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  1. UK1679666180
    While there's a likely chance that Marquis will improve over his '06 numbers, it makes no sense to include Carpenter as a point of reference. Marquis has been healthy his entire career unlike Carpenter and Marquis doesn't have the FB, curve, control, or command of Carpenter.
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    I like this deal a little better now. ;) You guys are finally putting the pieces of this puzzle together. :)
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    I hear that Tom's brother Tim is pretty good as well. :)
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    Driving the baseball does not mean pulling a baseball. It's all semantics... The #1 goal of a hitter is to get a good pitch to hit and make solid contact according to most situations, to Sully that is what he probably equates to his definition of driving the ball. To baseball7897, it probably means something else. Of course, I don't take what Sully said at absolute value as if you're Ted Lilly and Barrett is on 2nd with no outs, he better bunt him over as it'll most likely be more successful than trying to drive the ball.
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    I suggest that some of you look Reinhard's splits from last year, rumors had TB reworking Reinhard and later in the year, he went back to what worked early on. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Gregory%20Reinhard&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=489234
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    Reinhard is a real good kid, it'll be interesting to see the Cubs rework Greg again and try and get him back to where he was.
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    *crickets* I always have, I'm less tolerable of him when they get the games vs. the Cubs at the Cell, but he tells better stories and gets more in-depth about game situations than most. He'll tell you more about a the finer details of the game which I believe has a greater appreciation for the intelligence of the fan rather than assuming the person listening struggles to grasp the simplest concepts. which is what I appreciate. Yes, his sayings are annoying.
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    Sinking fastball sounds better than a fastball with no movement, and I've heard that it has some good sink on it from a few different places now. Has he thrown much a two seamer, it might be like a Todd Wellemeyer FB, where when he got it up to 98 with a 4 seamer it looked like Farnsworth's, but the two seamer in the low 90s had some sink. There's such an unusual window for someone like him b/c he is so raw.
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    I think the C gets too much blame for poor pitch calling and the P doesn't get enough. Also if a pitch is poorly thrown, was it the wrong call or was thrown in the wrong spot? The pitcher is well aware of what type of pitcher he is, he knows what he is more comfortable throwing in what spot moreso than any catcher would know, especially one that hasn't caught him much. The pitcher should be well aware of situational pitching and not rely on the C and pitching coach to force feed him knowledge anyone with a good work ethic should know.
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    Depending on the age of the person writing, they might overlook Danny Jackson.
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    He did have a key hit when Maddux outpitched Dennis Martinez to clinch the NL East in 89' when the Cubs beat the Expos. That's what I'll remember him for.
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    It definitely appears to be more of a novelty stat rather than anything substantial.
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    That's odd, cause PECOTA has his IsoP gradually increasing throughout their five year forecast to a .174 mark in his age 24 season. I'd imagine it would continue to show a nice rise in his next few years after that if they'd show those numbers to us. 1st, PECOTA has more value from a fantasy baseball standpoint moreso than anything can be graded from watching the player. I don't know how Nate creates the formulas for his projections, but I don't see it including how Maybin's tools grade out (including raw power). A .174 IsoP isn't that good, IIRC. Probably puts him in the 75-100 range of overall hitters who qualify. I'm not going to mention my projections of him as a hitter, but even early on they're higher than that as a 24yo. (probably his 2nd full year in the majors).
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    I'm definitely excited about this.
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    That would be great if the Bears did run a different style of offense than most teams, many teams use the short passing game as their run, the Bears have one of the highest, if not the highest yards per completion in the NFL b/c they don't use a short passing attack. With that style, you're going to have plenty of incompletions. It's similar to the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 70s without as much talent. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BradTe00.htm
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    Grossman is pretty much on par with most QBs that have had under 25 starts.
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    He's a decent 25th man type of guy, I'd like to see more versatility from someone like that maybe CF? get some reps. I think the Cubs are the wrong organization for him. He's pinched between a log-jam of utility type 2B (Theriot/Fontenot) at the ML level and the next in line to be the future 2B at Iowa w/Patterson.
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    My reasoning for likely not attending are more time and fatigue related rather than the finanical or talent factors of the Cubs.
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    Hater. I'm a real fan! :)
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    I doubt I'll be attending any games this year at Wrigley.
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    http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2007/02/04/hill_climber_in_chicago/?page=1 (continues into Page 2) I'm optimistic about the possibly of a more useable change-up from him, if it only becomes avg., it'll be a great asset.
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    Manning jumped to Clark who running a middle slant despite 2 players near by in zone coverage and Wayne was wide open.
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    Shut up BeerHere! That felt good.
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    Good, it'll buy him a year to lock him up.
  25. UK1679666180
    I was 3 at the Super Bowl, so I'm not as lucky as you. At least I'll always have MJ and the Bulls...hopefully I'll see another team I root for win. But now that I've seen 3 of my teams come close and lose, I guess it's not going to be too likely. I was only 9, but my dad purchased a tape of the highlights of that year and I appreciate them more now than I did back then.
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