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  1. Derwood
    Which boss? Rothschild was brought in pre-Dusty. I don't know that there is any particularly strong relationship between the two. Dusty's guy is Pole, who could easily slide into the pitching coach's job. Further, I don't know how much Rothschild is enjoying himself. I could see him searching for greener pastures. Perhaps we can send him a Pepperidge Farms Meat and Cheese basket with our fondest regards and best wishes for better employment next year.
  2. Derwood
    Will Baker sabotage Z the way he sabotaged Maddux with another asinine lineup? Magic 8 Ball says "Definitely"
  3. Derwood
    Unfortunately, the only way we're likely to be rid of our pitching coach is if his boss goes too.
  4. Derwood
    BP sure does love Dusty and the boytoys. I wonder what it will be like at the Cubs Convention next year? If they didn't screen questions in the past, they may consider it this year. While I don't doubt that Hendry will provide a vague, canned answer and Dusty will regail the room with stories of striped bass stealing his girlfriend away, it still wouldn't be a pleasant atmosphere if they were bombarded by tough questions from the crowd. Exactly that is the strategy Hendry and Baker will use....scripted answers and stupid antidotes. HA HA HA! The antitode to the blue kool aid they keep feeding us? If you've ever read a Joe Morgan chat transcript from espn.com, that is pretty much how I expect the Q&A at the convention to go. Question asked Vague answer/unrelated story Question never answered
  5. Derwood
    Thank you. K's and BB's went down thus lowering his pitch count. I still think he could be a 4 or 5 starter but would require patience. Okay, I'm not saying this is you or anything, but why would people want to drive Maddux out of town but give Mitre a chance at the rotation? I know the salaries are in different galaxies, and I've been arguing mostly for the "Maddux isn't great anymore" side of things in the "Vesting" thread, but c'mon! I'll take 3 Maddux's in my rotation before I give Mitre a shot. I'm not sure how many innings a pitcher needs to show what he's got at the major league level, but 117 2/3 so far from Sergio have been awful
  6. Derwood
    The Cubs are now 5-1 when Murton starts in LF.
  7. Derwood
    Trachsel has made a lot of money throwing a baseball. :wink: Correct me if I'm wrong Dal but hasn't Mitre had a lot of success pitchng at the AAA level? If he was getting lit up there I'd agree with you in a second but he has something to offer and I'm curious if it just isn't a mental thing for him. A lot of success? 2005: 70 2/3 IP, 5-6, 4.33 ERA, 72 H, 22 BB, 55 K's, 1.33 WHIP Was that what he did at Iowa? As I said, correct me if I'm wrong and those numbers are not great by any means....average yes but not good. He has to get those walks down to be effective. How was his Homerun rate? Mitre at Iowa Age 23, 2004: 2.98 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 8.33 K/9, 3.48 BB/9, 0.79 HR/9 Age 24, 2005: 4.33 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 7.00 K/9, 2.80 BB/9, 0.63 HR/9 OBA must have gone up then. If his WHIP stayed the same, his walks decreased, and his HR allowd is down, the 1.50 inflation in ERA has to be attributed to something. More hits? Higher OpOPS?
  8. Derwood
    Trachsel has made a lot of money throwing a baseball. :wink: Correct me if I'm wrong Dal but hasn't Mitre had a lot of success pitchng at the AAA level? If he was getting lit up there I'd agree with you in a second but he has something to offer and I'm curious if it just isn't a mental thing for him. A lot of success? 2005: 70 2/3 IP, 5-6, 4.33 ERA, 72 H, 22 BB, 55 K's, 1.33 WHIP Was that what he did at Iowa? As I said, correct me if I'm wrong and those numbers are not great by any means....average yes but not good. He has to get those walks down to be effective. How was his Homerun rate? Yes, sorry, Iowa. Extended stats were hard to come by. minorleaguebaseball.com seems to remove player stats lines from the site when they are promoted (or at least removes the link). mlb.com no longer has minor league stats in the player bios (and the minor league stats link back to MiLB's site.
  9. Derwood
    Booing Dusty and Co. in the middle of winter? Save your energy and enjoy the convention... Let him boo. Why not express your displeasure for the team's choices in a forum when you're boos can be heard? The convention isn't just about blowing sunshine up each other's rears for 3 days.
