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  1. Outshined_One
    Sutcliffe will be singing the stretch. I get the feeling he won't quite fill Lasorda's shoes.
  2. Outshined_One
    In the first inning, the umpire got visibly pissed off at the Cubs' dugout, to the point he took off his mask and told them to "Shut the hell up!" The camera showed the Cubs dugout and everyone in there was laughing about it. Did Lou say anything about that in the post-game press conference? What happened?
  3. Outshined_One
    The best he can hope for right now is becoming a version of Fukudome with worse defense and being stuck in LF. However, it's questionable whether he will ever develop enough power to fill that role. His OBP will always be good, but if that's all he can hang hit hat on, it will be hard seeing him as more than a good 4th OF/decent LF. If that's the case, it's difficult to imagine him getting regular playing time over Fukudome and Soriano, much less DeRosa, Ward, Hoffpauir, and Reed Johnson. I'm rooting for the guy to succeed, but I have trouble seeing it happen on this team as it is currently composed.
  4. Outshined_One
    Think ESPN will torment us with Boomer/Sutcliffe Redux for this one?
  5. Outshined_One
    I get the feeling the Cubs think Howry and Eyre might be gone after this season. They've got a handful of guys in the high minors who can step in for Howry (with Wuertz or a FA presumably taking over the 7th inning role) and a couple of lefties who could take over Eyre's role. They might be able to re-sign either of those two, but, frankly, Howry will be 35 and Eyre will be 36 by season's end. I don't think retaining either would be a bright idea. Just hope they get favorable FA designations and some team is dumb enough to sign them. :D
  6. Outshined_One
    Marshall and Hill going down with injuries could be the best thing to happen to Gallagher. It pretty much ensures he'll be up here for another few weeks while those guys work out their injuries and also attempt to get back in the good graces of the Cubs. I'm also curious as to whether he suffered any ill effects from the comebacker off his pitching hand in the first. It looked like his velocity was down after that happened. Moreover, considering he threw 111 pitches in freaking cold weather, that might be a bit of a concern in his next few starts. With that out of that way, I've said this a number of times so far about Gallagher. The best projections for him have him as a #2/#3, but that's down the line. He needs to learn how to effectively attack major league hitters and how to get by on days when he doesn't have his best stuff. That will come with time and experience. Perhaps he might be as effective this season as, say, Jason Marquis or Jon Lieber, but this experience is enormously important for him. I'd rather see him get this experience now while he has the opportunity. It should pay dividends for the Cubs over the next few years, considering he will get this experience and the Cubs will have a much clearer picture of just how good he can be.
  7. Outshined_One
    Box Scores Iowa lost 6-1 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 1/4, 2B (10), K CF F. Pie 1/2, BB, R LF M. Murton 0/3, BB, K RF J. Kroeger 2/4, 2B (14) 3B C. McGehee 0/4, RBI, K SP R. Keisler 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 9/3 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP C. Pignatiello 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Shaver 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 8-1 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/4, RBI SS M. Camp 1/4 LF T. Colvin 0/4 1B/3B J. Fox 1/4, 2B (3) RF D. Deeds 1/4, 2 K 3B K. Reynolds 0/3 1B S. Clevenger 0/0, BB SP J. Samardzija 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HBP, 7-7 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-4 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 2/5, 2 R, 2 2B (11), K DH J. Mota 1/4, BB, K LF T. Wright 2/5, 2 RBI, K, SB (3) PH R. Harvey 0/1, K C W. Castillo 0/4, 2 K, E (6, throw) RF Y. Carter 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (3), K CF J. Wyatt 3/4, RBI 3B J. Lansford 0/4 SS D. Barney 1/3, BB SP J. Ceda 4.1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 5/4 K/BB, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 3-6 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 WP, 2-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-3 Box Score DH E. Lara 1/4, RBI, 2B (2), SB (4) SS N. Samson 1/4, K LF B. Guyer 1/3, BB, R, 2B (5) 3B J. Rosa 1/4, 2 K 2B M. Smith 3/4, R, RBI, HR (5) C J. Donaldson 1/2, BB, R, 2B (10), K (Ejected in the 7th) RF D. Johnston 0/4, 2 K CF L. Johnson 0/2, 2 K PH C. Andersen 0/1 SP Z. Ashwood 4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3/0 K/BB, HBP, 3-6 GO-FO OVERALL: 0-4
  8. Outshined_One
    For the second day in a row, none of the Cubs' minor league teams lost.
  9. Outshined_One
    For Indianapolis: Neil Walker, Andrew McCutchen, Steven Pearce For Ottawa: JA Happ and Jason Jaramillo McCutchen is probably one of the top 20 prospects in baseball right now.
  10. Outshined_One
    Oddly enough, he's on pace to strike out more times this season than last season.
  11. Outshined_One
    They'll probably trade off their contract year guys, flukey guys they can sell high on, and low floor/high ceiling types who haven't been producing for them. I don't think they'll trade off their big names and prospects.
  12. Outshined_One
    Cubs I've hated more than Edmonds... Todd Hundley LaTroy Hawkins Alex Gonzalez That's about it, off the top of my head.
  13. Outshined_One
    We just won with Wood.
  14. Outshined_One
    Good win tonight! :D
  15. Outshined_One
    Come on Blue...
  16. Outshined_One
    Kerry Woods! /yes, that's a joke
  17. Outshined_One
    Tyler Colvin is 1/3 with a walk, run, and stolen base. At the rate he's going, he'll double his walk total from last year by the All Star Break.
  18. Outshined_One
    Nyeh.
  19. Outshined_One
    Weird that Cincy didn't keep him. He didn't get into trouble or something did he? Nah, the deal they made for him was one that made sense. They had a logjam in the OF and a need for pitching.
  20. Outshined_One
    Lou Piniella needs to stop trying to out-manage himself. These bunt attempts make little sense.
  21. Outshined_One
    That was nearly...um...odd.
  22. Outshined_One
    It'd be like Batman versus Captain America from the JLA/Avengers crossover a few years back. They'd start the fight, but after a few awesome moves, both would realize they were good guys and they would join forces.
  23. Outshined_One
    Just to say the obvious... That's what she said.
  24. Outshined_One
    Way to get in and out of that, Marmol!
  25. Outshined_One
    The second slider was even more sick!
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