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It's going to depend on whether or not Jim Hendry is still GM in November. If Jim and Gary are in love with a guy, they'll extend him regardless of how he performs down the stretch. Prior to the deal, it appeared the most likely catching scenario was Bowen/Soto. But they've shown no interest in giving Soto a shot. Now that Bowen is gone, they don't really have anybody you could even pass off as a starting candidate for 2008. If Kendall shows even the slightest improvement from his first half stats (and really, it would be hard to not improve upon a 45 OPS+), Hendry will look at it as a success. Considering the enthusiasm that Jim has shown for the deal (announcing it on TV as if it's akin to the Yankees signing Roger), and the enthusiasm Kendall has shown for being on the team, it would be a tremendous upset if the two don't try and stay together in 2008 and likely, beyond. The only thing I see getting in the way of this is Kendall getting injured or Hendry getting fired before he gets the chance to make the move. -
:-s 3+ innings of relief to end the game is a save, no matter the lead. Isn't up to scorekeeper's discretion? 3+ innings means you can get a save without the same rules as most saves, but it doesn't guarantee a save, right? If you come into a 12-8 game in the 6th and finish the game and it's still 12-8, you will get a save. But a 9-0 lead may or may not give you a save.
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One game among many in a terrible season for a catcher whose career began fading years ago and is probably very close to the end. yes, i just don't like pinning this loss solely on him. let's not make him the whipping day less than 24 hours after he's arrived Jim Hendry is the whipping boy on this one. How about attributing the loss to the dope that walked in the winning run? That's simply inexcusable. I'm talking about the fact that Kendall is on the team, not that particular game. I was out of town and didn't even see the game. I just come back to see the Cubs catchers are now Koyie Hill and Jason Kendall, and I'm not the least bit happy. It's pretty much a guarantee Hendry is going to extend Kendall. They've shown no willingness to give Soto a shot, and Bowen was the only thing resembling a regular catcher on the roster. 2008 is going to be Kendall and Blanco behind the plate. Beautiful.
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Lazy Article (again) from Dyan Perry
jersey cubs fan replied to WrigleyinEngland's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Do you consider .281 BA .341 OBP for a SS and .297 BA .370 OBP for a RF, well below average? Perhaps your standards are a bit high? Look at the numbers. The Cubs are at or near the bottom of the league at C, RF, SS and CF in terms of OPS. It has nothing to do with high standards, it's a straight up comparison to every other team in the NL. -
Lazy Article (again) from Dyan Perry
jersey cubs fan replied to WrigleyinEngland's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He really wrote that they have no needs? They are on pace for just 84 wins. They are getting well below average production out of C, RF, SS and CF, and they can't use any help? -
thanks for the update, I thought gameday froze and didn't notice the injury delay.
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was that a potential Jacque Jones special, 4-3?
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let's go jonesy
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When the Cubs try and make things happen on the bases you can count on the thing that happens being the end of the inning.
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One game among many in a terrible season for a catcher whose career began fading years ago and is probably very close to the end. yes, i just don't like pinning this loss solely on him. let's not make him the whipping day less than 24 hours after he's arrived Jim Hendry is the whipping boy on this one.
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One game among many in a terrible season for a catcher whose career began fading years ago and is probably very close to the end.
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Cuban submits application to buy Cubs
jersey cubs fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This is off topic, but Brock sucked horribly with the Cubs, and the fact that he became an early version of Rickey Henderson after he left was bad luck, not a terrible deal. When talented young prospects struggle early and then develop into better players in their early-to-mid 20's, it's called natural progression, not luck. -
Why? He had 4 days off, and has now played 5 straight days. 5 more makes it 10. Are we really unwilling to let Ramirez play in 10 straight?
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The decision to give Rami the day off had already been made prior to yesterday's game. It's not like there's some rule that says you have to stick by such decisions. You have to adapt to what else is going on. I agree 100%. Screw the future health of our all star third baseman. Todays game will decide the penant. I'm not sure how deciding to put off a day of rest for Ramirez with Lee on the bench for 5 games is screwing the future of Aramis.
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The decision to give Rami the day off had already been made prior to yesterday's game. It's not like there's some rule that says you have to stick by such decisions. You have to adapt to what else is going on.
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It's five, it's been five from the start.
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did you not read the link?
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Different person, that was cubbette I believe. Oh yeah, that was fun. Wish that person came back to expound.
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Pagan in July: .258/.273/.387 He's 26 now, in the beginning of what should be his best years. But he's yet to show anything close to a sign that he's capable of providing decent production to justify starting in CF over any sustained length of time, in place of a guy like Felix Pie, who at leasts offers the hope of something greater than mediocrity. That being said, I'm fine with Pagan staying on as 5th OF for as long as he's still a minimum wage player. I'm fine with Pagan as a 5th OF as well. And Pagan's July is slightly better than I thought, though still not good enough to warrent holding back Pie. His slump really started before July though. He started the season hot, with an OPS well over 1000. It was at 872 by the end of May, by June 21, following a big game in Texas, it was at 884. Between that date and the all star break, it dropped 145 points.
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Pagan in July: .258/.273/.387 He's 26 now, in the beginning of what should be his best years. But he's yet to show anything close to a sign that he's capable of providing decent production to justify starting in CF over any sustained length of time, in place of a guy like Felix Pie, who at leasts offers the hope of something greater than mediocrity. That being said, I'm fine with Pagan staying on as 5th OF for as long as he's still a minimum wage player.
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She's also not trolling on here like someone who would pretend to be someone they are not just to get a rise out of people. This site has become quite popular. Roster moves have been announced before they became public knowledge. People of importance post here occasionally. NSBB has gotten some air time on WGN by Len and Bob. There are minor league family members posting here. There are minor league broadcasters posting here. We'd probably be amazed at some of the people who read (lurk) this board, even it only periodically. I just see zero reason to call people out unless they post something that really deserves calling out. RedIvyCub's posts have been pretty harmless. When she posts that Lou and Hendry are sleeping together, maybe then I'll get alarmed. Is this not the person who ranted about Ryno ruining his marriage or something like that?
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All lineup decisions should be based on reasonable expectations of what you think will happen. Making a decision based on 3 weeks of comparisons from a month or two ago is stupid. I'm not making comparisons based on 3 weeks. Pie and Cedeno have been overwhelmed every time they've been up. That's simply not true.
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All lineup decisions should be based on reasonable expectations of what you think will happen. Making a decision based on 3 weeks of comparisons from a month or two ago is stupid.
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The Cubs aren't on a winning streak. The Cubs are winning. Please, explain to us why now would be a good time to make Murton, Pie, and Cedeno starters. Because the point is not to be as good as they are, the point is to be as good as they can be, and each one of those guys has a good opportunity to be better than what is already on the team. I'm as happy as anybody that the Cubs have gotten themselves in the race. But to pretend for a second that the last 3-4 weeks of success means there's no room for improvement is just plain wrong. The Cubs have numerous weak spots, and they should look to improve at all of them. With a lack of any super productive bat in the lineup, the Cubs offense needs to rely on as many spots as possible producing, which means avoiding any blackhole type production. With several underperforming spots in the lineup, most notably SS, CF and RF, and the Cubs currently getting solid AAA production out of quality prospects at each of those positions, there's really no good reason not to give one or all of those guys another look, now.
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The Cubs aren't on a winning streak.
