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  1. UMFan83
    Probably because he's behind in the count to almost every hitter he faces.
  2. UMFan83
    He still served up a meatball to a all power no discipline hitter, regardless of whether the inning should have been over. Seriously, a player like Francoeur should never be able to beat you with the game on the line.
  3. UMFan83
    marmol should go halfsies. Well Gregg blew this one plus the 4 run lead he inherited in Wells' start vs. the Astros.
  4. UMFan83
    6 ER in 32 IP over the span of 5 starts for a 1.69 ERA, and his record is 0-2
  5. UMFan83
    Poor Wells.
  6. UMFan83
    Nope. His control has been the only thing that jumps out at me as being different than the last 2 seasons. His H/9 and HR/9 are similar, but his BB/9 has jumped from 4.5 in 07 and 4.2 in 08 to 8.2 in 09. He isn't any more hittable, and based on the numbers he still has the same stuff (his K/9 is slightly lower than last years...11.7 to 10.6), its just a matter of finding the strike zone consistently. Who knows if its an arm slot issue or a release point issue or a mental issue, etc.
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    ?
  8. UMFan83
    Says more about the team than Lee, but Derrek's point has been taken. He's not a corpse just yet. Yup. I'm not saying Lee is a superstar, or even 07 Lee, but despite 95% of Cubs fans giving up on him, he is still 2nd on the team in HRs, 3rd in RBIs, and 3rd amongst regulars in BA.
  9. UMFan83
    Lee up to .255/.330/.441/.771 for the year
  10. UMFan83
    Free Hoffpauir! Oh wait, the board isn't giving up on Lee anymore are they? Lee has the second most HRs on the team.
  11. UMFan83
    My guess is that Wells leaves after 8, Gregg gives up 4 runs in the 9th to tie the game, and the Cubs win in the 10th while Wells is once against denied a W.
  12. UMFan83
    *applause*
  13. UMFan83
    Weird, the MLB Network feed of WGN is about 1 second ahead of the actual WGN feed on WGNHD
  14. UMFan83
    not a free agent signing. jeff blauser and steve beuchele are definitely on my list. Steve Buechele was traded to the Cubs by Pittsburgh
  15. UMFan83
    Just throwing a few nominees out there Jeff Blauser Neifi Perez Howard Johnson
  16. UMFan83
    I think it's a very complex issue involving a desire to get more left handed and economic limitations to start with. Ideally, Hendry didn't want to replace 1/3 of the roster, but it had to happen to reach his goal of getting more left handed. Not saying I agree with it, but the offseason was more than Hendry deciding that the team needed an overhaul. All I know is that the Cubs went from one of the best hitting teams against right handers last year to middle of the pack this year. 3 games against the Dodgers wasn't a good enough sample to prove that we needed to overhaul the team in order to get more lefties in there. Yet at the same time, its hard to believe that the 2008 team would have been able to repeat their numbers in 2009. Part of the reason the Cubs are struggling this year is because Lee, Soto and now Soriano have been struggling with the bat, while Theriot is doing ok, but not hitting as consistency as he did last year. Also, Ramirez has been hurt a majority of the year. These are things that probably would have happened no matter what moves were made. I think Hendry's biggest mistake was destroying the bullpen, but I'm pretty sure that Lou had an influence in that. Players like Wuertz and Eyre were never going to get a fair shake with the Cubs because the manager simply didn't favor them. I'm rambling but those are my thoughts on the topic.
  17. UMFan83
    Haha, they are all chains to some extent, however some of them are smaller chains that don't make it to Cali.
  18. UMFan83
    LOL @ Cotts
  19. UMFan83
    Not to derail the thread further, but I'd be a lot more confident of Vitter's future success if he had more than 5 BBs this year. But the kid is oozing with talent that is really showing right now.
  20. UMFan83
    We better pound this clown because we have Lowe and Jurrjens in the other 2 games.
  21. UMFan83
    Montreal deserves a second chance at a city. Make them promise to build a new park downtown, hire a good marketing guy, get an owner willing to spend (smartly) and bring back the Expos!
  22. UMFan83
    Well Hill does have the second highest OPS on the roster, while Soto has the second lowest OPS.
  23. UMFan83
    Philly's Best has the best cheese steak around Chicago. I really wish I could go to Philly to sample the real thing. As for your deli style sub, I'd have to agree with Potbelly's for the chain stores, but there a lot of hole in the wall places that make some great damn subs with the freshest meat and veggies and great bread (which is very very important for a good sub). Subway went down in my book a lot when the quality of their bread went downhill. I still eat there from time to time, but their bread is really dry now, making the sandwhich meh.
  24. UMFan83
    They probably did overreact..but I still think when the season is over Milton Bradley will have solid numbers and look like a decent signing. Dumping half the bullpen and trading Mark DeRosa still stings with me.
  25. UMFan83
    I wish that movie was available on On Demand. The 325th viewing would be as good as the 1st.
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