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  1. goonys evil twin
    A good pen is worthless without offense and starting pitching. And relievers have very short shelf lives. I'd take what I can get while they are still good. Most people liked the pitchers, they just didn't like the longterm deals handed to them.
  2. goonys evil twin
    I wouldn't be happy with that. It would ease some of the pressure on management to change. They could say Dusty "righted the ship" without actually getting the ship righted. They would feel justified in continuing on the path they have mistakenly been taking for several years. Problems would continue. Plus, a 75-87 record probably leaves them no better than around 10th on the draft list. .500 from here on out accomplishes nothing. .500 is not good baseball. .500 would not mean the playoffs. .500 would not inspire the change that is needed. If they are going to lose, they might as well lose a lot.
  3. goonys evil twin
    Nobody getting busted and/or us not hearing about it does not mean the players are clean. I would much rather hear about the problems that I'm convinced are going on than not hear a thing and pretend there is no problem.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Given his contract structure, and what Hendry said about him earlier, I don't believe that was the intention. This is not like the Dempster and Williamson contracts, where they paid them a small salary to rehab and then owned an option for the following year. They only control him for this season. So if all he does is rehab and loosen up a bit, the Cubs don't have the option of just bringing him back. He can leave.
  5. goonys evil twin
    13 under .500, .390 W% It just keeps getting harder and harder.
  6. goonys evil twin
    There wouldn't have to be a good reason. Just a reason they felt justified it using. If they felt he would throw off the payscale, they might overrule.
  7. goonys evil twin
    I see it going rather poorly, like everything else these guys do.
  8. goonys evil twin
    They had him in the bullpen for the majority of his appearances in 2004 and 2005, a greater majority than when Milwaukee used him out of the pen. And I doubt he'd be good in long relief. He had a WHIP of 1.61 out of the pen from 2003-2005. It's 1.40 there this year. I don't think they signed him to be a starter. Considering how they used him in 2004 and 2005, I think they signed him as a swing guy. The problem was signing him at all, because no swing guy is worth what they gave him. The ideal was Prior, Wood, Zambrano, Maddux and Miller. Rusch was in a group with a bunch of kids for the 5th job early. But they did not want him starting all year. This isn't just a case of the Cubs misusing Rusch. The problem is using him at all.
  9. goonys evil twin
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  10. goonys evil twin
    Not true. They played May 21 on WGN and won. They've lost their last 8. http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-sports-cubs2006,0,5103780.htmlstory?coll=wgntv-sports-1 They are 5-22.
  11. goonys evil twin
    He wasn't made a full-time starter by the Brewers. He's been a starter the vast majority of his career. The Brewers and the Cubs are actually the only teams that have tried him out of the pen (the Brewers did it because they figured out he sucked). The problem is he also sucks out of the bullpen. There is no ideal role for Glendon Rusch. And I don't see how you can possibly justify the claim that the Cubs have been trying to keep him as a starter. They've used him out of the pen more than anybody before.
  12. goonys evil twin
    what is tofficial?
  13. goonys evil twin
    The Cubs knew Wood needed shoulder surgery last year. And they knew something was wrong with Prior early in the spring. They signed Rusch for exactly this reason. They had 2 guys likely to miss some time, and their insurance plan was Glendon Rusch. They got what they deserved.
  14. goonys evil twin
    It's not an impulsive move if it should have been done a long time ago. This isn't about one bad outing. Rusch is a terrible pitcher who never should have been signed. He carries no trade value. Remember, the Cubs picked him up in the first place because he was released.
  15. goonys evil twin
    Did he say anything at all in that column? He started out with a bang, seemingly ready to lay into the team. Then he followed up with a couple quotes from guys making it sound better than it is, and nothing else.
  16. goonys evil twin
    I think Guzman needs to pitch regularly, not necessarily more and more each game. I don't think getting to 80 or 90 pitches in any one game is nearly as useful as appearing in the game. I'm not talking about some 10 pitch outing with 4 days rest between. Guzman and Hill have each looked good in spurts at the major league level. I say give them the chance to build on those short spurts. If one starts to outperform the other, and looks like he can be extended, do that. If a guy has a no-hitter (or otherwise pitching brilliantly) you don't have to pull him in the 5th. But given the alternatives, I'd callup each and tell them the plan is to get 4 good innings out of each. If one bombs early, the other comes in. If a guy goes 3 giving up 2 runs, with a few too many walks, put the other guy in. I would do my best to keep them from entering in the middle of an inning. And I wouldn't have a problem using Hill between outings in very short stints in the 2nd or 3rd game after the outing. I'd avoid that with Guzman for now.
  17. goonys evil twin
    Since when have the cubs been competing? Since the Cubs challenged them for the worst in show competition.
  18. goonys evil twin
    I think it would be interesting to use Guzman and Hill in a sort of tag team role, similar to the outing in the spring when Marshall and Guzman had a no-hitter going deep against the A's. If you are going to waste space with a 7 man bullpen anyway, and you know you have guys who aren't going 7/8 innings a start, then try something new. See if you can get Guzman to go 3-4 strong, then try and get 3-4 out of Hill. This might help Guzman in the health department as well, and would also keep guys available for some between outing appearances from the pen. Something like this could also work for a team that eventually tries to go with the 4 man rotation.
  19. goonys evil twin
    Thanks for the info. I'm not as excited about this pick as I had expected, but I look forward to following his career.
  20. goonys evil twin
    That's not a towel, it's the skin of a Belgian Blue cow. http://www.belgianblue.org/gallery/2005cyff.jpg
  21. goonys evil twin
    Maybe he realized he was pitching for the Cubs.
  22. goonys evil twin
    I wonder why we got Phil Nevin. Good question. Womack is in a 2-23 funk too I think That's unpossible, speed doesn't slump. Besides, he's so gellin' he's like Magellan.
  23. goonys evil twin
    It's pretty telling when people confuse Rusch's last outing (5.0 IP, 3 ER - 5.40 ERA) as freakishly good.
  24. goonys evil twin
    Careful how you use the word everyone. I know quite a few people who would never accuse the Cubs of babying pitchers.
  25. goonys evil twin
    Would that happen quietly? I genuinely don't know the answer, not trying to be sarcastic or anything. Depends on whether the Cubs thought they could drive up the price with a bidding war or not. Or how much either party wanted to keep it a secret. My feeling is any Cubs sale would be somewhat of a surprise when it happens. I don't think you'd see it negotiated in the press for months on end. Corporations are very good at keeping deals quiet if they want to. And it's a lot easier to sell off an entity within a corporation than to sell the entire business, which would require shareholder votes.
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