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  1. mul21
    Dye, Vlad, and Rivera in one and Dunn, Ibanez, Burrell, and Alou in the other.
  2. mul21
    Their OF next year will be Matsui, Damon and Abreu, so I don't know that Sheffield is a factor there anyway. I don't think they'll let Cabrera go anyway because he's a vauable guy to them off the bench and in the situation they're in now with injuries and an aging team. I do think that OF for the Cubs would be exponentially better than the one they've got now because those guys can actually get on base with the exception of Quinlan who looks a lot like Jones to me from the other side of the plate.
  3. mul21
    You've been a great crowd. I'll be here all week. If only I could have gotten the shirt tug, hair tousle and spitting between my teeth to translate, we'd really have something. I'm getting this strange feeling that Bruce isn't a huge fan of Hendry......... :wink:
  4. mul21
    Is it all the organization's fault? YOu can definitely make a case for it or did you forget how bad he was abused in 2003? Crazy pitch counts and letting him go out there and pitch when he hurt his arm running the basepaths? Yeah, you can make a case. How's Kerry Wood doing these days? I'm not buying the Giles collision as some kind of major injury. He went on the DL, came back and proceeded to go 10-1 with an ERA below 2.00. If he was hurt, he was on some serious medicine to mask it. mAybe he needs to go back on it. Which is my point. Prior was never hurt because of use in 2003. All his injuires were due to freakish injuries or non-arm releated... Do you really believe that all the high pitch count that season on an arm that young have had no effect recently? I'm really asking and not trying to be a smart a**.
  5. mul21
    Not sure, Pagan is only 6-23 against LHP. Actually, let me rephrase that. Why on earth is Jones out there against LHP (yes, I just heard he was 3/5 against Davis) instead of an OF of Murton, Pierre, and Pagan?
  6. mul21
    Why is Pagan out there when Murton absolutely kills LHP?
  7. mul21
    The fact that he has a $3 million buyout and the contract for next year is $10 million total makes me think the Cards will pick up the option because they're not going to get anything better than what Edmonds will provide in Cf next year for $7 million. He may end up overpaid, but as budget concious as they seem lately, I don't think they're willing to make a high dollar, long term commitment to anyone else right now.
  8. mul21
    Sounds like the Rich Hill discussions a few months back. when has Guzman dominated at Iowa? He hasn't yet because he hasn't had the opportunity to. He's still coming off arm injuries and this is the first regular duty he's had in 2 years. I think he needs more time at Iowa to re-establish his control, but you don't just give up on an arm that has that much potential.
  9. mul21
    Marmol strikes me as kind of a Z type guy. A little struggle with control, power pitcher, pretty good sized guy (obviously not as big as Z), and has wicked movement on his pitches. If he ends up anywhere near Z when (if) he fulfills his potential, thats a great piece of the rotation for years to come.
  10. mul21
    So Cobb's number should be retired, too? I think Cobb only revolutionized the game and broke records. Which is really all Ruth did, too. No, he did it hammered, which is way cooler. \:D/
  11. mul21
    Anybody got the skinny on Baez? I see he's made a few starts but mostly relief. Where does he project to help if at all?
  12. mul21

    Help...

    mul21 replied to CubsWin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Ther's another thread somewhere that shows Wood, Zambrano, and Prior all in the top 11 or so of pitcher abuse points when they've pitch full/mostly full seasons under Baker. That coupled with the high pitcher abuse pts. his guys in SF had and the inconsistent of use of the bullpen are the biggest reasons. The general disdain for young players he has is another in my mind.
