....you know just like the rest of the world.
  2. rawaction
    Fukuwalk Leesingle Aramabomb
  3. rawaction
    Sean Gallagher has 3 major league starts, including the one that ended 2 minutes ago. He was just holding a place anyway for Marshall and/or Hill. He had a bad game. God forbid.
  4. rawaction
    Don't mind the walk to pitch to Towles.
  5. rawaction
    Also, Gallagher will probably give up runs this inning.
  6. rawaction
    Shawn Choke-on is horrible. Cubs didn't get the memo.
  7. rawaction
    Melo doesn't provide anything but a go-to scorer, but his poor defense and bad shot selection hurt him as a player. Not to mention the fact that he is unable or unwilling to pass the ball. That being said, Deng isn't all that great at those things either. I'd definitely look somewhere other than Melo though, rather get a legit post scorer or someone who can develop into that.
  8. rawaction
    What's the chances he's cut? If he can't make it back by the start of camp and with all the other WR options....I'd think he'd be on the hot seat.
  9. rawaction
    This answer is completely wrong. Beasley is to Drew Gooden what Rose is to Kirk Hinrich. Gooden's game can't hold a candle to Beasley's. Beasley is taller, 150X the athlete, a better leaper, a better shooter, actually has offensive moves, is a better ball handler, can hit a shot outside of 12 feet and will probably be a better rebounder. And I would undoubtedly pick Rose over Beasley, so that's saying something.
  10. rawaction
    Hitters haven't been able to pull Gallagher much this season. I can't think of any balls that have been pulled hard to LF other than the Byrnes double in his first start, and I believe that was on a hanger. Nobody's been really able to get around that far on his fastball which he has thrown mostly away. In fact, going thru the boxscore none of the RHs for the Pirates were able to pull the ball in the air against him. Laroche and Mientkiewicz each pulled the ball for fly outs to RF. Looks like Upton also lined out to LF in the 1st inning for Arizona. This one could go either way for me. Sean could get tagged, but Houston isn't unsimilar to the Arizona team he faced. Houston strikes out less, but walks much less than the DBacks. Gotta get to Chacon though, because he sucks. Aramis owns him! I'd really like to see Lou go back on his word and start Derrek tonight. If the Cubs woulda won yesterday, it would be a different story, but I'd like to take this series, and Derrek gives the team a better chance to do that than Hoffpauir.
  11. rawaction
    Hitters haven't been able to pull Gallagher much this season. I can't think of any balls that have been pulled hard to LF other than the Byrnes double in his first start, and I believe that was on a hanger. Nobody's been really able to get around that far on his fastball which he has thrown mostly away. In fact, going thru the boxscore none of the RHs for the Pirates were able to pull the ball in the air against him. Laroche and Mientkiewicz each pulled the ball for fly outs to RF. Looks like Upton also lined out to LF in the 1st inning for Arizona. This one could go either way for me. Sean could get tagged, but Houston isn't unsimilar to the Arizona team he faced. Houston strikes out less, but walks much less than the DBacks. Gotta get to Chacon though, because he sucks. Aramis owns him! I'd really like to see Lou go back on his word and start Derrek tonight. If the Cubs woulda won yesterday, it would be a different story, but I'd like to take this series, and Derrek gives the team a better chance to do that than Hoffpauir.
  12. rawaction
    That's exactly what he is. Shorter, but a better athlete than Richmond and better ball handler.
  13. rawaction
    Bad news, Felix Pie's BABIP is still .000. Good news, his first AAA hit left the park. He also walked and had 2 sac bunts (yeah that's gonna help his development).
  14. rawaction
    Please draft Rose. I like Beasley, but Rose is such a better fit on this team. He instantly makes Noah and Thomas better. He probably makes Hughes better too. Beasley isn't going to make anyone better, probably ever in his career. He's just not that type of player. We have always said the Bulls were a star away from competing, now they have their chance to draft that star. Please, don't screw it up.
  15. rawaction
    LOL. The 8th hitter has a .408 OBP.
  16. rawaction
    Again, the Cubs coulda worked out a trade with the Rays and gain the right to send Hamilton to the minors.
