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http://www.smartmoney.com/10things/index.cfm?story=october07 These are all well known though.

It's more about changing speeds and location with the Dbacks, they're a real good FB hitting team, they remind me of the Cubs offense, just not as much potential pop With Z, it starts with being able to locate his FB, I'd like to see him try and that slider in the dirt with 2 strikes. With Hill, it's also about location but with his curve, they'll struggle with his curve and hopefully he'll locate his his fastball above the letters and then down with the curve. Lilly, I hope his curve has bite and that he mixes in his slider and cutter with a similar high FB as Hill. Marquis if he starts, he's got to keep his front side closed to maintain movement on his sinker and not overthrow it.

Nothing wrong with Stoddard, one of the better guys around, plus this is where he lives.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=386613&version=11&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=5.3.1 Bad pic, she's very nice looking. Ftr, AJ Sterling is better.

he had 19 starts where allowed under 4 earned runs 8 starts with er over 4 runs 3 at 4 runs. If he can go out there in give the cubs a game of 6 inning and less then 4 runs. That is good enough to win. A game of 6/3 is a quality start, but it's not really putting your team in a position to win, moreso he's keeping them in the game. Especially in the playoffs, if that was against Webb, the Cubs would likely lose if he gives up 6/3, we'll see about Owings.

I'll update my little reports on the DBacks after watching them a little bit these past few days... Young-will bunt for hits down 3B line, patient hitter will take backdoor breaking ball from LH'er for strike and will expand zone down two strikes on curve low. Upton-Similar to Young w/out as much game power, will roll over breaking, very quick bat, can change eye level with FB eye and curve low to strike him out. Byrnes-Try to retire with a pitcher's pitch on 1st pitch, extremely aggressive early in count, good breaking ball hitter. Would throw FBs low on 1st pitch or nibble with curve. Jackson-Extremely passive, seldom will swing at 1st pitch or up 2-0 in count, would throw FB outside corner as 1st pitch followed with backdoor curve. Throw a FB up and make sure it's above the letters. Reynolds-Like Byrnes not afraid to swing at 1st pitch or up 3-0, 2-0. Looking FB and will bring hands in on breaking ball. Try and adjust his eye level and get him into a guess mode. Snyder-Can get ahead in count with away breaking ball, will go to RF on outside Fbs, would work him away, away, away, and bust him in to jam him. Drew-Throw 1st breaking ball for strikes, passive hitter when ahead, would pitch backwards to get him out. Ojeda-Tough guy to strike out, doesn't drive the ball, will take 1st pitch strike, will expand strike zone high when behind in the count, allow him to retire himself early. Webb-Seldom falls behind in the count, will try and get hitter to fall behind early and rely on ground balls out of the zone. Make him throw his curve for a strike. Don't worry about getting ahead in the count, if it's 0-0 and it's borderline try and it drive up the middle. Manufacture runs against him, he doesn'tgive up many HRs or line drive XBH, will throw his sinker for a strike when behind. I would hit and run in almost every 1-0 count with a man on 1B, he does not want to get to 2-0 or 3 balls, try and hit it thru the vacant space created the runner in motion, I'd test Webb and Reynolds with bunts as well, try and break up him falling into a potential rhythm. You have to nickle and dime him to death.

Conor Jackson won't expand his zone and can hit high FBs very far from LH'ers in the upper 80s ala Hill and Lilly.

That makes too much sense.

I hope that's how it plays out on Thursday.

Did you forget about the Mississippi skanks?

Heh, Uk in a BCS game.

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For me: My grandfather, without him I would've just been a football fan. For everyone: Isn't a fanbase more deserving than Cubs. As a Cubs fan, it would be great, but there are far bigger fans than me.

If I was Perry/Cubs advance scout... My plan of attack would be... Webb-attack the 1st pitch, it's likely the only FB you'll see that is a strike and his goal is to get ahead early on climb down the ladder with the FB making you ground out or K. Davis-Make him throw you a FB, if you allow him to beat him with a changeup, he'll do it, and the Cubs have constantly tried to score runs off his change. If he's spotting his change or the Cubs are retiring on that change, they'll do like they always do. Hernandez-He's fatigued right now, his velo has dropped from early on and he doesn't have the ability to work late into a game. You get into 15-20 pitches per inning, by the 4th and 2nd time thru the order, his FB will drop even lower and his curve will lose snap.

AZ is an aggressive (minus Jackson) FB hitting team, they're going to present problems for Z and Marquis, I expect Lilly and Hill to keep them off-balance with the breaking stuff. The Cubs are going to have to be pateint against Webb, make him use his FB to strikes by getting ahead and use all fields, if they try and hit Hrs, they'll roll over each time to SS.

Marquis has been awful in Sept and I'd not be confidant in his abilities in game 4, but I don't think it's fair to use a relief appearance in game 162 against his overall resume. At this point, with whatever problem Sean Marshall has making him not an option for the 4th starter, Jason Marquis is the obvious choice for the game 4 starter if Z is not brought back on short rest. I'd prefer not to have Z on short rest unless the Cubs are forced to (down 2-1). Exactly, just keep him a short leash.

I will be going to the Sat. game as well as I decided to cave in and go.

I'd still start Marquis in game 4, he'd be on a really really short leash though. You know after 10 pitches what he's likely going to do.

Granted the game's in Columbia, but you're ranked higher, I don't think it could be called an upset. Anytime UK faces a Spurrier team it would be an upset if UK won.

It would be nice to upset USC and face LSU at 6-0 and right on the edge of the top 5 unless something goofy happens again.

Uk shouldn't be ahead of UW, simply b/c they're not as good.

Most likely it'll be AZ which is why I didn't include SD or Col. scenarios, AZ will keep it the same and since the Cubs won't play SD or Col either way, any rotation adjustments that impact the Cubs would be NYM or Phil if they both make it. I'm thinking... Phils/SD Cubs/AZ

My apologies to those coming in from out of town for the weekend playoff games, but it likely benefits the Cubs having those games extended to tiebreakers. I hope each team that does make it, puts their starters on 3 days rest to try and get in. That means Philly would use Kendrick and Hamels, Mets would use Martinez and Perez in those games, of course I doubt Pedro could throw on short rest.

Right now, I see it ending... UGA 6-2 UF 5-3 USC 5-3 UK 4-4 UT 4-4