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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-3-2006
Jon replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Probably not much of a need to right now. The Iowa outfield consists of Pie, Padgett, Greenberg, and Coats. I don't think Restovich will be up that much longer, so Iowa will certianly have a full outfield when that happens. West Tennessee seems to be a good place for him right now. My guess is Restovich is up until either Lee or Pagan is back. Pagan is likely a month a way...Lee longer. Nic at one time was supposed to be a top player. Injuries have held him back, but now that he's healthy he's looking good. I'd like to see him at Iowa so we'd know what we have in him. I'd guess he'll be replaced by someone else at some point (I don't think they're too thrilled with him), and not necessarily an outfield bat, but the current outfield setups at West Tenn and Iowa aren't too bad. It would be too crowded if he were to be promoted to Iowa. Plus, he's only been with the Diamond Jaxx for about a week. He should be facing some pretty decent pitching right now, so I don't think it's that big of an issue right now. Berg with a good line so far: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 PO. Harvey is 2-2 with a double, but Daytona only has 1 other hit and trail 1-0 in the 5th. -
Exactly. So let's get to the lineups: Cubs Pierre, CF Cedeno, SS Walker, 1B Ramirez, 3B Murton, LF Jones, RF Barrett, C Perez, 2B Maddux, P Arizona Counsell, SS Byrnes, CF Tracy, 3B Gonzalez, LF Jackson, 1B Green, RF Estrada, C Hudson, 2B Batista, P Thanks Bruce! Neifi in the lineup always = a very bad thing. At least Mabry isn't in there. I'm sure that Dusty saw that Batista has been destroyed by left-handed hitting so far this year (1.024 OPS).
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He also won a World Series with a bad offense, but that doesn't mean it was the right offense to have. And throwing too many pitches usually won't take a toll on previously healthy pitchers in one or two seasons. The risk is for future health. Angel was brought up out of a perceived necessity. His pitching wasn't 100% yet and they knew that. They also knew just how much time he's spent rehabbing over the past three years. You have to adjust standards based on who the pitcher is. Of course, with Angel, you're worried about his immediate health. It's the same reasoning why (hopefully) Wood's pitch count will be limited at least for a few starts when he gets back. You're not going to leave him out of the rotation until he's actually 100% in terms of pitching. Hmmmmm......it doesn't? Object is to win the World Series, isn't it? Who cares if you have a world-beater offense if you can get that done? Maybe I'm missing something here.... The goal is to put together the best team possible, not just rely on great pitching performances. For every 2005 White Sox team, there are quite a few more 2005 Cubs teams. Having a bad offense doesn't exactly give you much insurance if the pitching doesn't work out just as you hoped.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-3-2006
Jon replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Probably not much of a need to right now. The Iowa outfield consists of Pie, Padgett, Greenberg, and Coats. I don't think Restovich will be up that much longer, so Iowa will certianly have a full outfield when that happens. West Tennessee seems to be a good place for him right now. -
Only one of the next six games will be on WGN. That makes me mad.
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On the topic of old school I heard a Fergie Jenkins interview, on days of his starts, he used to throw, get this, 100 pitches in the bullpen session prior to game. Of course, there's a reason why he's in the HOF. If you try to do what Jenkins did with your entire pitching staff, it'll get thinned out real quickly. The entire system, too. You might find a pitcher or two who can handle that kind of workload, but you're going to have a real bad rotation.
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He also won a World Series with a bad offense, but that doesn't mean it was the right offense to have. And throwing too many pitches usually won't take a toll on previously healthy pitchers in one or two seasons. The risk is for future health. Angel was brought up out of a perceived necessity. His pitching wasn't 100% yet and they knew that. They also knew just how much time he's spent rehabbing over the past three years. You have to adjust standards based on who the pitcher is. Of course, with Angel, you're worried about his immediate health. It's the same reasoning why (hopefully) Wood's pitch count will be limited at least for a few starts when he gets back. You're not going to leave him out of the rotation until he's actually 100% in terms of pitching.
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How can you compare Buehrle (241+ IP average over the past two seasons), Vasquez (207.1 IP average over the past two seasons), and Garland (219 IP average over the past two seasons) to Angel Guzman (33 IP average over the past two seasons or 26.2 IP average above rookie ball)? I'm not comparing Guzman to anybody. I'm just replying to the thread that said Dusty is over working our starting staff and I'm saying he's not. As for Guzman? If he can't pitch 100 pitches he doesn't belong in the majors. Can you agree with me on that? Ozzie isn't exactly known for his good starting pitcher management. I remember a couple of years ago when he wanted his guys to be throwing complete games right out of spring training. And Angel should not have been brought up when he did. He should have been brought up now for Rusch, but there's still no reason he should be throwing 104 pitches. He's not really ready yet and pushing him unnecessarily can have bad consequences. Thankfully, he shouldn't be up for long, but they shouldn't be that desperate for a few extra innings in the few starts he'll make in this stint with the Cubs. It's irresponsible.
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How can you compare Buehrle (241+ IP average over the past two seasons), Vasquez (207.1 IP average over the past two seasons), and Garland (219 IP average over the past two seasons) to Angel Guzman (33 IP average over the past two seasons or 26.2 IP average above rookie ball)?
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Southern Bases Issue #2- Hoffpauir, Listach & Marmol
Jon replied to Chris's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Just read that. Raisin is going to love what Marmol says about basketball! -
Why are the young guys getting a shot this year?
Jon replied to CubfaninCA's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Wouldn't that mean that Dusty is one of the best judges of talent in the organization? He can't predict who will succeed in the majors and then decide who to give playing time to from the very beginning based on those predictions. -
Still true.
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How many balls are they going to lose out of bounds tonight? Hinrich sure has been bad tonight.
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Chucking threes would probably be more effective than whatever they think they're doing on offense right now.
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They just look horrible out there.
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How on earth is that holding? And what the heck was that, Kirk?
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Followed by three horrible possessions.
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4 on Nocioni. I don't like that.
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Keep it up, please.
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A three! About time.
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But the wardrobe malfunction saves us. And we didn't even have to see Kenny's boob! That would have been an acceptable cost if it meant not listening to Barkley talk about how Shaq isn't getting a chance to play because of the refs.
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But the wardrobe malfunction saves us.
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Amazingly down just 2 at the half. Now if only they can start shooting.
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Noc with the layup and one! And Wade is down. I thought it might have been the wind that got knocked out of him, but he's still down.
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They are just not going down :( And another bogus foul on Chandler. The reach-in occurred well before the block. And a bogus travel after Noc gets pushed from behind.