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How to handle the Marmol situation?
abuck1220 replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
send him to mesa to room with hill. -
I wasn't under the impression that he was ever really that wild, so I'm not sure how big of a difference this is. i wasn't either. but the word "ankiel" was getting thrown around quite a bit in this thread and others.
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no, no relief pitching is EXACTLY the same thing as shooting a basketball.
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if they can sit there with a straight face and say he was getting squeezed by the ump (whether it's true or not), i think it's safe to assume he wasn't throwing balls behind hitters and six feet over the catcher's head. so that's something. also, i'm sure part of the reason he was pulled was because of a pitch count.
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i don't know how he could upbeat mentally.
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i'll take being down only one point with a 4-2 start advantage the rest of the way. still can't figure out how piniero's 5 ip, 11 h, 4 er start is not a negative start, but i'll take it i guess. and i liked dempster's score a lot better before he gave up that homer...
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plesac pronouncing ichiro "ichiroo" (rhymes with scooby doo).
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glad to see murton get a start against a righty. neither cedeno nor patterson are doing much for me these days.
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i'm getting sick of that little combo. i can't wait til krod quits lucking into four save opps a week.
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damn, i was counting on a negative from him.
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Kosukes All Star bid in jeopardy
abuck1220 replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
My priority is not wasting my time clicking that stupid All Star Ballot. I hope he makes it, but I've got much better things to do than vote for him hundreds of times. I did three then got bored. ok, then you're clearly not making it your top priority. -
sure would be nice if uggla could get healthy in time to participate in a four game series at coors.
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If you had any confidence in him continuing that production, there's no way you'd look to trade him! well, it would obviously depend on what i was getting in return. it's getting to the point now where there aren't many SP's that i would give him up for in a 1-for-1 deal. it's not like i'm going to take randy wolf or somebody in return for him.
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if i were a member of this league that was looking toward the future, i would probably inquire as to the availability of john danks, who is the 13th best SP in roadkill and has TWO exemptions left. not telling anyone how to do their job or anything. i can't decide which waiver wire pickup i like more...danks (3rd in the AL in era) or the duke (1st in the AL in era).
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Yeah I was looking at that and I don't like it. None of the matchups are really bad, but I still don't like it. I need 100 points tomorrow. all of your starters have pretty tough matchups this week, really. I know, but I am trying to be optimistic damn it. Don't have to win, just don't get shelled. I am most worried about Owings tomorrow. Though I am expecting Sanchez to get shelled for you too ;-). not saying that it won't happen...as sanchez is prone to some blow-ups...but he's been pretty much lights out for a while now and the dodgers ain't exactly lighting up the scoreboards. i'm more concerned about the duke facing the white sox and even dempster facing the giants. you're pitchers have faced/will face cws, det, @hou, tb, milwaukee, and the mets. meanwhile, i've faced minn, cleveland, sf, cws, lad, seattle and oakland. those matchups certainly favor me.
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Yeah I was looking at that and I don't like it. None of the matchups are really bad, but I still don't like it. I need 100 points tomorrow. all of your starters have pretty tough matchups this week, really.
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this week could be decided tomorrow with four starters going for EofT.
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Maybe not, but he plays the weakest position on the roster besides C, as a 2b. Utley, Kinsler, Uggla, Roberts, Phillips, Upton, and Pedroia disagree that 2B is a weak position. Guess it's a position of weak value to me. You can find just as many, most likely more, players of that calibur at every other position (minus catcher). yeah, but they don't play 2b.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-1-2008
abuck1220 replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
ankiel was like throw-to-the-backstop wild. when i saw hill in iowa he was like 50% strikes and he wasn't bouncing pitches, throwing it over the catcher's head, etc. ankiel was much worse off than that, if i remember. though hill's last few outings seem to be veering closer to ankiel territory. -
but you weren't selling him as exempt!
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marshall.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-1-2008
abuck1220 replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
ugh x 1000. -
kelly johnson is available.
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towles has homered in three straight at AAA, and liriano threw seven shutout innings (9 k's) yesterday. anytime those guys want to come back up and be productive is fine with me.
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i'll trade him back to you if you want, don.