SouthSideRyan

Hey Vols win by at least 8. Thanks.

I assume you mean 60 day DL? Putting him on the 15 day does nothing. cubs.com has it as 15 day. Isn't that 41 guys on the 40 man? Or I can't count. Why bother putting Rich on the DL? It's not 41 on the 40-man roster, because Hill was already on the 40-man roster. Putting him on the major league 15-day DL now may just be preliminary to transferring him to the 60-day later if they need more postseason roster flexibility. Yeah, I knew Hill was on the 40 man, I just thought we were at 39 not counting Gooz who was on the 60 day. I guess I was always counting Gooz when counting 39. Trading Eyre put them down to 38 plus Guzman on the 60 day DL. Ah that'd be it.

I assume you mean 60 day DL? Putting him on the 15 day does nothing. cubs.com has it as 15 day. Isn't that 41 guys on the 40 man? Or I can't count. Why bother putting Rich on the DL? It's not 41 on the 40-man roster, because Hill was already on the 40-man roster. Putting him on the major league 15-day DL now may just be preliminary to transferring him to the 60-day later if they need more postseason roster flexibility. Yeah, I knew Hill was on the 40 man, I just thought we were at 39 not counting Gooz who was on the 60 day. I guess I was always counting Gooz when counting 39.

People act like this was a Buckner ball. This was a slow roller that the pitcher couldn't pick up due to the spin on the ball. These things are called hits all the time. Changing the ruling or calling it an error to begin with because of some unwritten rule about only calling things hits on no doubters is dumb. Want the no hitter? Make the play. Just like everyone who complains about umpiring, don't leave it up to them. You want the accomplishment, overcome. This especially points out how dumb the ruling is, that it WAS THE FREAKIN PITCHER that "made the error" they're trying to charge here. I understand they are charging the pitcher for the error, but it doesn't matter who makes the error (even though I don't agree with it) it still shouldn't be a hit. *IF* Sabathia comes up cleanly with the ball the runner is out... he did NOT come up cleanly with it which should be an error and not a hit. And as I said, there are literally hundreds of plays per season where *IF* a player came up with the ball cleanly, the runner is out, yet those plays are ruled hits. It's how things are scored these days. If you have to move out of your position to make a play and not picking it cleanly on the first try gives the guy first, it's almost always ruled a hit.

Jake Fox isn't a catcher anymore. I have no clue why he was ever listed as a catcher on the cubs site to begin with. He hasn't been a regular catcher since '06.

People act like this was a Buckner ball. This was a slow roller that the pitcher couldn't pick up due to the spin on the ball. These things are called hits all the time. Changing the ruling or calling it an error to begin with because of some unwritten rule about only calling things hits on no doubters is dumb. Want the no hitter? Make the play. Just like everyone who complains about umpiring, don't leave it up to them. You want the accomplishment, overcome. This especially points out how dumb the ruling is, that it WAS THE FREAKIN PITCHER that "made the error" they're trying to charge here.

I'm pumped about Hoffpauir. Gooz too - but mainly Hoffpauir. I think both could make the playoff roster with a good September. You really think Guz has a chance to make the playoff roster? I think Hoff will (replacing Ward) but I think Guz is a stretch. Barring injury, Marquis isn't making the playoff roster. Hoff(or some long shot) will be taking his spot. The last 2 pen spots are gonna come down to Cotts, Gooz, Howry, Lieber, and Wuertz. With that being the order I think they have chances of getting the spot. Marquis will go to Mesa to stay loose in case of an injury.

I assume you mean 60 day DL? Putting him on the 15 day does nothing. cubs.com has it as 15 day. Isn't that 41 guys on the 40 man? Or I can't count. Why bother putting Rich on the DL?

Oh and what's great about this is that it's not impossible for Sabathia to have a chance at an actual no hitter in September. Yost will certainly push him to the max to "make things right" It's gonna be great. Another thing to watch is that Sabathia has 6 CGs in the NL right now. With 5 or 6 starts remaining, I could easily see Yost doing something stupid like trying to get CC a nice round 10 CGs. Ned Yost is probably what I'm looking most forward to watching in September. In response to third eye, yeah it's more an anti-clutch argument than a clutch thing. I don't recall seeing any studies done with regard to this topic.

