That could be, but it just seems like all the hot guys suddenly go cold again and thats when the team starts to lose, sort of a big winning streak hangover. I believe that's known as "wishful thinking" on your behalf. :D
Absolutely not. The only situation I'd be fine with trading one of Marshall or Hill is if the Cubs get a quality starting pitcher in return. I'm not talking doing something crazy like try to trade for Johan Santana (although that would be nice), but with the way this team has been playing lately, Zambrano and Lilly are pretty much the only two guys in the rotation who can be counted on to perform well on a regular basis. This team could definitely stand to upgrade its rotation, imo.
Jose Ceda is back in Peoria. :D Granted, as a reliever, but still. Also, Hernandez had a productive and effective outing today. 6 scoreless, with 2 hits, 3 walks, and 2 Ks.
Meanwhile, here is a list of the Pirates' 40 man roster. PTBNLs are almost always guys not on the 40 man roster. Happily McCutchen, Pearce, and Lincoln are not on it. :D Come onnnnnnnnnn irrational hope!
This one was even more indefensible: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200406100.shtml LOL..I forgot Haren pitched that game...wow that Mulder for Haren deal really is look bad now for the Cardinals. This ranks among my all-time favorite games. Haren couldn't get the third out to save his life in the 4th and got a standing ovation when he got pulled, haha.
Frankly, I don't care if the PTBNL ends up being a random fan they picked out of the stands to play LF for Altoona. I'm happy the Cubs got him off their roster!
Devin Hester? ...uhhhhhhhh... 8-[ Fine, as a general rule, I despise athletes who come from the University of Miami. I'll allow one or two exceptions. :P