MeatampPotatoesMan

How many home runs will Rusch give up this half inning? I guess 2.

Geez. Patience plz.

Should've been. I like the idea of taking him out in that situation though. You know AJ would have done it. :wink: LOL, he would have plowed him over with his elbows sticking out. And then stepped on his bat on the way back to the dugout.

Should've been. I like the idea of taking him out in that situation though. What happened? Popfly foul right by the on deck circle where Arroyo was dinking around an messed up DLee and Barrett making the catch.

Should've been. I like the idea of taking him out in that situation though. You know AJ would have done it. :wink:

WTF Arroyo? How is that not interference?

rusch sucks. call up guzman asap, plz.

hendry mentioned that we could see him this month when asked if we'd see him possibly after the ASB. :shock:

Nice grab, Jockstrap.

Rusch needs to get it together in a hurry.

I was impressed that Marshall bounced back. He very easily could have let the ump's bs calls ruin his outting, but he hung in there. The 5th inning was a little rough and that worries me. After guys started getting more looks at him they figured him out...or he was just getting bad breaks and maybe getting a little tired. I hope it's the latter.

Just because they're former ball players? So you'd rather listen to some idiot try to teach you the game just because he had a unique ability to sit on a fastball then take a breaking ball the other way? Given all other things equal, the former player has a HUGE advantage over an average fan, that's a no brainer. There's alot of former players who make excellent announcers...see Steve Stone. My complaint is that the networks are picking the biggest morons to put on TV when there's far better choices than the suckers they keep putting up there. A perfect example that comes to mind is Joe Carter...you seriously don't think that a fairly intelligent poster could do better than he did when he was calling games for us, do you? At least WGN got smart and canned him after one season. Another good example would be TBDDSP. I watched that for the first time in a couple of years the other day, and it was horrible! I can't believe I'm about to admit this, but I liked watching Tom Arnold talk sports more than Rob Dibble. What is that guy still doing on the air? Another example is Bill Walton...perhaps the dumbest professional athlete to ever play any sport, and NBC keeps putting the idiot on TV. Personally, I'm getting tired of it. The stats stuff I can figure out on my own. So can anyone else that is willing to put in the time. The clubhouse mentality isn't something I can get by looking at a stats page. i'd rather have both sides of the issue and form my own opinion. As much as people complain about guys like Reynolds, Kruk, and Dibble, that's how a lot of current ML ballplayers think, including some of our Cub favorites. Just maybe they know something via experience than you and I don't. They certainly give more insight into the current player's mind than a stats sheet or BP do. have you heard Lee, Pierre, Barrett, and the rest talk about the importance of speed and the importance of the revamped bullpen? Those moves are pretty universally crapped on by the stats community.

The bait fish are caught in the middle, with the bass below and the birds above. Both will eat the bait fish. He's just commenting on lineup protection.

Not to derail this thread further, but did anybody see Tino Martinez's debut on Baseball Tonight about a week or so ago? I'm not sure if it was the deer-in-the-headlights look or his stilted delivery, but either way he quickly became my least favorite new guy to be added to ESPN's payroll. Why isn't an Eric Karros or AL Leiter taking Kruk or Reynolds place on that set? I'd love to see either of those guys, or Grace, taking a job like that. I'm tired of ESPN and other networks treating us fans like we're a bunch of idiots. To be honest with you, I think the average NSBB poster knows more about baseball than the average analyst over at ESPN, and that's just wrong. Maybe it's just me, but perhaps ex-professional ballplayers have more insight into the game than the college age posters on this board.

The bad hops would have been knocked down if he got in front of the ball instead of pulling that ole bs. Rolen's way better than ARam defensively, no question. However, Aramis is going to rake for years while Rolen will battle injuries and the clock. I'd take Aramis at this point, but I'd take Rolen if we were going to nab a player after it was all said and done and pick who was the better player.

How can anyone ask this question seriously? Cabrera is the next big superstar of this league. Actually, with the numbers he has put up in his first 2.5 years, he already is one at the young age of 22. How do you know that Murton isn't going to be a superstar as well? As for Cabrera being 22, we have seen with Latin American players that what they claim their age to be isn't always true (re: Rafael Furcal). Murton is only 24, 25 in October and Cabrera is about to turn 23. There's not really much of a comparison between the two players. Cabrera is already vastly superior. If you have a chance to get him, do it. My point is that we don't even know what Murton can do over a full season yet. If he ends up being a step below Cabrera offensively, then there is no point in getting Cabrera for just a small upgrade. I don't see how you can fessibly compare Murton and Cabrera. I love "The Red Ghost" as much as anybody, but his likely "average" statline, would be a "down yr" for Cabrera. Look this is Cabrera's career numbers of BA/OBP/SLG/OPS 299 .365 .523 .888, now I could see Murton hit slightly better, reach base about the same, but I don't SEE Murton slugging as well as Cabrera. I see Murton as a low .800 (to low .900 slg in a career yr) OPS kind of player in his prime. Which to me...means Murton is likekly to be a 22-23 type homerun power with 30 doubles. Cabrera in his career has average 33 doubles and 26 homeruns a yr, and his numbers are still GOING UP. I like Murton, but if the Marlins want him in a deal for Cabrera, I would do it in a heartbeat. Cause Murton is a complimentary player, while Cabrera is an IMPACT player. Nonetheless, I am glad to have "The Red Ghost." If you are going to trade Murton then yes. But I don't want to give up some of our good young arms to get Cabrera (re: Dontrelle Willis). If we can get a good deal for him then by all means go for it. But based on the fact that (since I found this out recently and if I'm wrong please correct me) Cabrera isn't going to leave via free agency after the year so I'm assuming the Marlins are going to want to get a good deal for him. Not to be argumentative, but HOW ELSE are you going to get Cabrera? You expect to Miggy for pitchers like Pinto/Nolasco/Welly type ability? Of course not...Obviously you would have to part with a Marshall or a Guzman type talented youngster to get Cabera, and IMO, it's worth it. Florida is going to want solid position player prospects, including 2B. Their pitching is pretty stacked right now. I don't doubt that they'll net a quality pitcher in a Cabrera trade, but we just don't have the right pieces.

That's a classic example why NTCs aren't a good idea.

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is. It's only dumb to those who can't understand it. :wink:

I'm ok with this deal. I was only really concerned about a 5 year extension. 4 years is fine.

What's dumb about those statements? Not understanding something doesn't make the statements dumb.

I can't remember not hating the Cardinals.

You mean when he pulled a no-no and slid into first, like hairston did all last season... The bat flip was annoying too. It wasn't that far out. If it had stayed in the park and he only got a single out of that b/c he was pimping it, I'd boo him.

Lee also gave him the verbal equivalent of the finger. :wink:

thanks for the counter-jinx.

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