  13. mul21
    So let me see if I get this straight. Since your posts last weekend, you have posted from the following places: Louisiana Texas California Arizona Virginia Pennsylvania North Carolina Florida If I may ask, how many hours/miles can you drive a day legally? Edit to add: I wrote this before your previous post. I'm subject to two concurrent constraints on my time. First, I can drive for a period up to 11 hours after which I must take 10 consecutive hours off. There fore, I guess you could say I can drive 14 hours a day, although it is not normally stated or measured in that way. Secondly, I cannot be on duty (includes driving and non-driving work time) for more than 60 hours in a 7 day period. My son, who is my co-driver at this time, is subject to the same constraints. Therefore, together, we can drive up to 120 hours in a 7 day period. So, while 6,183 miles may seem like a lot to you..... I'm still grumbling about having lost nearly a whole day last Tuesday in AZ, and most of Saturday in PA. We should have made 8,000 !!! I was going to be forced to call you out for illegal driving, Fred. Having a little experince with the DOT regs, I was thinking 6,000 was just a bit over the top for a week. You average about 550-600 miles/day or so if my calculations are correct?
  14. mul21
    This was exactly what crossed my mind. There were what 24 or so teams in the mid 1970s? Pitchers going in a 4 man rotation means you need 96 regular starting pitchers, plus maybe one extra guy per team for spot starts or in case of injury. Now you have 30 teams going with 5 man rotations plus the extra guy (sometime 2) to make the spot starts and fill in the rotation. You go from needing about 120 guys in 1975 to needing about 180 to fill starting rotations now.
  15. mul21
    That was refuted by Bruce Miles. He said Hendry wanted prospects but the Dodgers weren't willing to part with them so Hendry took what he could get.
  16. mul21
    God I hope not. As painful as it is to see them play so poorly, I think it has to continue for Hendry to be able to see that a major overhaul is needed and that his "speed and defense" theory is total crap.
  17. mul21
    I was at that game as well and my buddy called the dinger. Some little kid behind us heard him and went nuts when he actually hit the HR. The rest of that night is a bit foggy for some reason though.
  18. mul21
    I know there's no way this will happen, but I wouldn't mind seeing Jones in CF, Murton in one corner and a big bat in the other corner. Assuming Ramirez sticks around, that could be a solid lineup. Of course you have to put somebody else competent at the top of the order along with Murton. Murton Barrett DLee Ramirez CLee/Soriano Jones Izturis Cedeno I think that's a solid 1st six that would score some runs.
  19. mul21
    I really wish they'd stop playing Theriot. He just gets on base waaaaaaaaay too much (.409 OBP, albeit in limited PT).
  20. mul21
    Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases. I know! How can Pagan, who's blazing fast, not score from second on a double. Pagan's comps show he could develop into a good player, but I'm not sure why he's on the major league team right now. It's not as if he had nothing left to prove in the minors. I don't think he's a rule 5 guy. I think they picked him up because he doesn't have any options left. I could be thinking about Freddy Bynum though.
  21. mul21
    Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.
  22. mul21
    What a guy hitting .292 with 28 HR and 82 RBI with a OBP .352 isn't good enough? Huh? Carlos Lee is 96th of qualified players in OBP. He's not a bad player, but on a team that's going to need an OBP stud to overcome low OBP guys in Izturis, Jones, and possibly Cedeno, it's not enough. The OBP guy is going to have to come from a different position. Adding Carlos Lee is adding power to the middle of the lineup, not OBP at the top. If he puts up the line he has now for the rest of this year and next, that is a nice piece to the puzzle to have in the 5 or 6 hole behing Aram or Jones.
  23. mul21
    I would have no problem giving Aram a 4/50 or 4/52 if that's what it takes to get the deal done. He's worth it and there aren't any options out there that are as good or better. I almost actually hope he opts out so the Cubs can lock him up longer before the market for him gets more expensive than it already is.
  24. mul21
    Pitching is just a mess. Beyond Z, we have four rotation spots open (3 if you count Prior) and 4 bullpen sports open as well, hopefully Wuertz, Aardsma, and Novoa step forward the rest of the year. How will ther be 4 spots open in the pen? By my calculations, you'll for sure have Howry, Eyre, Dempster, and Rusch (no way he can start next year). Then as a probability you have Wuertz, Novoa, and Ohman. Then maybe Aardsma and some other young/scrap heap guys in the mix as well. No way there are 4 spots open.
  25. mul21
    I wouldn't have a big problem with that provided the order was Pierre, Barrett, Lee, Ramirez, Sheffield, Jones Izturis, Cedeno. Like you said, not ideal, but a lot better than the crap that was out there this season.
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