  17. rawaction
    What people are not getting is that though it was a long-shot for Hamilton to perform the way he did, the Cubs had a chance to do the same thing the Reds did and draft him in the Rule 5. Whether it was logical for the Cubs or not. They didn't do it. And they would be better off if they did draft Hamilton. Every team would have been. It doesn't matter that the Cubs traded the pick that became Hamilton. They passed on him, as did every other team in baseball. Every MLB team other than the Reds made a bad decision. 29 wrongs don't make a right.
  18. rawaction
    Hideo Nomo.
  19. rawaction
    Yeah it did. The zone was barely baseball sized in the first few innings
  20. rawaction
    Or you could look at it as the Cubs are huge idiots for not drafting a guy that was the consensus #1 pick a few years back and one of the top 15 HS hitting prospects in the history of the game. Taking a longshot flyer on a guy like Hamilton was completely incompatible with all of the other win-now moves the Cubs made last fall (hiring Piniella, signing Soriano Lilly DeRosa etc.). There was no way they could try and contend while committing a roster spot to a complete unknown. I don't understand why people can't get that and just move on. The Reds took the chance because they were in a position where they could afford to, and they hit the jackpot. Nice for them. There are things that can be done to get around keeping a guy on your 25-man roster though. If the Cubs picked him and liked him well enough, they coulda traded something to Tampa in order to keep his rights. This happened when the As (I believe) took Eric Hinske and traded Scott Chiasson to the Cubs for Miguel Cairo in order to allow Hinske to go to the A's minor leagues.
  21. rawaction
    Mid-90s FB (tops out at 97), plus slider, passable change. Hard thrower. Lemme guess... control issues? He has 8 walks to his 23 Ks in 21.2 IP so far this year at Iowa. Last year, he walked just 18 in 78.0 IP with 71 Ks at AA. He has also allowed just 1 HR this year and just 1 all of last season in the minors. He also walked 6 in 16 innings in Atlanta last year. Not bad control at all. Though, he was hit hard last year.
  22. rawaction
    Or you could look at it as the Cubs are huge idiots for not drafting a guy that was the consensus #1 pick a few years back and one of the top 15 HS hitting prospects in the history of the game.
  23. rawaction
    Tyler Colvin has now walked 5 times in his last 6 games to get his BB/PA to a very respectable .089. He's only struck out 5 times over that span also. He had a nice 9-24 streak going before his recent 0-5. If he keeps putting the ball in play and being selective, I think you will see Colvin go on a nice little hot streak pretty soon.
  24. rawaction
    I'd like Milton Bradley a lot. As I do pretty much every year at this time. As for a starter, are the Cubs really going to give up Gallagher for a guy that may not even be an upgrade next year? I would hope not. I'm sure the Rangers would want Sean for either Padilla or Millwood, as would Toronto for AJB. Last year, the Cubs needed a starter and they went after Steve Trachsel as to not give up too much. I see much of the same this year. Zambrano is a true ace. Lilly has shown he can be relied on again (playoff game aside). If Dempster continues to pitch like a solid #2-3, you have a decent, not great, rotation. But you still have Rich Hill, who was probably better than all of them last year. If he comes back to form, I think the Cubs rotation is good enough....even for a playoff run. I think if the Cubs feel they need a SP, they will again go the cheap route. Maybe Padilla along with Bradley if they don't have to give up Gallagher. Burnett would be nice. He seems like the perfect "change of scenery" type guy.
  25. rawaction
    Chris Sampson at Minute Maid Park this year: --3 starts, 8 innings, 21 hits, 14 ERs, 5 BBs and 5 Ks. Strangely enough, he is an extreme groundball pitcher, so he's only given up 1 HR. He has dominated the Cubs in the past. Still, this year's version of the Cubs should beat his head in. Dempster has been hit hard by Berkman, but has just a 1.17 ERA and a .160 BAA vs. Houston. He's been just as good in MMP, but all those numbers coming as a closer. Also of note, the Cubs don't have a winning streak that has ended at 2 games this year. This shouldn't be the first.
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