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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Wouldn't know...not a Cub employee. I wasn't happy when the Cubs hired Lou as I preferred Girardi. Now I could eat my words on the Girardi thing at some point but we shall see. But I am still waiting for the game where the Cubs forfeit because Lou has run out of players. It will happen yet. Will that happen before or after the next time Girardi starts a reliever and brings in his starter to relieve?
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    Couldn't somebody who is willing to spend a lot of money for good seats be considered die-hard? I don't see why camping out overnight gives somebody more right to seats. Everybody likes to pick on the "the suits" and "corporate seats", but my experience has been that most of the people getting these seats are very big fans. Whether they are the CEO, or a receptionist who got the unused tickets at 6:15, the people who end up going are typically very much interested in the game.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Meaning you think it was a HR?
  4. jersey cubs fan
    There was no doubt by anybody involved, Len, Felix, etc. They didn't do much of a replay, but when Laroche hit his homer (I think it was him) to RF, you could tell it landed much further to fair side of the pole.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not sure guys learn that skill, at least not at his age/experience level.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Warner Wolf, a longtime NY area sports guy on the news, and ESPN 1050 personality, recently told the story, I believe, about the first time a team (probably Yankees) used numbers. They stuck to the number of their position or batting order, can't remember. I think it was in the 20's.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Well he is carrying a .083/.333/.208 line with an OPS of .541 so far. Dusty has no patience for someone hitting under .100, and he has no issue with using a less than 10 game sample size (as we all know well). Anyway, back to the Cubs, I really hope the patience Ramirez has exhibited continues, because as much as people have debated the placement of Fukudome in the 5-spot, having Lee-Ramirez-Fukudome at 3-4-5 as the walks leaders on this club will be an exciting development for a Cubs franchise that has been laking such patience. Obviously 1-2 is going to continue to spark debate for several more years given Soriano's contract. But Fukudome appears to have immediate impact so far, and I hope that patience catches on with the younger guys. I fear Aramis's patience is a bit of a mirage. He's patient in the sense that he'll take pitches, but it seems to me that he just decides beforehand whether or not to take a pitch, especially the first pitch, and isn't really recognizing balls and strikes all that well. Once he gets two strikes, he's hacking at everything. Of course, I've only actually seen a small percentage of his at bats, and have no idea. I'm probably just basing this off his history as a bit of a hacker.
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    That's a scary looking crew right there.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    It hadn't really dawned on me how weak this system was until I started seeing these box scores. There isn't a single Cubs prospect I'm interested in.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    No you won't, you already have a team and I'm not sharing. It's been well over 12 hours since this started, and the rules clearly stated the general public can make the pick after that time is up. Therefore, the Miami Dolphins select Chris Long with their first pick. With no surefire number 1 star in the field, the Dolphins select the next best thing, a signable, impact defensive player with pedigree and all the physical skills. The St. Louis Rams are on the clock. reggiemillerrules is up. well wait, was warpticon PM'ed about the start of the draft? No more wait, it's April 10. If everybody takes the 12 hours allotted, we will barely make it through the first round before the draft. If he cared I'm sure he would have noticed the thread the past couple days.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I don't like the idea of Fuku in CF and Ward in right today, coming off 4 consecutive non-starts, Pie needs to get in there. I'm really liking the Reed Johnson against lefties thing though, he reall does remind me of Murton with his approach. Cedeno is playing fairly well, he should either start again today, or get right back in there this weekend. I'm guessing Lieber is first out of the pen today. I was not happy to see Marmol in again last night. That just didn't make sense to me. Why be cautious only with guys who have already been injured? How about a little preventive medicine?
