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  1. jersey cubs fan
    You're right for now, but I'll defer my opinion until the end of the season. Why not wait until 2014? Soriano is already past his prime and he doesn't have a great history of production to give anybody confidence that he will turn things around. There's really no time to be patient with the guy Hendry decided would be his savior. He's been a huge disappointment, but the Cubs are giving him all the leeway in the world, because of the money. He's done many things that have gotten others benched.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know if those specific words were uttered, but he definitely said something very similar.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Of course he has. When you're dealing with this organization expect anything possible..anything. Yes. Closer though -- this is no middle relief role. As closer, Guzman's talents could benefit us as much or more than as a 5th starter who only makes it on the field 2, 3 times a month. The big problem is, I don't think we've got a good 5th starter option right now. I guess the plan is to hope Marshall will be good enough for a couple starts, then Dempster will be ready. That sounds pretty flaky to me, but then again my job's not on the line Lou's is. A 5th starter does not get on the field 2 or 3 times a month.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Nothing in the article is concrete evidence that he is the 5th starter, but the very fact that it was written suggests the organization has plans to use him.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Didn't he already rejoin the team to be checked out? I thought he joined the team in NY.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, huge difference there. I'm not interested in a Rod Beck situation where a once great closer tries to get by with lesser stuff. He'd have to have some legit numbers for me to think this was worth the time. unless he ends up living in an RV in Des Moines and will let fans drink beer with him after games And then go into rehab.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, huge difference there. I'm not interested in a Rod Beck situation where a once great closer tries to get by with lesser stuff. He'd have to have some legit numbers for me to think this was worth the time.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    You definitely don't pay a reliever as much as you paid Eyre when he's been mediocre every year except for one. Howry, at least, has been a good pitcher for most of his career, and was excellent for two straight years before the Cubs signed him. He was still very good last year. I think he's had bad luck with a high BABIP against this year, and I still think he'll have a pretty good season unless last year's unnecessary workload damaged his arm. Well, there is no doubt his velocity is a bit down from last year so who knows. i don't think his velocity is down. how hard do you think he throws? he's never been a flamethrower, and i haven't noticed and marked difference this year. Actually, Howry used to be a flamethrower before he had arm injuries. He was throwing 93-94 last year, that isn't the case this year. I don't think that's right. I'm pretty sure he was throwing in the upper 80's/low 90's last year, which he's still doing this year. He was definitely not in the upper 80's. Howry wasn't a 99 MPH reliever, but he was regularly low to middle 90's.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Completely disagree. He's regularly way below his past normal velocity, and only occasionally dials it up to that level. There is definitely something wrong with it.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not a fan of the general direction of transactions going on right now. But I'm not upset about this move in particular. Considering Guzman is already in the pen, Marshall for Cotts was probably the best option. I still don't get the point of Guzman to the bullpen. Although I'm pretty sure knee-jerk Lou is partially blaming Angel for the downfall against the Mets, and in punishing him for leaving the game early. They had made it pretty clear Guzman was going to get several starts when he first got the job, but that ended rather quickly.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I'm guessing you are exaggerating a bit. I read about him a couple times. It seems the writers are making a conscious decision to not talk about the so-called QB controversy though, realizing what a waste of time it is to ask for the millionth time whether or not Lovie is thinking about bringing in Griese. Could be. I wasn't reading things very closely, but it seemed that everything was Hester-related. Well it's definitely been limited.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    If I'm an opposing coach, I'd plan to counteract swings passes and reverses, but would not worry much about his route running and deep receiving threat until he shows it in a game. I'm betting Hester won't be much of an impactful receiver down the field, rather it'll be all about getting the ball in his hands.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    I'm guessing you are exaggerating a bit. I read about him a couple times. It seems the writers are making a conscious decision to not talk about the so-called QB controversy though, realizing what a waste of time it is to ask for the millionth time whether or not Lovie is thinking about bringing in Griese.