If the same thing happened with Harden people here would be taking about how Lou abused Harden. Were you rooting on Dusty as he "rode his horses" with big leads in '03? Learn anything from that? Why as a Cubs fan would I care whether or not Sabathia gets a no hitter or not? If Sabathia had given up 6 runs and the Brewers had won 7-6 it would mean exactly the same to me as if he threw a no hitter and they won 7-0. I don't think the Cubs fans around here care so much wether ir not CC pitched a no- hitter, nor do I think there is any jealousy on our parts. We are just sick and tired of Yost and his constant whining and griping all season long. The man has no integrity and no sense of preofessionalism. You know--In '98, Riggleman was a man about it. Orie botched that easy grounder to 3rd and the 20 K Wood game ended as a one-hitter. I didnt Riggs complaining about the official scorer that Wood got screwed and how it should have been a no hitter. Links? Sleep through last season?

Indeed - the others were fairly obvious choices. Didn't McGehee leave a good impression with Lou during ST? Maybe Lou just has a good memory (which would also explain the absense of Pie, Fuld et al.) I think he has a role for him that would work for the team, especially with the lack of a righty power guy off the bench. I wouldn't call Megehee a power threat.

Similarity scores across different eras are garbage. But yeah, Kent should be a HOFer. Probably won't be because he's such a miserable person.

Yeah, I doubt that's why Pie wasn't called up. I'd rather they were just being stupid about the AAA playoffs? EDIT: I'm Ron Burgundy?

Man, i hate Milt Pappas. His woe is me act last time he sang the stretch was disturbing. You're like 65 years old Milt, get a life nutjob.

Ehhh, I dunno about that, there's not a lot of viable candidates from playoff teams this year, so I could see Pujols getting it. Who are the candidates that stand a chance on the playoff teams?? Cubs: Soto or Ramirez I guess are the only 2 I've heard talked about. I guess Soto will be the one who gets the most votes because people are hyping him for the way the pitching staff has performed. That said, he doesn't have the aura that Ichiro did his rookie year to give him enough votes to get the award, nor does he have out of this world #s to give voters no choice Brewers: Braun. I can't believe he'd get the support with his Dunn-like defense out there. Plus he's still too much of a new face to go with his defense in LF along with memories of his "defense" at 3B. I'm sure some idiots will give Sabathia votes, but it won't be nearly enough(unlike the Cy Young race, which he'll win after Nedley gets him 10 CGs. D-Backs: I don't even know Webb I guess? But he really wet the bed tonight, I don't think the D-Backs have a candidate that even the braindeads could support. Dodgers: Manny with the Sabathia-esque vote, but this only works if the Dodgers make the playoffs obviously. Cause if the Dodgers lose a 1 game playoff rather than win it, then clearly Manny wasn't close to being an MVP. Win that game on an Angel Berroa walk-off and Manny has a chance. Mets: Wright maybe? He seems to have been thrown under the bus along with Beltran and Reyes(though not quite to that extent of those 2....hmmmm what's different about him?) Phillies: Utley. This is the only one I can really see happening. Again though, they need to make the playoffs for him to take it. If the Phillies get down like 3 games at any point, only to have the Mets flop down the stretch again, the award is his. Otherwise, I have a hard time seeing it not go to Pujols.

Oh good Jeff Foxworthy baseball commercials. I HATE FOX

I don't agree with Sabathia throwing this many CG (except for today) but why is this just assumed that Sabathia got lit up from being overused? He did face the 2 of the best teams in the AL last year in the postseason. Okay, I guess he just can't beat good teams then. Anyway a point I saw brought up on BTF is that a big part of a no hitter is holding on to it as you start counting down outs late. CC didn't have that pressure because of the hit. He didn't have to worry about making his perfect pitches because he had nothing to pitch for. (And a logical manager wouldn't have had him pitching to begin with.

Oh, and Sabathia is totally going to get some meaningless start at the end of the year so Nedley can make a stupid Cy Young push.

If a guy goes into the hole, picks it and drops it on the exchange it's a hit. LaRoche gets the hit.

That's what Cedeno becomes with McGehee(RH PH) and Hill(Blanco becomes a RH PH) getting called up. You think today was a sign that Lou's comfortable with DeRosa as the backup SS?

Kroeger is a lefty. I know. He's still a better option than McGehee vs. lefties.

CC Sabathia just won the Cy Young with that Dodgers HR.

It depends on how you read it. If you read it aloud and say "en-dee" then most people are gonna think Notre Dame. Nobody talks about North Dakota out loud calls it "en-dee."

I hate drafting backup kickers, TEs, and (to a lesser extent) defenses. If there's a good TE/Defense hanging around late, I can see it, but picking one up just to have a backup was always foolish to me. I'll take the lottery pick on the RB/WR every time. LOVE the Cotchery pick.

And I'd have to imagine it's Fox to the 60 man and Harben outrighted. Though I guess they could add Hill to put him to the 60 man. To once again hammer on the Matt Craig point, he KILLS lefties. OPS vs them in his minor league career of ~960. Last 2 seasons over 1000.