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Woody on Comcast: "About 4-5 weeks ago it wasn't responding and we were running out of options. Then one day I woke up and it felt good and it's felt good since then." That's a paraphrase. I'm not sure if I feel good about that. If it just magically started feeling better, then I'm fearful it might 'magically' start feeling bad again just as quickly.
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Carpenter to have TJ
Soul replied to hardcorecubfan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't openly wish for injuries, either. That said, this is the reason many teams don't throw mega-star deals at aging starters with a history of injury in the past. We can throw Schmitty on that list of cautionary tales as well. It can easily wind up blowing the payroll to hell for the better part of decade. Not jumping for joy at the injury -- but I'm definitely excited to see this financial restrictor-plate placed on the Cards for a few years. -
Regardless of whether it is lower on the gambling totem pole than other sports, it could still happen. Baseball has already been host to two of the most high-profile gambling scandals. You can still make money off it. It can still happen. All those hundreds of umps that come through the majors over the years? Wouldn't suprise me one bit if one or two have shaved points.
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I'll be there also. I was hoping for a sweep...Oh well...Need to take 2/3. Thanks. Now I know who to come and find if we lose :P
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You can bet you ass ESPN isn't going to even mention Bonds is still currently under Grand Jury investigation. Kudos to the Daily News for refusing to ignore what's really going on with Bonds. It's terrible to be crowning a cheat and possible criminal as the home run king.
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more than 2003? I can't speak for him, but for me, at this point; yes. It's just so much fun to see these young guys doing the job. Christ, this is really alot of fun. GO CUBS!!!!
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7 pitches for Webb. Way to get into the bullpen! Ouch.
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Since we'll need to play small ball with this lineup anyway, Sori decides why wait to start bunting?
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Double? Or did they give Sori the E?
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Good. Get Moore's feet wet right away.
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Consider it won and go about our day? Sure, I'm all for it!
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a post that captures why casinos make tons and tons of money Casinos make lots and lots of money because their patrons don't understand regression to the mean. Apparently, other folks don't either. For a board that has so many posters preaching objective analysis, they sure are terribly subjective and biased when it comes to their anointed villains and persona non gratas. Gambler's fallacy alert! Gambler's fallacy alert! Casinos make money because people simply lose more than they win? They can't be building 'em like they are because everyone's raping the house, that's for sure.
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Wind blowing in, and DBacks are low-power. If Marquis can't pitch well this game, we really are in trouble with him.
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I think he pitched recently, so that's not too much of a suprise. Demp should be ready tomorrow I assume.
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I heard it on Murph over lunch. Fonty hitting 3rd. :lol: Not much can be done given our current situation, so I'm not blaming anyone, but let's just say this game will be........interesting. I do like that Lou plugs Moore right into the starting lineup. Why not?
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So you essentially care only because Bonds is really good before/without steroids? No, I care because he wouldn't be breaking the record without cheating to get there. And the last thing baseball needs coming out of the steroid era (hopefully) is to have a steroid cheat as its face and image.
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I agree with the posters that say Bonds is a total jerk, but you do have to give him some credit as a great ballplayer. Before we get all excited about Arod breaking Bonds' HR record, do we have any proof that Arod isn't using something? We are in an era where every batting and pitching record has a cloud of suspicion hanging over it. His physique? Isn't that proof enough? Unless he is using a lean mass roid, but I believe that only benefits track athletes and such. There isn't an inkling that ARod has used roids. There's very solid evidence, almost to the level of total proof even, that Bonds did. If someone comes out with solid evidence ARod cheated, then of course I'll be against him breaking big time records. Of course.
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None of the Bonds apologist reasons make sense to me. It's all about the HR record, people. If Bonds wasn't about to become *THE* de-facto king of all baseball, the man, the guy who will be the face of all baseball until ARod breaks the record? Believe me, I wouldn't give two craps about the fact that he cheated. None of the other players who juiced are about to break the biggest record in all of sports. It therefore doesn't matter to me that others cheated. Like I said I wouldn't care about Bonds either if it wasn't for the record. I have nothing against Barry personally, I could care less if he's a jerk to reporters. Actually, I find some of his snide comments funny and mildly entertaining. No problem with his bad attitude. Big deal, he's not the first and won't be the last. It just really, really matters to me that the new King Of Baseball will be a proven cheat. And I think that's an incredibly valid reason to not like the fact that he's breaking the record. That said, I've accepted he's going to break it. But I don't accept he's done it legitimately. That's all, thx. Not wishing injury on the guy either.
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RUMOR: Dunn to the Brewers?
Soul replied to reds44's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hehe. Nice. -
Carpenter to have TJ
Soul replied to hardcorecubfan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
That's probably rather optimistic. Carp's no spring chicken anymore, and he's had arm injuries in the past. I feel pretty comfortable saying he won't pitch meaningfully in '08, either. We're coming up on August already. -
Agreed. I think we need to go out and get a real power bat now. Yes, we've needed power for awhile, but now it's critical IMHO.
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Floyd @ 1B?
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I wouldn't mind it, but again that's a rather large loss in power considering Floyd's a gimp, Rammy needs rest, and Lee is in suspension. We now need a power bat, ladies & gents.
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Not really. It doesn't matter how many times a player goes up and down during the year, it's still just one option. Yeah, I didn't realize that until this year either. Cubbies can shuffle to their heart's content if it's the same players being brought up & down. We have done it with different players a bit though. At any rate, I'm happy this is finally happening. Having Dempster back should cascade back through the bullpen, allowing Marmol to get some more rest. Maybe that's why Lou has been using him so much lately -- he knew help was on the way?
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Carpenter to have TJ
Soul replied to hardcorecubfan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Actually, the Cards have screwed this one up quite a bit. From not getting an MRI when he got his extension, to not having surgery when he first got the bone chips in his elbow, there are a lot of Cards fans not too happy with Dr. Paletta. Looks like they did mess this one up, kinda Cubbie-style. But Jocketty's clearly been one of the best GMs in the NL over the past several years.
