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  1. Soul
    2 of 'em to start Weeks, neither inside though.
  2. Soul
    That he has the players to cover up for his bad managing.
  3. Soul
    Ick, he just missed that and really shouldn't have.
  4. Soul
    With Kendall? He's smart to not even throw that.
  5. Soul
    End result is a triple anyway.
  6. Soul
    Classy Brewer fans.
  7. Soul
    It's about good decision-making. Lilly, for example, needs to decide not to suck tonight. See? It's simple. Just need to get some blood to the brain. :mrgreen:
  8. Soul
    I think the Brewers just put the pixie dust phenomenon to rest, but maybe they just have a stock of stronger pixie dust that canceled out LaRussa's pixie dust.
  9. Soul
    I'd be interested to know how often Ted's using that pitch in '08 compared with these '07 numbers.
  10. Soul
    That's a good thought. Put him on waivers. He'll clear, and if some one is silly enough to claim him, give them the Randy Myers treatment and let them have him, salary and all. is there anyway to find out if that has already been done (the putting him on waivers part)? If he clears waivers do we still have to pay his contract as-is?
  11. Soul
    Bob Howry in the late innings against this lineup http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/17231.jpg
  12. Soul
    it bears repeating that CF has been one of the best (if not the best) offensive positions on the team since Edmonds was acquired Weird huh? I almost feel dirty acknowledging that Edmonds has done a good job for us so far, taking everything into account.
  13. Soul
    I'd like to at least wait until the actual games are played before declaring they own us, although obviously this will be a really tough series to win. I'm clinging to the fact that they're coming off losing 2/3 to the Stros -- please let there be hope that they are done with their hot streak. Why would you say this is their World Series? This isn't some ballclub down in the standings that has nothing left to play for.
  14. Soul
    I know I posted it somewhere else, but actually, the Marlins would have had the best scouting report on him out of the other teams in the majors. Samardzija faced Florida's AAA affiliate in 3 of his 6 starts at Iowa, including his last 2 starts before being called up. While the Marlins' hitters have never seen him before and a scouting report on a starter at the minors who is going to pitch limited innings out of the bullpen in an upcoming series isn't going to be emphasized very strongly, they should still have received plenty of information on him from their scouts and AAA coaching staff. Yeap. I forgot about that. He did alot of pitching against the Isos. Their org has seen him plenty, if not the Marlins specifically. So does that mean it's OK to annoint him the 2nd coming of Wood? :P
  15. Soul
    Three simple letters...........D----F-------A. why? you're getting slightly below average performance for a guy who pitches every five days. that has some value. if he does his usual second-half nosedive then you pull him from the rotation, leave him off the playoff roster (that's going to happen anyway) and shop him in the offseason. if no interest, put him in the rotation next year until he turns into a pumpkin again. Let's do a 5th starter platoon with him like Yost.
  16. Soul
    The only problem with that philosophy is that it goes against the physics of hitting. If a batter is fooled he'll start is bat early. If it's inside he hits it hard, foul or fair, because he gets the fat of the bat on the ball. If it's outside he hits it weak of the end of the bat or misses the ball. It's a matter of physics. That and ball bearings. It's all ball bearing nowdays. A matter of phyiscs yes, but none of that comes into play if the hitter is suprised and leaves the bat on his shoulder. Look at all the called strikes Lilly was getting on that pitch.
  17. Soul
    :rotfl: Manny actually played the Iraq card. Too funny. Seriously if we acquired Manny I'd give it a month before we'd start hearing the same stuff from him. What a great player, and what a great headache, all wrapped up into one package.
  18. Soul
    He threw 61 pitches in his 1st outing with 30 or 31 strikes and threw somewhere in the 70s in the second with low 40s in strikes I believe. He's obviously struggling with command with as many balls as he's throwing for a guy who had such good command before he got hurt. That's to be expected I guess. They'll need to draw on the BP his first few starts in all likelihood. This does reek a bit of desperation, IMO.
  19. Soul
    True. It's a little maddening that Kevin can't translate his Iowa success to Chicago. I don't see the same thing for Samardzjia, but we'll just have to see what happens when the league adjusts and Jeff has to adjust back, and so on. Right now I'm just happy to get a few games of not having to further burn our existing BP arms. It was especially valuable to have Shark out there with Kerry recovering. That's a big help to get us through.
  20. Soul
    Never been to Philly, but those cheesesteaks they always show on MNF when they travel to Philly sure look good. No cheese whiz there. Anyway, OT.
  21. Soul
    Wow. That's an awful, awful lineup. We beat him with Neifi, haha.
  22. Soul
    That's right, but it's also not like selling a privately held company. Similar fiduciary obligations/issues apply as in the sale of a public company. The fact that those harmed by acceptance of a lower bid are employees of the Tribune makes it all the less likely. I think a key issue, though, is that it's the Trib that has the fiduciary responsibility, not MLB. If the Trib accepts the highest bid but MLB doesn't approve it the Trib couldn't be held liable. They will have done their part. Sam Zell doesn't appear to be the type of guy that will would go down quietly. He bought the Tribune Co. to make money, and if Cuban is offering the most money, he is going to move heaven and earth to make sure that Cuban is approved. And I hope he succeeds (I'm all for Cuban). However, if they're hell-bent against it, Zell can't FORCE MLB to approve Cuban. He can make their lives pretty miserable if they stick to their guns though. From the little I've seen of Zell, I don't think he would have much problem lighting all kinds of fires to get what he wants. But if it's just money, I would think something could be worked out to help a more acceptable bidder come close to the top bid to satisfy that aspect of the equation.
  23. Soul
    Cool. Let's ride the little guy for all he's worth, then if he goes back to being bad relegate him to the bench. A simple plan. I like those :wink:
  24. Soul
    If Hester can become a solid #1 WR in addition to being the best return man in history, then we're talking about a hall of fame type player and that contract is fantastic. well... he is probably a hall of fame type player now, but I get what you are saying.. question: this is a 4 year extension, on top of the 2 years that is left correct? so he is technically playing on a 6 year 30 million dollar deal with 15 mil in guar. money...? Yeah, the extension is through 2013, so we're going to be seeing a lot of Devin for Seven in the coming years. I was listening to McKie on the radio last night, and he was saying people really have no idea how much Hester has progressed this offseason -- that he knows way more than he did last year, he's going to be in on a ton more plays and knows most of the offense now. I hope he's right.
  25. Soul
    Ugh, any way you can conveniently forget to pick up the Sox fan? Or maybe when you stop for gas and he uses the bathroom you can forget he didn't get back into the car.
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