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With help from the Cincy LF bouncing off the padding in left, just beyond the Cubs bullpen. Ball bounced off wall and rolled to fence, and the LF stumbled the whole way there. -
lazy bones with the same hit only got 2 bases
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Kid's got power
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high high high. A little league coach might say he's not following through.
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dusty?
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My impression is that Barney has not had much time off this year since he took over the starting role. He's played in every game since the ASG and started all but one, plus he's struggled at the plate since the break. I don't have a problem with him sitting, and at this stage in the game there's no reason to worry about forfeit lineups. Although it would be nice to prevent Dusty's Reds from overtaking Pittsburgh for 4th place.
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What in the world?
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A large part of the reason why the Bears special teams has been an advantage is because of their return game. The value of that has been decreased due to rules changes on kick offs and they are without Manning, one of their best returners who helped take the load off of Hester. They may have a better punter, but that improvement is going to be incremental at best, and I doubt it overshadows the relative decline in advantage they've had from the return game. IIRC, Knox made the Pro Bowl 2 years ago as a returner. But the rules changes are the biggest thing to hurt the return game Yes, I think he was added to the team as a returner in his rookie year. But his touches were significantly reduced last year as his role in the offense grew. Manning had a lot more returns last year and did a better job.
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A-Rod participating illegal high-stakes poker?
jersey cubs fan replied to Clem Fandango's topic in General Baseball Talk
Can we give them weapons, or will it just be hand-to-hand combat? I need to know if I'm going to organize the betting. are you kidding? you've got winner. Nah, I don't dislike either of them. You will when you're locked in a room and they are trying to kill you. -
A large part of the reason why the Bears special teams has been an advantage is because of their return game. The value of that has been decreased due to rules changes on kick offs and they are without Manning, one of their best returners who helped take the load off of Hester. They may have a better punter, but that improvement is going to be incremental at best, and I doubt it overshadows the relative decline in advantage they've had from the return game.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-4-11
jersey cubs fan replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He hasn't hit well lately but this is his 3rd straight game with an XBH and 4th in 5 games. 1400 OPS in August! -
It makes me wonder if, rightly or wrongly, this was the Bears thinking with free agency. I wonder if they were worried that free agents wouldn't have time to learn the things they'd need to learn, and that they might be better of spending big on free agents next year? That's all fine and dandy when it comes to bringing in a QB or new starting middle linebacker. But the defense isn't exactly scheme heavy requiring learning, and a pass rusher rushes the QB. Regardless of whether or not they wanted to coach them this month, an offensive lineman was needed. I didn't expect them to go all Philly and acquire pro bowl starters everywhere, or Miami looking for names. But they needed something.
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You will have a hard time finding support for that theory.
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This front office has been so hit or miss that I don't think they deserve any sort of benefit of the doubt. The Super Bowl season, built on the strength of a defense (two of the biggest stars came from the previous regime) was a tremendous opportunity to build longterm success. They were easily the most talented team in the NFC that year, and it went to crap in one offseason. 3 years of stagnant mediocrity ate away much of the goodwill. The Cutler and Peppers acquisitions were huge highlights (partially obscured by horribly overpaid Taylor and Manumaleuna), but they are only 18-14 the last two years. And their TE mess they've created in the past year adds to the doubt. In my opinion this group is still in the show me stage. I gave them the benefit of the doubt 4 years ago and need to see more before doing it again.
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When was that initiated?
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Pretty big game for me tonight. I made a bet on opening day about the Cubs record vs Pittsburgh this season and I was dead in the water before this series began. A win tonight puts me in the lead for the first time all season, with one 3 game series remaining.
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There were a few seasons before the Cup season when all they had to market this team was his face.
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The only reason it's not an F is because it hasn't ended yet. Those high risk high reward guys probably aren't nearly as high a reward as we hope they can be. The fact is they needed "known quantities" at a couple spots. The team doesn't suck, but this free agency period did. It reminds me of the post Super Bowl draft which was a disaster - a whole bunch of a cocky "yeah yeah yeah, we don't care what you think we know football players and how to coach them" that blew up in their faces. There's something to be said for finding steals, but those should be the icing on the cake, and the Bears didn't bother to bake a cake this summer.
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Can the starting pitching be fixed for 2012?
jersey cubs fan replied to Fro's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If a 30 year old coming off TJS with expensive club options gets to be considered part of a team's core, then Dempster, Zambrano and Ramirez can as well. -
Why is hitting the only one qualified with timely? Teams can go several entire innings with zero success in hitting and still have a very successful offensive game. Can't say the same for pitching or fielding. You can also have quality hitting without much success (this year's Cubs are probably a decent example). ETA - Not sticking up for clutchiness or whether or not such a thing should merit HOF consideration, just saying the wording isn't unreasonable. Really? You could go innings without any good defense. You could actually have bad defense and not suffer.
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Sure, I could see a team like Winnipeg or some other organization looking for headlines (Stanley Cup winning goal scorer) signing him to such a contract, but they seem to have gotten zero "hometown discount" or "sign a year before you actually hit free agency discount". If that's what he could get on the market, let him go on the market.
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Why is hitting the only one qualified with timely?
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Can the starting pitching be fixed for 2012?
jersey cubs fan replied to Fro's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
They'll also have lost Pujols. Right, but they'll still have Holliday and Wainwright, along with productive cheap players like Jaime Garcia, Jay and Frese and elite prospects in Shelby Miller and that other guy whose name I can't remember offhand. We have Starlin Castro and Brett Jackson. That's pretty much it. And Garza, Dempster and Zambrano. Soto and Ramirez possibly. -
Well it's not just that though. Osi is holding out because he wants to rework his contract. Yeah I obviously understand that. I'm surprised the Bears were in on the discussions because I'd guess if we traded for him Osi would get a contract similar to what Peppers got, and I cant see the Bears committing that much to the defensive line. But seriously, if they had Peppers and Osi on the same line, it would set the entire defense up for awhile. They keep telling us the key to the system is getting pressure on the QB with their front 4. They don't have Harris anymore. Peppers is the only real big money guy. They just drafted a guy who is going to be locked into a rookie contract and have a couple other low income contributors. The secondary is cheap. They didn't spend money on the offense. The key defensive players are kind of old. It could make a lot of sense to spend big on both ends to try and capitalize on their opportunity.
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Sharp's price would be diminished this season since he was a free agent to be. In truth, the time to have traded him was right after the Cup. This is a pretty good deal. Sharp can play just about anything the Hawks need him to play, and I think will serve just fine as the 2nd Center until Kruger can take it over (or Mike McNeill if he pans out the way everyone thinks he will). Yeah, he can play a few positions, but none of them at an elite level. He's an acceptable 2nd line center if you can't find a real one. He's a nice player, but a $6m cap hit for the guy as he enters his 30's is a bit much for what he offers.
