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  1. Jon
    Bruce, any chance you can take them to task on their complete lack of a plan when it comes to pitching? Pulling Guzman after an inning at AAA because they might need him for a double header despite having plenty of pitching handy and him already warming up/throwing one inning is one of the more idiotic things I have heard this season.
  2. Jon
    Nice. Here's some stuff on Ceda from ITI:
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  4. Jon
    The Des Moines Register didn't even have an article about the game last night and the only other article I could find made it seem like going one inning was normal.
  5. Jon
    At what cost, though? He has a $3 million buyout for next season. Hendry can't afford to spend much more on the bullpen. Heck, he probably can't afford to spend anything on the bullpen next season. I don't want to see him go, though.
  6. Jon
    You're gonna need to elaborate, because there's still no connection between the two. I believe you stated that the Cubs will not need Lee, but rather an OBP stud. Like UK pointed out, that's not what I said, and how does that relate to Choi? Choi is all about OBP.1) That is false 2) It is trolling
  7. Jon
    Well if Wins were ever more of a measurement for quality, it would have to be here. To go 6-0 with this team is remarkable, and that ERA is inflated by the start against the White Sox. He also gave up 5 against the Mets. Obviously he should get the award every month, but it's pretty clear the voters of this award only really care about wins and losses.
  8. Jon
    Here's the press release. His stats for July: Pitching - 6-0, 4.15 ERA, 39 IP Hitting - .267/.267/.667, 2 HR More proof that wins and losses are the only things that matter! Sure was better than May (1.90 ERA) or June (1.96 ERA). .........
  9. Jon
    He was doing significantly better on the road when I looked last month, but they've just about evened out. Home: .321/.375/.500 Road: .320/.369/.520
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    Jon replied to Chocolate Milk's topic in Other Sports

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  11. Jon
    He's 6'3'' 180, but I don't see a birthdate.
  12. Jon
    The most important part of that line is 1 walk. Hopefully he can keep the walks down when he incorporates the curve.
  13. Jon
    While I don't think he really needs to be out there any more, he is 26 years old. He should be able to throw 100-110 pitches in a game. I can see the argument for taking him out, but also the argument for leaving him in - he's rolling, so why not let him throw another inning and keep building his confidence? But the heat index is still around 100 and his mechanics aren't what they were.
  14. Jon
    Hill's delivery is breaking down a bit. He's slinging the ball more. And there it goes.
  15. Jon
    I only saw one or two pitches in that inning, but did it look like Hill was putting more effort into his delivery than he was before? It was pretty effortless early on. Good job by Rich. If Jones plays off the wall with a big lead and two outs, he'd have only given up one run. I just hope he can use his curve more next time out.
  16. Jon
    Curves, please.
  17. Jon
    Not to change the topic, but isn't it incredible that his average increased this year 31 and 36 points from his previous two seasons, yet his OBP remained the same as '04 and dropped from last year? It actually got up to .340 on July 3rd, but when you put up a .237/.260/.419 line in the month of July, that OBP is going to take a hit. But his walk rate is down this season. He's on pace for 21 walks this season compared to 40 and 51 in 2004 and 2005 respectively (weighted to the 523 ABs he had in 2005).
  18. Jon
    Well Jones played that one nicely.
  19. Jon
    bump fo all of us w/no TV coverage Just about all fastball, which is sitting around 91 right now. It's been 89-93 throughout the game. He has thrown very, very few curve balls and obviously hasn't established it yet. It doesn't look that good, but better than last time out.
  20. Jon
    Matt Murton 2006 (I'll leave out his 2005 stats because he faced more lefties than righties): .282/.350/.375 Jacque Jones 2004: .254/.315/.427 Jacque Jones 2005: .249/.319/.438 Jacque Jones 2006: .285/.315/.489 Jose Cruz Jr. 2004: .242/.333/.433 Jose Cruz Jr. 2005 (370 ABs): .251/.364/.473 Jose Cruz Jr. 2006: .233/.353/.381 I'd expect Cruz's BA to rise a bit and Jones' SLG to drop the rest of the way. A case could be made for Cruz.
  21. Jon
    you couldn't be more incorrect. The real question is do the Cubs currently have any outfielder that's actually better than Jose Cruz Jr. What were Pagan's numbers like in thne minors? The first words that come to mind are "quite bad." .282/.344/.373. And he struck out over twice as many times as he walked.
  22. Jon
    That was gone.
  23. Jon
    you couldn't be more incorrect. The real question is do the Cubs currently have any outfielder that's actually better than Jose Cruz Jr.
  24. Jon
    I wonder if all of these fastballs is a different strategy or if he just doesn't think he has the curve again.
  25. Jon
    Bit of a gift. Still no good curves from Hill...
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