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  1. Banedon
    Yeah, that's exactly the Cubs approach all year. They're feast or famine...either it works really well and they do great, or games like last night happen. Hopefully the former is what we can expect tonight.
  2. Banedon
    I've said this elsewhere, but I'll say it again. If you were gonna pull Z anyway in the 7th, please PH Ward for him in the 6th with the bases loaded instead.
  3. Banedon
    what makes everyone so sure the brewers will be better next year than they were this year? Braun and Fielder won't be better - where are they upgrading so dramatically? SP should be better, full year of Gallardo, Capuano might bounce back. Chance of upgrade in the OF in the Mench/Jenkins spot, Bill Hall might bounce back. Should, might, chance, might...:)
  4. Banedon
    If he's gonna go somewhere else and be successful, my preference would be an AL team.
  5. Banedon
    That'd be cool, I want too see premium but I want to make sure i'm gettign something good for my money. No offense, but this kind of attitude irritates me a bit. Do you like the site as a whole? Because I'm fronting a bunch of money each month to keep it running. If you like the site as a whole, it would be nice if you ponied up the cash to help support it. Posts like this make me think that maybe I should make it so that people only get a certain number of posts from a given IP address before they have to sign up for premium to continue. http://www.northsidebaseball.com/PremiumForum/viewtopic.php?t=43031
  6. Banedon
    That'd be cool, I want too see premium but I want to make sure i'm gettign something good for my money. No offense, but this kind of attitude irritates me a bit. Do you like the site as a whole? Because I'm fronting a bunch of money each month to keep it running. If you like the site as a whole, it would be nice if you ponied up the cash to help support it. Posts like this make me think that maybe I should make it so that people only get a certain number of posts from a given IP address before they have to sign up for premium to continue.
  7. Banedon
    Actually, yes. I was part of ESPN's "Five Reasons You Can't Blame Bartman" special. I hated to see this kid get tarred and feathered. Alex Gonzalez ought to send Bartman Christmas cards every year. The thing I hate about the networks is their fascination with Bartman and the goat. Ahhh..so much of the stuff they were using in that Sportcenter clip the other night was from that special then? That makes some sense.
  8. Banedon
    Looks fine to me.
  9. Banedon
    Had a chance to really put the dagger in em...
  10. Banedon
    I like our chances against the Rockies, but honestly I just like the team better...I'm a fan of Helton's and as long as it doesn't hurt the Cubs, I'd like to see him do well.
  11. Banedon
    Go Rockies.
  12. Banedon
    I was at that game so that one is forever in my memory.
  13. Banedon
    Saw you in the Bartman clip on ESPN there Bruce. Did you really HAVE to?? :P
  14. Banedon
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/10/03/scoop.wednesday/index.html?bcnn=yes He says past Carlos Marmol he worries about the bullpen.
  15. Banedon
    I think there are bad calls in most games, but when you qualify it by saying a call that is reviewable, is shown in replays to be indisputably wrong and likely to be overturned in a replay, and having any amount of impact on the outcome of the game, that reduces the number of incidents beyond the point of practicality. As far as the integrity of the game, I think the added delays of a game already widely considered to be too slow would counter any positive publicity they could possibly receive from instituting instant replay. Again, I don't believe the delay would be as significant as people think. Certainly no more than the fruitless arguments that go on over bad calls now. And I don't think impact on the outcome of the game should be a factor in considering this. No one can know at the moment of the bad call how significant that will be to the outcome of the game. In retrospect, it may not be, but that happens in football too, and I don't think anyone would want the NFL to drop replay at this point.
  16. Banedon
    Yeah, Byrnes, Young and Reynolds (and Jackson to a lesser extent) have been adamant about defending themselves against Pythag. It's kind of funny how big a deal something like that has become in the mainstream media. I think Pythag is something the media can get behind because it doesn't involve a complex formula. It's just a comparison of runs scored vs runs allowed, and they get that.
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  18. Banedon
    I'll probably make it through about half the game. But I was falling asleep in the 12 inning on Monday night, and it was only a quarter to 11. I ain't got a chance.
  19. Banedon
    As someone said before, Marshall is being stretched out in case there's a 7 game series, so that to me sounds like they don't want to use Marquis as a starter even then. Truth be told, I think Lou has lost all faith in Marquis, but they don't feel like Marshall is stretched out after having sat for the last month. So Marquis is a bit of an insurance policy in cast of a starting pitching disaster, and that's fine. But Marquis was left off the Cardinal roster last year...so it's not like it would be some unprecedented move.
  20. Banedon
    I seriously doubt that umps are paid by the hour. And instant replay is something that would cost a bit of money. But not an overwhelming amount. And frankly baseball could use a bit of positive publicity as far as trying to uphold the integrity of the game, especially with all the steroid rumors supposedly tearing down the integrity of the game. Again, I'm not under any delusion of this happening. But I think it should. You don't think there's one bad call per team a game? Yes, it won't be a huge impact on every game...but if big ones like the one on Monday night are done correctly, I think it's worth it. I bet the Padres do too.
  21. Banedon
    I agree. But I'd give each side 2 challenges instead of 1. Although I could see your system working as well. There's definitely details to be worked out...the number of challenges, what plays can and can't be challenged...do you add a 5th ump for the booth reviews or do you let the official scorer do that? (Probably a 5th ump)
  22. Banedon
    I'm late to this topic but I'm in favor of instant replay. It really could work quite well, and similar to football. 1. Each manager gets 1 challenge per game. Challenges can be used on any ball put in play. Challenges can NOT be used on balls and strikes, balk calls, or tag up/sac fly calls. That way the "human element" is retained. (I doubt you'd get the double play challenges because everyone would save that challenge for the really blatant misses.) 2. Challenges cannot be used in the 9th inning or extras. At that point, you have a review ump in the booth that can do "official challenges". As far as the complaint that it will slow down the game, would it really slow it down any more than a Lou Piniella or Bobby Cox tirade currently does? I recognize that baseball is grounded in it's roots, and hates to update the game in any significant fashion, so I doubt that it will happen. But not doing it because it's never been done in the past is silly. Get the calls right. Mistakes are made by umps...they aren't intentional, but calls are missed. No reason not to fix them. If you really want to limit it though, make it on scoring plays only. If the "missed call" happens on a play at the plate, or on a play where a player otherwise may have scored (ex: a homer inadvertantly called a double) than it's reviewable.
  23. Banedon
    Getting Lester Munson on there to be the only dope that is still angry at Steve Bartman. Well done ESPN. Well done.
  24. Banedon
    I've never been a Lou backer, but he's making all the right moves lately.
  25. Banedon
    I'm confused why Marquis is on the roster.
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