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  1. 27up27down
    Meh. MLB washouts have monster years at AAA every year - Dallas McPherson, Mike Hessman, Chris Richard, and Nelson Cruz to name a few this year - but that doesn't mean there aren't any truly talented players in the league.
  2. 27up27down
    Is the intentional walk a concept with which you're at all familiar?
  3. 27up27down
    Santana should worry you infinitely more than Manny.
  4. 27up27down
    Is there a "no cheering in the camera well" rule?
  5. 27up27down
    I thought the article did a pretty good job of justifying it.
  6. 27up27down
    Hehe this is silly
  7. 27up27down
    Haha definitely. Wouldn't mind seeing that bullpen in the LDS.
  8. 27up27down
    NLCS tickets in LA are still available. I'm mulling a trip.
  9. 27up27down
    Anyone who thinks the results of the Brewers series will have any kind of long-term impact is utterly brainless.
  10. 27up27down
    Oof. Let's hope Pie could equal his contribution. Gomez is atrocious.
  11. 27up27down
    Yeah, very true.
  12. 27up27down
    Game 4 of the '03 NLDS was a Saturday afternoon game I believe.
  13. 27up27down
    I have a '98 Wild Card shirt that I still wear. I'll have that forever.
  14. 27up27down
    You shouldn't have to worry about bringing a starter out of the pen in an LDS. LCS, maybe, and WS for sure, but it should be an emergency-only scenario in the first round.
  15. 27up27down
    Nah, doesn't matter - 2.86 ERA, 1.25 WHIP at home; 3.22 and 1.16 on the road.
  16. 27up27down
    I probably worded that poorly. Fontenot's obviously on the roster, but that was why I'd rather see Fukudome in the lineup every day.
  17. 27up27down
    Fukudome's D > Fontenot's bat. As good as Fontenot's bat has been, he can't be expected to OPS .900 for the duration of the playoffs - he's already fallen pretty far off that pace over the course of August and September. Even at Fukudome's worst, he'll work the count and pick up a walk here and there. He's not hurting the lineup a great deal if he's in the #8 spot, and if he catches one ball that would have otherwise fallen in for a double with an average RF in his place - happens much more often than you'd think - he's helping the team. Pitching wins championships, and a great defense turns good pitching performances into great ones - the '07 Rockies are a great example. There's no reason a rotation fronted by Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez should've been within sniffing distance of the playoffs, but when you give them one of the best defenses of the last ten years, they're good enough to win an NL title.
  18. 27up27down
    To me, it has nothing to do with "big hits." The playoffs aren't about scoring runs - you win in the playoffs by preventing the opposition from scoring. Fukudome is a HUGE part of why the Cubs staff has had so much success.
  19. 27up27down
    Yeah, Lilly's a shoo-in for game 4, it would seem. I'm not a big fan of speculating about the emotions and personality, but what he's been able to do this year can't really be argued with. Whichever way the Cubs go, we can all agree it's a pretty awesome problem to have.
  20. 27up27down
    Hmm, that's possible. Then you have Z on 4 days, Demp on 10, and Harden on 8. I don't know if I'm a fan of Z on regular rest in the playoffs, though. No reason not to let him take advantage of an extra day or two going in.
  21. 27up27down
    It's looking like setting up the playoff rotation will be pretty simple. If the normal rotation continued, Dempster, Marquis, and Harden would pitch the last three games of the season. With two off-days between the regular season and the NLDS, you push Harden back to game 2 and then Dempster goes game 3. Then it's Zambrano on 6 days rest, Harden on 8 days, and Demp on 7 days. Perfect.
  22. 27up27down
    Michael Brantley and Taylor Green are the two rumored possibilities.
  23. 27up27down
    I think it means even big slow oxen get a lucky bounce every now and then.
  24. 27up27down
    Yeah, screw the wild card. Screw playoff matchups. Let's win the division. Go Phillies.
  25. 27up27down
    MLB Trade Rumors had a post up yesterday about it. It's two years, and Kerry is Type A.
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