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With Escobar possibly having season-ending surgery on his shoulder, the LA Times speculates the Angels may look for a trade to fill the void. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angrep27mar27,1,340320.story

Team Stats & Scoring - +375 1. Number of Cubs wins, 2008: 84 +0 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (15 games): 9 +150 3. Number of runs scored, 2008: 778 +25 4. Number of runs allowed, 2008: 723 +100 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division: 2nd +100 Player Stats & Scoring - +200 1. Number of Aramis Ramirez Home Runs: 28 - +40 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases: 16 - +40 3. Kosuke Fukudome's OBP: .376 +20 4. Derrek Lee's RBIs: 96 +30 5. Ted Lilly's Wins: 15 +30 6. Carlos Zambrano's ERA: 4.07 - +40 7. Rich Hill's Ks: 174 - +0 8. Ryan Dempster's Innings Pitched: 108 - +0 Bonus Questions I (20 points each) +90 1. Which will be higher: Rich Hill's K's or Rich Hill's Innings Pitched? Innings pitched +30 2. Which will be higher: Jon Lieber's starts or Jon Lieber's relief appearances? Jon Lieber's starts +0 3. Which will be higher: Felix Pie's at-bats or Reed Johnson's at-bats? Felix Pie's at-bats +0 4. Who will have more HRs: Soto or Fukudome? Fukudome +0 5. Who will have more wins: Hill or Lilly? Lilly +30 6. Who will have a higher SLG: Soriano or Ramirez? Soriano +30 Bonus Questions II (30 points each) +60 1. Most HRs: Alfonso Soriano +30 2. Highest OBP (min. 400 ABs): Derrek Lee +0 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): Rich Hill +0 4. Most saves: Kerry Wood +30 The Annual Tiebreaker: Date of Lou Piniella's First Ejection (you may answer "none" to predict an ejection-free season for Lou): 5/13 against the Reds Total - 725

i think it's funny that people here assume that it's impossible for theriot to be as bad as cedeno was in 2006.

brb editing my saltalamacchia pick

dag gummit

you'd think he'd mention a-rod in his first book if he hates him so much. a-rod was just as much a superstar when that book came out.

yes.

instead of being negative i'd just like to once again say welcome to the cubs to this guy: http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l29/Bostnfn/BrenlyBob.jpg

mike fontenot

he has more homeruns over the past 2 years by a decent margin.

matzusaka's gonna throw a no hitter tomorrow and it won't count for me :evil:

196. Corey Patterson

oh hell, my bad.

5 million dollar status: still eligible!!

how's his defense? anyone willing to take a guy with horrible obp but some homerun pop over theriot? if he has a good glove, then go for it.

i've never done well in these, no time to start now. i'm in.

yeah i'd probably want to be on a team that has at least a small chance of winning the world series one day too

Group A: Prince Fielder Group B: Matt Holliday, Ryan Braun Group C: Vladimir Guerrero, Aramis Ramirez, Nick Swisher Group D: Jack Cust, Nick Markakis, Chase Utley, Jason Bay, Ryan Zimmerman WC: Edwin Encarnacion

189. Bronson Arroyo

Yeah, I think you answered your own question there. Kidding. brb writing pm to tim

i actually think howry should be the closer, marmol used to get the tough guys out, and wood somewhere in between. i guess that's my ideal setup for the bullpen. best reliever gets the tough guys out in the late innings, your 2nd best reliever is the closer to finish the game, and your 3rd best reliever does something in between. i could also be a moron who doesn't want his howry fantasy draft pick wasted though.

staged?

the 700 wlw morons are in love with dusty. when i was listening to them yesterday, they were praising how dusty has the balls to give scott hatteberg the leg-up in the 1st baseman competition because votto is having a crappy spring, and how they agreed that votto needed to prove himself at aaa louisville. it's all pretty hilarious.

He HATES them. Dusty has his good qualities and his bad qualities. He's been great with the players this spring, especially the young guys. However it's a very realistic possibility that CPatt is going to be the starting CF in two weeks. D'oh. dusty LOVES young arms. he HATES young bats.

i'd like to see important stats before i'd make a choice