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I don't find it remotely alarming that the Cubs, given Prior's history the past couple ST's, are using some precaution in handling him and Wood, both of whom are coming off offseasons in which they've been rehabbing their shoulders. It's not like they're talking about having him throw simulated starts instead of real ones. People were freaking out this morning because he didn't throw BP yesterday with the rest of his group and instead elected to throw today. Guess what, he threw today, and threw well. I understand that people are a little jumpy about the guys, but this is a little ridiculous. He's slated to start on March 7th or 8th and you're going to flip out because it's not March 3rd or 4th?
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35 pitches................ so about 1 inning? Yeah, that's about what they are all doing in Mesa (at least I haven't seen an article where more pitches were thrown). 35 pitches would be a rough one inning.
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not really. when he throws harder, his fastball straightens out and he gets hit. in 03, he threw his 2-seamer more often than not, which is an 89-93 type-pitch that sinks. when his 2-seamer is working, he can throw his 4-seamer at 95 occasionally so as to keep hitters on notice. when he's not throwing his 2-seamer effectively for strikes, it makes the 4-seamer pointless and hittable. This is true. I guess I was referring more to his 4 seamer than his 2 seamer. But you're right. I also recall a lot of hitters referring to how even though his velocity itself wasn't that crazy, with his delivery, it just seemed a whole lot faster when they were actually at the plate. Anyone remember when they had the camera and mic on Chipper and I forget who else (DeRosa maybe?) in the Braves dugout in Game 2 or so of the 03 NLDS?
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i think prior is pitching well when he's at 89-93. that's what i remember from 03. To me, Z was the guy who did better when his velocity was in the low 90's. He'd keep the ball down and barely gave up HRs back then. I always picture Mark to be at his best in the 93-95 range...
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35 pitches................ so about 1 inning? Sarcasm I'm guessing?
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I think that's why he's asking. ;)
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Um, wow. Ward looks like a giant.
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Touche. I'm sure Hendry got the most that he could. It's too bad Maddux didn't want to go to the Rangers. We could have traded him for DeRosa. That brings up another point. Hendry's hands were really tied with Maddux's demands (which were well deserved). Hendry was staring at getting nothing for him and seeing what they had in the AAA/AAAA pitchers. Okay, I know you probably didn't mean it this way, but this sure looks like you just quoted yourself, and then said, "Touche." Which is funny. lmfao -
This is good, as long as you're looking at the right things. This doesn't look like a very good start to me. It looks to me, other than the one quote from Lou (which, admittedly, I'm not enamored with), that Paul Sullivan is the one looking at all the wrong things there. I'm doubting that Lou said anything referencing how Eyre or any pitcher has done against a particular team. That's just absurdly stupid logic, pretty much what we've come to expect from Paul. That doesn't mean I trust that Lou will be looking at the right things himself, though.
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Cubs Tickets: Official Successes & Failures Thread ©
David replied to cey's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I may just have to drive up to Milwaukee for that series, although the fact that it seems Prior will be slotted #3 has thrown a wrench in my plans to go up to see him pitch (crosses fingers in hopes that he'll be pitching at all). -
I sure hope so, but there's about 21 million reasons why that won't happen (I know, predictable response, sue me). Hopefully, if Marquis is stinkin it up, Lou won't hesitate to go to one of the other options. At least it seems they realize he's no better than the 5th starter on this staff. It just makes you wonder why they would give him that contract in the first place, though.
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I know it's not the best source, but Wikipedia's article on Hornsby mentions the story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby You might be able to find out something more if you go through the references the article lists. Or you could do something I would never recommend or ever ever condone or do and just make up your source by saying it was in "This Old Cub" or something. :lol:
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Fixed. And overrated.
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I don't know about that. You have a far more significant sample size with lefty/righty splits than you do with any matchup stats. I don't want Jones starting against some lefty because he happens to be 4 for 9 against him.
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Zambrano will pitch the second Cactus League game
David replied to 98navigator's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Not that it matters much (actually it doesn't matter at all), but what the hell kind of approach is that? He has to pitch 'a little bit better' on the days that the opposition is pitching well? How about you just go out there and get as many guys out as you can? Sound good, Ted? Again, I don't really care, since what it really comes down to is how he goes out and pitches, but his quote just struck me in a weird way. -
I long for the days of Ricky Gutierrez.
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I'm guessing the "hilarious" part of your post was in sarcasm? Your guess is right.
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She bears a bit of a resemblance to Elisha Cuthbert. At least, that's what I always think when I see that.
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Is Sammy actually trying to hit the ball to the right side of the field for once? His swing must be pretty slow right now, because Sammy is a dead pull hitter. For once? It's a shame you missed 1998-2002. You and vance beat me to it. From 1998 right up until the head beaning in 2003, Sammy was great at using the opposite field.
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I'm not sure, but I think this is the first use of the hilarious towel drill joke in this thread. Might be a record or something.
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Agreed. On a similar note, when will the Shawon Dunston long stirrups come back? I hope never. Wasn't Maddux using those things?
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What in the hell did we ever do with Jerome Williams anyway?
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I really hope he does well.
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Cubs Tickets: Official Successes & Failures Thread ©
David replied to cey's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It takes longer sometimes for the confirmation email to go through. On two of my purchases, the emails came within 5 min. On the other, it took an hour. Just something to keep in mind. -
Clines did do some good things... wasn't he the one responsible for altering D-Lee's stance/approach to the plate that lead to his breakout 2005 season? Dusty and Clines didn't kill our OBP by ruining individual hitter's plate discipline. They killed it with their input on personnel selection. Their swing early swing often certainly contributed to the problem. Dusty openly mocked patience and the value of walks. Agreed.
