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I thought of Gallagher as well, but he did pitch last night, 1/3rd of an inning according to the box score. -
Big Matt Murton fan, but I'm completely in favor of this move. I wish it was done a month ago though. He needs to play everyday. The problem is now they have 13 pitchers and 3 non catching bench players.
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Piggy isn't on the 40 man, is he? Is Rapada? Pignatiello is not, Rapada is.
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Barring a DL move it's either the release of Eyre or Gallagher demotion.
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You have to wonder if that's going to be possible (making the big club next year). There's still a chance Jim Hendry is the GM next season. If the sale doesn't go through, or if it stalls until early 2008, there may be no time for the new owner to hire everybody he wants. If Jim is the GM, is he likely to let Barrett walk or try and extend his little pet project? Blanco is going to be here, unless the injury somehow forces him to retire. Even if Barrett does walk, will Jim or any other GM be comfortable with a bad backup (Blanco) being backed up by a rookie (Soto)? There is a good chance they go after a Damian Miller type to fill the void. I'd go with Soto/Blanco (unless I could get rid of Blanco) and spend the savings on solidifying the other 7 positions. Let the catcher bat 8th in a solid lineup and I'll live with a sub 100 OPS+.
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Speaking of the front page, perhaps it's time to do away with the headlines section. If things aren't going to get updated regularly why not completely change what's up there? Along with the standings and today's game, you could add the most recent boxscore. Maybe the upcoming minor league games and results of yesterday's games. Perhaps keep track of 3-4 prospects per affiliate and their current stat line. I think the bulk of the site is obviously about the message board threads. The blogs just aren't happening. If you could move the section with the most recent threads to have something like a link to the thread in addition to the first paragraph of that thread or something. I don't know, just brain storming on the front page ideas.
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hehe. Yeah, if that's the way you describe a throw that bounces twice before it ever makes it to the infield. And why does Jones do that exaggerated shoulder turn when makes his throws. Its like he thinks he is cocking his gun or something. realistically - 80% of the people on this board could throw better than Jones. He might have the worst arm of anyone I have seen in so long. I can't figure if it is arm strength or just technique - but why can he not throw it all the way in the air? I could walk out there today and do it and I don't play! I could do it 2-3 times, but then my arm would go numb and fall off.
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Perhaps by being more aggressive, and making things happen while putting the pressure on the defense?
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The Chicago Bulls 2007 Offseason Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to killthegoat06's topic in Other Sports
Which superstar are the Bulls trading for? I have no idea. They need one though, and it's doubtful they have any. June 28, 2007. -
It was either double-switching Hill for Barrett, double-switching Jones for Pagan, or letting Howry hit for himself as the 2nd hitter in the 10th inning. Pick your poison. how about not going with an ill conceived all right handed lineup everytime they face a left handed starter, thus subjecting the all or nearly all left handed bench to bad matchups late in the game each and every time? Amen I never liked this move. They don't go all LH against RHP, why always substitute all RH bats against LHP? Part of the problem is they have very little RH bench help. All the focus on the need for LH bats off the bench left them high and dry for RH bats. And we all know their biggest problem is facing LHP.
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TOURNAMENT - (4) abuck1220 vs. (13) hardcorecubfan
jersey cubs fan replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
abuck can be mean, but that's his way, damnit. he's not mean, he's truthful and honest! speaking of a pile of crap. so all wood and prior were was hype and hope, huh? those two did more for this organization "on the field" than hill, theriot, pie, fontenot, marshall and guzman added together times 10. two good weeks out of pie is "producing for the cubs on the field," yet wood's 165 innings in 1998, 170 innings in 2001, 200+ innings in 2002, 200+ dominant innings in 2003, his postseason performance in 2003, and 140 innings of 122 era+ in 2004 were all hype and hope? and fontenot's 20 good ab's is "producing for the cubs on the field," but prior's 120 dominant innings at age 21, one of the greatest seasons ever by a cub pitcher in 2003, and two above average injury shortened seasons in 2004 and 2005 were all hype and hope? what a stupid, stupid post. have a little perspective. it's crap like this that makes me hate a lot of my fellow cub fans. Like I said, he made a good point. But it wasn't in the kindest of ways. It's usually the person complaining about "the negativity" that draws first blood in the insult category, as was the case here. -
I hear you. Barrett has been a huge disappointment this year and I'm not prone to taking his side or defending him when he makes mistakes. But you simply have to have a better throw from RF in that situation.
