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Here's hoping he's Shockey, but with a focused mind. There's no telling how good Shockey could have been if he was sane.
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Crew gets in a big fight, finally start showing some emotion, and then the young kid pitcher comes out and mows down one of the best offenses in the NL. Smells like a Crew hot streak comin' on.
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He couldn't hit 'em in his own park recently, either. He's a shell of his former self.
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So they didn't know he was coming before? I don't get it. Ha. Benson got the ball about 80% of the time when he was in the game. The Bears rarely used him on passing downs last year. If anything, they knew when he was coming more last year than they will as an every down back. I love when a major sports outlet declares a player a bust. You would expect there to be a very solid, well-reasoned factor that would be used as a basis for this argument. One would *think*, being CNNsi after all, that some overriding characteristic had been uncovered, something that CNNsi, with all its power and glory in the news business, would have been able to find. But then you get "defenses will know he's coming" WTF? I've heard drunken barflys make a better argument than that. How stupid. Why would I ever trust anything CNNsi has to say about anything when they give me this drivel?
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i think manning has more potential than harris, and if he's not relied upon as a starter, he will provide them with much more value. i think manning could be a very good nickel back. And I think the Bears did it right, too. Early in training camp, you trade a guy and he has time to catch on with his new team before the season starts. If it's done real late he probably has to sit while he learns a new system. I like the idea of Walker for Harris, it's basically trading from a position of strength & depth to acquire a real good piece at a position where we were thin. Took 2 trades to get it done, but the result is the same.
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I am not disputing that Barrett/Lou's tirade effected the Cubs, but every Cub player I heard interviewed said those two things had nothing to do with it. Or maybe they just don't want to admit it because they are professional athletes who can do it themselves. Agreed, it drives me nuts when I see the media play up the whole Barrett/Z fight or the Piniella outburst as the turning point. The Cubs didn't play any better until three weeks after both of those incidents, when we played the White Sox at the cell. I think Marmol's emergence in the bullpen has much more to do with this winning streak than anything else. The 10 games leading up to June 2nd we were on a 6 game losing streak and had lost 8 of our last 10 games. After Piniella's blowup, June 3rd and onward, we won 5 of our next 6 games, and won 6 of 10. Going from a .200 winning pct to .600 isn't playing any better?
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I am not disputing that Barrett/Lou's tirade effected the Cubs, but every Cub player I heard interviewed said those two things had nothing to do with it. Or maybe they just don't want to admit it because they are professional athletes who can do it themselves. Yep, I heard all the players' comments about it not having an effect at all. Call me crazy, but I think it did have some effect. Not that I think it was the only thing, far from it. But a fight like that, it can affect the emotional state of the team. Some guys get real serious about it, some just sort of laugh, some might be relieved at the release of tension -- and some might just get more angry. Change the emotional state of guys, eh -- maybe you affect what happens on the field a little bit. It's not something I think can be predicted, nor do I think it would ever be the sole reason for anything, or even the biggest factor, ever.
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I hope this doesn't have the same effect Lou's tirade/Barrett's fight had on us. Better damn well not.
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And the skies being to cloud over, faint sounds of thunder can be heard....now louder, darker....LOUDER!! ...a wayward voice cries out in the distance, "dear Lord, they know not what they do! They do not mean to tempt fate!!"
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You should not talk religion in the workplace, ever. Agreed. Potentially divisive subject matter isn't good for the workplace environment. Politics and Religion are big no-no's for me. Politics, religion and money should never be discussed in mixed company. I just avoid it. It's not worth it. Instead, I come here and bash heads with you guys & gals 8-) -
Unfortunately the most likely explanation for his poor performance today was that he's Sean Marshall. Weak argument. How is what he said in any way wrong? Right now Marshall is a No. 5, No. 5's get lit up from time to time. He's young and he's not a guy that you expect to dominate every time he steps on the mound, he's the exact kind of pitcher that you would expect to give up a lot of runs every once in a while. Seemed to me the tone of his post was meant to convey that Sean is a terrible pitcher. That is clearly not the case, at least not up until today's outing.
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Unfortunately the most likely explanation for his poor performance today was that he's Sean Marshall. Sean's been one of the best #5 pitchers in the league, up until today.
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It's alot of babble, not much more.
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So did I...but I realized he wasn't that good...ever. Bigger/better hitter... Larry Whigham or Chris Harris? Big Hitter, whatever. I've been begging for a safety that can handle pass coverage the past 3 years. (Other than Mike Brown of course) ?? I'm not arguing with you. I think Chris Harris was a mediocre safety, at best. Whigham wasn't anything special, either. I'm just asking which of those two people think was a bigger hitter. They were/are both pretty well known for laying the wood on guys. Not sure which I would take. I think being a good hitter in the Bears secondary is a prerequesite to getting much time at all. Guys like Mike Green, who couldn't hit hard and then struggled in coverage, have been let go pretty quickly. Even our scrubs, such as McGowan and Worrell, have been able to lay the wood. In coverage I found Harris to be lacking, and he would overrun tackles a little too often for my taste. That's why I'm not upset he was dealt. However, there's no question he was a great guy, and he's definitely good enough to stay in the league for awhile.
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DeRosa? Yep. Gameday is slow ;)
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who will hit?
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Not lookin' good. Damn. At least the Crew & Cards got beat.
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I think McGowan's always been better than Harris too, he's just not stayed healthy enough to prove it.
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I can't figure it out either. We've got proven HR hitters on this club. They just aren't doing it. Any of them.
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haha, with people posting about both games, it really is confusing if you aren't plugged in to the actual games :) Funny 8-)
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Alright. We're losing, it's a hot day, people are annoyed..... Let's be friends.
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5-3 Mets now. Come on, NY
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Wow. This might be because Kevin Payne has been impressive in camp, and Harris really hasn't. I could be wrong though, but I've been hearing the coaches are very impressed with Payne early.