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Overall, of course. But it can be argued pretty strongly that Eyre has been the better pitcher in May, and especially in the past week. Eyre has the better track record and is pitching better right now. Cotts has a worse track record and is pitching worse right now. That at least makes it a little more palatable. In theory, Eyre could turn it around and put up a decent stretch until the end of the season. If everybody else was doing fine, then there is more pressure to release Eyre, but with another able scapegoat, they can justify keeping him around, for now.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    That was my point. Eyre has been a lot worse. I agree, but given the contractual situations, and the fact that Cotts really hasn't done anything to make this move seem completely unfair, then I'd say it's justified. Eyre can't be sent down. He's got a much better track record and has been more effective overall, and against lefties in recent years. This is all part of the problem with signing veteran relievers to the deals Jim handed them, it leaves you with little flexibility to deal with the inevitable inconsistent ups and downs of a middle relievers.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    He's had 3 really bad outings in his last 4. After a nice April, his May has been an absolute disaster, and he's coming off a completely pathetic season. He didn't allow a run for a while to start the season, but I think that masked his pitching effort. He's walked just about 5 guys per 9 inning this year, walking 4 each in 8 innings of work in both April and May. Maybe he hasn't been terrible overall, but he hasn't been particularly good either, and he doesn't have a track record to fallback on that would make one believe he really should be allowed to work through this stretch.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    First thought was, who? Was the draft that long ago already?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    no, clemens could play for any team in baseball.... todd walker is retiring because nobody would give him a job. Yesss. I understand that. My point was either say you are not in a hurry to come back or your are retiring. Retire = To withdraw from one's occupation, business, or office; stop working. Not, I'm retiring, BUT I might think about it if someone calls. It's my peeve on the usage of the word "retire". I was not saying Walker is as good as Clemens. Only that he sounded like Clemens. There's no law that says retirement has to be permanent. People who retire go back to work in some fashion all the time, many in the same line of work and many doing many of the same duties. To me he's saying right now he's retired, but if something changes in the future maybe he'll come back. I don't get why people have a problem with this. I don't get why people have a problem with athletes struggling with the retirement issue in general.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    As davearm noted, the grand jury testimony is almost certainly inadmissable. They need to bust him outside the realm of the grand jury testimony. They need a positive test or admission of guilt. That is why this most recent semi-apology/admission provides them with more ammo (although my guess would be not enough).
  20. jersey cubs fan
    That's only if you use the old school way of judging production, by R and RBI. R and RBI are team and teammate dependant. They don't show as much of what the player did than as much as what the team is doing. The only thing the player can control is his own production, which is measured much more effectively in AVG/OBP/SGL terms than in counting R and RBI.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    And the Cubs have picked up .5 game in that time. Nobody is crowning their ass, they are expressing the need for a little urgency in turning things around. The Cubs have spent the past 3 years talking about how "early" it is to worry about the standings. For once I'd like to see the team play like it realizes games count in April and May and that big holes to start the season aren't something to scoff at.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Why now? Why again? Because Giambi was quoted recently (USA Today?) once again apologizing for using "that stuff", and saying "we" should have been more honest. He gave them ammo to once again look to getting out of his contract. He gave them more ammo? That ammo had already been given with his grand jury testimony in 2003. I don't see how he gave them more ammo, he just game them the same ammo again. He (sort of) admitted to using steroids for the second time. Which gives them ammo to revisit the notion of getting out of his contract. Had he not said anything, they wouldn't be leaking this story. It's not that confusing.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Actually that's just a single combo. A double would entail two combinations. Not if you're talking fastfood, where a double combo could simply be a double cheeseburger combo meal.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    The key word there is simple. You are judging the two based on how their teammates have played around them, as opposed to how they have done themselves.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I didn't vote for other, but it should probably be Beltran, the best player on the best team in the league, playing a premium position and contributing a fantastic all around game. And Hardy is not playing a premium position and contributing a fantastic all around game? I said no such thing, your post was pointless and ridiculous. I simply listed a name that I thought should be considered under any "other" category.
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