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Trading Soriano
jersey cubs fan replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
yeah, that would have been horrible It certainly wouldn't have helped sell the product. Zambrano's a marginal player at this point, just like Reed Johnson. No sense in putting up with distractions if you don't have to. So you're saying they might struggle to sell tickets in a down year if Zambrano was on the team? That makes a lot of sense. -
I have no ability to scout somebody's swing, but man did LaHair's bat look slow in that AB. First pitch FB right down the middle that he was late on and fouled off. Then he hits a weak grounder to SS.
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cubs are still playing the mets
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Wow, Rizzo struck out looking but go lucky and now walks.
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Based on anything more than the fact they once took him in Rule 5? Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 #Cubs assign RHP Randy Wells outright to Class AAA Iowa.
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No, but 2 years ago Crawford had a better year than Brodeur. Marty just isn't the type of guy you back up the truck for.
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Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 Looks like a 2:15 start for #Cubs
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Trading Soriano
jersey cubs fan replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
yeah, that would have been horrible -
He's right though. Really? Was Marty anything more than a solid goalie this year? Bowman doesn't seem to me to be a guy interested in paying a truckload for solid goaltending.
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Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 #Cubs Dempster probably won't start til after break Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 #Cubs considering Coleman or Volstad for Tuesday's start in Atlanta
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-28-12
jersey cubs fan replied to ctcf's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Eric Jokisch came into Sunday's game on Monday. McNutt was pulled after 2 innings because the game was suspended due to rain. Jokisch was the scheduled Monday starter, which is when he pitched. No research. But Kaplan has been watching him pitch in person all year so he probably knows what he's talking about. -
Trading Soriano
jersey cubs fan replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I give a [expletive] because "good clubhouse guy" is absolute mythological nonsense for idiots, and he's the symbol of management not even trying this year. That's a bit much. Baseball is like any other sport...if the last couple guys are similar in talent and cost of course teams are going to go with the ones who they feel are a better fit for their clubhouse and organization. Looking back, would anyone really want Z on this team? Nothing good would come of that. He wouldn't be happy, fans wouldn't be happy and his teammates may not be happy. That's just a bunch of BS with no basis in reality. Who the EF cares about a harmonious losing clubhouse? Getting rid of Zambrano did jack freaking squat for this organization. It's a crap team because they have crap players performing crappily. If and when they ever get better it will be because they have better players performing well. I don't give a crap about a team getting along as they lose 2 out of every 3 games. No sane person should. Clubhouse guy is a worthless made up concept. -
Trading Soriano
jersey cubs fan replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I give a [expletive] because "good clubhouse guy" is absolute mythological nonsense for idiots, and he's the symbol of management not even trying this year. -
But would you really want them to? Doesn't seem like that would be nearly necessary. Boras probably thinks it's necessary.
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balotelli's for everybody
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Then maybe I worded it badly. Or maybe it just is bad logic. But when I read tweets that make the guy sound like a marginal prospect, and then he gets paid 35% more than Soler did, my first reaction isn't "Ha ha, the Dodgers spent $42 million on a marginal prospect." I think the first, most obvious reaction is that the July 2 date is causing some crazy last minute spending.
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that's the old fashioned route of defection. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8X9eqH4oQyg/TGvgfIIJ8sI/AAAAAAAAAeA/d5Nl-bIhJf0/s1600/cubans_on_truckboat.jpg
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If you don't see it, I can't help you see it. That's because you're reasoning makes no sense.
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Re: Jeff Samardzija is (or was) pretty awesome
jersey cubs fan replied to Theo's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I actually think you might let him pitch through this now, given the unsettled nature of the rotation, but I don't really care either way. He does need a break sometime. -
Re: Jeff Samardzija is (or was) pretty awesome
jersey cubs fan replied to Theo's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Well I think it's pretty obvious he is going to need a break at some point this season. It's unrealistic to think he was ever going to make 30+ starts this year for 200+ innings, given his history. So if he is going to need a break, why not give it to him while he's in the middle of pitching like crap? Because he ideally needs to work through pitching like crap. Of course he's not going to have a starter's full workload this season; it just seems rather subjective to either give him a break now or later. I mean, he needs to work through this kind of stuff at some point if he's expected to stick. No, you're dumb. -
everybody loves leaving money on the table
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It's not semantics. LaHair has a pretty crappy resume. His numbers during this slump are closer to realistic expectations than his numbers during his hot streak. It's just not true that he provides some sort of guaranteed improvement. It's nonsensical to ignore the fact that he's a 29 year old who took forever to do anything in the minors and those guys are almost always nothing more than a flash in the pan.
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Apri - Mid-May he destroys it but Mid-May - June is just a brief slump?
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point conceded. it really is unfortunate that the Cubs just signed this guy out of the local Benihana and that we don't have any record of his performance in any type of professional baseball the past several years with which we could have some idea about his abilities We do have a record of his career in the minor leagues, which was entirely unimpressive during the timeframe in which you would expect an actual big league hitter to be productive during his minor league career.
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It's really stupid to compare a 29 year old with no track record to a bunch of people who actually do have a track record.
