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2006 Peoria Chiefs Q&A with Nathan Baliva
Outshined_One replied to Laura's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Great photo Outshined! Yes I think that Sean will be on the fast track. But remember he is just 20 years old. I am higher on Sean than some others are (especially those "experts" at Baseball America). But then again they evaluate on one or two starts while I saw all of his 2005 pitches. Sharp curveball, good control and wasn't even allowed to throw his slider which coming out of high school was a big pitch for him. He learned a lot here in 2005 from Tom Pratt in terms of learning how to pitch and working the mental side. He will have a big 2006 somehwere (Daytona? West Tenn? Both?) and I think you'll see him in Wrigley soon and it will be well deserved and hard-earned. Why did the Cubs not let Gallagher throw his slider? Did they scrap it out of worries about his arm, or did they want him to develop his other pitches before he could bring the slider back? -
Apparently Barry Bonds became an old, injured, and struggling played immediately after the strike was resolved.
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yeah, I know. I nearly choked on a dorito when Bob said that.
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I've heard it pronounced two ways today: Duh-PIE-rack Duh-PAIR-ick
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My understanding is that they reduced it to four pitches, but that he lacks a definitive out pitch.
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Casey McGehee: Best defensive 3B in the Southern League last season.
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Are you sure ? Pat & Ron said it was Sing. It was Dopirak. Marshall's curve is wicked.
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Is it me or is Dusty slurring his words more than usual?
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Dopirak is a great mistake pitch hitter, gotta give him credit for that.
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Rammy with a nice grab on the smash.
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Holy crap Marshall is scrawny.
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LOL @ Brenly "We had a lot of guys who were easily distracted..." *Camera pans to two older shirtless guys* "NOT BY THAT!"
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Working on the hit & run?
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Was that a brace or was it a pad to protect from foul balls?
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Bottle whatever it is that allows Larry to be this boring and you'd have the cure for insomnia.
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No doubt about it, if he keeps showing this kind of power, there's plenty of reason to get excited about Pie. I just want Dusty to stay away from Pie, though. :D
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Even though Pie has had a nice Spring Training, I really do think the Cubs should keep him down in AAA for as much of the season as they can. He still needs to work on his plate discipline and adjusting to more advanced pitching than what he faced in AA.
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Restovich is slow, but thankfully there was a bad throw.
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Apparently he plays a pretty good corner OF.
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Gotta love a guy who throws his curve at 3-2.
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That strike 1 curve was purdy.
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Hill's got his curve going. Yay.
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Shades of Sammy Sosa. Yeowza.
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Hill doesn't have his best stuff today and the batters were giving him problems, but he managed to get out of it. Let's see how this keeps up.
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Ah yes, the perrenial highlight in Spring Training that is Dusty of Arabia. That HBP was on a fastball, by the way. Bad call.
