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5/15: Cubs (Maholm) @ Cards (Lohse) 12:45 CDT CSN
UMFan83 replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Yeah I think Castro is the only safe bet for at least this year and probably next year. I have my Castro jersey shirt which is my main Cubs game shirt now that my Aramis Ramirez jersey is obsolete. -
5/15: Cubs (Maholm) @ Cards (Lohse) 12:45 CDT CSN
UMFan83 replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Lahair now on pace for 41 2B, 45 HR and 95 RBI Never in my wildest imagination would I have expected this. Even if pitchers figure him out and he ends up being terrible the rest of the way, this is more than I expected out of him. And the odds of pitchers figuring him out enough that he struggles the rest of the year is dwindling by the day. -
Rooney and Farmer were pretty good. I agree with those that say Farmer doesn't cut it as a PBP guy.
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Was it about GRINDERS?
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because....? I don't like to reward stupidity. The Cubs have been left unrewarded for stupidity for over a century. Let's just enjoy it when we win ok?
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Of course... 4 runs of offense would have won Dempster 3 of his previous 5 starts (with the pen blowing the other 2), but this time he gives up more than 1 ER in a start for only the 2nd time this year.
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because....?
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I think you are confused...other way around. Every team except for 1 (KC) above SD is an NL team. San Diego had the least number of sacrifice bunts in the NL. Every team below them was an AL team. Edit: Wait I counted wrong. San Diego was 16th/30 but 15/16 in the NL. Arizona was behind them. Sorry about that, but I still think you had it backwards.
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If it makes you guys feel better re: the front office and bunts... Sacrifice bunts: Boston 2011: 30/30 teams 2010: 29/30 teams San Diego: 2011: 16/30 teams (but 16/16 in the NL) 2010: OK well San Diego finished 2nd in the majors but I think Hoyers footprint was only really beginning to be felt last year
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Meh, fathering Campana isnt all that great of an accomplishment
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It's so awesome how quickly I went from meh about the Cubs to bitching about the manager. It feels good to care again..this team is somewhat enjoyable.
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According to baseball-reference, Starlin Castro hasn't had a sacrafice bunt since September 4, 2010. I don't know about failed attempts, but I'd guess there hasn't been many of those either. He had 0 last year and 0 up to this point this year.
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I was definitely on guard when he started his bunt tournament....but I figured that was just an icebreaker/bone thrown to the media to show a focus on fundamentals
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You guys are just playing an elaborate prank on me right? Sveum didnt just have Castro put down a sacrifice bunt? This is getting a bit silly
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Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
UMFan83 replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
I don't think its petty, its just how the game works. I think the arbitrator knew that he would probably get fired for siding with the players union, but I think I had read that he had sided with the MLB on a couple of recent arbitrations and figured he would definitely get canned by the union if he didnt side with them on this issue. He was damned either way. -
Good point. Should they start Bryant against Oklahoma City or has Steve Blake overtaken him? I don't get the snark or the wasted hours of MJ research. Did he have a unwhelming game? Yes. That's all that this discussion was about. 17 points on 16 shots is underwhelming. Doesn't mean he's NOT an all time great or that no great players have bad playoff games, just that this particular game was bad. No need to make a mountain out of an anthill. Yes, you dropping that little nugget immediately after pages of people trying to make the argument that Kobe Bryant is overrated makes it ridiculous for anyone to assume that you too shared that opinion. lol...to be honest, I didn't read any of that argument, it didnt interest me. Guess I should have before posting that.
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Good point. Should they start Bryant against Oklahoma City or has Steve Blake overtaken him? I don't get the snark or the wasted hours of MJ research. Did he have a unwhelming game? Yes. That's all that this discussion was about. 17 points on 16 shots is underwhelming. Doesn't mean he's NOT an all time great or that no great players have bad playoff games, just that this particular game was bad. No need to make a mountain out of an anthill.
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When do the Angels start to worry about the Pujols contract?
UMFan83 replied to DivineBovine's topic in General Baseball Talk
His numbers in May (10 games) .146/.167/.220/.387 6-41 1 XBH (the HR) 1 BB 2 R 7 RBI 3 K -
Did anyone catch Shark's interview on the Score this week? He came off as fairly cocky, but not necessarily in a bad way. They asked him what he would think if Theo and co decided to trade him, would be be disappointed, and his response was "yeah...they're not going to trade me" and then "If they did, I guess I'm just going to win a bunch of games for some other team." It was interesting.
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17 points on 16 shots from an NBA great in a game 7. Bravo.
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I can't decide if that was better than the Rays-Red Sox last day of the season last year. I'm gonna say today was better because it was for a title.
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Wow that was freaking amazing. That's a once in a lifetime thing that just happened.
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Re: Games in which the Cubs are not playing
UMFan83 replied to El Duderino's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
According to ESPN, he's on pace for 86 HRs and 195 RBIs this year. Unreal to still be on that type of pace in mid-May -
Oh well, it would have been cool if Denver won....not looking very likely now
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Right but we still have the MLE that we can use this year. The idea is if you amnesty boozer and resign 2 or 3 of Brewer, Watson and Korver, you will have more money to use for the MLE without going over the tax line, which is the real issue. The Bulls will not use more than the veterans minimum (~$1.2m) to replace 2 of those 3 guys (with Butler taking the other). If we amnestied Boozer and signed those 3, there is a $2.4 million difference in salaries, meaning hypothetically we could spend more on replacing boozer. So either $1.2 million to 2 different players, or $2.4 million for 1 player. PS this is all just a fantasy because I don't think there's anyway the Bulls will even consider amnesting Boozer.
