Transmogrified Tiger
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I hope not Ward is one of the top PHers out there. While he's having a down year with the bat, he's really patient which gets him into good counts or at the least gets him on base with a walk. They might be able to DL Edmonds to extend Ward's stay, but otherwise it comes down to a choice between Edmonds and Ward, and Edmonds is the better choice 10 times out of 10. Even if he gets hurt and is unable to even pinch hit, then he can be DL'ed and Hoffpauir comes in with the exact same skillset as Ward. I wonder what Ward would fetch in trade, even in August? -
Wainwright is hurt
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
Agreed. The audacity of these Cubs fans, responding on a Cubs message board to comments from Cards fans designed to stir up trouble, the unmitigated gall. -
So are the Pirates if any of the prospects they're supposed to get are any good.
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Well that sucks for me, I'd have taken him 5 picks ago.
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Outshined took him last round.
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Line? 3.0 IP 5 H 5 ER 3 BB 1 K You forgot the 3 HBP
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Chris Carpenter to start Wednesday
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in General Baseball Talk
That lineup is working him pretty good too. 7 baserunners and 56 pitches in 3 innings. -
Chris Carpenter to start Wednesday
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in General Baseball Talk
Well Carpenter certainly looks like he's back in top form after walking 4 guys on a AA team that had half it's lineup below a .700 OPS. Or when he tired after 70 pitches against a AAA lineup that also featured half it's lineup with a sub-.700 OPS. Luckily for him, he faces an embarrassment of a MLB lineup tonight, so if he doesn't get shelled it can be a rousing success. -
Shirts that date themselves become useless. Get a Cubs T-Shirt without the jersey
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How much of a downgrade is it to go to Inge everyday though?
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Wonder if the Marlins want him back? They were linked to Manny too. EDIT: Well the Yankees are much less interesting.
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LOL, Pie and a second prospect for Ibanez. When you factor in defense, Pie's probably better than him alone, never mind age, contract, player cost, all that jazz.
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Sorry man, he was a keeper of mine
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Big Z appreciation thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to badger1679666666's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Also worth noting, Dempster is in the top 5 in ERA+ and is just outside the top 5 in Wins and WHIP. -
Wainwright is hurt
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
The Cardinals pythagorean is 9 games worse than the Cubs. The Cubs split against the Cards came entirely at Busch stadium. The Cards have played at an 85 win pace since May 1st, the Cubs have played at a 93 win pace since May 1st. The Cubs have scored 42 more runs and given up 48 fewer runs than the Cardinals, despite a marginally tougher schedule. -
Big Z appreciation thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to badger1679666666's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Z, Lincecum, Haren, Volquez -
Yep, although Jimmy Jackson is a senior as his backup, so Washington probably won't get the lion's share of the carries like Temple did.
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He hasn't gone 8 in a game this year, but he's gone 7 in 4 of his last 9 starts. He's bound by his pitch count, which can get up there since he has a near 4.5 BB/9. We work the count, and Parra won't go past the 6th, even if we aren't able to score much on him.
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Batting average matters, but it's probably not in the top 5 things I'd look at when evaluating and examining a player.
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Parra gives up too many baserunners to have this good an ERA. He's prone to walking people, so good at bats are in order. Same formula as Sheets, have good at bats, hit the ball hard, break it open after multiple trips through the order, except they don't have to swing so often cause Parra won't be near the plate as much.
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I brought up Kuo. He's been their long man it looks like, at least until a couple games though. I don't know if his role changed or it's just an aberration.
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The fact that they haven't really looked at long-term answers leads me to believe they haven't given up on Pie completely yet. If they got a long-term guy, they'd have to give up on Felix. You could use Pie to keep the other player cost down though.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-30-2008
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Is it bad that I get more excited that Hernandez pitching means that it's almost time for Jackson to pitch again, than for Hernandez pitching himself? -
If they want a LH CF or OF bet, then go for a longer term solution. Inquire about McLouth or DeJesus.
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Ibanez doesn't make much sense. If you get him to be a starter, you have to put him in LF, becuase he might be the worst defensive outfielder in the game. So you're weakening your defense to tread water from where you were(emphasis on were) with the Edmonds/Johnson platoon. If you get him for the bench, that doesn't make much sense. His cost in players won't be appropriate, you're still worried about Edmonds' health, and he'd only be a real benefit for the month of August, after which we'll have all the left handed bench bats we want between Hoffpauir, Pie, maybe Fuld, etc. Say no to Ibanez.
