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  1. Cubs Fan In New York
    Personally, I like the fact that he manages to win every single game. Sure we were up 6 and weren't in danger of losing at that point in time, but he wanted it over. I think he's smart enough to know when enough is enough in regards to Marmol so I think we'll have to wait and see. It's just silly when people freak out whenever Marmol comes in and then if Marmol doesn't come in and the other reliever gets into a jam, people freak out and ask what's wrong with Lou for not using Carlos.
  2. Cubs Fan In New York
    that's the thing - lou considers everything to be a disaster. after the bases became loaded, the blue jays' chance of winning the game was 7.1%. i'm well aware that marmol is the best pitcher in that spot, but lou seems to think that the only way to get out of that situation is to use marmol. pretty much any guy in the bullpen is likely to get out of that spot with the cubs still a heavy favorite to win the ballgame. sometimes you have to trust people other than your best pitcher to get outs. The only problem with trusting the other pitchers is that they need to prove they can be trusted. Even the last couple of weeks Lou has tried to rest Marmol and then the pitchers he uses end up imploding, in which case he uses Marmol anyway. I'm not saying I always agree with using Marmol for every single sticky situation, but none of the other guys, other than Kerry and Scott, have proven they can do it. Re-post from the game thread: ERA+ of our bullpen guys(coming into today) INF INF 201 178 161 137 89 We have a very good bullpen. They've all proven they can do it. Well, I'm sure eventually they'll be put into the situation and will show Lou that they can do it. Carlos has been used alot this season, but this last week he hasn't been and that's why I'm not too worked up about him pitching today.
  3. Cubs Fan In New York
    that's the thing - lou considers everything to be a disaster. after the bases became loaded, the blue jays' chance of winning the game was 7.1%. i'm well aware that marmol is the best pitcher in that spot, but lou seems to think that the only way to get out of that situation is to use marmol. pretty much any guy in the bullpen is likely to get out of that spot with the cubs still a heavy favorite to win the ballgame. sometimes you have to trust people other than your best pitcher to get outs. The only problem with trusting the other pitchers is that they need to prove they can be trusted. Even the last couple of weeks Lou has tried to rest Marmol and then the pitchers he uses end up imploding, in which case he uses Marmol anyway. I'm not saying I always agree with using Marmol for every single sticky situation, but none of the other guys, other than Kerry and Scott, have proven they can do it. Besides, Lou has made mention he understands Marmol is being used alot so I'm sure Lou will do alot in the coming weeks to get Marmol some rest. Someone mentioned in the game thread that Carlos had only pitched 1 inning the last week.
  4. Cubs Fan In New York
    I don't see the big deal. Marmol hasn't pitched that much recently to begin with and the bases were loaded with no outs. Marquis gave up 3 straight hits and got nobody out, so taking him out seemed like a smart choice. Whenever Lou TRIES to give Carlos/Kerry a rest, the person he puts in proceeds to make a disaster of the inning. I don't recall who was on first, but a double could have made it a 3 run game. Lou defused the situation and a bases loaded no out situation turned into 1 run and inning over.
  5. Cubs Fan In New York
    Neither of them were serious. I thought it was pretty funny when Mike said that.
  6. Cubs Fan In New York
    It really makes no sense to me to just come out and say that. Either it's going to be hot air coming out with nothing happening or someone does do something and it hurts the team. Should have just kept his mouth shut and did whatever he wanted to do.
  7. Cubs Fan In New York
    So you are basically saying you would sell your soul to the devil for a Cubs World Series? Me too. I thought he didn't like the fans and playing in Wrigley? Maybe I mis-remember but I could have sworn he's said he doesn't like it there. Couple that with the fact that he can barely run. I wouldn't mind it at all if we were an AL team, but his knee's plus a brick wall doesn't leave me too hopeful for his defense.
  8. Cubs Fan In New York
    Why would he publicly say there's going to be some kind of retaliation? Didn't someone do this last year and there were warnings issued before the game and if anything happened the offending party would be suspended?
  9. Cubs Fan In New York
    I would LOVE to play Torrey Pines. The only course I've played on that the pros have played on is Bethpage Black. Also, seeing Tiger's grimace after that one shot he roped down the middle and then afterwards saying his knee hurt, I really don't see him physically staying at the top of the leaderboard through Sunday.
  10. Cubs Fan In New York
    It may not hurt to inquire, but the slap in the face might. He's the lone bright spot on the team and he's a young pitcher in just his 4th season. No way they trade him. It was a shot in the dark anyway, just throwing it out there. They seem to have a number of problems so maybe a bunch of players going back would entice them since they do have Bedard that could take over the #1 spot. Granted, we probably don't have enough talent to start the conversation but he was a name I just thought of.
  11. Cubs Fan In New York
    I'm just curious but, what about someone like Felix Hernandez? The Mariners are way back in the standings and don't seem to make a big push this season. With the names being thrown out there would it hurt to inquire?
  12. Cubs Fan In New York
    Exactly there is nobody dominant enough in our system that is untradeable. If a combination of our guys can bring in 1 dominant guy, then do it. By the way, welcome to the forum! The only problem I can see with our farm system is that the guys that should have alot of trade value, probably don't anymore because of how much we've jerked them around. It might take alot more now to get someone dominant than it could've before the season started. Thank you :) I've been lurking for around 2 years and for some reason waited until now to join 8-)
  13. Cubs Fan In New York
    Murton and Pie seem like they're never going to get a fair shake on the big league club, so they can be used in a trade toward getting a frontline starter. There really isn't anyone down there that stands out that can't be traded.
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