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are we sure he's exempt? his cbs profile shows him w/ the big league team in 2003, though he didn't bat. did he get called up and not play?
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confused. Simple: if causation cannot be quantified by statistics (and they are not in this case), you must accept the word of those who are affected by his presence. They are as close as you can get to primary information. no way, no way, no way. you can't take guys for their word on that. they get asked all the time, what's maddux doing to help you? what have you learned from maddux? do you really think you can take them for their word when they say he's been a help? how do you expect them to answer? that is in no way close to primary information.
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confused.
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And my reliable fifth starter is....Kelvim? Billingsley? Wood? well, you can't have five aces, i guess. your starting pitching is certainly better than mine, regardless of who your #5 is.
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i wouldn't mind lidge. dempster + prospect for lidge.
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yeah, your starting pitching sucks...oswalt, halladay, liriano and webb. eww...
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a team in contention doesn't need inning eaters. that's about the lamest attribute a guy can bring any team, actually. They do if they have a weak bullpen. that's gonna have to be a really weak bullpen if you'd rather throw a guy with a 4.70 era out there for an extra inning instead of going to the pen. i've just never understood the fascination with inning eaters. can't anyone be an inning eater if quality is irrelevant? I recall some on this very board several months ago calling for a signing of Jeff Weaver because he was an innings eater. For the most part, I agree with you that it's a worthless quality by itself. However, Maddux's 4.70 ERA and the hopes that his wisdom will rub off on younger pitchers looks attractive to teams with guys in the bullpen sitting around that same 4.70 who are 25 and have only a year or so of time in the bigs. i'm not saying he doesn't have value, but if kemp/guzman were to be traded, they would be the biggest prospects moved so far. and you'd think that if those guys were available, the dodgers could do better than maddux. i thought weaver would be a good sign for the brewers prior to the season b/c he was good last year, not b/c he ate innings.
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tick, tick, tick... am i the only one who enjoys trading or was my team just so terrible that i had the most upgrading to do? i've been involved in 5 of the last 6 trades made in this league!
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a team in contention doesn't need inning eaters. that's about the lamest attribute a guy can bring any team, actually. They do if they have a weak bullpen. that's gonna have to be a really weak bullpen if you'd rather throw a guy with a 4.70 era out there for an extra inning instead of going to the pen. i've just never understood the fascination with inning eaters. can't anyone be an inning eater if quality is irrelevant?
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a team in contention doesn't need inning eaters. that's about the lamest attribute a guy can bring any team, actually.
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in a heartbeat. i gotta think maddux is staying. i don't see any way that the dodgers are that crazy, and hendry's foolish stubborness will keep him from dealing maddux for nothing.
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so....i guess i'm putting all my guys on waivers???
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why's that? just because you say it? he's got a decent whip, but he's got a 4.70 era, and his era is well over 6 since april...that's fifth starter material.
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Glad to be of service. :D much appreciated! the bulbs put up a good fight as well...fourth highest point total in the league this week. but i'm finally starting to get some good starting pitching, and my bullpen outscored his 35 to -3. i now have the top three RP in the league!
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man, hendry is dreaming if he thinks he's going to get something good for a borderline 5th starter. it'd be just like the cubs to keep throwing maddux out there for the rest of the season for senimental reasons.
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wow, great week for me. that three way tie is broken w/ losses for buddiga and HBC (assuming points don't change too drastically over night). not only that, but i racked up 370 points on the week, gaining about 100 points on both buddiga and HBC, which could be huge for tiebreakers. oh, and i traded for the #1 2b and the #2 3b. :D
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i don't get the 'might as well keep him' idea. what possible benefit can come from him staying? even if the cubs give him away, at the very least it opens a rotation spot for hill/guzman. nothing can be gained by keeping him.
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inserted glaus 3b after my trade. i think i'm finally out of trading chips now...it's been a busy month of trading for me!
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the nats just ph for soriano in the 5th inning. granted, they're losing by 10 runs, but that still seems pretty strange...
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Hill to start 7/27 / The Rich Hill Thread
abuck1220 replied to soccer10k's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i would say that 1,100 of your 1,200 posts have been about hill becoming a relief pitcher. -
Baker WILL not be fired, will finish season
abuck1220 replied to oldstyle81's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
this is somewhat of a silver lining, i guess... of course, whether that happens or not remains to be seen. -
to me, the turning point in hill's night was the rolen ab. he had just come off a great 1st inning, and was ahead of rolen 1-2 (i believe). rolen fouled off a couple pitches (including barely nicking a decent curve) before walking. if he had gotten rolen out of the way, things may have been differnt.
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of course not. but hill's future major league success is as tied to maddux's early success as it is to scott ruffcorn's minor league numbers.
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if he has trouble thowing K's he should'nt be in the bigs Then every pitcher should be in the minors, they all have games where they struggle with the strike zone. Yeah, but Hill has not been consistent enough in the strike zone to stay in the big leagues. His minor league stats are so impressive though that you know it is mental. I'm pretty sure the guy can throw strikes, he just needs the confidence that he can go out there and get the job done. Just for kicks look up Scott Ruffcorn minor league stats... just for kicks look up greg maddux's 86 and 87 stats.