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  1. Soul
    Once I believe, but that's when he really overthrew the batter, walking him during the process, and I believe that's one of the runs came from. IIRC, I think it was 2 outs, bases loaded, and full-count, the fans were standing, cheering, and he overthrew the pitch. Yeah, I saw 99 once. Mostly his heater was in the 96/97 range. Kid did so good I'm giddy 8-) An argument can be made he should have had a shutout, if not for the ump's changing strikezone.
  2. Soul
    because they aren't? really? because the standings say otherwise. unfortunately, the division winner is determined by the standings and not a position by position >/= contest. the brewers are going to have to completely collapse or suffer some serious injuries for them not to be in contention all season. are you implying that baseball standings after a month and some change is an accurate rating system? that's not like you, dog. I think it's accurate to say they've played better than us so far. Whether that means they are better in the final analysis will depend on what happens to them in July/August/Sept, which has recently been when they pull a fade. I think there's something different about this bunch though. They'll taper off, but I still think they'll at least challenge all year. If the Cubs can keep getting these great pitching performances, hopefully we can match them. Could be a nice little divisional race in the Central that *doesn't* involve the Stros or the Cards. That would be a welcome change, probably for a lot of people, not just Cubs/Brewers fans.
  3. Soul
    Yeah, I've noticed this as well. This article seems to suggest otherwise, but I've always gotten that impression from Gammons' articles. I get the distinct impression that he's fed misinformation by every GM out there because they know he'll report it. They cover for that by telling him about crap like Rothschild giving him a book. Well, he's one of the few @ ESPN who will actually give the Cubs some positive pub, so I'll take it. He's been in the business so long, ESPN is probably asking to him to pull whatever he wants out of his ass. So he obliges, then cashes his paychek :)
  4. Soul
    That's the scary part. I find it hard to believe they can win serveral games in a row, to even make a run at it. I'm still having a hard time believing that two weeks ago, I was on the same boat, and now I'm pissed because they have another off day. I used to look forward to off days as reprieves from losing. And you may be doing the same again. Nice little run, but let's see if they can sustain it against actual baseball teams. Just as I wasn't writing the season off before, I'm not going to act like anything's been won now. Lots of baseball to be played yet.
  5. Soul
    If you'd rather decrease win expectancy slightly in order to allow the team to conform more closely to archaic and antiquated views about lineup construction, I suppose that's a tradeoff that you can decide whether you'd like to make. Personally, I will root for the team to win, even if it necessitates the employ of unconventional tactics. Me too, but I don't think this would help the Cubs win. At all.
  6. Soul
    Jones has started to hit lately, and he's shown suprising CF ability -- not great mind you, but he doesn't look lost out there and seems to be getting a good jump on the ball. Love the kid Pie, but I think he needs more seasoning. I think this would be a grave mistake. I rather like Soriano/Jones/Murton in the OF, with Pie preferrably heading back to the minors where he can get more ABs and be called up if an injury happens. It's not an ideal outfield, but I see it as our best option with the glut of OF we currently have. Floyd will have to come off the bench, he's too injury prone. Surely Lou has now figured that out.
  7. Soul
    That's an insane price to pay for 150 innings. Just think of what they'll be willing to pay for Zambrano.
  8. Soul
    Uh-oh, Hawaiian punch, hehe.
  9. Soul
    Wuertz in the past three years: Lefties - .230/.341/.399/.740 Righties - .216/.292/.332/.624 Ohman in the past three years: Lefties - .165/.274/.286/.559 Righties - .239/.349/.369/.718 The numbers surprised me, but there you go. I think Lou doesn't think of Ohman as a LOOGY. He hasn't seemed to use him as one, really. Anyway, I thought the use of the BP was a bit excessive today, but it should have worked anyway, and we have the day off tomorrow. It wasn't something I thought was *very* bad, just a little excessive. Lou seems to do this more than I was aware of. I guess I haven't paid close enough attention to his past.
  10. Soul
    Bonds isn't playing. Bonds isn't playing, and they just did a 5 minute Barry intro. I think that rises to the level of a :roll:
  11. Soul
    But be honest, did you hear anything about Stanford last season? They were just flat out brutal. I think I remember hearing.......that they were brutal 8-)
  12. Soul
    Umm, I don't think it takes a genius to figure out that Soriano is willing to play wherever in a pinch, but that's not the same as being willing to be put anywhere permanently.
  13. Soul
    I still can't make sense of this point of view considering that Eyre came into the 6th and promptly gave up a double on the first batter. He had Wuertz and Ohman warming up at the same time. I'm convinced his plan was to use Wuertz only for a batter or two rather than the entire inning. Howry started warming up when Ohman came in, to boot. I don't think any messages were sent. I think Lou didn't have a plan in the 7th inning. I think you're wrong. His plan just didn't work.
  14. Soul
    $45 I'm thinking about it but it might not be enough b/c I am in 2nd place and ties go to the lower team - I actually have a few weeks though b/c he has to be added to the 25 man roster 1st. It is nice to see him in the AL. Especially with the run support he'll be getting. I think he made the right decision. Its nice to play for your home team, but it sucks to lose every game 1-0. He made the right decision, agreed. It just sticks in my craw that a player can sit around and do nothing until mid-May, then pick up on whatever the sweetest deal is. Mostly, because I know it would never be the Cubs who got him. Basically the Yankees and/or the Stros get to build their ballclubs knowing they've got an ace in the hole that other clubs don't have. There's something fundamentally unfair about that. I think if Clemens wants to do this in the future, he should have to clear waivers.
  15. Soul
    It's certainly nice to be able to plunk Sori in as an IF in a pinch, though it shouldn't happen more than a couple times all year.
  16. Soul
    Lou's talking up Guzman right now. Good for him! Great performance by Gooz today. Kinda getting lost in all the late-inning drama.
  17. Soul
    Ward with the creme pie treatment :lol:
  18. Soul
    Ahhh, the sweet value of having more than Neifi and Macias on the bench :P :P :P
  19. Soul
    YEAHHHHHHH!!!1 WOOOHOOO!
  20. Soul
    For once, please a damn fly ball to win this thing.
  21. Soul
    NOOOOOO! He stopped!!!
  22. Soul
    No Barrett was robbed!!!!
  23. Soul
    YEAH RIPPED!
  24. Soul
    17.36 ERA. Don't even tell me *this* bozo can punk us too.
  25. Soul
    This guy isn't near the strike zone. Please make him pitch.
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