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Petrick is on the 40 man roster, so for him to be sent back to the minor leagues he has to use up one of his options. The rest are non-roster invitees, so they can just get assigned back to the minor league camp. OK, but why does he have to actually go to Iowa right now? Why can't he use an option and just go to minor league camp in sunny, warm AZ??? He does go to the minor league camp in AZ. The part about him going straight to Iowa was a joke.
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Petrick is on the 40 man roster, so for him to be sent back to the minor leagues he has to use up one of his options. The rest are non-roster invitees, so they can just get assigned back to the minor league camp.
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After all the hype, I would have expected Colvin and Ceda to stickaround a bit longer. They're good prospects. Neither of them are ready for the major leagues though and probably won't be for at least 1 more year.
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How does this work? (OBP/AVG question)
CubColtPacer replied to Clem Fandango's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
it's an "unearned" trip to first base It's as much earned as a hit by pitch. -
oh brother. I apolgize for that question. I understand heat of the game comments, and I should have seen how that question would be interpreted.
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Anybody know how many free throws MSU has shot tonight?
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I definitely want the guy that will hit 1 homerun a game for 2 big reasons. 1) Your team will never get shutout. Walking every at-bat is then contingent on your teammates. When your teammates are hitting well, that team may score 10. When they aren't, you might score 0 or 1. A guy who hits a homerun every single game will make it more likely that your team can get to 4-5 runs in each game, which is typically the magic number to win. Anyway you can get your team to be more consistent in their run production, even if the number of runs for the two different teams is the exact same at the end of the year, the consistent team will result in more wins. 2) The OPS for the guy who hits a homerun every game will be higher unless he averages more than 5 at-bats a game. Nobody averages anywhere close to that many at-bats, so his OPS will be a couple hundred points higher than the guy who walks every time.
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You hadn't heard of this before? No :oops: That's been the plan all along that has generated some controversy. Zell wants to sell the stadium separately from the team specifically to the state. Then the new owners would have to sign a lease with the state in order to continue to use the stadium. Several of the potential owners have balked at buying the team without the stadium because the potential profit is much less without the potential revenues that owning the stadium brings.
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Not a bad compromise -- depending of course how the "significant signage" looks. If they take down the ivy and cover the bricks with ads, I will publicly tar and feather their CEO in a public square. Don't worry too much about that. Taking down the ivy would be a lot harder to do than changing the name. The name isn't protected (although the marquee is) but the ivy is, and there's no way it's coming down.
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What the Reds Have to Look Forward to With Baker
CubColtPacer replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in General Baseball Talk
This is awesome. I can't wait until he starts Hatteberg over Votto for this reason. And then after Dunn looks at too many third strikes, he'll replace him with Patterson, because while Patterson might strike out, he won't go down looking. Theriot and Fuld for Dunn. Sounds fair right? I dont care who plays short. Put EPatt there. Will it matter? It will considering you have no place to put Dunn! Let's just kill 2 birds with one stone: Dunn for SS :D -
This is typical Marquis when his sinker is working. A lot of baserunners (5 in 3 innings) but since everything is on the ground, they are only going for singles and he also makes chances to get saved by a DP. Let's just hope he doesn't fall in love with that sinker and try to throw fastballs constantly like he did at times last year. He really needs to throw his breaking stuff to be somewhat consistent.
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How does this work? (OBP/AVG question)
CubColtPacer replied to Clem Fandango's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
sacrifice flies are the reason. They don't count as an at-bat when calculating batting average, but they do count as a plate appearance when calculating OBP. -
From the notes on Cubs.com from yesterday:
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Thanks Bruce for the lineups. Good to see Ward getting a little more healthy. I'm assuming Cedeno is the backup plan for backup CF if the Cubs don't make a trade.
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I can 100% guarantee you that's true.
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His person is also saying that he has received no indication that the deal is close, and bb actually went on to say that it was his opinion that Roberts wouldn't be traded. Plus, today is the Orioles longest road trip, so most of the regulars didn't make the trip.
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The note on Cubs.com said that Aramis is expected to play on Friday, so likely no Ramirez again for today's game.
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It is highly likely he'll make this team I think I want to pass on all of your inside information from now on. Please just lie to us to make us feel better about things. Thanks! :D :D you realize that if cedeno goes for BRob...then cintron will be severely needed right? Right now, that's a big if. True, but even if he doesn't, it's down to Cintron/Fontenot/Fuld for the last spot on the team. They already said that only one of Pie/Fuld will likely make the roster, so it's down to Cintron or Fontenot. Cintron probably takes it because of his flexibility.
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I would agree with that. Then again, that only means that Henne is better than Navarre or Henson. I would say Henne and Henson would have been comparable if Henson hadn't went and played baseball. I think Henne could become a pretty good backup or a fringe starter, but that's about it. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, we'll see. As for being a poor decision maker, I can't really quantify it without going through the tape. Henne became rather infamous for it throughout his 4 years at Michigan though. He never had much of a sense for game situation when he went back to pass, and he threw some horrible passes that let teams back in ballgames. And yes, every college QB did that, but Henne did it consistently and got quite the reputation for it. I'm not saying Henne is a poor decision maker all game (in fact I think he's pretty good for most of the game), but I believe those unnecessary turnovers will kill him at the next level.
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Otah. Or maybe Brohm? No. I much rather consider either Chad Henne or Joe Flacco in the 2nd rd then take Brian Brohm in the 1st. I am a Michigan fan, and I say: Dear G-d not Henne. Please not Henne. Huh? I think Henne's got a chance to be the best QB from Michigan in a long time. Sure as hell better than Navarre. I think he's going to have to be pretty good to be the best QB from Michigan in the last 10 years. There's 1 guy in the league who you know they say is all right :D I personally wouldn't want Henne. Questionable decision maker, and has good but not great tools to back that up. Michigan fans know quite well about his 1 or 2 just horrific decisions per game that really cost the Wolverines the last couple of years.
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wow. I'm willing to give Theriot the benefit of the doubt on this one that Kosuke has already told him that's one of his interests. That's the impression I get from the story anyway.
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There are no assigned seats in the bleachers. You buy bleacher tickets and then it is first come, first serve as far as what actual seat you get.
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I haven't heard anything about him so far. He has had shoulder problems in ST each of the last 2-3 years, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if that was back again.
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Thanks for the info. I didn't see his contract and his playing time demands. That makes me want to pass no matter what.
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If he plays CF decently, he's a pretty good platoon option. .828 OPS against LHP the last 3 years (including a .924 last year). He's not a good option for a starter ever, but he'd fit in pretty well with this squad. And I'm much rather deal from the Cubs strength (relief pitching) to get that right-handed platoon partner than deal any of the other trade chips.