Thurman Merman
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Pretty surprised by the amount of money he got. I feel like I remember talk this past season of potentially being able to give up nothing in a trade for him.
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I listen to sports talk radio on my commute to and from work, and I enjoy it in the afternoon with B&B and Waddle and Silvy, but I am just not a fan of Mully and Hanley (or Mike and Mike). Anyone got any good talk radio alternatives for a morning commute? I used to have a good one when I lived in Michigan, but so far everything in Chicago Ive heard is crap.
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No team is going to sign Shark to a one year deal due to the loss of a draft pick. Even from a team with a protected first round pick? One year of potential dominance from Shark is worth a second round pick in my mind. Plus if Shark pitches well in 2016 he would reject the qualifying offer and you would receive a pick back for the 2017 draft (if he wasn't re-signed). I guess I shouldnt say no team. I think Ervin Santana signed a 1 year deal after rejecting a QO, as did Nelson Cruz, so there is some precedent.
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No team is going to sign Shark to a one year deal due to the loss of a draft pick.
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I think he was just channeling HCCF to point out that theyve only played 2 games against the best teams in the West.
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Non-Cubs Playoff Games Thread
Thurman Merman replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I suppose it was too much to ask him to pimp that HR out more, but yes, he is awesome. On a related note, FS1 just showed a ball tracker of the HR...I dont know what system they are using, but you could clearly see where the ball landed, and the green line was not even close. Is some person just entering that [expletive] manually? -
I may be an anomaly, but even when I was a little kid, if I did not get at least 8 hours of good sleep, I was a zombie. Having a kid is testing that, but most nights I still manage to get about 8 hours, and if I dont I just feel like [expletive] the next day.
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Even though the first half was Jake's "bad" half, he still bested Wacha in every single statistic except for Win-Loss percentage.
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Non-Cubs Playoff Games Thread
Thurman Merman replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
And to add to that, I am 100% against throwing at people and [expletive] of that nature in baseball, but in this one instance, I would make an exception for a cleats up slide right into Utleys knee. -
Non-Cubs Playoff Games Thread
Thurman Merman replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Bottom line, none of that touched the base crap even matters. As soon as that play happened, this rule is what came to mind, and the Mets should have been out of the inning. There is zero argument against this, and if MLB does anything but come out and say that they messed up and both runners should have been called out, it is a [expletive] disgrace. -
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Thurman Merman replied to Tim's topic in North Side Baseball Issues & Suggestions
The primary cost is the server. I sized the server back in the day when there was more traffic and in order to handle surges as I'm anticipating tonight. It was way oversized for the past few years, but I'm hoping that the capacity will be needed as we move forward. It is $250/month for that cost. So assuming the donation bar is in dollars, is that plus advertising enough to cover the full cost, or are you still paying out of pocket? Considering how much this site occupies my time at work, I would gladly consider donating more if its needed. -
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Thurman Merman replied to Tim's topic in North Side Baseball Issues & Suggestions
Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to run this site per year? -
That is just unbelievably nasty.
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If Fuller proves to be inadequate at corner, I wonder if there will be any thought to trying him out at FS, given the lack of future (and, well, current) options there. I thought I recalled some talk around the draft that he might profile well as a safety considering his ball hawking skills.
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Wait, i can do better. Nailed it.
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David and his robot buddies. But in all seriousness, I had both those first two, and Im pretty sure I can still sing the MyPal2 commercial song to this day.
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I think Bumgarner is doing it this year too. .231/.270/.363 (pitching against) vs .245/.273/.491 (batting)
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So should we be expecting a fitted hat giveaway day any time soon?
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This is strangely accurate.
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I had shin splints in 8th grade and they were gone in a couple days but looking at shin splints in elite level athletes, people who run for a living, it is not abnormal for it to last a couple months. Normal human activities and NFL level route running are not the same thing. To be fair my situation occurred as a high school track and field athlete, not just normal human activities, but your point still stands.
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Gotta be a stress fracture, right? Edit: Not that he currently still has a stress fracture, but that it was originally a stress fracture that he is on the backside of. Ive had both shin splints and a stress fracture in my shins, and only one of those kept me from activities for 2 months.
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Addison Russell is awesome and deserves a thread
Thurman Merman replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This is probably like picking between Wood and Prior was back in the day. Or picking a winner between King Kong and Godzilla. Thank you, was having trouble figuring it out. -
I want to stop getting mad at things like this, but every time this happens, I have to suppress the urge to throw things. Rationally, I understand a good chunk of their success comes from a good business model and a well run organization. But the luck that seems to permeate that organization defies explanation. Just gotta keep hoping the hacking thing winds up screwing them in the long run.
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David Aardsma?!? Man, i feel like it was so long ago the cubs had him