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  1. bukie
    Quick count on free outs given to the Dodgers tonight? Three that they actually conceded, with two botched sac bunts and one failed steal to "stay out" of the double play (by running into it!). In addition, Cedeno was also trying to give up an out in the eighth. So, basically, Lou was giving away a good 15% of the Cubs' outs for the game for free. Some would say that in a day where the wind is blowing hard in, you have to "manufacture" runs anyway, give up outs to get one run. I'd argue that outs are even more valuable in that case.
  2. bukie
    Trick question. They would both win, and I pity anyone who would try to cross them.
  3. bukie
    I was thinking Fontenot starting would push DeRosa to the OF to give Fukudome a break for tonight, and was waiting for a declaration of war from Japan.
  4. bukie
    I often wonder if the Cubs management suffered a mental collapse.
  5. bukie
    '69? What about '89? The Cubs and Mets rivalry was really second only to the Cubs/Cards rivalry on the north side from the 60's until '93.
  6. bukie
    You just accounted for 163 games in a 162 game season. :D He's predicting an extra road win in a one-game playoff to finish the season.
  7. bukie
    If Kerry can avoid hitting the guy or giving up a routine fly to LF, this game should be over.
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  9. bukie
    Rose > Beasley, but if there were a way for the Bulls to somehow get both, sign me up. Rose + Beasley > Hinrich + Deng.
  10. bukie
    Sorry for my ignorance, but are you saying something like "not you, Bruce," here? Or are you just asking his take? I think its "and you" Well I know what it means in French, I was just wondering what he meant by it It's parodying a famous line from Julius Caesar, "Et tu, Brute?", meaning "You too, Brutus?", just prior to being stabbed in the back by someone he considered a friend. I used it because Bruce mentioned Theriot was gritting his way into being good. And to try to be funny and stuff. Which apparently failed miserably, as people either didn't get the reference or thought I was serious.
  11. bukie
    Irony, folks. And a little bit of fun. Yeah, yeah, I know. I just never thought I'd get a better time to use that one.
  12. bukie
    Et tu, Bruce?
  13. bukie
    Word on the street is that the Heat don't want Beasley, and would be looking to trade the pick if the Bulls select Rose. If I'm the Bulls, I look into what kind of a package it would take to get the second pick, too.
  14. bukie
    He never made it passed spring training. Just another stop on his mission to wear every major league uniform at least once. Didn't realize Spring Training went all the way through April 23 in 1999.
  15. bukie
    OK, late '90's-present. Except the oldest signing you have on here is from 2001 (DeShields...who is a huge stretch to be called a star). The Cubs have done this for their entire history, players like Rick Aguilera in 1999 all the way back to guys like Rogers Hornsby and Dizzy Dean in the 30's.
  16. bukie
    I would think that would be a terrible trade for us. Indeed it would. Twas the point, really.
  17. bukie
    I would think the Giants would entertain an offer of Soto, Cedeno, Marshall and Hill for Lincecum.
  18. bukie
    What an awful euphemism to use for a pitching staff.
  19. bukie
    Lou Brock EDIT: And if not Brock, Jimmie Foxx, Tony Lazzeri, Dizzy Dean, Kiki Cuyler and Dennis Eckersley are up there for me, too.
  20. bukie
    I think it's serious revisionist history to blame the Cubs for not taking Hamilton 2 winters ago. He was on nobody's radar (except the Reds, apparently), and based on his body of work to that point in the minors, nobody really thought he could stick on a roster all year, anyway. The Reds took a flyer and it worked out for them. The Cubs were never in the picture.
  21. bukie
    Soto has a higher OBP and SLG, more HR/AB, and 10 more walks in 4 fewer games than Hamilton. Texas has a better offensive lineup than Houston. Hamilton has Milton Bradley protecting him, who has been actually better offensively than Hamilton.
  22. bukie
    Plays a premium defensive position and is a great CFer. 1st in slugging 1st in homers Has 50 RBI and it's May 20th. Top 5 in everything else other than Runs. He is the only reason Texas is not 15 games under .500 soto has a higher OPS at a tougher position lance berkman's OPS is almost a full 0.3 points higher One could arguably put together a full lineup of players better than Hamilton this year: Berkman Chipper Jones Furcal Uggla Soto McLouth Pujols Chase Utley Wow, that's a lot of NL guys. Not to take anything away from Hamilton, who has been fantastic. He just hasn't been the best player in baseball.
  23. bukie
    I'm thinking Hill + Pie + Cedeno + Marmol. Seriously. He's making no money and they just gave up Edinson Volquez for him and he's pretty much putting up MVP numbers. Between Hill, Pi, Cedeno, and Marmol, 1 of the 4 is absolutely untouchable. Go on, guess which. As for Hamilton, Im sure hes aquireable. I know hes making like league minimum, but with a team like the Rangers, who are in a constant rebuilding phase, theyd always be willing to work something out. It would cost us, but its not out of the question. Teams rebuild with cheap productivity. Hamilton IS cheap productivity. Sure, nobody is untouchable, but the sheer amount a team would have to overpay to get cheap productivity away from a rebuilding team makes any reasonable possibility of a trade not worth it.
  24. bukie
    Last I checked the Rule V draft was a transaction. EDIT: So was the $50K being traded to the Cubs for giving Cincy the right to pick first. Ok, it is the result of a transaction two years ago.
  25. bukie
    This also reminds me of the time the Cubs gave away Tim Lincecum for nothing in 2003, practically handing him to the Giants without any form of compensation. Wouldn't he look good on the Cubs this year.
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