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  1. UMFan83
    That's a very tough start to the season and a somewhat difficult finish.
  2. UMFan83
    Why Happ over Wells? Wells has more wins and a lower ERA and WHIP. Happ has 12 more K's in 3.2 more innings, but is that enough to have him leap over Wells?
  3. UMFan83
    Nope, actually hasn't given up any. He was used only as a reliever and gave up 5 ER in 3 appearances, but none in the other 6. His BABIP is around .250...a career low for him but not completely outrageous just a little low.
  4. UMFan83
    LOL Dusty: Looking at a guys eyes to see if they are gassed or not....that's old school. Sososo glad Dusty not only isn't our manager anymore, but he's managing a division rival with loads of young talent into the ground. The weirdest thing is Jocketty is slowly becoming the Reds version on Andy MacPhail.
  5. UMFan83
    Hes hitting a HR every 10 at bats or so, considering hes not getting consistent at bats thats pretty impressive. Or, he's hitting a HR ever 10 at bats or so, considering he's not getting consistent at bats, he hasn't had a chance to get exposed full time or have prolonged slumps. There's no way he hits a HR every 10 ABs playing everyday. Oh yeah and him playing 2B would be absolutely disasterous. The Cubs are better off letting him catch and play 3B in instructs and have a similar role he's had this year, except with actually starting him at C if Soto misses a month again or throwing him in right away at 3B when Aramis gets hurt again. I'm curious, do you think Fox is legit, or do you think he will become exposed with consistent ABs (by exposed I mean he'll have numbers that don't deserve to be in a corner OF position). Sometimes I think Jake Fox has to be another Mike Fontenot, but at the same time he has the numbers to back this up. He was destroying AAA, got a promotion and is destroying here. He probably won't be a 1.000 OPS guy or even .900, but I think he's pretty legit. The only think that scares me is his plate discipline. He does get into good counts a lot but I think he only has 6 BBs since being called up.
  6. UMFan83
    Just curious to see the general thoughts of the board. With St. Louis making several big acquisitions, coinciding with the Cubs finally playing like the team we expected them to, its shaping up to be an exciting race. Also, the Cubs/Cardinals are just 2 games out of the Wild Card as well, putting a 2nd playoff spot in play. So now that the NLC looks to be a 2 team race, on August 3rd, how do you think this season will end?
  7. UMFan83
    If there is a game we lose this series, this is the one. That said, I think we'll win.
  8. UMFan83
    I don't consider first place by percentage points "first place" What is it? Second place??
  9. UMFan83
    Imagine if the pen didn't blow 4 run leads in two games. He could be 10-4 right now and getting serious ROY consideration.
  10. UMFan83
    First place though. We made up 1 of the 5 games.
  11. UMFan83
    These are the types of wins that don't at all make me feel good just relieved.
  12. UMFan83
    The longer an at bat goes the more scared I get. Gonzalez is right on these pitches
  13. UMFan83
    Did marmol just throw 2 hanging breaking balls in a row with an 0-2 count
  14. UMFan83
    Grabow is going to blow this game. Edit: Nevermind
  15. UMFan83
    ..... or, he's just plain out of gas. Well, hopefully he can get this last out and have Grabow/Guzman and Marmol finish this puppy up. Wells easily could have gone out for the 8th if that error didn't cause him to throw ~15 more pitches
  16. UMFan83
    Dammit, Wells looks like that error fazed him
  17. UMFan83
    Yeah but Harrang is doing a very very nice job of hitting that corner of the zone tonight.
  18. UMFan83
    Is that 0-3 3K for Koyie Hill? He's miserably bad.
  19. UMFan83
    I wouldn't mind it. Gregg is kinda scaring me lately. Lou said Gregg and Heilman are unavailable tonight. Marmol is the closer, which most people wouldn't be much more comfortable with.
  20. UMFan83
    Can we play the Astros again? More specifically Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz.
  21. UMFan83
    75 pitches for Wells. Could he be the Cubs first CG of the year? More realistically, he might be able to go 2 more if he keeps it up.
  22. UMFan83
    Man thank God Fontenot hit that homer, I don't know if we are going to score again. Also, no Gregg and Heilman today so if we can get through 7, I feel decent about Guz and Marmol finishing it up.
  23. UMFan83
    Please come back soon, Geo.
  24. UMFan83
    While that would be mildly humerous, I don't the Cubs are that dumb. Maybe remove him from the closers role, but not all out release him.
  25. UMFan83
    I was more upset after he blew the lead yesterday than today. Maybe it's because the Cardinals lost already, or maybe because the offense didn't really earn a victory today, or maybe its because we all kind of braced for this when Gregg came in to protect a 1 run lead after blowing the game yesterday.
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