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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I was following this one on my phone, but wasn't it still a save situation when the bottom of the 8th started? Therefore Gregg was likely up anyway. And then they went to Samardzija once they extended the lead, correct? I don't get not having a problem with them using him once they already warmed him up. Actually using him is added stress. Having him warm up but not using him isn't ideal rest, but it's more restful than actually bringing him into the game to pitch, again.
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    Wait, this can't be true. If he warms up in the pen, his knee won't hurt if he actually gets into the game? Ok, after Shark gets the last guy out, have some rookie grab a bat and stand at the plate while Gregg gets him out. I can't believe throwing any amount of pitches from the mound rather than the bullpen mound has any effect on his knee, let alone as few as 5. The problem is once he's warm, he can't sit and then warm back up again later. They figure once he's warm, he's "used". But instead of just saying, oh well we don't need him, they actually do use him. Which is kind of stupid. That said, I would think it would be funny to watch them take the field after the game to get his 5 throws in to fix his knee everytime he warms up but doesn't pitch. It would be like high school when your coach made your team take infield practice right after a sloppy loss, but the opposite.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Why isn't this in the transactions forum?
  4. jersey cubs fan
    There was the option of drafting him for themselves in the first place. That's true, but Hamilton was never really in the organization to keep is the point. Absolutely.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    A bunch of dudes in their 30's and a fat catcher. It's really not all that crazy.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    There was the option of drafting him for themselves in the first place.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs are stuck in limbo right now, similar to the Orioles about 9 years ago as far as generally declining with aging, regressing, and overpaid players absorbing most of the payroll and little from the (while slightly improving) farm system. Oh god no, please don't say that. The Orioles of 9 years ago, ouch. Look at the O's of 96', 97', and 98'. I don't have to look to know what you are referencing. And it makes me cry.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs are stuck in limbo right now, similar to the Orioles about 9 years ago as far as generally declining with aging, regressing, and overpaid players absorbing most of the payroll and little from the (while slightly improving) farm system. Oh god no, please don't say that. The Orioles of 9 years ago, ouch.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    He is not on the 40-man. Given the slow way they have acclimated him to starting again, and the likely length of time it will take him to become an established big league pitcher, I'd rather not burn his option, or start his arbitration clock this soon. Plus, I don't really trust Lou and his staff to use him all that smartly.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    The weirdest thing is, none of these injuries lately seem to happen while playing. Dempster hurt jumping over a fence, Soto hurt in batting practice, Lillys injury disclosed between starts, etc. Dempster is the only weird one. Soto was still playing baseball, and just because they disclosed an injury between starts doesn't mean it didn't happen during a start. Odds are he was hurt while pitching, and in a game where his knee was bothering him it wouldn't be strange at all if that led to different mechanics screwing him up. On top of all this is that it makes it harder to give extra rest to Harden. I think they will still try and have him go Monday night on extra rest. They should go ahead and use Samardzija with Marshall ready to fill-in as needed.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Which AL East team is Oakland going to trade Wallace to in 2-3 years?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    A few years ago, while they were in the process of getting themselves into this situation, there were solutions to make things better. But as time went on Hendry spent more and more like a drunken sailor and now they are more or less stuck with what they got. The only real solution is for the new owner to raise payroll even further, and replace Hendry.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    That's nothing like how the Cubs fans did with Sosa. He left the team before steroids talk even heated up. But from what I've seen most fan bases have been cool to a returning abuser until time heals the wounds, so to speak. Yankees fans didn't welcome ARod or Giambi back with open arms. And on top of this, Dodger fans have always been Bonds's biggest hecklers. And it's not like they just started cheering again when Manny returned, they absolutely worship the guy. It's a very LA kind of thing to do though.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Bruce hits on the topic that bothers me the most about the Cubs, the incredible waste of money at all levels, from the highest paid guys, to the second tier, to the little guys. Soriano's is most likely going to be the single biggest anchor on the payroll, but all those Aaron Miles type deals probably piss me off the most. Insisting on wasting money on proven veterans who do absolutely nothing better than AAA players, and they do it year-in-year-out. At least with Soriano, at his best he was giving you something nobody else could really bring you. Too bad his best is most likely long behind him.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I understand that sentiment, but that's what makes golf majors pretty cool. 3 of the 4 majors rotate between courses, while one stays traditional and at the same spot. It's a good mix in my mind.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    trib says "few months" Just read 4 months somewhere. Gotta think media is gonna pile on this. I'm ok if we knew this. Still a good deal, but why not have surgery after the cup ends? Hawks management getting a big black eye this offseason all around this summer, justified or not. Because he was a free agent and free agents don't like having surgery before they sign.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    trib says "few months"
  18. jersey cubs fan
    this couldn't have been handled much worse.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not up on all the rules, but I think I remember reading somewhere that MLB clubs are allowed to have their position players play in 10 minor league games before they need to be activated. I would imagine Miles is close to that number. I also think David Patton will be activated after he max's out his number of minor league appearances (I really thought they would try to hide him on the DL until September). I thought the rule was something like 10 games until the player can demand to be called up. So, if you have an agreement in place you can go longer. But maybe I'm wrong.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Choi was better at the strike zone recognition, no? Theriot and Soto had more recognition as well I think, no? He's got a 49/9 k/bb ratio this year, how exactly does he have strike zone recognition that's better than anyone we've had in the system for awhile?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    So much for editing. Seriously.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    they have a history of late season runs, and the financial abilitiy (if not necessarily willngness) to spend on upgrades. To the extent that none of these teams are all that good and it might be a first to 85 wins race, yeah, I'm worried about another team being in that race.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    They weren't really projected as an all-star infield, as most realized it was likely that 1 or more would not even make it, and nobody assumed they'd be all stars, but the point stands.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Expand upon this. I'm going to guess it has to do with the demonzing of Bonds/worshipping of Manny situation.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    The Philly broadcast showed an update on the Angels game, displaying GMJ's 2-4 game on Tuesday. Sarge is their analyst and he said, "finally getting some playing time." Then went on to compare it to Juan Pierre finally getting a chance in LA and proving he can play. It's his dad so you can understand Sarge being stupid about GMJ, but he's a baseball guy so that's the explanation for him being stupid about Pierre, who has sucked more the more he's played this season.
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