  10. Derwood
    Trachsel has made a lot of money throwing a baseball. :wink: Correct me if I'm wrong Dal but hasn't Mitre had a lot of success pitchng at the AAA level? If he was getting lit up there I'd agree with you in a second but he has something to offer and I'm curious if it just isn't a mental thing for him. A lot of success? 2005: 70 2/3 IP, 5-6, 4.33 ERA, 72 H, 22 BB, 55 K's, 1.33 WHIP
  11. Derwood
    Turns out it didnt' matter that I missed the deadline, as I would've been one of the STL vs. SF casualties in Week 1
  12. Derwood
    Last night's debacle has put the final nail in Mitre's coffin for me. I'm sick and tired of hearing people champion him for the 5th starter spot, or putting him in as a key piece to any trade proposal. MITRE IS TERRIBLE He is a lukewarm body taking up valuable 40-man roster space, and, were I running the team, would be the first cut this off season to help ease the Rule V headache that's rapidly approaching. In 117 2/3 IP at the Major league level, he has allowed 147 Hits, 82 earned runs, 18 HR, 44 BB's, just 74 K's, a 4-10 record, 6.33 ERA (this year's 5.75 is his best year to date), a .307 OBA and a .854 OpOPS. I don't give a fig what his numbers at AAA were. It's a smoke screen. Fools Gold. Smoke and mirrors. Whatever cliche you want to give it, it all adds up to the fact that Mitre's utter lack of ability is far beyond acceptable for a "playoff contending" team. So please, Jim Hendry, cut him, shoot him, deport him, sell him into slavery, whatever you need to do to get him off the team (he has no trade value, so sorry about your luck there). And let him take Macias with him. /rant?
  13. Derwood
    You have the numbers to back that up? Because I would argue that Mitre sucks in every capacity involving a baseball, glove and uniform
  14. Derwood
    Harang is a better pitcher. He literally pitches the ball better. That's not the issue at hand. You're a major league manager, your season has just ended. Would you rather have: The Cy Young winner (he clearly deserved the award because he had the best era, whip, etc stats he can control, but only 10 wins, out of his control. he had no run support) and just miss the playoffs or A pitcher with an ERA over 4.00 with 15 wins and make the playoffs In the end, who was more important to your team? Clearly you would like to make the playoffs regardless of who pitches and how well. This is sort of a silly question. That's like saying "would you rather have a team full of guys with a .380 OBP but miss the playoffs or a team full of 150 K hitters and win the World Series." Naturally the goal is the championship and not the individual performances, but usually one begets the other.
  15. Derwood
    Right, Dusty...."Um, yeah, the dude was gonna play every game from here on out, man! Now he's hurt, that's just society...it's like hooking a bass with a wiggler on 30 lb. test but the loons scare him off."
  16. Derwood
    And no mention of Macias getting thrown out stealing ahead of Murton's homer, right? Or is that just "a veteran being aggressive, trying to help the team out?" Had it been the other way around, we would have heard a different story I'm sure
  17. Derwood
    Don't forget Enrique Wilson, Lenny Harris and Delino DeShields
  18. Derwood
    Okay, that's it. If FLA wins (did they already?) we're 6 back (just as I predicted in the "we're not really out of the wildcard" thread) I need to go to sleep...have to be up at 2am EDT for work
  19. Derwood
    Hank has clutch power man!
  20. Derwood
    It's 2hr30min into the game, and I have to say, I'm still amazed by this lineup. I saw the defense with Perez, Macias, Blanco and Murton, and just knew that Macias would be hitting 6th! And Walker 5th! For the love of God, why not just send out the waterboy and Dick Pole? Possibly the worst lineup of the year.
  21. Derwood
    Ah christ, the Gremlin got an RBI. Pencil him in the starting lineup for the next 3 games. "Dude has saved us!"
  22. Derwood
    That's a magic slider Harang is throwing out there. Wow. Why would Dusty sit the #3 and #4 RBI guys on the team in the same night again? Anyone?
  23. Derwood
    I bet the Cubs score 3 runs and lose by 1
  24. Derwood
    And yet he's included in every trade proposal made on this board as if he's a blue chip prospect. Sergio Mitre = Jeremi Gonzalez Lite
  25. Derwood
    G'night folks! 3 run shot by Pena. I HATE YOU SERGIO FRIGGING MITRE!
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