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Re: Sosa tested positive in 2003 per NY Times
jersey cubs fan replied to SouthSideRyan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't see why PEDs would effect the performances of two completely different types of athletes in ways that perfectly balance out. In fact, I'd be shocked if they did. I doubt it's a perfect balance, but pitchers would seem to benefit greatly from the use of steroids, considering how useful steroids are when it comes to muscle recovery. A relief pitcher on steroids throwing on three consecutive nights is probably going to suffer less of a drop-off in his stuff on that third night as opposed to a "clean" relief pitcher. A starting pitcher on steroids coming off a 120-pitch effort in his last outing might come back stronger in his next couple starts than he would if he wasn't on something. Pitchers are more likely to benefit from the ability to bounce back, recover from injury or avoid injury. They aren't that likely to be that much better of a pitcher. Steroids won't help get movement on a fastball or break on a slider. They might help throw harder, but the ability to throw hard isn't necessarily a strength thing. Hitters definitely benefit from swinging harder. So steroids might prevent teams from having to use their weaker replacement arms as often, but expansion played a part in negating that benefit. -
I've played at Bethpage, but not the black course. Really tough, with ridiculous rough. The weather is absolutely horrible, and it's supposed to rain off and on for the remained of the weekend. Play is currently suspended, but it might be able to start in an hour or so. June is normally the 2nd driest month in NY, but we're already nearly 2 inches above normal before taking into account the current storm. 4 unknowns are tied at -1 right now, and a bunch of others are currently even. Tiger is +1 after 6.
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I'm worried that he won't be nearly as good as he usually is, but I'm not too worried about the expectations. I was worried about expectations on Bradley and how fans turning on him for a slow start could cause a problem. But the fans didn't jump on him early and he still failed miserably over the first three months. Ramirez is established. Those that dislike him for "hustle" and "unreliability" reasons are still not going to like him. He has produced despite a fairly significant portion of the media/fan base knocking his effort, I don't have much concern that he'll get rabbit ears, try to do too much or wilt under pressure. His swing is pretty violent. He could reinjure it. But I don't think it will be related to expectations.
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Exactly, add in the four from last yr and he would have gotten 8 games in total. Giving him 12 would open a door for the NFLPA to file and win an appeal. Why are people combining the seperate suspensions? The Giants suspended him while he was out with a gunshot wound. The NFL will suspend him for violating the law. They aren't one in the same. There is very little room for the NFLPA to win any sort of appeal given the power they allowed the commissioner to have in regards to suspensions.
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Haha, what? Haven't they won a couple in a row? The makings of a hot streak. They aren't great teams but they do get hot and cold like everyone else. 2 and 1 in a row, respectively. They are each 4-6 in their last 10. No good reason to say they are getting hot.
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I don't think that is going to happen. The pitching won't allow them to crumble, which could keep them just close enough to the leaders to make us hope they win.
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He got to DH in Texas and it was his first year in his 30's.
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Deadspin.com take on Wrigley Field
jersey cubs fan replied to mjohnson71's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm not sure about the "footprint" argument. I'm no expert in building construction but it seems to me that there is a helluva lot of room on the sidewalks on Clark and Addison. They could turn Sheffield and Waveland into a pedestrian walkway like Yawkee Way. They would be able to increase the size and not necessarily hurt traffic or commerce. http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=google%20earth&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl There is plenty of room off of Clark, and a good amount off the corner of Addison/Waveland. I don't think you can entirely shut down the streets and turn them into pedestrian malls. Though you could build over them. -
10K/0BB, u g l y you aint got no alibi
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Oh great' date=' what reason are they giving?[/quote'] Tax issues, final purchase price (Ricketts trying to negotiate down). I didn't see if they mentioned anything about broadcasting rights.
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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
CNBC reporting snag in purchase -
Yes, an argument was made that he could be. But Bradley was always going to be a boom or bust situation as well. But Hendry has to be held responsible when his decisions fail. He gets extensions for back to back winning seasons. If this year's team doesn't make the playoffs, or possibly even finish below .500, the new owner is going to have great incentive to can him. CNBC reporting possible snag in Ricketts deal.
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I apologize for bringing it up.
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And the OPS spikes to 505!
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He's actually averaged around 340 plate appearances a year in his career. His injuries and time missed is the biggest argument against him being more productive than Dunn, but Dunn's defense hurts him very badly. Injuries, time off and the fact that he was most productive as a DH, not a regular RF. Because he's clearly not a good fielder anyway and there's no way it provides any significant advantage over Dunn in the debate.
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Why is Angel Guzman throwing 2 innings today in a 3-run deficit? He's the best reliever, and has a history of injury. What is the point?
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He was never going to be an everyday player. Miles was brought in to play somewhat regularly. :lol: Am I missing something? Aaron Miles, that is how you spell the name right? No, it's just that Miles wouldn't start for some colleges. Planning on him doing any kind of platooning was a farce. I guess I don't understand bolding the "Mile" part of his name then.
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He was never going to be an everyday player. Miles was brought in to play somewhat regularly. :lol: Am I missing something? Aaron Miles, that is how you spell the name right?
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No. Their pitching was much worse but they could score a few runs edit: maybe not, 3rd worst in runs? It didn't seem that bad No they couldn't score runs, oh wait, you figured that out. I don't know how you could think it didn't seem that bad. It was awful.
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He was never going to be an everyday player. Miles was brought in to play somewhat regularly.
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You should consider talking to somebody about your obsession with their recent playoff struggles. You realize this is a Cubs forum and that is the team's biggest hurdle in recent years, right? I guess I'm just interested in the Cubs getting to the World Series. The Cubs playoff crapiness is the single most important issue in the context of a Cubs forum. I don't think games from 2003 really have any impact on what is going on with the Cubs right now. It's really weird how I've seen quite a few posts by you and every single one of them seems to be associated with your perception of a mental hurdle surrounding the teams struggles in the playoffs. They are on the verge of going under .500 but you are worried about games played months and years ago.
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Who was suspended 4 games? Plaxico. He was suspended by the Giants, not the NFL. The NFL can still suspend him.
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Who was suspended 4 games?
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You should consider talking to somebody about your obsession with their recent playoff struggles.
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He'd probably be putting up Pujols type numbers. What makes me laugh is every Cardinals fan tries to tell me they hated him too. Don't give me that crap, this guy was acceptable for you and is redefining the word 'suck' here in Chicago. His OPS last year was literally time and a half what it is now. While I realize people like talking about the whole "he's good in STL but sucks with the Cubs" story, let's not forget STL isn't exactly lighting the world on fire offensively. They haven't hit worth a crap in June and are sliding down the rankings. They have one super star and a bunch of slouches, whereas the Cubs have just a couple decent hitters and a bunch of slouches.
