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  1. jersey cubs fan
    The big issue I see with that rotation is that you could easily have half your rotation down by midseason. You trade Lilly and Marquis, and suddenly you lose 2 of your guys who you trust to make every start. Harden, Marshall, and Hill are all huge question marks in one way or another. They give you the best production when things are going good, but they also have a high chance of being gone for at least 1/4 of the season. That's a major problem in the rotation when you have to start dipping down into your 7th and 8th starters for long stretches of the season. That makes me wary about going with that particular rotation. I'm not that interested in dealing away Lilly, but I wouldn't think twice about depth issues when trying to unload Marquis. If the Cubs could get somebody somewhat similar to Gallagher in a deal for Lilly, that would be a nice way to clear some payroll, but I liked him before they signed him and he's done nothing to make me like him less.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Well, Ramirez is already 30, and he's missed a fair amount of time already. We've likely seen the best we'll ever see from him, and he is likely to battle injury situations now and again the rest of his career.
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    The desperation of the calls were unjustified. Clark is a perfectly capable #1 TE. TE help would have been appropriate, but people were dying for a first round TE. I'm not complaining about the Olsen pick, but the Bears have always had bigger needs than TE, most notably QB and OL. First round picks in general should be difference makers, and there are very few true difference makers at the TE position, and even fewer of them that came from the first round. Everybody is obsessed with the big body that's also fast with good hands, but those guys are more luxury than must have players. Get your offensive line set, find a QB, and you can turn most any second tier TE into a pass catching machine.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I'm actually looking forward to my monthly view of Colvin's numbers, even though the season ones will still be disappointing. How much LF time is he logging? Are they just comfortable enough with his CF play that they don't think he needs to play there everyday to keep improving, or is there more talk of moving him to a corner permanently?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    That wouldn't sell as many tickets.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    It's you. I was pointing out what I thought was a mistake, I don't see any argument. The general statement that the Cubs offense is well rounded stands. The two biggest things that kept them toward the bottom in recent years were a lack of walks, and multiple "black hole" spots. They are taking plenty of walks now and have no black holes.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Rozner put out another half-assed column where he attempts to praise Ramirez by ripping him about a half dozen times in just a couple paragraphs. He tries to claim that Ramirez is the most improved player (with Dempster as MVP and Soto as best hitter), despite the fact that he's done nothing more this year than he's done for the previous 4. He says Ramirez talked to Lou about being a leader and team player and it shows. How Barry? Your column makes absolutely no sense. Ramirez has been playing better and better defense every year. He's been the Cubs most productive and consistent hitter for 5 years now.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    First round picks like Olson shouldn't be sharing time. They should also be able to block. He is always going to have a quick guy on him because whenever he is in the game, you know he isn't there to block. he isnt "sharing" time because he cant block, he is sharing time because he and dez clark are their two best receivers and both need to be on the field. this olson cant block thing is a myth. No Olsen is a pretty crappy blocker. Easily in the bottom 1/3 of TEs. You'd never put him in a strictly blocking capacity, but he's adequate as a blocker, as far as receiving tight ends are concerned. Clark is easily the best all-around TE on the roster (OH AND BY THE WAY ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO WHINED ABOUT NEEDING A TE WHEN CLARK WAS HERE ALL ALONG, SOME OF US KNEW THIS FACT BEFORE NOW), but Olsen provides a more dynamic pass catching target. The new guy probably has more of a chance to be like Clark than Gilmore.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    They rostered Cedeno too early, coming off a horrible season in what was a not at all impressive career to that point. Burke has been getting some pub. If he goes out and has success next year at low A, I could see them rostering him. But if it's not until after 2010 that they need to, perhaps it's not that big of a deal.
