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  1. mul21
    That may be the 1st time someone has said that here without even a hint of sarcasm!!! :shock:
  2. mul21
    Does anyone know if Murton is capable of playing RF effectively? If not, why (arm I would guess)? I don't remember seeing him play there with the Cubs but think someone mentioned him playing there in the minors.
  3. mul21
    I'm going to have to disagree with you. Take a look at the pic and tell me Nomar wasn't pretty well put together. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/00s/030501lg.jpg Sorry, but that body isn't that big. Granted, everyones bodies are different that body can be easily had by working out. He isn't ripped by any means. Ripped has nothing to do with size. Ripped is referring to how well defined the muscle tone is. If you mean he wasn't huge, fine, but that picture shows he was in fact "ripped". I think if you look at him now compared to when he was at his best, he is noticeably smaller. I'm a big fan of Nomar and want to see him produce as much as anybody, but you have to look at the injuries and fall off in #'s and consider that steroids may have been a part of that. I'm not making any definitive statement that he took steroids, I just don't think it can be ruled out.
  4. mul21
    If Dusty is still around and can be talked into it, I see no reason why Murton couldn't be a leadoff guy. He had 18 steals at West Tenn and obviously has a good idea of the strike zone. If Nomar, Walker and Patterson are back, those 3 along with ARam and Lee would provide sufficient power to sacrifice some pop at one of the outfield spots. This is provided that they find someone to fill the void in RF thru a trade or FA. Who that is I don't know, but Giles wouldn't be bad if it was a 3 yr or less deal.
  5. mul21
    I like all those ideas with the exception of Griffey and Kent Soriano. If they stay with walker at 2nd and leave CPatt in CF it's still a solid lineup and you then have Lawton RF Walker 2B Lee 1B Ramirez 3B Nomar SS Patterson CF Murton LF Barrett C And the aformentioned pitching. Looks like a lineup that has a good mix of OBP and power, but the defense may be a question mark.
  6. mul21
    I'm going to have to disagree with you. Take a look at the pic and tell me Nomar wasn't pretty well put together. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/00s/030501lg.jpg
  7. mul21
    The thing that should be valued is a player's ability to read a situation and adjust accordingly. If there are guys on 1st and 2nd and nobody out and I'm down 2-3 runs, I want my power hitter swinging for the fences. If it's the 8th inning and it's tied or down 1 with a guy at 3rd base and less than two out, yeah, cut down your swing, put the ball in play and get the run home.
  8. mul21
    But its a save opportunity now right? No, you can't create your own save ( i.e. allow runs to make it a save situation)
  9. mul21
    DING!!!! for those of you who listen to Dan Patrick.
  10. mul21
    Was that even close to a hit?
  11. mul21
    Good ol' one-pitch Perez. YES!!!!!!
  12. mul21
    What did he do? All I have is gameday.
  13. mul21
    It wasn't a DP, ramirez can still single in a run here. Bizarro World?
  14. mul21
    Let's see what DLee can do when the guys in front of him do their jobs.
  15. mul21
    what's with the mound visit in the middle of the AB?
  16. mul21
    I wish the Cubs pitchers would make note of this so they don't walk the 8th and 9th hitters in other teams lineups. Not that most pitchers hit as poorly as Perez and Macias, but you get the point.
  17. mul21
    You and me both. I was expecting a reply of Philly. Philly Nice!
  18. mul21
    Good job by Z to get out of that mess.
  19. mul21
    Nice quick inning, now bring in Dempster for the love of God!
  20. mul21
    At least Padilla is throwing a lot of pitches. Maybe we can take advantage of the less than spectacular Philly pen.
  21. mul21
    Did anybody ever figure out if Lawton can play center or not?
  22. mul21
    Having had the surgery for both problems, I consider myself fairly knowledgeable on the subject. Up until about 3 years ago, a torn labrum had to be fixed in an open surgery as opposed to an arthroscopic procedure. Now, they can do it with the scope, resulting in far less scarring, pain, and rehab time. My doctor is in fact the same guy who did Morris' surgery and he is damn good. I can say that the amount of pain involved in throwing when there is a problem with the labrum is significant and it feels like your shoulder is on fire and about to explode after every throw (See John Smoltz in the playoffs a few years ago). All in all, I think they should shut him down, fix the shoulder and see what he can do next year. If it turns out anything like Morris di, I will be a happy camper.
  23. mul21
    1. Any injury to the shoulder that requires surgery is almost always worse than an elbow because there is so much soft tissue and it is such a difficult area to get repaired properly (I've had my labrum repaired twice now) 2. Sending Wood to the pen at this point makes sense to me due to the disarray it is in. We have extra guys around who can start so they might as well be used. If Kerry can only pitch 1 inning twice a week, so be it. If he's effective in the pen it does the team a whole lot more good than having him pitch 3 innings every start and having to burn up the pen. I say stick him in there, use him in a setup role and see what happens. it seems to me that it gets aggravated when he pitches a lot of innings so reducing the # he pitches may help.
  24. mul21
    I live in STL and sports radio talk is that the injury to Rolen isn't necessarily going to get any better with rest. It will feel good when he rests, but as soon as he starts playing again it flares back up. It almost sounds like if he can get thru the season he'll need surgery after.
  25. mul21
    Does Novoa stay in for the 8th? Or do we risk a flame out by somebody else?
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