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  1. Jon
    Not sure where that 1-2 pitch was, but the corner IFers continue to protect the line well.
  2. Jon
    Iowa was officially postponed.
  3. Jon
    So it is a curve?
  4. Jon
    Has Lou explained why he insists on having Fukudome and Edmonds hit back-to-back with better hitters behind him?
  5. Jon
    This is from THT's glossary page: Beyond that, I don't know.
  6. Jon
    I don't know if you can break it down within a season, but here's his season stats: 2008 - 17.7% LD%, 48.8% GB% 2007 - 20.6% LD%, 41.2% GB% 2006 - 20.3% LD%, 41.3% GB% 2005 - 22.0% LD%, 38.6% GB% His 2006 and 2007 seasons were remarkably consistent. He's flatout struggling in this regard so far this season, although I'm sure his April rates would look a lot different.
  7. Jon
    Lee got cold. Soriano got hot. That's what good offenses are able to do, my man :) And Teddy: Don't disappoint me, bud. :cool: They've alternated pretty nicely so far this season. Let's hope it continues, because the offense is clearly good enough to afford to have two or three guys struggling at any given time. It's certainly better than having the entire offense either be on or off.
  8. Jon
    Congrats. At the very least you'll have a good story to tell him about the winning streak he brought. Lilly has really gotten hurt by the long ball this year. Tonight would be a nice time for a rebound game. It'd also be nice if he could get to at least the 6th this time.
  9. Jon
    And if you want to go to the broadest sense of the argument, the Cubs are 25-6 when Wood pitches. When Wood pitches in a save situation, the Cubs are 18-2 by my count.
  10. Jon
    This streak is pretty impressive considering the lack of production come from Soto and especially Lee, with his .629 OPS during the winning streak and .658 OPS since May 4th. Fukudome picked a good time to break out of his slump. And we haven't gotten anything out of Rich Hill. This is all so strange to me...
  11. Jon
    You can't slam Wood for blown saves and then try to take credit away from him for converted saves. They're part of the same save situation scoring rules that haven't changed recently and apply to the entire league. If you find fault with how saves are credited, then you probably shouldn't care as much about how he performs as a "closer" but rather how he performs as a relief pitcher: 2.78 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 34 Ks, 6 BBs (2 intentional), 5 HBPs, 5.67 K/BB, .178/.252/.262 against. That's very good.
  12. Jon
    He had a decent walk rate at the start of his slump, but the last few weeks have been rough. He's only hitting .221/.303/.430 since May 6th. Since the beginning of the last home stand, he's hitting .214/.226/.429. Certainly not pretty, but he'll be fine.
  13. Jon
    Unfortunately, there isn't a better option right now than Marquis. Hopefully he'll only get two or three more strarts before Hill is ready, though.
  14. Jon
    If you believe Quade (via Bob Brenly), a lot of Soto's success is from swinging harder the past year and a half. In most situations, I don't see anything wrong with it. When he's ahead in the count and let's it rip, it's a pretty good gamble. He's shown he can crush them when he connects. He has also show recently that he can focus more on making contact with two strikes, such as those sac flies to right last week. Let him hit HRs and strike out a little more on pitches in the zone. He's doing just fine. Besides, his K%, at 27.2%, isn't up all that much. It was 25.9% last year in the majors and 24.4% at AAA. While it was closer to 20% in 2006, his walk rate has actually increased since then and so has his productivity (by a lot).
  15. Jon
    ESPN 2, 4:30 cst. It'll also be live on ESPN360 in case anyone here actually gets that and doesn't want to wait for the tape delay broadcast.
  16. Jon
    I didn't expect to see a 9-6 final after going to bed when it was 2-1. Especially after seeing Soto's shot die just shy of the wall. I'd imagine the Cubs regard the marine layer similar to the citizens of Springfield after walking out of the town hall meeting to discuss the comet. Except this time the bridge out of town will remain intact.
  17. Jon
    The new women's team has officially been named the Chicago Red Stars: http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/03/red_stars_team_2.jpeg I like.
  18. Jon
    There's been no specific update on Ward recently other than he's not with the team, but Hoffpauir wasn't going to remain with the team once Ward is activated.
  19. Jon
    Lou occasionally does PBP on Raisin's radio The one built into his teeth?
  20. Jon
    some of the rare sounds of Padres fans As Bob put it last night, Padres fans are like the San Diego weather forecast: pretty laid back.
  21. Jon
    He's putting up pretty similar numbers to what he did in 2006 minus the incredibly fluky power: 2006 - 159 PAs, .328/.412/.522, 11.3% walk rate, .363 BABIP, 26.6% LD% 2007 - 597 PAs, .266/.326/.346, 8.4% walk rate, .289 BABIP, 21.0% LD% 2008 - 244 PAs, .325/.407/.392, 12.0% walk rate, .356 BABIP, 23.2% LD% I think a lot of the Theriot critics would admit that he was unlucky last year in terms of his BABIP, which many of us have. He walked about as often in 2006 at AAA as he did in 2007. He's swinging at fewer pitches overall, both in and out of the zone, and making more contact. I'm not really sure what to think of him at this point, especially as a 28-year-old.
  22. Jon
    The real question is why someone would read that in the first place.
  23. Jon
    He was on the DL for two weeks, which makes it hard to work on mechanics. It also sounded like he should've gotten through the third inning without giving up a run. The walks came early and he settled down a bit before the questionable IF single in the third opened things up. I'll be happy if he's ready to go by July 1st, although end of June certainly isn't out of the question. He's obviously not being rushed and still has some work to do, including building up some stamina. The same goes with Marshall.
  24. Jon
    I don't think it was discouraging. He threw a lot more strikes in his first start in two weeks and was still able to strike guys out.
  25. Jon
    Nice to see Pie leave the yard today. Oppo, no less. He was 2-5.
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