Little Slide Rooter

I guess it worked for Marmol and Wells, so we'll see.

Looks like Fielder owns Z and Soto owns Wolf, as does Byrd with a smaller sample size, but other than that, each pitcher has been pretty good against the other team.

Converting to pitcher; apparently he has a good arm and is a lefty. You're not serious, are you?

2 quick qustions: 1. Wheres Kyler Burke? 2. Why is Wellington Castillo DHing in Daytona?

Thats Marmol numbers there.

I don't think that any of the monsters heads would get us Slowy. Now if I thought that Wells and Cashner would be gone for long, I'd be willing to pay the price for Slowey, but I don't see Wells missing more than a few starts, and even if we lose Cashner for a long period of time, I'd prefer to see if Coleman can be a decent 5 before giving out any more prospects.

As expected when you lose Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria to the DL, and replace them with the ghosts of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. Gotta love that young pitching though.

ok well NOW its over. It's an interesting question....how long would this streak have to go before rational people started saying ....maybe this is a legit problem. 0-10? 0-15? Well, the 1982 Atlanta Braves had an 11-game losing streak and still made the playoffs. At that point, there's probably cause for some more serious concern. To win 100 games in a year, a team has to win 61.7% of their games. After the start they've had, playing at a 62% pace for the remainder of the season would win them 96 games. So it's not completely detrimental yet. After an 0-11 start, playing at a 62% pace would win them 93 games overall. That may not be enough to make the playoffs (although, the Rays are in nearly the same position). A streaks a streak. Remember when the 2010 White Sox went on that 10 gamer, leading people to believe they were something other than a mediocre baseball team that got fat off the Pirates, Nationals, and Cubs?

Excellent post. Let's hope for lightning in a bottle with Russell & Diamond and take it from there. If the options are Russell or Diamond, I'd chose Diamond. Why? Because Russells already shown he can be an effective reliever, and that's his future. With Diamond, best case scenerio, he gives us some lightening in a bottle. Worst case scerio, he's awful, and Samardzjia, Russell, and Mateo play mop up.

All around awful day in the Cub world. Lose 2 pitchers and a game that you really should have won. I know we won the series, but still its against an awful team and a pitcher who barely made it out of spring training. Oh well.

Good job Marcus. No get 2-3 runs right here.

Should have done more with that.

Yes Stacy, its 1-2-3 for the Cubbies.

no, Dempsters just blowing.

Hahahahahahahahaha I really like having Dempster on the team, but man, if he's actually your ace then you're in trouble. I'd still count Z as the Cubs best starter, but I don't know if they have an "ace." ARAMIS! Alot of people throw the term "ace" around a bit too freely, often using it to mean the teams #1 starter. Many teams are devoid of an ace. Others such as the Giants and Phillies have more than 1.

I sure as hell hope you are.

Bobby Brownlie, IMO Pirates just released mega bust Craig Hansen. Wasnt he supposed to join Ian Snell, Paul Maholm, Tom Gorzalanny, and Zach Duke to take the Pirates into the future?

Im I the only one who wouldnt be surprised to see Jeff Samardzjia get a start or 2?

Something like that. It nothing aginst Russell, but hes a relief pitcher. Its what he is. as much as it sucks to lose 2 starting pitchers who happened to look great to the DL, they should use the opportunity to give someone a look see who has a future as a starter. After all, thats how Randy Wells ended up in our rotation. The only guy that really makes sense is McNutt, and I think it's way too early for him to get a start at the big league level. Carpenter isn't stretched out, so he'll only be brought up to fill Russell's spot in the bullpen if Russell is headed to the rotation. Also, Russell came up through the system as a starter. He pitched extended innings in the spring, is already on the 40 man roster, and can swing between the starter role and bullpen. It makes a whole lot of sense for him to make a start or two. Problem is, we dont want McNutts clock to start ticking just yet. and is Russell really stretched out either? We really should have done a better job stretching guys out.

But its better than the social anxiety disorder.

Something like that. It nothing aginst Russell, but hes a relief pitcher. Its what he is. as much as it sucks to lose 2 starting pitchers who happened to look great to the DL, they should use the opportunity to give someone a look see who has a future as a starter. After all, thats how Randy Wells ended up in our rotation.

oh good. :banghead:

If they bring him back I will kick a kitten. Yeah, that bridge is long since ash.

The good news is both injuries sound relatively minor, and sounds like they could end up missing 2 starts a pience, hopefully. Id very much like to see Chris Carpenter given the other spot, even though he isnt on the 40 man. Not too excited about what Ive seen from Diamond. Wonder what this does to the Iowa rotation. If they do call up Coleman and Diamond does this put Carpenter back in the rotation? Do they promote McNutt?

Sure it's easy to make a simple statement like that, but it's likely not just the lineup issue that people were unhappy with. As far as "chemistry" in the sense of players playing well together then I'd have to say that doesn't matter very much in baseball. But as far as players' moods, I think it can be extremely important. No matter what sport it is, individual or team, your mindset DOES affect your performance. I know that for me personally, when I start getting frustrated with myself or my team, I am much more likely to strike out or shoot an airball or whatever it is. Then the problem just snowballs. It shouldnt. Theres nothing that annoys me moe than terms like clubhouse cancer. Maybe in basketball and football where the team has to work as a unit the entire time, then maybe it could have an effect, but I can imagine that in baseball, players not getting along would cause guys to strike out or botch a simple play. That view is incredibly unrealistic. Sure there are people that don't really care about how they are perceived or whether or not they get along with their co-workers etc, but by and far most people are affected by such things. And whether these people are major league baseball players or fry cooks at White Castle, if they let it affect them to much, they usually dont keep their jobs.