  13. jersey cubs fan
    And yet, the injury remains an issue. The Bears offering him a boatload would be taking a major risk.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    No you won't, you already have a team and I'm not sharing. It's been well over 12 hours since this started, and the rules clearly stated the general public can make the pick after that time is up. Therefore, the Miami Dolphins select Chris Long with their first pick. With no surefire number 1 star in the field, the Dolphins select the next best thing, a signable, impact defensive player with pedigree and all the physical skills. The St. Louis Rams are on the clock. reggiemillerrules is up.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    well shoot i guess they're basically eliminated, what with 7 whole losses. might as well give up now. In the history of the major leagues, no team that has started 0-7 has ever made the playoffs. They're going to have a rough time overriding all that history. Not saying it can't be done, but they've put themselves in a very bad position now. They're 5 games back with 155 to go. They're a long, long way off from having to worry. Long, long way? I don't think so. They have to win a game pretty soon and stem the bleeding. They may be a long way from being eliminated, but they are not a long way from having to worry.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Thanks, I fixed it. And the I-Cubs website confirms that you're right. Cubs call up Marshall, send down Pignatiello By Paul Sullivan, 3:19 p.m. PITTSBURGH -- Well, we got the answer to the fourth topic in my earlier post today. Sean Marshall is in the locker room to take over the left-handed relief duties and Carmen Pignatiello was sent to the minors. Marshall had made one start for Triple-A Iowa (0-0, 0.00 ERA), pitching three scoreless innings. He didn't give up a hit and is still listed on the team's Web site as the probable starter tonight against Albuquerque. Marshall went 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA in seven spring outings. Pignatiello was on the Opening Day roster and pitched twice in relief (2.2 innings) with a 13.50 ERA. The Cubs also have lefty relievers Neal Cotts and Les Walrond in Iowa.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    None too pleased with all that fraternization on the field. Unruly spectators coming onto the field is a longstanding Chicago tradition.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I'd rather put a young player in a pressure situation where he actually plays, rather than the pressure situation of "hit now or sit", or even worse, the non-pressure situation of not playing.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    It was crystal clear. Barrett started what he couldn't finish. Z was a complete idiot, but nothing would have happened if Barrett wasn't a hot head who made the first physical move. Z was just very quick to respond. It wasn't crystal clear at all. I also watched the video a lot and saw nothing that I would even remotely consider a lunge from Barrett. Barrett's body weight moved toward Zambrano before Zambrano pushed him. It was clear. He may have not been trying to throw the first punch, but he was trying to initiate contact, and got it.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Haven't you ever gone through the motions on something but your head wasn't really there? Walking to work Monday. I was so hungover I couldn't think straight and thought I was going to stumble into traffic at any time. I needed a half dozen cups of coffee just to look at the computer.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Sorry, but that last point is not supported by the rest of your complaint. You clearly believe they owe you autographs. Their job is to play baseball. What they owe you and the rest of the fans (and management/ownership) is an honest effort over the course of a their contracts. Somebody complaining about a lack of autograph opportunities gets no sympathy from me, and I suspect many others. No matter how innocent your request may be, you have to realize these guys are constantly swarmed with people trying to profit off their name, groupies, junk dealers, scam artists, business proposals, investments. Fans have gone over the line the last decade or so, and these players are well within their rights to try and ignore the constant hassling before, during and after games.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    You frequent a lot of News Corp message boards?
  23. jersey cubs fan
    It was crystal clear. Barrett started what he couldn't finish. Z was a complete idiot, but nothing would have happened if Barrett wasn't a hot head who made the first physical move. Z was just very quick to respond.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    they do the same with NFL sunday ticket I'd rather have it automatically renew. Here's how hard it is to cancel: type http://www.directv.com into your browser and click a few times. you're hilarious. you shouldn't have to tell someone you don't want to buy something. what if you're out of town when the letter comes or it gets lost in junk? Check your account status online, it's easy. They give you more than enough time to cancel without charge, in my opinion. MLB.com auto-renewed MLB audio, but the first you hear of it is when you get your credit card statement. Now that sucks.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    As usual, rain is in the forecast for Pittsburgh, with scattered t-storms this evening. Although accuweather has a more favorable forecast than weather.com.
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