SouthSideRyan

2008: late and close: .184 .225 .263 tie: .158 .227 .211 within 1 run: .229 .269 .313 DAMN YOU, FACTS. Yeah, but does that account for when he walks 2 guys with a 4 run lead and our child-like manager pulls him??????

you realize he has a 148 ERA+ coming into tonight, right? Don't bother. Wuertz is the poster boy for the "but he looks bad to me" train of thought. Drives me insane. Lou's ADD needs to be treated. Wuertz woulda been fine if he just let him friggin pitch. Additionally(sorry if it was addressed) there was no reason to yank Lieber after only 1, nor is there any reason to use Marmol at all.(It appears he was pitching the 9th regardless which is mind-numbing, considering he was looking at a potential 4 run lead in the 9th) I really think that effin 6 run lead evaporation against the Rockies last year(WHICH WE WOUND UP WINNING LOU) makes him afraid of using anyone but our 2 best in 4 run leads in the 9th.

Here's a game. It's called "count the good pitchers on the Tigers roster." Get past one and I'll give you a toy. Justin Verlander(yeah, I and my fantasy team know his stats). Jeremy Bonderman isn't terrible.

I think "many" is an overstatement. I projected them to mid-80s when their pythagorean record is 27-30, which shows I expect some improvement. But to get to 90 wins from where they are now, they'd have to play at a .581 winning percentage. Their Pyth% this season is .473, and over the past two seasons is .502. To get to .581 from that, they'd have to take a quantum leap forward. And that's just to get to 90 wins, which right now is on the very bottom end of the Cubs' likely projection. They have two young bats that make people drool, and a couple more that are above average for their position. And they have an ace pitcher who can't stay healthy. Is that enough to lead a team to 90 wins? They don't really have anything else. Their bullpen is bad. Their defense is really bad. They have a few pitching prospects, but big whoop, so does every other team in the majors. Brewers fans I read right now are basing their hopes on two things: The Cubs' turnaround last season and the fact that they lost their No. 2 pitcher and they believe we haven't lost anything. And their high point last season, June 23rd, here was the two teams' run differentials: Brewers: +29, Cubs: +22. The two teams had been almost identical, but a combination of good and bad luck had put them 8.5 games ahead of the Cubs. Luck caught up and the Cubs pulled ahead. This season, the run differentials are Cubs +92, Brewers -14. Did you steal that from John Kruk? That analysis is Baseball Tonight-esque. That's insulting.

Volquez, by a lot, even though he's not nearly as good as his ERA shows.(obviously) If you can get Volquez for the same amount you got Pedro for, you're either overpaying for Pedro or underpaying for Volquez, in which case you should turn around and flip him elsewhere.

Haha, thanks, but I don't think my wife would approve. I'll pinch hit.

Yes.

How about Mike Harkey?Another good analogy. And although he hadn't had major league success yet when he got injured, Lance Dickson is another. None of these guys that have been listed were as good as Prior.

I think the scariest team would be the team with the 2nd best record in the NL. Should the Rays be more afraid of the Blue Jays than the Yankees? The Sox more afraid of the Twins than the Indians and Tigers? The Phillies more afraid of the Marlins than the Mets? The only thing that I'm afraid of with regards to the Cardinals is that they're not completely out of it by the deadline and wind up getting a Matt Holliday into their lineup for his prime years. The Cardinals team as currently constructed is nothing to fear unless you're crossing at a stoplight. I don't think anybody is really afraid of the Yankees right now. The Rays should be more afraid of the Red Sox, forget about the Blue Jays. But the difference is that teams like the Yankees, Detroit and the Mets should be playing better, but are underperforming. So yes, you do still worry about teams like that. The Reds however are probably performing like they should, which is still under .500 and 8 games out. Well, they've probably performed how they should have thus far, but replacing Corey Patterson with Jay Bruce is a ridiculous upgrade(offensively at least. I'm sure Bruce is worse than Corey on D, but I'd have a hard time believing he's not a significant overall upgrade) As I said, the fact that the Reds are 8 games out is why I'm not remotely concerned about them. If you squint a little, you can say they're equal talent-wise, but under no circumstances(barring injuries) can I come up with a scenario in which the Reds are 8 games better than the Cubs over the next ~100 games.

I think the scariest team would be the team with the 2nd best record in the NL. Should the Rays be more afraid of the Blue Jays than the Yankees? The Sox more afraid of the Twins than the Indians and Tigers? The Phillies more afraid of the Marlins than the Mets? The only thing that I'm afraid of with regards to the Cardinals is that they're not completely out of it by the deadline and wind up getting a Matt Holliday into their lineup for his prime years. The Cardinals team as currently constructed is nothing to fear unless you're crossing at a stoplight.

If we didn't have an 8 game handicap, I might consider them a threat.

Yeah, I'd bet some money that Soriano gets a game at DH.

Sure, such as...??? His dabbling in the Hamilton arts.

That's relevant. it's about rick ankiel, and maybe he doesn't make that catch without a little help. i stand by my link. You mean the HGH that he ordered 4 years ago? Makes sense :roll: I'm sure the confessed cheater isn't cheating anymore. Totally trustworthy.q That's not true. HGH wasn't even banned when he ordered it. You can hate him because he's a Cardinal or whatever, but don't lie about him. Can we talk about his other drug habits?

And the division everyone thought would be the best in the majors (AL Central) is 18 games under.

For the record it was Luis Rivas that hit the grand slam.

DIE KENNY DIE

ho-hum.

No. The only train in the city I'm not a huge fan of taking at night is the red line to 95th and Dan Ryan. I do it maybe once a year, wouldn't recommend it. Anything else shouldn't be a problem for a guy in the city. A woman alone, I wouldn't trust most places at night.

so playing those same percentages, the Cubs would go 20-5 vs. the NL West and Pittsburgh and 36-47 against everyone else Plus 33-21 so far That equals a 89-73. I guess I would take it :) Yeah, but that's only cause you predicted the Cubs to lose 95 games this year. 89 wins is not a good season for this team.

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

You realize Livan hasn't been fine in years? What are you talking about? He's pitched over 200 innings just about every year of his career. Just because he sucks now doesn't mean that his excessive innings are why. When would you consider Livan to have been "fine"? Livan's velocity fell off a cliff at a very young age. It's usually attributed to overwork.

Tommy Lasorda used to eat 100 hot dogs prior to his games!!

Kobe also wanted Bynum traded, and publically ripped him. Good times.

Hahahaha