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  1. Again, I'd be stunned if Lou goes with 10 pitchers. Do you mean that 10 pitchers is too much or too little? He went with 11 last year. Too little. I don't see any way Lou doesn't go with 11 pitchers, especially if he takes Marquis. It makes sense as long as there is 11 viable pitchers. I don't think there's 15 viable position players. "Lock" position players (as in, not a doubt they are there) (12): Soto, Blanco, Lee, DeRosa, Fontenot, Ramirez, Theriot, Cedeno, Soriano, Edmonds, Johnson, Fukudome Other viable position players (4): Ward, Pie, Hoffpauir, Hill "Lock" pitchers (9): Zambrano, Dempster, Harden, Lilly, Wood, Marmol, Howry, Marshall, Cotts Other viable pitchers (4): Marquis, Samardzija, Gaudin, Guzman So, the way I see it, there are a total of 29 potentials for 25 spots, 21 of which are basically locked up.
  2. Again, I'd be stunned if Lou goes with 10 pitchers. Do you mean that 10 pitchers is too much or too little? He went with 11 last year. Too little. I don't see any way Lou doesn't go with 11 pitchers, especially if he takes Marquis.
  3. Here's what I think the playoff roster will be: Starting Pitchers (4): Zambrano, Dempster, Harden, Lilly Relief Pitchers (7): Wood, Marmol, Howry, Cotts, Marshall, Samardzija, Gaudin (if healthy)/Marquis/Wuertz Starting position players (8): Soto, Lee, DeRosa, Ramirez, Theriot, Soriano, Edmonds, Fukudome Bench position players (6): Johnson, Fontenot, Cedeno, Blanco, Ward, Pie
  4. Err, how does the "backdrop" help field a winning team? The Cubs aren't making money from any of that crap.
  5. Any talk about moving the series to Arlington is moot, because they wouldn't have played any games there either that weekend.
  6. Oh noes, isnt that also our odds to blow the division??? :shock: I think after today, those are the odds to blow the division if the Cubs lose their remaining 12 games.
  7. Where does the 10-9 Rockies game fit in? :)
  8. He's struggling to throw strikes, mostly. His pitches have great movement, he just needs to be able to command it better.
  9. I can't believe the Soto HR isn't on Gameday.
  10. And with that win, the Astros are eliminated from the NL Central race.
  11. 1) Because it's a rule that starters must pitch 5 innings to get a win. 2) Because of a combination of a tight zone and lack of command.
  12. He got four grounders, one booted, one through the infield. What more is he supposed to do?
  13. Heh, I just realized Durham's hit was the first one all day that actually dropped in play.
  14. Please, Lou, give Harden's arm a rest now.
  15. Either way, I hope this is Harden's last hitter, and the concept of the pitcher win isn't completely dominating Lou's thoughts.
  16. I understand the thought behind the intentional walk here, but I'm still not sure I like it with Harden not exactly mastering the command today.
  17. That sounds like the kind of thing I'd do, but it'd be difficult to eliminate the Cubs bias present in the majority of the board.
  18. Move the Cubs out of Chicago to Indy, build a new stadium similar to the one in Washington, and rename the team the Isotopes. - 30
  19. When a team doesn't succeed for 50 years, it becomes some kind of curse. I'm not sure what the Indians curse is.
  20. Yep, next year they play 81 home and road games. This year there are 81 home games and only 80 road games. Much more balanced out.
  21. the cubs have less than a 1 in 1000 chance of missing the playoffs. Isn't it like 1 in 10,000? It is today, yes. In a theoretical world where the Cubs finish a disappointing 4-8, they still win the division, and likely clinch best record.
  22. Not sure Pie is a lock, although I'd like to see him on the roster. Gaudin is a lock if healthy. I'd like to see Guzman if he's healthy, otherwise one of Wuertz/Howry/Marquis.
  23. Randy Wolf? Luis Ayala? They were on NL teams before. NL players are inferior across the board.
  24. No, I was not one bit nervous or concerned about the Brewers, even in July.
  25. No need to apologize, I just like letting the world know my pet peeves. It doesn't matter to me where the season ends as long as it ends in late October. The Cubs haven't ended a season against a divisional opponent since 2008.
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