I'd give the last two spots to Guzman and Gaudin at this point. I wouldn't be upset if Patton got Gaudin's spot. I'll be upset if Guzman doesn't get a spot.
Team Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Cubs wins, 2009 93 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (16 games) 9 3. Number of runs scored, 2009 813 4. Number of runs allowed, 2009 671 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division First place Player Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Aramis Ramirez Home Runs 31 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases 30 3. Ryan Theriot's Batting Average .305 4. Milton Bradley's RBIs 74 5. Ryan Dempster's Wins 17 6. Sean Marshall's ERA 4.20 7. Carlos Zambrano's Ks 169 8. Rich Harden's Innings Pitched 130 Bonus Questions I (20 points each) 1. Which will be higher: Lee's 2. Which will be higher: relief appearances 3. Which will be higher: Mike Fontenot 4. Who will have more HRs: Fukudome 5. Who will have more wins: Harden 6. Who will have a higher SLG: Bradley Bonus Questions II (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: Aramis 2. Highest OBP Bradley 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): Dempster 4. Most saves: Marmol Total Possible Bonus II Question Points: 120 Total Possible Points: 2000 The Annual Tiebreaker: Date of Lou Piniella's First Ejection (you may answer "never") June 15th
I didn't think it was a bad trade, it was just a little bit of a head scratcher. I think Heilman will be good, I just hope he's good in the bullpen and not in the rotation.
:| I got the lineup from the live boxscore and had to delete the stat lines, must have hit delete one too many times for Carlos and deleted the P, and the C was there for his first name obviously. I fixed it :)
Chi Cubs Soriano, LF Miles, SS Lee, 1B Hoffpauir, RF Ramirez, A, 3B Fontenot, 2B Hill, K, C Gathright, CF Zambrano, C, P Frey, LF Roberts, 2B Young, CF Tracy, 3B Clark, 1B Snyder, C Roberson, RF Wilson, Jo, SS Haren, P Nobody had made a topic yet.
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/9f/fullj.e4633d6e6dc93bbdb6fd8d8520477d30/e4633d6e6dc93bbdb6fd8d8520477d30-getty-84315376kd012_chicago_cubs_.jpg Did something really interesting happen over at 3rd base right as he pitched?
Having both Marshall and Heilman in the bullpen would be a plus, since in my mind the bullpen is a huge weakness right now. I kinda hope this happens. Never did really understand the hatred of Schilling.
Yeah. Poor guy. How can one reasonably expect to live any sort of comfortably on a lousy $10 million a year? I wonder if he can qualify for welfare on that sort of pay. Juan Pierre is making like 10 million a year, isn't he? I can understand him not wanting to play for that annual salary. I'm not saying that it isn't a lot of money, just that it makes a lot more sense for him to turn it down knowing that info. that's not the annual salary. that's what he gets this year; from 2011-13 he gets $25 million for doing nothing. deferred money is not money that doesn't exist. I understand that. I guess I'd just be less than thrilled about signing a contract with deferred money on it. I thought they set a noon PT deadline, by the way? It's way past that. Why no news?