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  1. VanceJergins
    Looks like it might be a good day to give Ramirez a day off.
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    They mentioned something about that during the game last night. I would be awesome to face Glendon Rusch and Shawn Estes in a few days span.
  3. VanceJergins
    With all the injuries, the Rockies sported this lineup tonight: Taveras Seth Smith Helton Atkins Spilborghs Ian Stewart Chris Iannetta Omar Quintanilla ...Yikes. If Marquis can't get a quality start against this lineup or one similar, then someone should drop a piano on him.
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    that jacket's pretty badass
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    For Indianapolis: Neil Walker, Andrew McCutchen, Steven Pearce For Ottawa: JA Happ and Jason Jaramillo McCutchen is probably one of the top 20 prospects in baseball right now. Awesome, thanks.
  6. VanceJergins
    Quick un-Cubs-related question (I didn't want to start a whole new thread just for this): Does anyone know if the Pirates or Phillies have anyone to look for on their AAA teams? I'm going to a game in Indy next week and I'm just curious if there's anyone I should try to remember.
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    I've been thinking that all season. They have a crap load of talent. I don't know how thoroughly Dusty can hold them down.
  8. VanceJergins
    are you kidding me?
  9. VanceJergins
    Haven't we only won 1 road series this year? (Swept Pirates) Yes sir. So once we come back down to earth at Wrigley, we're in some deep crap. Once we get it going on the road we're in great shape.
  10. VanceJergins
    I'll be there if the Cubs lose this one. We have one more inning to go, the middle of the order due up, and a crotchety and crazed umpire behind the dish. The 9th could turn out well for us. But if they lose, I'll be annoyed. To add insult to injury, is ANYONE else upset that Ricky Nolasco pretty much shut out the Dbacks going up against Branden Webb? His numbers the past 2 years are comparable to Gallagher.
  11. VanceJergins
    The back end of our rotation is mediocre. The rest of our pitching is stellar. We have a #1 pitcher.....and four #5's..........Dempster and Lilly are #3's at best, and this season Dempster is overachieving, while Lilly isn't looking so good....I don't trust EITHER in the playoffs. You even contradicted yourself with your own sentence. I may have worded it wrong.....on their best day Lilly and Dempster are #3's.....but in reality, our entire staff is comprised of #5 pitchers.....with the exception of Zambrano. You are wrong, and you aren't even in the same state as correct. Ted Lilly has put up an ERA+ above 100 in five of the last six seasons, usually over 115. That isn't a No. 3 starter in any way, shape, or form. The rotation is a concern without Hill, but let's not hysterically overstate. Even with Hill our rotation still isn't great, but easily good enough to win the division. Zambrano, Hill, Lilly is a good front 3.
  12. VanceJergins
    The back end of our rotation is mediocre. The rest of our pitching is stellar. We have a #1 pitcher.....and four #5's..........Dempster and Lilly are #3's at best, and this season Dempster is overachieving, while Lilly isn't looking so good....I don't trust EITHER in the playoffs. You even contradicted yourself with your own sentence. I may have worded it wrong.....on their best day Lilly and Dempster are #3's.....but in reality, our entire staff is comprised of #5 pitchers.....with the exception of Zambrano. I hope you don't really think Lilly is a #5 pitcher. That's just ridiculous. So far this year.....he hasn't been very good. In the playoffs he was garbage. I have zero confidence in Lilly. He had a rough start and a bad playoff game and he's a #5? He's been just fine his last several starts and all of last season.
  13. VanceJergins
    The back end of our rotation is mediocre. The rest of our pitching is stellar. We have a #1 pitcher.....and four #5's..........Dempster and Lilly are #3's at best, and this season Dempster is overachieving, while Lilly isn't looking so good....I don't trust EITHER in the playoffs. You even contradicted yourself with your own sentence. I may have worded it wrong.....on their best day Lilly and Dempster are #3's.....but in reality, our entire staff is comprised of #5 pitchers.....with the exception of Zambrano. I hope you don't really think Lilly is a #5 pitcher. That's just ridiculous.
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    He's the only lefty we have on the bench tonight. I'd wait to use Soriano til we at least have a runner on.
  15. VanceJergins
    Can't we just pretend that every pitcher is Jake Peavy?
  16. VanceJergins
    apparently sean has joined rich hill and carlos zambrano as pitchers who are stupid when they give up runs Did you just mention Hill and Zambrano in the same sentence as Sean?
  17. VanceJergins
    Man, Pie needs to get it going in AAA. He's 0-3 with a walk tonight, batting .048.
  18. VanceJergins
    One of the few things more annoying than the Cubs giving up a lead is seeing someone post "lol" every time something bad happens.
  19. VanceJergins
    Sorry for my ignorance, but are you saying something like "not you, Bruce," here? Or are you just asking his take? I think its "and you" Well I know what it means in French, I was just wondering what he meant by it It's parodying a famous line from Julius Caesar, "Et tu, Brute?", meaning "You too, Brutus?", just prior to being stabbed in the back by someone he considered a friend. I used it because Bruce mentioned Theriot was gritting his way into being good. And to try to be funny and stuff. Which apparently failed miserably, as people either didn't get the reference or thought I was serious. Got it! That's actually quite clever. I immediately saw French and took it literally. FWIW the latin meaning is slightly different from the French which confused me further still. Not to hijack the thread over something stupid, but isn't the Latin the same there, literally meaning "and you"?
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    If we can't get a good #2 pitcher, I would love to go after Bradley. I would rather add to the rotation, but I think adding Bradley would make the offense good enough to make up for our not-quite-championship-caliber rotation. I know it wouldn't be constructed this but i would love this lineup: Fukudome, Bradley, Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, Soto, DeRosa, Theriot
  21. VanceJergins
    ERA+ of 291. Dang. For comparison, Priors 2003 was 178.
  22. VanceJergins
    Sorry for my ignorance, but are you saying something like "not you, Bruce," here? Or are you just asking his take? I think its "and you"
  23. VanceJergins
    Yeah, if we can trade for another solid starter, I'll like our chances.
  24. VanceJergins
    Ohman and Infante That's right. Hopefully this turns out to be a steal. Although Ohman's having a good year with the braves so far.
  25. VanceJergins
    It'd be great if he could make his way back to being a good starter, but I hope he's at least makes it as a reliever. Imagine Wood, Marmol, Guzman, Wuertz, Ascanio, Howry all in the bullpen at the end of the season. However, I'd rather imagine a rotation of Zambrano, Hill, Marmol, Guzman, Gallagher for next year.
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