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  1. CubColtPacer
    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.
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    A little bit of a strange thing-Fontenot didn't get a single chance at a ground ball yesterday, or a single chance to turn a double play. Unless Lou wants to give one of them a day off, my guess is that Fontenot-DeRosa will be the double play combination once again.
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    Well it better not take place during July 7-8 when I see the Cubs in Pittsburgh. That would be an ideal time. The Cubs should have no problem smacking down the Pirates with Ward at 1B. I don't know. I'd rather face a bad team with a bunch of right-handers during Lee's suspension rather than face the Pirates and their 3 left-handers. The Cubs already have enough trouble hitting left-handers, they don't need Ward in for Lee on those days. My vote is for right after the all-Star Break, and have the 5 games the 3 against the Astros and 2 against the Giants. My guess is that the way they order their rotations after the All-Star Break the Cubs will only see one left-hander during those games, and it's even possible they don't see any, plus again those are bad teams that hopefully the Cubs can win even without Lee. One last note-Dempster will be back by then, and everybody else should be healthy as well because of the break, which will make it easier to deal with the suspension.
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    Who are the Brewers scheduled to face when the Cubs are facing Pitt and Wash? Unfortunately, they also face the Pirates and the Nationals. All the Cubs can do is beat up on those two teams though, and if the Brewers do the same at least the Cubs should be quite a bit closer in the WC race at that point. i don't know...i really think the only way that the cubs make the playoffs is by taking the division...they would have to start playing like a team possessed to win the wild card IMO everyone who has been paying attention to the standings has known that the Cubs only shot at the playoffs was a division win since late April. it's never more realistic to assume that 5 other teams will all play worse than you than one will. There's a reason our odds of winning the WC are what, 1/20 our odds of winning the division? 1/20 as likely to win the WC as win the division? Not according to PECOTA, it's not. The Cubs have a 23.2% chance of winning the division, and a 14.0% chance to win the WC. The division is more likely, but the Cubs still have a shot in the WC race-their WC chances certainly did not end in "late April". http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_oddspec.php
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    BTW Fred, I believe this was credited as a single and an error, although Gameday lists it as a single and Hill scoring on obstruction with no error.
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    Eh, either way, it takes a basehit to score him. Yeah, but a wild pitch doesn't score him now.
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    It's nice to see Colvin have his first good game with Tennessee. 2 for 3 so far with 1 BB and 1 2B.
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    Jacque would never agree to go on the DL, and there's no injury to allow him to go on the DL. If the Cubs tried to make one up and Jacque contested it, it could become a really ugly situation.
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    I remember in Milwaukee last year there was a ball in foul territory in right field that Jacque picked up and threw a perfect strike to the plate to nail the runner. It was an amazing throw-the next day, he had 2 throws home in the first inning-one was a 5 bouncer and the other one went over the catcher's head.
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    They already did that part hours ago. Petrick is probably already in Chicago ready to pitch. If the Jones trade hadn't gone through, they would have sent somebody down instead. It sounded earlier like Dempster was going on the DL to make room for Petrick. I don't think the organization has decided if they should DL Dempster or not. Otherwise, they would have done it, and the story would be up already.
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    They already did that part hours ago. Petrick is probably already in Chicago ready to pitch. If the Jones trade hadn't gone through, they would have sent somebody down instead.
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    Because they got two players AND money and we got an A ball player. In all honesty, we probably did get the worst end of the deal, but Its really worth it in the end. but Rotoworld's details are sketchy. They don't say 2 for 1 or how much money is moving. Still, it amounts to getting nothing for nothing. It's not like playing in the vast Dolphin Stadium will help Jock's power outage The Marlins are short on outfielders unlike the Cubs. They really have nothing to lose by playing him and plenty to gain. It's like if a SS who had recent success but had fallen off the table this year got traded to the Cubs-at worst it's an even trade for them. This is a great example of a win-win deal for both squads.
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    1 million this year, or total? If it's total, this is a good deal.
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    Yeah-the Marlins board says it's not him. Apparently he only throws about 87 anyway. They claim it's a pitcher on that roster other than him and one other guy (who's name escapes me right now).
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    The Marlins site posted this a few minutes ago-it at least comes from a newspaper, although it doesn't have any more info: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-0626marlins,0,5116352.story?coll=sfla-sports-front
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    If it were just on this board, maybe. However there seems to be at least 1 person (on the Marlins board) who knows exactly who the prospect the Marlins have traded, and at least 1 more player who heard news of the trade. So I will continue to believe this right now-there's just too many posters involved for it to likely be an elaborate hoax.
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    My guess is the Cubs picked up this year's salary and half of next years, and this single A pitcher will be a decent prospect-not somebody who has no chance at the majors, but not anyone who is a top prospect or anything. Those are all just guesses however.
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    Not that I've heard. They have a little over 4 hours now to keep working the trade lines and get that done, or go to their backup plan and send somebody down.
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    Haha...he's 23 man...but the poster on ITI said it's "per two sources in the farm system" so take it for what it's worth. I will go with it for now, because this is a fairly reliable poster over there. You keep your facts away from my joke, you hear? If true, it shows what the Cubs think of Pignatiello. I agree that it shows something about Pignatiello (although I think the Gallagher move showed more about that) but part of the reason that Pignatiello might have been passed up was that he pitched last night. The Cubs need somebody who can possibly pitch multiple innings tonight, and Petrick hasn't pitched since Saturday night.
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    Petrick huh? A pitcher who's done really well in relief, has been a starter so he's shown he can handle high pitch counts, and has gone more than an inning in 7 out of his last 10 outings. This seems like a very good choice for a long reliever to me (and maybe short reliever until Dempster gets back).
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    That's funny. I do the same stuff. I have conversations in my head to prepare myself for people I know I'm going to see. I think I'm half nuts. If this thread points out that a lot of people do this, it will take a huuuuge load off my mind. guilty Same here-I always thought I was crazy as well.
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    I'll go ahead and guess that tonight is the night for Fontenot to get his first ML start at SS, and the lineup will be: Soriano Fontenot Lee Ramirez Floyd DeRosa Bowen Pie Lilly That's just a guess though, and I think most people have found that it's really hard to guess Lou's exact lineup.
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    One thing this year's Cubs team has done-it has kept all of us interested. From the surprise Dempster to the rotation/not to the rotation debacle to the surprise Gallagher callup to the Barrett trade and now this 2 day long Jones saga. I guess we just have to keep riding the roller coaster, because I don't see the craziness ending anytime soon (this one might end, but I'm sure it will be quickly replaced).
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    Seeing Lugo's name on the list made me think-for all the criticism Hendry takes over the roster (and most of it he deserves, don't get me wrong) he at least picked most of the right players this offseason. I can't even imagine how bad this Cubs team would be if they had picked up 3 or 4 of the Lugo/J.D. Drew/Schmidt/Padilla combination like many people wanted him to.
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    Something is going to happen soon because Hendry also said that Theriot will not be sent down. Jones' time may be really limited. Yup-with Lou's insistence that Pie will not be sent down, that only leaves Pagan and Jones, and with his versatility I'm sure management doesn't want to see Pagan down for 10 days at least.
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