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  1. bukie
    I see Hill having more use than Hoffpauir in the playoffs, especially if Blanco is somehow the only RH on the bench for pinch hitting duties. Hoffpauir would only have a place if Ward is injured, essentially.
  2. bukie
    A string of luck? Only a true fanatic would've believed in JUNE that the Cubs would be in the playoffs? What? I love when people who know even less about sports than sportswriters write about them. Standings at the end of June 22 Yes, only a true fanatic would have believed that the team with the best record in baseball would make the playoffs.
  3. bukie
    He always struck me as somebody who liked to blame others whenever possible. Probably not a fan of the Cubs, either, remembering how he was treated in 2004.
  4. bukie
    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.
  5. bukie
    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.
  6. bukie
    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
  7. bukie
    Err, how does the "backdrop" help field a winning team? The Cubs aren't making money from any of that crap.
  8. bukie
    Any talk about moving the series to Arlington is moot, because they wouldn't have played any games there either that weekend.
  9. bukie
    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.
  10. bukie
    Where does the 10-9 Rockies game fit in? :)
  11. bukie
    He's struggling to throw strikes, mostly. His pitches have great movement, he just needs to be able to command it better.
  12. bukie
    I can't believe the Soto HR isn't on Gameday.
  13. bukie
    And with that win, the Astros are eliminated from the NL Central race.
  14. bukie
    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.
  15. bukie
    He got four grounders, one booted, one through the infield. What more is he supposed to do?
  16. bukie
    Heh, I just realized Durham's hit was the first one all day that actually dropped in play.
  17. bukie
    Please, Lou, give Harden's arm a rest now.
  18. bukie
    Either way, I hope this is Harden's last hitter, and the concept of the pitcher win isn't completely dominating Lou's thoughts.
  19. bukie
    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.
  20. bukie
    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.
  21. bukie
    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
  22. bukie
    When a team doesn't succeed for 50 years, it becomes some kind of curse. I'm not sure what the Indians curse is.
  23. bukie
    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.
  24. bukie
    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.
  25. bukie
    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.
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