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  1. Cubswin11
    I mean if the wind is really going out at 20 MPH, he may have been fooled that it carried so much and thought he had an easy catch.
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    I'd really like to keep him around, but Bourn money is probably the max I'd like to see them go. Unless the payroll is going to soar the next few years.
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    Just another game where we are running the SP pitch count up to the point where he's probably not going more than 5
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    Good question, yes? Especially if the ball remains in the field of play (on the field side of the netting/wall).
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    Not that I really care and if it made a big difference a team would complain, but shouldn't Liriano's glove be illegal? I thought you couldn't have 2 different colors (especially neon yellow) on your glove as a pitcher.
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    Castro

    Cubswin11 replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I honestly don't think Hendry was that bad, he wasn't the best but there are GM's who've done far worse jobs. My biggest problem with him, like mentioned above, was he was seemingly always chasing a different philosophy every offseason and never trying to find his own ways to try and find inefficiencies or value in things the league didn't value and instead just piggybacking off of whatever the league was trending towards. He did have some good moves.
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    Who the [expletive] is Boscan?
  8. Cubswin11
    Olt should probably start looking into real estate in Japan with his time off.
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    yeah back to Hendricks i mean how to you rate being a brainiac in regards to tools? i think that factor and the control is what makes Hendricks a good pitcher. Gotta say, I'm a reasonably bright guy but it never really helped my pitching all that much. I think most of the credit goes to his command and the quality of his pitches. OPS against pitch 1-25: .790 pitch 26-50: 575 pitch 51-75: .492 i'm curious what you make of that, personally...maybe just SSS noise still? something different? I never believed it, but the old adage is that a sinkerballer is most vulnerable in the early innings. If I had to put a non-random story to it, I'd probably guess that his command gets a bit sharper as he gets deeper into the game. That's what I would guess as well if it's anything other than SSS. Kind of along this same thinking, since his stuff doesn't play way up (doesn't rely on high velo/a lot of break) his stuff is able to stay consistent (both velo/command/control) through an outing and doesn't have as much variance as pitch counts get higher compared to a guy like say Cole or Ventura who rely on more raw, high velo/breaking stuff?
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    I am aware that my feelings about him and his production don't line up. Like I said I hope I'm wrong, I understand he has exceptional control and that goes a long way but it's just hard to find a ton of guys who've had long term success with similar stuff. I hope he's able to turn into a Bronson Arroyo, without the douche, type pitcher for us (that's the best comp I can think of, at least of recent pitchers).
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    I'm rather bearish on him, I don't think he sustains success like this or all that close to it for that long. But I hope I'm wrong and he certainly shouldn't be replaced right now.
  12. Cubswin11
    I'd have interest in Parra too and maybe even Lohse if Wood/Hendricks falter and the price to acquire Hamels or a TOR guy is prohibitive and we want to get a guy who can at least give us a little above league average innings then spend on a FA in the offseason.
  13. Cubswin11
    Cubs.com, tho I think I posted on ESPN like 4 times. Don't remember how I found NSBB, either by a google search or from a link/reference on Cubs.com board.
  14. Cubswin11
    Brewers fans are *starting* to accept that they suck. Definitely, between my Brewer fan friends and reading their message boards it looks like they are finally realizing their window is closed, they suck and basically need to gut the roster.
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    Lucroy broke his foot yesterday too, probably out for a month or more Edit: It was his toe
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    And Beeler pitched at Iowa within the last 2-3 days
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    The Brewers are in a bad, bad spot. Also the article has a fun fact, Bruan's $105 million extension doesn't kick in until next year. Even though he signed it like 4-5 years ago http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-untimely-collapse-of-the-milwaukee-brewers/
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    Eh, he hasn't been good in 2 years and his velo was down last year and this year now compared to career averages
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    http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/animaljam/images/d/d2/Stepbrothers-yep-gif-1-.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140825004622 sorry we are short on aces we need another killer arm in the rotation. when i say that i mean lights out. whoever the odd man out is going to be the 8th/9th inning guy. You want Travis Wood to be the 8/9th inning guy?
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    Kinda want Hamels the most
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    I just don't listen to or pay attention to that crap speculation anymore. Especially (not that it was needed) that it came out today from our GM saying Castro is the SS long-term and Russell is the 2B
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    I just looked it up for comparison sake, even calling Russell up relatively quick here he has more PA's at AA and AAA than Starlin ever did.
  23. Cubswin11
    If there ever was a time to sell high on The Southern League Player of the Week, INFIELDER Dan Vogelbach, now is the time.
  24. Cubswin11
    Soooo Fowler CF Soler RF Rizzo 1B Bryant 3B Castro SS Denorfia LF Castillo C Wood P Russell 2B ??
  25. Cubswin11
    Happy Addison Russell day
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