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$35 million of it is guaranteed. My first reaction: :-)) My second reaction when I think about how Cutler will use this in his negotiations when that time comes: :evil: If he had a good 2009, they have to resign him next offseason. They can't wait until the next year. With 2 more years of contract left that will be there last leverage against him.
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If Gorzelanny is pitching well, I might be for that but I can't imagine Lou/Hendry doing it. Well, they were all about extra rest for Harden last year, and I believe they even had a 6-man rotation for a brief time. If the second half of August isn't the time, when is?
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Assuming Lou won't part with Heilman, we run into a bad situation in which Stevens probably goes back to Iowa. That's what I'd think, anyway. Either way, I'd imagine Gorz would stay up, right? I would assume Gorz would go down. It will only be 11-16 days until September 1st and Gorz would be unavailable for the first 3-4 of those. It will probably depend on how the bullpen has been used the previous few days though and how much the Cubs need fresh arms. Either way I don't think it's a bad situation because the timeframe will be so short before the Cubs will get everybody back from Iowa. When Lilly comes back I'd like to see them go with a 6-man rotation if only to get Harden some extra rest going into the stretch.
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Yeah right. They just put up 7 in 9 innings against Johan Santana and K Rod. We are going to have to win to keep pace. That really pissed me off last night. They have to be due for a cold stretch. See I wasnt even pissed about the Stl game last night. I was actually pretty happy, because Pinerio finally came back to reality, and hopefully this is a sign of things to come. The Mets lineup is a total joke, and he gave up 7 runs and didnt strike out 1 batter thru 5 innings. Thats the Pinerio we all know and love. As much as it sucks for the Cubs, I still found it entertaining to see the Mets collapse like that. It's going to be so easy to get tickets to those games in September. -
Prince Fielder be mad, channel his inner Hulk
jersey cubs fan replied to RedFlash's topic in General Baseball Talk
At least he didn't try to get into the announcers booth. -
This is Rich's 4th consecutive start on "normal" 4 day rest. Last start he was solid, but inefficient as he threw 99 in just 5 innings. All the injuries to the rest of the staff has made it difficult to get him extra rest, but I really hope after this outing he can go a couple turns through the rotation with 5-6 days rest. Next start should be no problem with the off day Thursday, but after that they might have to try and sneak in a 6th starter.
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I'd like to raise a motion to have inari banned from Bears discussions.
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He's a fragile dude that has had lots of playing time in the 2nd half, and the field is probably in bad condition.
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weather.com's future radar feature shows it passing by shortly after gametime.
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How did you misread that?
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97 can get you a K if the batter's not looking for it. If he is looking for it - so will the outfielder be as he watches it fly over his head. The opposition doesn't get a lot of scratch hits off Gregg. He's a one trick pony that can fool some of the batters some of the time. Heilman has comparable k/ip numbers, perhaps you'd prefer he gets the ball to close? Glad you're comfortable with his contributions. 1) Cubs are 46-3 when leading after nine innings, so Gregg's obviously not cost the cubs too many losses in those situations above what you could name for any other closer 2) Gregg vs Heilman? Really? Let's see...the k/9ip is 9.24 vs 7.69 - a pretty significant difference in "stuff". Second, the k/bb rate is 2.43 for gregg vs 1.43 for Heilman. Do you want to try again? You should be really good when leading after 9 innings.
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Why would we start seeing that now, at least in comparison to before? For as long as there has been free agency there have been guys who have decided they didn't want to play in NY. But by and large guys will follow the best offer. I think we're going to start seeing Chicago and LA as more desirable FA destinations. Still a good chunk of money, good fanbase, contending teams, less drama. I think it's gotten to the point that NY and Boston are overpaying because they have to. Their offers that are better by a few million aren't getting the job done anymore. As long as media keeps getting bigger and bigger and more obtrusive, I can't see most normal players wanting to go there, unless they are absolutely overwhelmed. Who is turning down Boston? I've heard a handful of guys don't like the Yankees, like Griffey, but all-in-all players aren't avoiding them in droves.
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Aaron Miles was on a rehab assignment. Numbers are not his primary focus for what he was trying to do down there. You gotta get your strength back. You have to get your timing back. What was his primary focus when he was on the big league roster earlier this year?
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Why would we start seeing that now, at least in comparison to before? For as long as there has been free agency there have been guys who have decided they didn't want to play in NY. But by and large guys will follow the best offer.
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Clark has been one of the Bears best receivers for a few years now, but I don't think he's a top 4 receiver on this team now, or at least not for long. I think one of the younger WR is going to be a better option this year, partly because I expect one of them to emerge, and partly because I think Clark is starting to slip. I really like Clark and have been a big supporter of his even when everybody was clammoring for a new TE in the years before Olsen was drafted. But with Cutler at the helm I think too much 2 TE might not be a great idea. They need Jay to test teams deep and help one of those WR to develop into a top 3 receiving threat. I think a lot of the 2 TE sets you will see, will be Dez at TE and Olsen in the slot. From the sound of things, Olsen isn't going to be doing much blocking, especially with Gaines on the roster. I would expect that to be the vast majority of 2 TE sets. However, that is more helpful for a lesser QB that needs the fallback option and safety valves than for a potentially elite QB who can and should stretch the field. It's going to happen, a lot, but it should happen a lot less than it would for Orton. Cutler better get 3 WR + Olsen and Forte in several passing packages, not just a whole lot of 2-2-1.
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I love that wins is his justification. That and he's been an excellent guy. Yea using wins and the fact that he never answered the question really. Actually, wins is probably going to end up being the biggest factor in whether or not he wins the award.
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If you don't see how recklessly Baker handled Prior, then you just don't want to see it.
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Waiver Wire Bullpen Help?
jersey cubs fan replied to moorecg's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Isn't he guaranteed 2 more years? -
you could ask the same of Ian Snell I think both of them pissed off management. Gorzo's a douchebag so that makes sense, I think Snell was just pissed that the team is awful. I thought Snell was diagnosed with the scaredies or something. But he actually did make 15 starts, so you can't ask the same thing. Gorzo made none this year. Why?
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I dont' see how trying Fox at 2B would be a disaster. People have been crying out all season about how horrible it would be to have Fox in the major league OF, and then 3B, and then behind the plate. They were wrong every time. He's been fine. And two weeks in the fall flirting with 2b isn't going to destroy his progress at any of those other positions.
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Why was Gorzo unable to crack the Pirates rotation? They've had 7 guys make starts this year and only one has an ERA under 4. If he was looking that good in AAA, was he really not worthy of a callup to the Pirates? Were they hiding him down there to inflate his trade value? Was their rotation just too good? Did he just now start pitching well?
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Seriously, how are people pretending this is only a 2 game stretch of wildness?
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I'll throw in my prediction of Hoffpauir going down for Geo just because Fuld is the backup CF and that will probably tip the scales in his favor. It might be the best thing for Hoffpauir right now. He's in a absolutely massive slump and from his quotes sounds like he might be pressing because of it. Go get him 2-3 weeks of at-bats at Iowa and see if he can relax and work through it with regular at-bats. Does Hoff have options? I thought there was talk in the spring that if he didn't make the team they'd risk losing him.
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Why do so many people think "why not try him at 2B" for guys who struggle at the corners? If you are a little to bulky, slow and fluid to be the regular 3B or LF, why would 2B be the place to go?
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Sure, but so did the fact that he was the starting ASG catcher, and had terrific numbers for a his position. Who was his closest competition?
