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  1. CubColtPacer
    He only dropped him to 7th one day. He went back to 6th the next day, and then he's spent the last 3 days in the cleanup spot.
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    Yeah-he says that the only player the Cubs got back in the Bellhorn, Patterson, Sosa, and Walker deals is Fontenot. However, what he fails to say is that Bellhorn is out of the league, Patterson is the worst OF in the major leagues this year, Walker is out of the league, and Sosa is only back in the league after taking a year off. Two of those players were run out of town because the city hated them (Sosa and Patterson), and the other two are probably the organization's fault, although Walker being in his walk year and not being great last year probably did more to depress his value than anything the club did. His next paragraph is also confusing. Soriano's defense was never the problem-for right or wrong, the Cubs felt it was his offense that was suffering because of the position change, and have not changed in that decision. Pie was not supposed to be up for good the first time he came up, so I do not know why the writer would say that the Cubs determined he was ready and then decided he wasn't ready. For all the problems in the article, the overall point is true. The Cubs try one thing, and then at the first sign of trouble move on to the next thing. They need to be more patient overall if they plan to have sustained success. The author makes a very good point, he just doesn't use great examples to support it.
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    He is eligible to be taken off the last day before the break, but the Cubs are just going to wait until after the break to activate him to allow him an extra 5 days to make sure it's healed.
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    To be fair, this is the reason why: http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070627&content_id=2052129&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil
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    Apples and oranges-neither of them were DFA'd because of their on-field play.
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    I thought I'd just toss this in here, an ok article filled with some new stuff and some I've heard before: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070628/SPORTS/706280472/1247/SPORTS
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    They wouldn't be messing with Z's days of rest-they would be using the off game today to move him up one day and pitch on normal rest instead of one extra day. With that said, I hope they don't. I think Z should pitch the last game before the break, and then he can pitch again the first game after the break. With the way the Cubs are going right now, it would really be nice to have two Z games in a row, and it would be normal rest for Z.
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    Fontenot was one of the players that came over from Baltimore in the Sosa deal.
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    If Lee drops the appeal he has to sit out five games. With the appeal, he may have it reduced to four or three. I know the Nats/Pirates have been bad and teams we should beat, but I wouldn't go automatically marking a bunch of "W's" with our without Lee. No, but I would rather play the Nats/Pirates 5 games w/out Lee than someone else 4 games without him (and let's face it, it probably doesn't get lower than 4 games). Is there a big difference between them and the Astros though? the Giants? the Cardinals? the Reds? Those are 4 of the first 5 teams the Cubs play after the break, and I really don't think the Nats/Pirates are much if any worse than those teams.
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    I don't see why. The Cubs don't face many good teams at all, so he might as well let the appeal play out and hope to get it reduced by a game or two.
  11. CubColtPacer
    Guzman is throwing in Mesa. He'll go on a rehab assignment to Iowa when he is cleared by the medical staff. It was reported in an article I read a day or two ago, but I cannot remember which one.
  12. CubColtPacer
    Yes, he did yesterday. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070627&content_id=2052202&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
  13. CubColtPacer
    I don't either. The only thing I can think of is that earlier in the season when Izturis was struggling DeRosa and Theriot both got some work in practice at SS. After that work, they decided to put Theriot there, and they haven't played DeRosa there once. Now they decide to put Fontenot there-they must have seen something about DeRosa at SS that they didn't like.
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    I'm hoping that by the All-Star Break, the Cubs will be either 5.5 or 6.5 back in the division (after this Cubs-Brewers series, both teams play Pittsburgh and Washington for 7 games before the break). Hopefully the Cubs can beat up on the Pirates and Nationals though and that they will be in 3rd or 4th in the WC at that point around 4 games out. Both of these are realistic goals IMO, and they would set the Cubs up to make a run in the second half.
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    Dave Bush, in addition to throwing 2 innings in this Brewers-Astros game, has been named the Brewers starter for Sunday against the Cubs.
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    It's hard to tell. Lou has brought Howry in 3 times and Marmol twice. He might continue to alternate them and try to go with the fresher arm.
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    I don't think there's any doubt. Dempster hasn't done anything to lose the job this year, so he's still the closer.
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    I think they are planning to have Fontenot at SS instead like they did last night.
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    Will Ohman, are you kidding? I'm sure Ohman will simply be used to close in situations like last night. They are just saying they'll play the matchups-if a couple of left-handers are up, they will use Ohman just like it was any other inning.
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    The Cubs saw 30 pitches that inning. They swung at 4 of them.
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    I agree that DeRosa is not a lock to keep putting up starter-like numbers, but I'm not sure why Cedeno and Fontenot should both be trusted to put up better numbers than DeRosa. How is Cedeno's 100 AAA at-bats worth more than DeRosa's last 800 ML at-bats? The same goes for Fontenot on a lesser scale. If one of DeRosa or Fontneot start sliding majorly, then replace that one with Cedeno. Otherwise, there isn't really a good reason to make a change.
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    For the Cubs to win the wildcard, they would have no choice but to play very well for an extended time. For the Cubs to win the division, they would be able to back into it by playing averagely if the rest of the division plays poorly. Given the Cubs' play this year, the second scenario seems to be more likely. I agree with all of this. All I'm doing is not dismissing the WC as an option. I know the division is the best chance, but plenty of people are tracking the division race, so I thought I would also track the WC race. It is certainly possible that it will take less wins to win the WC than it will the division. I also believe the Cubs have the capability of playing to the level of what the WC would need, and there have been so many changes in the team that I'm not sure what the team did earlier in the season applies as much anymore to what they will do in the future.
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    That's sad to hear, but probably for the best. 2 straight days off for Ramirez will mean that there's a great chance that he's feeling fine for the Brewers series. I'm sure Fontenot will start at second now-I'm not sure if it will be Theriot or Izturis at SS.
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    That's true. They did move another 1/2 game closer to the WC last night. Also, if the Cubs can beat Colorado today, they will move past them 5th in the WC chase, and are only 2-3 games behind Atlanta and Philadelphia for 3rd and 4th. Much more difficult to jump a bunch of teams in the Wild Card than it is to chase 1 team in the division. Did I ever say anything to the contrary? The Brewers and Cubs both have an easy schedule coming up though after they face each other-this is just another option if the Cubs and Brewers both keep winning games. Believe me, I'm watching the division race really closely as well, but if the Brewers keep winning I certainly do not think the Cubs are out of the WC chase yet.
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    This certainly sounds like it was needed. Hopefully the club doesn't have to pitch Dempster the last day before the break (the day he is scheduled to come back) and he can come back after the All Star Break completely healthy. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070626&content_id=2050601&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
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