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  1. UMFan83
    I can't believe people are surprised by Quinten. When the move was made I thought it was one of the best moves in the offseason. When Buehrle is on, him and Vazquez is more solid than Zambrano/Lilly. Then looking at the rest of their rotation Danks (one of the best pitching prospects in baseball 2 years ago) and Floyd are really solid as well, at this point also better than Dempster/Marquis. The Sox are good. Probably not this good, but this isn't totally stunning to me at all, especially when you look at how under performing their offense was last year, combined with their off season acquisitions.
  2. UMFan83
    I wouldn't worry about that. He's shown in the past that if there is a deal out there to make us better he'll do it. I'm just worried that he won't identify starting pitching as a need, citing the presence of Lieber, Gallagher, Marshall, Marquis, Hart as depth. I don't think he'll recognize that our pitching staff might not compare well with other potential playoff rotations.
  3. UMFan83
    I think people are just disappointed because everyone's expectations for Fukudome went sky high with his hot start.
  4. UMFan83
    2-1 when Gallagher starts. Am I missing something here? I realize his performance doesn't necessarily dictate a 2-1 record, but he's far from causing the Cubs to concede games.
  5. UMFan83
    I bet it would take a lot in order to pry the number 2 pick away. Probably something like Hinrich, ST Deng, Thomas, 2009 1st for #2 and filler
  6. UMFan83
    I don't think the Cardinals are going away any longer. I just keep waiting for them too, and it completely defies all logic, but they haven't
  7. UMFan83
    I'm surprised that no one is freaking out about soreness in the pitching shoulder no matter what the excuse is.
  8. UMFan83
    Seriously, can we put Fukudome into the 1 or 2 spot in the order so I don't have to get pissed about his complete lack of power??
  9. UMFan83
    How about you be a run producer here fukudome? Ok or just fly out weakly.
  10. UMFan83
    BTW, Jim Edmonds has shown me absolutely nothing. I am no expert on hitting, but his bat looks really really slow, just like they said it would. If I were the Cubs, I wouldn't need a further look. I would just cut him ASAP before his crappy hitting contaminates the locker room.
  11. UMFan83
    Oh yeah. And it's rigged so it never gets above 10%
  12. UMFan83
    This is why I continue to hate Soriano. I don't care how hot he gets, he will be in a slump soon.
  13. UMFan83
    Dempster is putting himself in the dumpster.
  14. UMFan83
    Dempster is putting himself in the dumpster.
  15. UMFan83
    Again, why does Chris Sampson own us? Have we taken a walk today?
  16. UMFan83
    Where is the patience today?
  17. UMFan83
    Chris Sampson freaking owns us.
  18. UMFan83
    Wow Soriano went from red hot to ice cold. Typical
  19. UMFan83
    The managers pick the pitchers.
  20. UMFan83
    How much of the balloting actually comes from the stadiums? I would imagine a majority is done online these days.
  21. UMFan83
    I never knew that either. I wish I knew what players were rumored to go in that deal. Piazza hit .348/.417/.607 that year for the Mets. Imagine what his production would have done to the Wild Card Race. The Cubs probably wouldn't have needed the one game playoff to clinch, the pitching staff would actually have been set so that Mark Clark wouldn't have had to pitch game 1. Imagine what his presence in the lineup would have done to Sosa's numbers that year as well.
  22. UMFan83
    My biggest fear is that the trade deadline passes without the Cubs acquiring a number 2 starter. Can we get to the playoffs without one? Absolutely. Can we win in October without one? Possibly But the bottom line is Lilly is a good number 3 on a championship team, Dempster is going to throw way too many innings by October to be considered for the number 2 spot even if he stays somewhat consistent, Hill who knows, Marshall is not going to be that guy, Gallagher is probably too inexperienced. If the Cubs are playing at the same pace they are playing at now (on July 31st that would put us at 69-42), they need to go for the jugular and shore up that rotation. The thing that scares me is that JH would probably think we are set with our mediocre pitching depth (based on our awesome record) and stay put.
  23. UMFan83
    My current boss was asked to join the rotoworld staff after strong finishes in Fantasy Basketball and Fantasy Baseball contests on ESPN.com, but he declined. He's definitely not a Cubs fan.
  24. UMFan83
    So he's like the anti-Gorzelanny? Hopefully the Cubs can get a huge lead in this game so that Lou is not tempted to use Marmol.
  25. UMFan83
    I don't think he'd be quite as effective as a starter. Look at all the movement on his pitches. He would have to conserve that stuff as a starter. I don't know I could be wrong. The only thing that hurt him in 06 was his control.
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