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I'm just going to have to disagree with you on that one. The catcher has a guy barreling for home. He's trying to block the plate, prepare for a possible collision, field a throw and apply a tag. He's wearing a glove that was not designed to field slow rolling ground balls. Jones was in shallow RF when he fielded that ball. That throw should have made it on the fly. Instead, it bounced and bounced to the point it was a slow roller by the time it got to Barrett in the fairly thick infield grass. Significant time was lost on a slow rolling throw in comparison to a throw made on the fly. Couple that in with the fact the runner was slow and even hesitated on his turn at third, and all the blame lies on Jacque's throw. It was pathetic even though it was online. A lollipop throw would have gotten to Barrett quicker than the worm burner he actually threw. I can agree that it's not completely on Jones. I'd break it down at 90% Jones and 10% Barrett. You'd like to see the catcher make that play, but it's a lot harder for him to make the play than a RF to make the throw Jones had to make.
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Wow, good catch. I actually missed Floyd's AB, and wasn't paying that close attention anyway. But that's a great point. With 1st base open and other options available, using Floyd is a bad idea. Most likely situation is he is walked.
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So are Arod's, but that'll be unlikely to make a dent in his votes. .280/.362/.485 overall .315/.413/.611 in LCS games.
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The Chicago Bulls 2007 Offseason Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to killthegoat06's topic in Other Sports
They should trade Heinrich, who probably has a better reputation and perceived value than actual value. I saw one report a few days ago that said that the Bulls are active in the trading mark, but Hinrich is their only untouchable. I'll try to track that one down for you. Hinrich is probably their best all around player, and it would be a major mistake to trade him. He's one of the best perimiter defenders in the league. He's a good point guard. He can score. He's improved all of his numbers this year, and he's comparable to Chauncey Billups in every category. Keeping Gordon over Hinrich makes your team much, much worse defensively. Additionally, if you use Gordon to aquire pst scoring, you're not going to miss Gordon's scoring as much. Gordon's the guard to trade, not Kirk. But they can get more for Kirk, right? The point is they have no chance of winning a title until they get a superstar, and they won't get a superstar trading spare parts. And Kirk isn't a superstar. -
I'm a little skeptical of his interpretation of the situation, nevertheless, I'm very optimistic about his ability to contribute going forward.
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The Chicago Bulls 2007 Offseason Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to killthegoat06's topic in Other Sports
They should trade Heinrich, who probably has a better reputation and perceived value than actual value. -
Does anybody know that percentage of times you can expect at least one run? From Tangotiger 99-02 With the bases loaded and 0 outs, chances that: 0 runs score: 12.8% 1 run scores: 25.5% 2 runs score: 21.1% 3 runs score: 14.3% 4 runs score: 13.4% 5+ runs score: 13.0% So the Cubs have been more likely to score more than 5 runs than 0 runs, and have consistently "beat" the odds... Do those numbers take into account Cesar Izturis being one of the hitters? Obviously not, but you bring up a good point. The Cubs didn't exactly have murderer's row coming up to deal with the situation. They had a very light hitting Theriot coming up, not exactly somebody you count on to drive one into the gap, or even fly out deep. They had Pie pinch hit and face a lefty, obviously not a great matchup. Then Fontenot faced a lefty. Fontenot probably had the best shot at flying out deep for a sac fly (but with MB on 3rd thats' no guarantee). What really hurt is no RH bats to offset Seattle's strong lefty presence in the bullpen. The Cubs still suck against lefties.
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Isn't the stat about the end result of the inning? The Cubs did score 1 run in the inning they had bases loaded and nobody out. Presumably to get the bases loaded there's a good chance you already scored. So they don't fall into the 12.8% category of no runs.
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Wow, they must have wanted to fast-track him to be our 6th OF this year. Thanks for the info. So all we really have available in the farm is Soto? If that's the case then nice 1st pick this year in the draft, Slim Jim. They also drafted a catcher this year in the supplemental round. He's a 21 year old junior who turns 22 this December. Ideally he gets signed this year and can play in Peoria, then move on to Daytona next season and be in the mix for a possible big league debut in 2009/2010. If they solidify the rest of the roster, I'd live with a combo of Blanco, Hill and Soto for the next year or two while waiting on Donaldson. They can't have a black hole at SS if that is the case and they need a real RF as well.
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As disappointing as Barrett has been, that's simply not anywhere close to the truth.
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Don't forget MB versus Lou after MB got picked off 2nd. They were definitely shouting at each other. Throw in the Oswalt incident and AJP, and there's more evidence of his hot headedness.
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The forecasts are all calling for between 5-10 mph out of the E or northeast, so, blowing in.
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I think there were words, not sure if it qualified as an argument.
