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  1. brinoch
    Is there really a significant difference between asking him to get three outs or four? Magic 8-ball says not likely. Actually yes. Dempster had to warm up to pitch this inning. He threw 5 pitches. He will warm up again next inning, then throw how ever many pitches. Considering that the vast majority of the time Dempster will warm up and throw one time a day. I don't see him being expected to come back 3-4 hours from now and pitching again. You'll have to forgive me if I disagree that it will make a difference. I think it'll make a difference, and Dempster will likely be unavailable for the second game. But I think trying to lock down the first game is more important than perhaps needing Dempster for the second game. Wuertz is available, and he's more than capable.
  2. brinoch
    Better to use him to get the win now than to wait, in my opinion. There's no way to know if the Cubs will be leading, if it'll be close, etc.
  3. brinoch
    Wow. That was crushed. Crushed.
  4. brinoch
    The Cubs don't get on base enough. It's the same thing it's been since ... well... I've been alive.
  5. brinoch
    Some things are more important than baseball, and I wish the best for the Cardinals and Hancock's family.
  6. brinoch
    Anyone know anything about these two DB's?
  7. brinoch
    It's been this way for years... Here comes the broken record: It's because we don't draw enough walks.
  8. brinoch
    After 2007 the Cubs will have over 3 million reasons to consider cutting bait on Prior. Not saying they should or will, but there's certainly a legitimate reason why they might. There's no telling what it'll take to keep Prior a Cub. He might take an incentive laden deal with $1-2 Million as a base salary. It's not like the Cubs can't afford it, or don't waste money. In fact, there are lots of Cubs who are making more money and bring less to the team -- Izturis, for example, is making $4.25M, with a buyout of $300K for 2008.
  9. brinoch
    I think Guzman will be here to stay. He could hardly do worse than Miller, and his upside is a heck of a lot better.
  10. brinoch
    I'm terribly amused by this questioning about Jersey Cub Fan and Goony. If you look around Goony's been posting; he hasn't been banned. Maybe he's busy with work, like JC (or me). As for JCF, personally, I rather suspect that Jersey Cub Fan is actually Modzilla in disguise and entrapping unsuspecting posters. But what would I know...
  11. brinoch
    What it is called is lack of vision. This is what keeps guys like Darin Erstad even in the league. So to validate the silly notion that you can when with past prime players who have a name they recognize, They have to make a valid arguement for more vision look silly. Hence they bring up guys like Bobby Hill(who still was probably at least as good as the crap we have had a 2nd base for the last several years) Juan Cruz(who still was better than Jason Bere in 2002 shawn Estes in 2003) and Hee Sop Choi(who still was good enough to net us a superstar 1b in Derek Lee. The truth though that the sticking Cubs have not won a WS in 100 years with the likes of Cliff Floyd never seems to enter their mind though. It's also aversion to risk because, frankly, it's uncertain what Murton will do. Can't have that. With the Proven Veteran, however, We Know What We'll Get. Except that the proven veteran is usually washed up and on the downslope of his career. It's poor decision-making, that's for sure.
  12. brinoch
    The Cubs have paid other pitchers during rehab -- Dempster, Williamson and Miller come immediately to mind. If we can sign them to deals during their respective rehabs, then we can certainly do the same with Prior.
  13. brinoch
    OK with me except I'd switch around Soriano and Rammy. I could either way.
  14. brinoch
    Personally, I like making up line-ups. Because it's fun. I'd go with: 1. Theriot, SS 2. Murton, RF 3. Lee, 1B 4. Soriano, LF 5. Ramirez, 3B 6. Barrett, C 7. DeRosa, 2B 8. Pie, CF 9. Pitcher
  15. brinoch
    Don't forget Eric Karros, Mark Grudzielanek, and Shawn Estes. You forgot Neifi Perez and Glendon Rusch.
  16. brinoch
    I echo your sentiments, good sir.
  17. brinoch
    But he's soft! And we don't need pitch counts. Pitchers need to throw more! Like they did back in the day -- they never got hurt then. [/sarcasm] This is the price we pay for bringing in a manager who simply refused, despite the evidence, to acknowledge that too many outings of 110+ pitches is bad for your pitchers. I don't ever want to hear from anyone ever again that Prior is soft. I don't want to read that he didn't care. Having had a rotator cuff injury, I can tell you that it hurts like hell. I could barely sleep for two months because it hurt so much. That he was pitching with a shoulder that was obviously damaged is a testament to his commitment to pitching and to the Cubs. Frankly, I think a lot of people on this board, and in Chicago, seriously owe him an apology.
  18. brinoch
    Eyre wants to be Wuertz, so he loaded the bases to give it a whirl.
  19. brinoch
    Hendry would never admit to his blunders. Hence why Izturis is still playing. Too true, too true.
  20. brinoch
    I was so frustrated that I turned off the game.
  21. brinoch
    It feels like it.
  22. brinoch
    I don't think he's going to get the chance to pound Grossman. I see Turner coming out with a huge, heavy dose of Benson in this game to prove a point starting the '07 season. And I see Turner instituting more shotgun, too. He's said he will look into that. I think he's going to do it. Shotgun doesn't prevent pressure. But well-executed screens and draws can. Even better is the ability of the line and the running back to absorb the pressure and give the QB the opportunity to exploit the inevitable openings in the defense. the line and the RB have to protect the QB whether or not he's in the shotgun. and it won't ensure him enough time for inevitable holes in the defense to open up. i believe in curses, but not the magic shotgun. I agree. Hence my statement about the line and the RB.
  23. brinoch
    Happy B-Day, Bruce!
  24. brinoch
    Wuertz with another excellent outing. Keep 'em coming!
  25. brinoch
    It's unsettling, no doubt about it.
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