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  1. mul21
    Camera just showed a shot of the problem. what would that be?
  2. mul21
    does Harang look a little chunkier than he used to?
  3. mul21
    How many did he throw the other night in his 4 IP? Must have been at least 50 with all the Ks. I would think next outing you could get him to 70-75, maybe 80-85 the one after that and then 90-100 the 3rd start. I don't see a huge issue as long as he can keep throwing strikes.
  4. mul21
    I thoroughly enjoyed my view from the 1st base side about 2/3 of the way down the line. The shade was definitely a good place to be. Since I haven't read the entire thread, was there upheaval when Johnson didn't go halfway so he could score on Lee's "single"? Just curious, because I was pissed when I saw how he played that particular situation. And WTF was Quade thinking sending Ward? And what was Lou thinking leaving him in to run in the 1st place?
  5. mul21
    Pedro throwing fastballs at 86. He seems to have gotten his crap together and is mixing his pitches well and keeping the Cards on their heels a little. Most importantly, he's getting ahead in the count. And Reyes craps the bed. Vance: Is #2 Carrie Underwear or Simpson?
  6. mul21
    Ugh I know, it's brutal. I'm up late anyway with a screaming baby, so no real inconvenience for me at this point. I mean, other than the lack of sleep due to the SCREAMING BABY. I'm not sure who it was, but "News flash baby, I need sleep occasionally". Derwood maybe?
  7. mul21
    We'll have some very important pieces back, so I don't see that happening. And the Cards have no one with stuff in the same realm as Cain's. Regardless of whom we were facing tonight, we played poorly. Too many strikeouts looking (in fairness, a big zone, but you must adjust), that steal attempt in the first should have drawn no throw from Soto but instead the Giants scored a run, no clutch hits, etc... Let's face it, that was as frustrating a game as I've seen in a little while and I'm pissed. Well, when the pitches the called 3rd strikes are on are unhittable because they're 8-10 inches off the plate, I can't complain about the hitting much. That, and the umps zone went from huge outside corner on the LH side of the plate early to huge corner on the RH side of the plate later in the game. His zone was pretty inconsistent the whole game IMO. Unfortunatley, one of the few good outings we'll probably see from Marquis the rest of the way was wasted.
  8. mul21
    Yes, I know this has been brought up ad nauseum, but how much affect do they really have on what we perceive to actually be the strike zone when watching on TV? Last night's game was entirely frustrating to watch because of the way the strike zone was being called and I'm not sure if the ump was really that horrible or if he just had a big corner on one side of the plate. The RH batters box strike zone seemed to be gigantic and got bigger as the game went on. Marquis either wasn't getting the same calls or was just unable to take advantage of it.
  9. mul21
    Ron: How fast was that pitch? Pat: 122 mph. We strive for accuracy here on Cubs radio. Awesome. I love Pat.
  10. mul21
    Yeah it destroyed the Hornets and Jazz franchises. In principle, I agree with you, but Paul and Williams both had at least 2 years in college and played much better competition on a regular basis than Rose just because of the conferences they were in. I do think Rose should be in there right away unless he does something to prove otherwise and Hinrich needs to be gone before camp starts.
  11. mul21
    Thank you very kindly (in my best Morgan Freeman voice)
  12. mul21
    Who are #3 and #5 in your sig? #3- Danica Patrick. #5-Shania Twain. In case you were curious, I got a slap on the wrist for the cat picture yesterday.
  13. mul21
    I would guess it's partly that and the fact that 2 pitching coaches with great reputations have both just gotten completely frustrated with him because he wouldn't listen to them.
  14. mul21
    To be fair, I did give him credit for a 4.50 ERA. I wasn't trying to imply that he's good one outing and terible the next every time. He's had his share of solid efforts, but the blowups really just kill the pen and any chance the Cubs have of winning those games. The classic example is his last year with the Cards when LaRussa left him out there for 5 innings when he clearly had nothing and he gave up 12 runs.
  15. mul21
    Foster has pretty decent size for a guard, and he can fill it up. He's a strong pick for where the Mavs were at. He seems really long to me from the few times I've seen him play. And, yeah, he can be as good a shooter as there is out there. Reminds me a little of Reggie Miller with the way he plays. Probably a little more athletic but not as much basketball skill.
  16. mul21
    Who are #3 and #5 in your sig?
  17. mul21
    The irrational hate for Marquis, in my opinion, stems from the fact that he's not a guy who will go 6 or 7 innings each time out and give up 3 or 4 runs for that 4.50 ERA. He's a guy who will go out and give you eight innings of one run ball today and then lay a total egg the next time and give up 6 in 4 innings. It all ends up with him being his hovering around average self, but there are so many outliers from around the average that you never know which guy is going to show up and it makes the fans (and management I would imagine) a little crazy.
  18. mul21
    Based on what I'm reading I can only assume we're down 10-2 going to the seventh?
  19. mul21
    Sorry, I'm having a rough week and it thoroughly amused me. My 3 week old sleeps about 6 hours a day and none of them seem to be when its dark outside.
  20. mul21
    http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/johnvito99/other%20FUNNY%20and%20WEIRD%20PICs/CatPoop.jpg I wouldn't do that if I were you. You got in trouble for cat poop, this s a picture of a cat pooping. See the difference? :lol:
  21. mul21
    http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/johnvito99/other%20FUNNY%20and%20WEIRD%20PICs/CatPoop.jpg
  22. mul21
    We aren't arguing minutiae. The GM is the boss's boss. He's got a problem employee who is under contract and refusing to act accordingly. Getting on him for "redassing" a player while eating in front of others is ridiculous. You're simplifying it. We're still talking unions here, and if Chacon were bolting Ford Explorers together and someone in management came down while he was eating lunch and started in on him, with no steward present, there'd be hell to pay. This was Cooper's responsibility, pure and simple. They could have suspended him for insubordination to the manager, the way the Angels handled Guillen in '04. Wade had no reason to make it personal. Do you consider an exec raising his voice and using profanity towards a union member appropriate behavior? Not the same thing. He refused to even go into the meeting where if he requsted it/required it he gets to have a union rep present. He has no leg to stand on because he refused to even go into the meeting and then proceeded to pummel management. I don't care how union you are, that's not ok.
  23. mul21
    That's correct. I read a study somewhere that said in laboratory testing there was almost zero difference in the way the ball came off the bat in maple vs. ash. The fad started after Bonds hit 73 using a maple bat and a bunch of guys started following suit. I read all that in the same article, just don't remember where it came from. Edit: Apparently I read most of that in OMC's OP.
  24. mul21
    OO, I miss the summaries you usually do. If it's a time thing, no biggy, but if you just thought nobody looked at them, I did all the time.
  25. mul21
    Puerto Rico, maybe?
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