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  1. UK1679666180
    Plus, there is structural damage, it isn't going to improve no matter how well they monitor his usage in the pen. The goal should be to improve an injury and not try to sneak by without further damage.
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    Plus, trading for Schmidt would be a mistake in general. Overall, he has been injured and declining. Any team trading for him would be hoping for him to return to his production of a season other than '05, poor thought process unless you can get him for cheap in both players or salary, I doubt Schmidt can be had for his current production deserves.
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    Personally, I don't think the Cubs are good enough to risk trading two or three of the top prospects to try and win it all. This isn't based on fear of losing prospects, but rather the perception of them being able to win it all even with Schmidt and Alou. Also, I can't see the Cubs being interested in Alou, it wasn't money, Hollandsworth, and/or Dubois that swayed the Cubs from not bringing back Alou despite his desires to return.
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    If there's a pitcher who needs a 7/8 for velocity it's Kerry. You seen what happened when he didn't have his velocity vs. Cincy.
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    Kerry is going to be back and forth as far as injuries, start once after a cortisone shot, throw as hard as he has in several years, next start suffer from inflammation, repeat process. If there's structual damage (fraying), why not let a pitcher get in the mode of being the #5 starter on the team. I'd opt for surgery as well, if it was my choice.
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    That I don't doubt, the question is did the sox improve offensively by adding posednik and subtracting lee? and specifically, does posednik make the hitters after him better by being on base (something he is not extraordinarily good at anyway)? No, I don't think Posednik is the reason why the Sox have improved, their offense is down about .7 runs per game or about 113 runs over 162 games. They're worse offensively no deviation ratio can overcome that lack of runs. The only way you can overcome that drop in offense is by giving up fewer runs. The White Sox have allowed 3.94 runs per game this year, last year they allowed 5.12 runs per game., a difference of 191 runs over 162 games. They've improved almost a .5 runs per game as far as run differential. They probably are hitting better in close and late situations, but the reason they doing so well in 1 run ball games is b/c Cotts, Politte, and Hermanson in the 7th, 8th, and 9th moreso any improvement in situational hitting.
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    This is true. However, to the Cubs benefit, if they are playing well, and Hendry makes some moves, the Cubs play alot of the NL Central in September, especially Houston in the last weeks of September, to the first 2 days in October. So the Cubs will have their chances to knock them down in the standings if needed. But, they have a short time frame to decide that. That includes not having Nomar or them deciding to push Wood even further while his shoulder hangs on by a string.
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    Sometimes two wrongs do make it right... Thank you CB!
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    If Walker's PHs for STL, I'd throw a brushback 1st pitch, try and knock him down. Test his mobility (of course, I would've when Rodriguez was up there as well).
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    Thank you Grudzielanek for hacking on the 1st pitch who struggles to throw strikes.
  11. UK1679666180
    Well, the Cubs might have a situational lefty. He's quietly done well despite bouts of wildness.
  12. UK1679666180
    Jim Leyland=best in-game manager I've ever seen.
  13. UK1679666180
    but turns a nifty double play... The throw from 2B to 1B can be made with any arm. If that was how you scouted the arm of a SS, it would it make it alot easier for many SS who had to shift to 2B.
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    One of few who remain at SS who despite having a quick release still can't throw runners out on plays that should be made.
  15. UK1679666180
    http://www.modzilla.org/images/modzilla_2002.jpg How about the leisure suit Elvis?
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    1st pitch should make him jump to test his ankle. A team with a mean streak would do that.
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    http://www.spassmonkey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/modzilla.jpg
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    In-depth interviews with each manager... Who looks forward to that?
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    Since I'm in a rambling mood. On why Boog did not get signed by the Cards in '59 (before the drafting era). STL despite having more money and better connections w/Powell lost on negotiating w/him b/c of a coin flip w/Balt! The Cards had a scout by the name Whitey Reis who had become close to the Powell family throughout the '59 season, there was tourney and Powell performed horribly and most teams left disappointed, except two were still serious & would still offer significant money (STL/Balt). STL had more money at that time and better relations with their family, this was known by Jim McLoughlin (farm director) and he knew there was two teams left. He mentioned he did not want to get into a bidding war w/STL and STL did not want to either. Before the coin flip, Balt. would have committed to spending 60-75K for Powell (which STL would have surpassed). Reis flipped the coin, the O's called tails, it landed tails and it became a one team bidding war. Instead of spending 75K or more to get Powell, without the bidding war the O's signed him for 25K.
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    Jon Miller should mention how Boog Powell wasn't signed by the Cards.
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    That's even worse, why give the Cards a even bigger advantage by keeping everything on the outer 3rd of the plate? He's missed in the zone, challenge them inside, hopefully it'll go further inside than back over the plate.
  22. UK1679666180
    Prior not being able to put Nunez away shook his confidence, he's been passive all night.
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    He's right... You miss with a FB, you're less likely to give up a line drive/HR than you would if you hung a breaking ball. A hanging curve/slider is the easiest pitch in baseball to drive. A "hanging fastball", UK? When have you ever heard that said before? i know what he's trying to say too, but there's no such thing as a hanging fastball. You leave a FB right down the middle with no movement, it's a hanging FB (no pitcher tries to throw a FB like that except 3-0 vs. a punching judy), it is a stupid term, but can be applied to that type of pitch. I prefer "flat" or in scouting terms "straight" and for movement "none".
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    He's right... You miss with a FB, you're less likely to give up a line drive/HR than you would if you hung a breaking ball. A hanging curve/slider is the easiest pitch in baseball to drive.
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    It definitely has to be something to considered by Hendry, it is still a long ways away before the deadline and subsequent waiver deals after 8/1 and they have several teams to climb over.
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