It would be just like Bud and MLB to make one stupid move to cover up another. Yes, because implimenting a system to ensure that the correct call is always made is such a horrible thing. Constant delays are.
Things aren't great when there are posts on Brewerfan.net like, "Hey, Vicente Padilla was DFA'd! He'd be a great addition to the team!" West Side Rooter posts on brewerfan?
At least preseason football doesn't have players who have been removed from the game running wind sprints in the outfield as the game is going on. And at the ends of the games you get to watch rookies who will actually be on the team and often wind up being starters and/or significant contributors... I don't have any idea what to make of ST baseball performance (besides nothing) and it's easier to eye test football. Yeah it's riveting watching those guys compete to be the 3rd down lineman on the punt team. At least the ST guys might become something some day. The 2nd half of presseason football is horrible football played by guys who will never do anything anywhere. And that's without getting into the sportsradio buffoons that swear by this stupid [expletive].
Cubs have done pretty well against Pedro in his career. Including beating the crap out of him last year. while that is true, this isn't the same group of cubs i sense epic fail It's also a decrepit Pedro.
Why try, he just counts his 138 million dollars all day while laughing maniacally in his swimming pool full of gold coins like a modern day Scrooge McDuck.
Only 37 players have made it on the first ballot. Don Sutton, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry, Lefty Grove, and Early Wynn all won 300 games and did not make it 1st ballot.
There's no way I don't pitch Rich Harden game 1 if he keeps pitching like he has his last 5 starts. If Harden is healthy and rested he's the best pitcher we have, and one of the best in baseball. I'd probably pitch him game 2. I don't want him in Game 1 because I don't want him pitching in Game 5 unless there's extra rest built in. Extra rest is built in to at least 3 of 4 if not all series.
The Dodgers? The Cubs split a 4-game set with them (minus Manny). I can't read, I saw 2 wins, and just assumed the 3 game set. I guess it's true then. ETA: The whole "come back to me when you start beating the really good teams" thing just pisses me off. People have this thought in their head that the Phillies have their record because they've beaten the Dodgers 42 times. Nobody's denying that this was an ugly mediocre team without Ramirez. Since he's come back they're 17-10 with a 2-2 record at home agains winning teams and a 2-4 record on the road. It's a cheap shot meant to freak out the erik316s of the world.