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  1. UK1679666180
    Give me Buffalo.
  2. UK1679666180
    That no-hitter was his 1st start in a Cubs uniform against STL, I have footage of that game like the last inning or 2 that he pitched which included a declining Musial.
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    Is this based on closest to what that team will pick or who you would pick in that spot?
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    I voted yes, sell your soul to try and win it all and unlike the '05 and '06 WS Champs, do what it takes to rebuild the farm quickly.
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    2nd-3rd round.
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    Craig, you'd be correct... His last 10 starts in AA: Which consisted of the dates (5/24-7/5) as well as one start on August 30th. He was 6-1 2.70 ERA 60IP 53H 13BB 56K His previous 42IP 2-4 6.43 ERA 42IP 47H 14BB 36K
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    Did the Cubs make a move over the weekend that I am not aware of? There's no reason to expected increased production from SS. Theriot is going to play most of the time and more likely than not continue to perform at the low level he, and the rest of the SS crew, performed at in 2007. The Cubs SS hit .254/.309/.331 last year. That's probably the floor of what should be expected from Theriot/Cedeno. Don't see why anybody would think that. Cubs SS hit .254/.309/.331 last year With RT at .253/.312/.325 And RC at .222/.255/.378 Theriot is going to be given every chance to keep the job full-time, and he's more likely than not going to be as bad as last year. Nobody should expect improvement if they stick with these guys. They might get it, but they could easily be just as bad, or even worse. If Theriot doesn't find another outlier fluke month like last July, the floor for his productivity could very easily slip below the 640 OPS level. While he was hot in July, his second half was filled with some bad luck. If I was to project Theriot... .265-.275 avg. .320-.330 obp. .340-.350 slg.
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    Theriot-.253/.312/.355 Cedeno-.222/.255/.378 Izturis-.250/.303/.304
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    Did the Cubs make a move over the weekend that I am not aware of? There's no reason to expected increased production from SS. Theriot is going to play most of the time and more likely than not continue to perform at the low level he, and the rest of the SS crew, performed at in 2007. The Cubs SS hit .254/.309/.331 last year. That's probably the floor of what should be expected from Theriot/Cedeno.
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    It would be very difficult to fail to reproduce last year's CF numbers, methinks. Should be stronger on either side, with Sori a full year in his best defensive position and Fukudome instead of the madness that was RF last year. I'm actually starting to warm up to our outfield for the first time in years. If Pie even hits marginally it will be much, much better from what I can see. The Cubs got an aggregate .710 OPS from CF last year. I don't think Pie is going to be much, much better than that. Just my opinion. Yeah, it's still very much in question whether or not they see improved production from CF, and it's not a sure thing that RF will be improved. RF wasn't bad last year, despite all the people who think it was terrible. They had the 6th highest OPS and the highest OBP of any NL team's RF. I wouldn't assume Fukudome & Co. is going to significantly outpace that number. Fukudome with a little help from Murton may be a good bet to do better than that, but it's no guarantee. Right now, the Cubs should expect increased production from C and hopefully SS next year.
  11. UK1679666180
    Yes, those 3 TDs of under 15 yards. It's a diff. Packers team, see how they young guys handle it. The last time it was as cold as it will prob. be was GB vs. Jacksonville in '04.
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    OF COURSE, I SAID IT WILL COME DOWN TO RUNNING THE BALL!!!!11!!1?!!?111!!! Look at what Grant did yesterday, Favre managed the game, he didn't win it, Grant did. Yes, if GB is down and they have to pass to get back into it, those weather conditions will play a factor!!!!11111111??????//?//?///////
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    ?? The Packers have played in cold weather before. Brett is awesome in cold weather in Lambeau. http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2007/12/23/1/ Not the last time he was in frigid conditions. 12MPH isn't a strong enough wind.
  14. UK1679666180
    http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/USWI0288?dayNum=7 That's going to be fun to watch. I enjoyed watching GB not want to take the field against the Bears, we'll see if Farve wants to be out there. This will be a running game. Go Giants.
  15. UK1679666180
    I'm rooting for the Giants in this one. Of course, I wanted Indy to win as well as Seattle. I did root for NE.
  16. UK1679666180
    It could impact it, but how much, it's still going to be a well hit line drive whether it gets by Braun or is knocked down by Rolen. Same thing with line drive in OF gaps, it shows the obvious weakness in stats. They're not as valid as they should be w/out factoring PBP data. Like I said, XBHs are more likely to be well hit balls compared to singles and that's what it comes down to for me. If a pitcher is giving up XBHs at a high ratio, that's more on him than anything else.
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    As far as Marquis and Capuano: 28% of the ball in play (minus XBH) for Capuano turned into singles, 21.8% for Marquis, that's huge. If Marquis would've had that 28%, he would've allowed 31 more singles. While XBH are somewhat determined by defense, they are determined more by the hitter hitting a hard line drive. Most doubles, TR, and HRs aren't park related or caused by a weak defense to the point where it turns a good pitcher bad. I'll concede singles as far as DIPS, but people are lying to themselves if they think luck/bad defense is the main reason why pitchers allow DBs and TRs.
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    That's b/c Marquis was extremely lucky. There were 568 balls put into play that were not (XBH or K) only 124 of them went for singles. For Bush: 134 singles out of 530 chances. For Suppan: 162 singles out of 620 chances. Capuano: 114 singles out of 406 chances. While Marquis was on one end of the spectrum and Capuano was on the other, Bush and Suppan were not out of the ordinary and pretty close to league avg.
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    Suppan and Bush both allowed 80+ XBHs, that has less to do with defense and park factors than just pitching poorly. Capuano had some bad luck. Marquis was very lucky last year.
  20. UK1679666180
    The Cubs are a decent offensive team, I just worded it poorly... This was supposed to say, Peralta as a SS is more than what the Cubs at SS.
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    Obviously those strikeouts have hurt his numbers, but his approach at the plate (aggressive with two strikes and swinging hard) might make him a better over hitter factoring power than if he would shorten his swing and go to RF. My main concern with someone Peralta would be if he regresses physically to a 3B man playing SS, which is dangerous slope that could be approaching quickly. Offensively, he's prob. a #6 hitter on a decent offensive team which is more than what the Cubs have and outweighs any defense or ability of Theriot to avoid strikeouts/move up runners.
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    If he was throwing well enough down in Venezuela to be offered a ST invite/minor league deal, he prob. would've been offered by now. Teams have had the entire winter to see him pitch.
  23. UK1679666180
    He's a LF'er with no pop. He would serve no purpose on the Cubs since he can't play CF.
  24. UK1679666180
    It's expected, you hire someone who's been in the game as long as Piniella and there's reasonable expectation you'll get a one term contract regardless of success. I'm hoping Matt Walbeck becomes the next manager.
  25. UK1679666180
    Dean had 2 real good years surrounded a couple of good ones. If he put up those numbers with the Browns, he would not be in the Hall.
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