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  1. NCCubFan
    Agree. Although I will often flip over to the ESPN booth early to hear what their main talking points are going to be for the game, and I will go to the opposition's feed on occasion to hear what they are saying. That's a big improvement with Extra Innings this year, being able to watch either team's broadcast (assuming the broadcast is on a station Extra Innings can pick up).
  2. NCCubFan
    If Zambrano starts, your in trouble.
  3. NCCubFan
    Is this really necessary? I love sitting by people like this at games. Makes it so enjoyable. It was entirely unnecessary. I think he would have said the same for Ryan O'Malley. Seconded.
  4. NCCubFan
    What ever happened to him anyway? He fizzled out pretty quickly. I believe he came up with arm problems. Didn't Avery throw a no no? Avery never pitched a no-no. The Almighty Kent had two of them, though (one individual, one combined).
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    Or you could look at it as the Cubs are huge idiots for not drafting a guy that was the consensus #1 pick a few years back and one of the top 15 HS hitting prospects in the history of the game. Taking a longshot flyer on a guy like Hamilton was completely incompatible with all of the other win-now moves the Cubs made last fall (hiring Piniella, signing Soriano Lilly DeRosa etc.). There was no way they could try and contend while committing a roster spot to a complete unknown. I don't understand why people can't get that and just move on. The Reds took the chance because they were in a position where they could afford to, and they hit the jackpot. Nice for them. There are things that can be done to get around keeping a guy on your 25-man roster though. If the Cubs picked him and liked him well enough, they coulda traded something to Tampa in order to keep his rights. This happened when the As (I believe) took Eric Hinske and traded Scott Chiasson to the Cubs for Miguel Cairo in order to allow Hinske to go to the A's minor leagues. You have the right players, but the sequence was different. The Cubs drafted Chiasson, then later traded Hinske for Cairo and the rights to keep Chiasson and send him down.
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    He never made it passed spring training. Just another stop on his mission to wear every major league uniform at least once. Didn't realize Spring Training went all the way through April 23 in 1999. He never actually played for the Chicago Cubs though, right? I believe he was signed to a minor league contract with a stipulation that he had to be called up by a certain time or released. I believe the Cubs released him and he went to Milwaukee and pitched decently. That's exactly what happened. he Cubs didn't think he was quite ready to come back to the majors by the specified date, so they asked him to stay in Iowa just a little longer. He refused, so the Cubs had to release him, and he signed with Milwaukee.
  7. NCCubFan
    Comcast. I can get their HD telecasts through Extra Innings; I can't get the WGN HD broadcasts. :x
  8. NCCubFan
    I'm guessing he was signed mainly to fill in while Hoffpauir is up. If he returns to Iowa when Ward gets back The Creature's stay may be over.
  9. NCCubFan
    Comcast, because their HD telecasts are available on Extra Innings but WGN-HD isn't available on DirecTV.
  10. NCCubFan
    What ever happened to him anyway? He fizzled out pretty quickly. I believe he came up with arm problems.
  11. NCCubFan
    did the mods make you do it as punishment? Watch out, Yeti, or you might be sponsoring Jose Macias' page before long! They should pay somebody to sponsor Macias' page. :D
  12. NCCubFan
    I think the Padres are quickly abandoning any intention of competing this year. Especially if Peavy is out for any length of time.
  13. NCCubFan

    Week 8

    NCCubFan replied to BigbadB's topic in Fantasy Sports

    He was used because there was a lengthy rain delay, and the manager didn't want the starter to continue after the delay.
  14. NCCubFan
    YES i am tired of the all-stars determining this for the world series...completely idiotic This Time It Counts.©
  15. NCCubFan
    Strikes me as a relatively low percentage for a closer, actually. I disagree, since some of those games the Cubs were already losing when he came in. If that were the percentage in actual save situations that would be different.
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    Week 7

    NCCubFan replied to BigbadB's topic in Fantasy Sports

    Looks like 12 of the 16 teams in the league will be either 4-3 or 3-4 after this week. Everyone is very much in it.
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    4. He's still a rookie with only two major league starts under his belt, so he's going to have both good and bad outings.
  18. NCCubFan

    Week 7

    NCCubFan replied to BigbadB's topic in Fantasy Sports

    Looks like I've got a win, thanks to some help from my opponent (deciding to go with only 6 pitching starts instead of using Burres yesterday) and some luck (Florida pushing Hendrickson back a day, making that only 5 starts). It also helped that Jackson had his third consecutive good start today.
  19. NCCubFan
    Horrible week for me. One more week like this and I may need to use my other move to jump-start my team rather than saving it for an injury.
  20. NCCubFan
    I went with the DH because it represents a major difference between the leagues when baseball is trying to eliminate differences (such as eliminating the league president positions several years ago). I also thing the defensive indifference and save rules are stupid.
  21. NCCubFan
    Not this again. ](*,)
  22. NCCubFan
    According to cubs.com he has a back injury. No specifics on how severe or if he'll miss any starts.
  23. NCCubFan
    I don't recall whether it was 68 or 69, but it was Holtzman.
  24. NCCubFan
    Something positive about Edmonds: Pie is finally a full-time starter. Too bad it's in AAA instead of the majors. :(
  25. NCCubFan
    Currently #314 with 123 ESPN. Jason Jennings has been very good to me; Jacque Jones getting released really hurt, since he was scoring very well. Putting The Riot on my team--not such a good move.
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