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Patterson and Dubois sent to AAA
JC replied to Derwood's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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Patterson and Dubois sent to AAA
JC replied to Derwood's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hendry is just replacing young guys with young guys at this point. I'm not optimistic that any managerial change is on the horizon. Had Hendry released Macias or Hollandsworth or Perez and replaced them with a youngun, then I'd start wondering. But, I see these moves as Hendry grasping at straws though he must know it won't be fruitful due to the bench factor. If Murton or Greenburg get starts in back to back games, or even in 2 of 3 games, I'll pass out. All this is is a reaction to the Atlanta butt whipping. -
Patterson and Dubois sent to AAA
JC replied to Derwood's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
LOL! The Cubs get owned by a team full of Brave AA farm guys, so they decide it can't hurt to try the same thing! Len and Bob really heaped praise (well deserved) on the Braves for their willingness to call up minor leaguers. Particularly a 19 year old Andruw Jones. It was painfully obvious that a message was trying to be sent. I still am surprised about Corey. I didn't think he could be sent down without going through waivers. -
Corey Patterson headed for the minors...is in the minors
JC replied to cheapseats's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Dare I say....he gawn. -
This thread has made me realize that I had a lot more fun doing things that required a lot less money than I do now.
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Or, Gammons is full of beans. Either scenerio could work.
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I enjoyed being a fielder more, but there was a higher level of esteem if you could keep from getting tagged out for long periods of time while running the basis. Tough question.
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Pardon the expression, but if its anything like "Smear the Queer", then yes. (Basically, a kid runs around with a ball until he gets flattened. The ball is then tossed up in the air and the process begins again. Sometimes it involved teams a la rugby; however, sometimes is was twenty against one.) We called that "Kill the man with the Ball" But, that doesn't rhyme!
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Link Batting .263 with 5 homers. Whatever...
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IIRC, Spud involved the most popular big red ball. Each kid was designated a color or number or something without the Spud thrower knowing who was who. The Spud thrower would then toss the ball straight up and yell a color, number, etc. The kid assigned to that choice had to retreive the ball and yell, "SPUD!" Meanwhile, all the other kids would scatter. The Spud kid would then have a predetermined number of steps/jumps to get in range to drill another kid. Good times.
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Pardon the expression, but if its anything like "Smear the Queer", then yes. (Basically, a kid runs around with a ball until he gets flattened. The ball is then tossed up in the air and the process begins again. Sometimes it involved teams a la rugby; however, sometimes is was twenty against one.)
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We called that "running bases", and others call that pickle. And it wasn't just 3 guys, it was 2 fielders and 1 or (more often than not) multiple baserunners. Great game. We had a ton of kids in my neighborhood, so we would have multiple people running as well. Sometimes, we'd add a "third" base, but the runner wasn't allowed to cut between first and third although you could throw between the two. Creatively, we most often called it "Rundown".
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When I was real young, I was told that "Pepper" was chanting, "Hey, batter batter, swing!" So it was unsportsmanlike to "play Pepper". Stupid Wild Cat coaches...
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From baseballtips.com:
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About the only way to trade Maddux is to send him to Atlanta somehow with about $5-6M for another Andy Pratt.
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Sell! Sell! Sell!
JC replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Turn those machines back on! TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON! -
7/7 Gm 1 Chicago (Prior 5-2) at Atlanta (Ramirez) 12:00 CST
JC replied to bhogg's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Firing Baker would have to come fromt he unhappy Trib execs. As we have discussed, Hendry's future is tied to Baker's for the most part. Andy MacPhail isn't going to unilaterally get rid of Hendry, and Hendry isn't going to get rid of Baker. However, if Mariotti's "suits" are in a tizzy over the $100M payroll and crappy results, pressure could be applied. Amazingly, I may not want Baker fired. I want him and his entire staff gone at the end of the season. I'm worried that if its done piecemeal, some remnants of Dusty could remain. Plus, going the interim route is usually nonsense. Would you really want Dick Pole managing the rest of the year while still paying Dusty $2M? Meh. Every option sucks. -
Sell! Sell! Sell!
JC replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hendry should sell what he can, but I don't see a whole lot to put bargin basement tags on. Walker likely has some value due to his position, his bat and his contract. I don't see a lot of teams lining up for Maddux in light of his option and struggles (notwithstanding his no trade clause). You can't trade ARam or Lee as cornerstones. He wouldn't get the proper value for CPatt at this point. Burnitz may have some value, but I can't believe it would be much. Wood, Prior and Z are unlikely to go anywhere, though I'd consider a blockbuster with Z. Rusch may be a good candidate to relocate. -
Gammons on ESPNEWS
JC replied to hawkeyecub's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I agree with you, BBB. But, assuming the opposite that Grieve is meant to replace Macias, what is the harm? For Pete's sake, ZZ concedes that Grieve is better, though marginally. Well, if I can make the team better without giving up something, then I would do it. If a marginally better player cost something by way of a trade or waiver claim, then I don't see the point in the move. But, as I said, since Grieve would cost nothing, it is idiotic not to make that move. (Of course, you lose the "versatility" of Macias in the field, but that versatility has meant little to nothing in light of the state of the roster.) -
Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-6-05
JC replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
The Cub organization lost 50-23 yesterday. Yuck. -
Sisco has pitched 5 times in the last 10 games. He is hardly being hidden. His ERA in June was 2.89, and 3.38 so far in July. Those aren't numbers that the need to be wary of. Sisco was likely overworked in the first two months anyway. Having been developed as a starter, I was surprised to see at one point in late April/early May that Sisco was leading ML relievers in IP. Bell obviously has different opinions on bullpen usage than Pena did. I don't think KC has soured on him at all. I agree that if KC wants to stretch him out, they have nothing to lose by doing it at the ML level. He has demonstrated that he can play at the ML level, the next step is seeing if he can get people out the next time through the order. In light of his success and KC's woes, I don't see a reason to do that at AA or AAA.
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How is this style attributed to Homer and not Rocky!?
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[Piling on]Ironic that those two KC relievers' availability is likely, at least in part, due to the presence of Andy Sisco.[/Piling on]
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I was distracted by DANICA sorry . We score [runs]. Danica is hot and all, but I was always told to stay away from fast women...
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You score points in softball? :wink: