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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    Split or Cards winning 3/4 for me. However, I think the Brewers sneak out with one of the first two and make it tough for the Cards to get a split with Sabathia and Sheets in the back end of that series.
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    His BABIP was a freakishly low .233 last year. This year it's a bit high, but he's also hitting more line drives than he has in years.
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    I'd like to know what SSR thinks of this.
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    And how does this have anything to do with him going to the bullpen? It has quite a bit to do with his effectiveness and bounceback from rehab compared to Carpenter. EDIT: And yes, I'll be at the Arch Rivalry again this year. I'm a student, so I imagine they'll line the top of the stadium with the students again and not really care about our exact seats are. It should be much better attended this year though, so who knows.
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    Matt Morris was also 8 years younger than Carpenter is when he did that, and didn't have Carpenter's injury history prior to the surgery.
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    Should be some fun numbers when it's time to look at July splits. Fontenot has done a great job of replicating hot Soriano.
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    I don't know how they handle players who change positions, so I can't be sure. If he keeps a nearly 150 ERA+ this year though, I think it's hard to imagine him not being Type A since he wasn't terrible as a reliever.
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    Howry has allowed 2 of 21 inherited runners to score. One was when he inherited a bases loaded, no out situation in Pittsburgh, allowing a sac fly. The other was a bases loaded, one out situation in San Diego, he got a weak groundball to SS that was only a FC, scoring a run.
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    Yeah, Carpenter wasn't very good yesterday. Walking 4 guys in 4 innings and throwing as many balls as strikes isn't all that great. Also, the lineup he was facing had 6 guys OPSing under .700 in a hitter's league.
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    Outside of 1 month Howry hasnt posted an ERA under 4.5 for any month on the season. He has given up 56 hits in only 46.1 innings pitched. Teams are hitting almost .300 against him. Averaging giving up a hit per inning is not a good thing for a reliever. Howry has been pretty damn bad this year, and there really is no glossing over it. Howry since May 1: 33 IP, 12 ER, 35 H, 26/4 K/BB, 4 HR, that's good for a 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and .267/.287/.435/.722. You are really stretching it. Howry has been fine since he got off to a slow start, quite good actually.
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    Rundle stayed hot for Boise, 2 for 3 with a double, triple, walk, and K. Harrison went 2 for 5 with a double, and Brenly doubled in his only plate appearance. Bristow was pretty good as well. 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HBP
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    I was just going by Cot's, but it looks the difference is mainly in signing bonuses.
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    I factored in Harden, he's making 4.5M this year. His 2.5M jump is listed above. I didn't include Gaudin, Cotts, Wuertz, or Johnson since they'll be nominal increases that aren't set yet.
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    Increases for next year: Z: 2.75 ARam: 1.65 Soriano: 3 Lilly: 5 Kosuke: 5.5 or 1.5 depending on how you count the signing bonus, let's just say 5.5 Marquis: 3.5 DeRosa: .75 Harden: 2.5 TOTAL: 24.65 Losses for next year: Lieber(replaced by Gaudin/Marshall/Hill/etc): 3.5 Howry(replaced by Ascanio/Wuertz/Ceda/etc): 4 Eyre(replaced by Pignatiello/Cotts/Veal/etc): 3.8 Blanco(replaced by FA): 2.7(let's assume 1 mil FA for 1.7) TOTAL: 13 Wood is making 4.2 mil, Dempster 5.5 mil. HYPOTHETICAL Wood and Dempster will both sign for 10M annually, and can be slightly backloaded We eat the increase in Marquis' contract to trade him(also helps with our surplus of starters, particularly ones with contracts) Those things happen, and we have a payroll of about ~130 million.
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    No Vitters or Flaherty for Boise tonight.
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    That's a good fit for the Illinois offense. I know Mizzou was after him too, but the Illini offense is probably a better fit, and he'd have fewer guys in between him and playing time. Terry Hawthorne, a WR from East St. Louis(Rivals 18th best WR, Scout 57th), also committed to U of I this weekend.
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    Harden's kinda been beaten to death, imo. I don't know how much is left to evaluate until he pitches a bunch for us. Off the top of my head, I think these could be worth some analysis: - Draft review. However many picks you want, 5, 10, 15, the whole thing, whatever. - Under/Overvalued prospects. Who in the Cubs system you think is getting too much pub, or not enough pub, and why. * Next year's rotation crunch. Starred because it's my favorite. Zambrano, Harden, Lilly, Marquis, Gaudin, Marshall, Hill, possibly Dempster, and possibly Samardzija could all have spots next year. Break down who's best off staying, who's best off in the pen, who's best off in Iowa, who's best off getting dealt(either for not being good enough, or being able to fetch the best value, or both) or not brought back.
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    "Pixie dust" and it's ilk are dumb phrases, using them shows a lack of thought put into expressing yourself or actually knowing what's going on. That said, it's quite aggravating that everyone on the Cardinal offense save Izturis and Duncan is exceeding expectations. Pujols, Ludwick, Ankiel, Glaus, Molina, Miles, Schumaker, all of them overperforming at the same time is unreal.
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    Howry's last 11 outings: 10 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 HR, 4/0 K/BB That's a 3.60 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, to go with a .189/.189/.378/.567 line against. EDIT: Howry since Mid-May: 25.2 IP, 25 H, 9 ER, 2 HR, 22/3 K/BB, .253/.272/.404/.676 line against
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    And Molina comes in from the outfield to pinch hit, what overwrought nonsense.
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    It might have been your initial reaction before seeing the replay, so I'm sorry if it was. But I didn't see anything wrong with what Theriot did there. He threw it to the only base he possibly had a play at, and where his teammate was pointing. Yeah initial reaction. And I guess Pence is quick so its doubtful we get the out at first Theriot has to charge that ball more. He's very good at getting outs on balls he gets to, with that exception. He waits on high hoppers too much.
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    Whoever taught Hunter Pence to throw should be ashamed of themselves.
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    Adding Cain and losing Hardy is a lateral move at best for this year.
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    I don't mind PPR, but I think at this stage it might be something best put off til next year. Have a whole draft where people can consider who might be a keeper in that format the following year, then have the whole period of selecting keepers with that in mind. Doesn't matter to me either way though.
  25. Transmogrified Tiger
    Yup. That sound you hear is the bottom falling out. Hey Jim Rome, how many times have you been wrong on this prediction already this year? Wow. Clever. Hearing different variations of "crap, we're screwed" every time the slightest thing goes wrong gets tiresome.
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