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  1. Soul
    I'm trying to say, why put yourself through that? But go ahead, call in. The point of calling is to get, well, a point across. But their job is to make sure you don't, because that will take them off point. So it's a rather contradictory exercise IMO.
  2. Soul
    I'll tell you what they know: don't let a caller have an extended period to make arguments, and they won't be able to get a word in edge-wise. That's what all radio hosts do, and it's the reason why I never call in to radio shows.
  3. Soul
    His production would have been golden for us. Oh well. Also, isn't this one of the few years Dunn doesn't appear to be dropping off in the 2nd half?
  4. Soul
    But PM does have the Cubs in their "rightful place" and have been a good predictor. Again, this is not an exact science. Each of the three teams are within measurment error (+/- 4 wins). EDIT: Cards are +5, but that is close enough. Just throwing it out there, but don't you think +/- 4 wins is a pretty big margin of error? That's an 8 game swing, the difference between a pretty good club and an also-ran, or the difference between a mediocre club and a poor one.
  5. Soul
    It reminds me of late in '04 when we were struggling with the lowly Expos like they were the 1927 Yankees. It does remind me of '04, but my expectations for this season were considerably lower than in '04, so if it ends up the same way I won't feel nearly as bad. It'll still hurt though. I want playoff baseball this year.
  6. Soul
    If the stats haven't put us in our rightful place by August 24th, then I'd say there's a pretty good chance they simply won't be a good predictor in this case.
  7. Soul
    I didn't expect a division crown so I'm happy we're in first. But I agree it's a frustrating season to watch when your chief rivals stumble and you can't take advantage. Then watching the Cards creep up.......the sense of "here we go again" starts to become more prominent.
  8. Soul
    Well at least I know about the loss now, and not right before bed. For some reason I handle day losses better :) I can go home and do something else, forget about the game.
  9. Soul
    Personally, I wouldn't say anything. But I think most guys still recognize the value of giving it an honest effort even in a sure loss. There's no reason to tank an AB and hurt your personal stats if you can help it.
  10. Soul
    words to live by. probably should be your sig. seriously though, can we quit whining about luck for a while? the cubs just won two games they should have lost and they miss webb this weekend. if the brewers had missed webb and won two games in two days in their last ab, this board would probably explode into the biggest pity party of all time...i mean, it practically crashed when gabe gross went 2-4 or whatever. Alright, I'll quit whining.
  11. Soul
    Projects should never turn into Chris Carpenter. He's another good example of this. Carp was mired in mediocrity in TOR -- his ERA+ from those days looks pretty much like Marquis to me. 91, 106, 112, 79, 116, 85......just bobbing up above the 100 mark occasionally, and then tanking well below in other seasons. Then he comes off devastating arm surgery to put up this: 121, 151, 143. Mediocre pitcher, devastating arm surgery........then suddenly Cy Young?? Who else has ever done this? It's not at all shocking that Carpenter rebounded as well as he did. He had great stuff before surgery, was a first round pick and a solid prospect. I'm with abuck. How dare you side against me!! J/K, I know he had great stuff. Lots of guys have great stuff though, and don't make it. Here's what I wish: that we were smart enough to pick up Carp instead of the Cards 8-) Not the follow-up deal, though...
  12. Soul
    *raises hand* I wasn't a fan of it, and then when he started off bad I came here and criticized the deal. Not afraid to admit it :) Hopefully I continue being wrong about this one. I just thought given Kendall's recent past that he might be running out of gas. The move has really regenerated him, although he's still not all that strong defensively. At least he doesn't appear to make the kind of boneheaded baserunning mistakes that Barrett was making.
  13. Soul
    Probably alot. Go to his wiki page and just look at the list of judicial filings that are listed as references. All those had to be processed, and it doesn't look like he's finished, not by a long shot. It might be a good idea to get a mental diagnosis on the guy and see if some medication can't be administered...
  14. Soul
    It's the greatest stuff ever. I can't believe I haven't heard of this guy until now. Hours of fun are to be found in the writings of Mr. Riches: http://news.justia.com/cases/441190/ awesome.
  15. Soul
    I think either MIL or STL will be hot down the stretch, and we will need to play well above .500 to win this thing.
  16. Soul
    Rich Hill has been really good. He didn't get the win last night, but just amazing he's having another good stretch run. He was good in the 2nd half last year too IIRC. Marquis with a really big performance against Lincy, keeping it alive so we could win it in the end. Many would have looked at that pitching matchup and given us very little chance. The offense has been sputtering, so these pitching performances from the middle and back of the rotation are huge, IMHO. But late-inning run scoring, like what we saw a couple nights ago, is a most welcome sight.
  17. Soul
    Complete flatline. Funny.
  18. Soul
    Dude. Buy a ALL CAPS TYPEWRITER
  19. Soul
    Yeah considering some of the other combos we've had I'll take it.
  20. Soul
    Hi-larious.
  21. Soul
    Booing an opposing team is about the dumbest thing that fans do. Walks are good! You fans seem to think your team could better score by letting the guy hit. Thus, how can you blame/boo the away team for walking him? Dumb :D I see what you mean, but booing is fun 8-) BOOOOOOO! :lol:
  22. Soul
    Nasty of Nasties.
  23. Soul
    Booing an opposing team is about the dumbest thing that fans do. Walks are good! You fans seem to think your team could better score by letting the guy hit. Thus, how can you blame/boo the away team for walking him? Dumb :D I see what you mean, but booing is fun 8-)
  24. Soul
    Well, you look great if you get Molina out, and if you don't you look like a turd.
  25. Soul
    REading Lou's lips: "Wanna walk this guy"
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