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    While he is still young enough to have a future, he is in his 3rd pro season. Would he have to be added to the 40-man roster after 2009 in order to avoid the rule 5? Assuming he goes to low A next year and finally has some success, he'd still probably be a good 2-3 years from being major league ready. After 2010 I believe. Even if it was '09, nobody's gonna keep Kyler Burker on their roster all year. It's not so much the fear of losing him, but rather the likelihood of starting his option clock too soon, which could ruin whatever chance he has to develop further.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Last offseason was the killer. The draft was ridiculous, reaching for everybody, ignoring the line. By this season it was too late. Yeah, the 07 draft was ignorant. None of the 2nd and 3rd round picks (Bazuin, Wolfe, and Okwo) are good enough to make this team, but they will because the Bears picked them in the top 100. Looking back since 2004 is ugly. You had Harris, Tank, Vasher and Berrian that year. But since then, the only guys to contribute are Hester, D.Manning (sort of), Mark Anderson (one year) and Olsen (a little bit). Orton, Beekman, Dusty, Bradley, Payne and Forte might contribute in a positive fashion this year, but who knows. There's a handful of backups, but not one everydown player since 2004.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Last offseason was the killer. The draft was ridiculous, reaching for everybody, ignoring the line. By this season it was too late.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Cubs fans can be absolutely brutal. I've been to games in the last 10 years where if you had your eyes closed and listened you'd think you were in Philly. You've never been to Philly then. Cubs fans can be bad, Philly fans openly boo their best players while they are playing well. I go to 1-2 games every year in Philly, and several in Chicago. It's no comparison.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I know Tim Wakefield did in the 2003 ALCS, but he doesn't exactly tax his arm with his pitches. Becket pitched in 3 games of the 2003 NLCS, but didn't start game 7. Schilling started 3 games of the 2001 World Series. Wakefield pitched in extras in game 7, he did not start 3 games.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    6 of the last 10 LCS have gone 7. I am not sure of the data myself, but I would prefer the opposition tries to pitch guys on short rest, especially if they go deep the game before. Thanks. I rarely watch the playoffs after the Cubs are eliminated. Who was the last pitcher to start 3 games of a 7 game series? Schilling in 2001?
  16. jersey cubs fan
    While he is still young enough to have a future, he is in his 3rd pro season. Would he have to be added to the 40-man roster after 2009 in order to avoid the rule 5? Assuming he goes to low A next year and finally has some success, he'd still probably be a good 2-3 years from being major league ready.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    6 of the last 10 LCS have gone 7. I am not sure of the data myself, but I would prefer the opposition tries to pitch guys on short rest, especially if they go deep the game before.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    That was another thing that was ridiculous. A 7 game series, at the most, would probably last 9 or 10 days or so, if that. pitchers go on 5 days rest regularly, and can often go on 3 days rest in emergency situations. Would you really want to start your ace 3 times in 9 days? What happens in the next series when he's too fatigued to be effective? That's a horrible horrible idea, IMO National League Championship Series Game 1: Oct. 9 Game 2: Oct. 10 Game 3: Oct. 12 Game 4: Oct. 13 Game 5: Oct. 15 Game 6: Oct. 17 Game 7: Oct. 18 Assuming he doesn't pitch a game 5 in the division series, Webb should be good to start Oct 9 on extra rest (having pitched game 1 Oct 1). If he pitched game 4, it would be 3 days rest, then normal rest for game 7. If he pitched game 5, it would be 5 days rest.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Hank Aaron is a small part of a group that has been in the bidding from the beginning. He's just a face, along with a couple other guys, on the board of a company whose sole purpose is to try and buy a sports franchise.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    :shock: What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season. just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI. Technically, I didn't. I said that Edmonds and Johnson combined are on pace for 127. None of the other positions are played exclusively by the players I listed either. It's just semantics The thread title is 6 positions on pace for 90+ RBI, and you cited the CF platoon in your first post. It looked to me like you were insinuating that the CF position was on pace for 127. Also, not all of Edmonds RBI have come as a Cub. I don't think it's semantics, I think it's a good bit unclear. Although they were quite different prior to coming to the Cubs, it would be akin to including Harden's K totals with the A's in the Cubs total K totals.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    :shock: What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season. just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    :shock: What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Not sure how what your definition of beast is, but I don't see how anybody could assume Soriano would be one. A SLG heavy sub 900 OPS, with a 124 OPS+. There's a fair amount of LF in the NL performing as good or better than Soriano, and who is to say that his rate stats would be as good as they are with more playing time. It's quite possible the time off actually helped keep him fresh and he may have gone through his traditional cold spells in the games he didn't play.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I wouldn't have predicted quite that good, but he was well on his way to doing something similar. And I expected Dempster to provide a heck of a lot more than Hill has provided. That is why, on a net basis, the upside/downside surprises are offset, and in actuality, the two combine for a little less than expected.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Angelo is signed through 2013, Lovie is signed through 2011. My guess is 2008 would have to be an utter disaster of a season for either to lose their job before 2009. If they lose 11-12 games, perhaps they will feel the need to make a change, but more likely than not, they will be given an opportunity to show improvement in 2009. Lovie still has a very good overall w-l record as head coach, and the Bears never show a quick trigger finger. The sad thing is, this team could be really successful if they could just achieve mediocrity on offense. Slightly below average would probably be enough for them to at least challenge for a playoff spot. I do think this could be a make or break year for Ron Turner's NFL future. If the defense is good, the offense stinks and the overall record is subpar, my guess is they will give Jerry and Lovie a chance to move forward with a new offensive mind at the helm and what should be a considerable amount of fresh blood on the offensive side of the ball. Unfortunately, by the time that happens, they will be in dire need of fresh blood on defense.
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