Sammy Sofa
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Marshall's thrown 3 innings in the last 2 days. Ah, ok didn't know that. Why not use Z? I wanted Z against Utley, but once he was on it was smarter to leave Grabow in to face Howard. Lefties are Howard's kryptonite and he was 0 for 5 against Grabow with 3 k's. -
Marshall's thrown 3 innings in the last 2 days.
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[expletive] it. Might as well leave him in there against Howard. Pray for the double play.
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Miracle. It was still a terrible idea, since these are Victorino's numbers against lefties this year: .370 .408 .652 1.060 Vs. Polanco makes more sense: .275 .333 .350 .683 And yet he doubles. What the [expletive]. GET HIM OUT OF THERE. UTLEY SUCKS AGAINST ZAMBRANO.
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Curses. Here comes disaster.
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Castro: master of the infield hit.
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Hey, Hill is what he is: a backup catcher. Can't really fault the guy for Lou's decisions to play him too often.
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So Lou puts in Hill and Colvin in a late, close game with the Phillies instead of Soto and Fukudome? GUH?!?
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Touche, Grabow. Lou better not [expletive] leave him in this game next inning.
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That play by Gorz after taking the hit was maximum ballin'. Great, Grabow AND Hill put in. Grabow sucks as is, but the Phillies as a team are better against lefties in general. Just get this one out, jerkface.
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This lineup is terrifying. Except for Howard (against lefties).
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Lee's was robbed of a double pretty much the exact same way last night.
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Bobby Howry
Sammy Sofa replied to A-Cal's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Yeah, I really don't see it as the end of the world. Howry hasn't been very good at all this year, but he actually put together a decent season with the Giants last year that was reasonably comparable to his first two years with the Cubs. If he continues to stink I doubt you see him much with the Cubs. -
I understand the salary relief issue, but I can't see Ricketts spending all that money on the Cubs and then go into a rebuilding mode for 3-4 years, especially with the Black Hawks going for the Stanley Cup, the Bulls rumored to be after LeBron, and the new offensive-minded Martz coaching the Bears. I don't know for sure that I'd do either of those moves (I'd have to look more closely at Quentin), but trading Z for salary relief doesn't mean we're going into a 3-4 year rebuilding mode. Actually, getting relief from Z, Lee and Lilly's salaries might actually help us contend within the next 2 years since we'd be able to go after some high-salary players (somebody like Fielder). Yeah, moving or letting go the guys I listed by no means means that the Cubs would have to spend 3-4 years rebuilding.
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And you're basing this on...what, exactly?
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Bobby Howry
Sammy Sofa replied to A-Cal's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Am I missing something? Wouldn't this just be a minor league deal? -
Hopefully the Cubs can knock Moyer out in the 6th.
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Eh, I actually wouldn't mind seeing the Cubs doing either move. Getting rid of Zambrano's deal and then letting Lilly and Lee walk after this season would be huge. I don't think it would be too difficult to move Fukudome for the last year of his deal, too. That would put the Cubs in much better shape financially.
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So your response to a discussion about a baseball manager...is to bring up a basketball manager?
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Not necessarily. A healthy Nady is usually going to be a better option.
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More of a potential upside with Nady. With Dye you know he can't hit righties at all at this point. Nady potentially gives you someone off the bench who isn't as limited offensively. I suppose. But if we were looking to acquire a right-handed PH (which is all Nady is at this point) then we should have just brought someone up off the farm. The key is "at this point." There's still a very good chance that Nady ends up being a very valuable asset off the bench in the near future.
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More of a potential upside with Nady. With Dye you know he can't hit righties at all at this point. Nady potentially gives you someone off the bench who isn't as limited offensively.
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OK, what? At first I figured he wanted Baker in there for his numbers against the Phillies: .462 .483 .538 1.021 in 29 PA. But his numbers actually at Citizens Bank are horrible: .111 .100 .222 .322 in 10 PA. Whereas at CB Nady has hit: .280 .280 .480 .760 in 25 PA. And he also has good career numbers against lefties. I don't get it.
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Why?
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Cubs win 8-4.
