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  1. David
    But yea, the zone has been remarkably inconsistent.
  2. David
    lol, ok ball 4 was definitely a ball... it was outside
  3. David
    It was strike three. Dusty probably would have come out and argued it but he would have gotten booed mercilessly. It wasn't even strike two, was it?
  4. David
    Fontenot with the DeuceBaseman tactics.
  5. David
    Why do all of the positions you take have to be demeaning to anyone that doesn't think the same way? Now, extending your logic... Let's expand rosters to 35 guys and put entirely different teams out there for offense and defense. That way, we can sign Barry Bonds to hit and get Chris Walker back to play left for him. Theriot can stay at SS, but we can see Hoffpauir or Fox hit for that position instead. Wouldn't that be much more fun? Just find nine guys who can hit and nine guys who can field. Much more exciting. Why all these requirements for players who can excel at everything? They're too damn hard to find. http://kapcsford.freeblog.hu/Files/bazer/rofl.pwnt-spray.gif
  6. David
    LOL that's even more hilariously dumb than the people who wanted to cut/trade/whatever Prior.
  7. David
    If we manage to pull off a win with this pitching matchup tomorrow, we might have to abolish the "blame CT" shtick forever.
  8. David
    .gif =/= pic. Take that amateur crap back to OT. OT is so over the .gif fad. VAVs are the rage now, son http://home.comcast.net/~davhern2/bowdown.gifhttp://home.comcast.net/~davhern2/bowdown.gif
  9. David
    He's walking through all this, at least. I can't even imagine what the lineup will be like if Lee, Ram, Fuk and Sori are all hot for a stretch at the same time. Not likely, but would be ricockulous
  10. David
    OK, context considered, maybe that's not so funny.
  11. David
    I beg to differ. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/ohefdubs/gifs/output.gif
  12. David
    His argument actually makes complete sense, but ok. Jon is well known for making dumb irrational arguments, after all. Just because one usually makes rational arguments does not mean one is incapable of making the occasional dumb, irrational argument. That's certainly true. But he isn't making one in this particular case. I'll continue until I get the last word in. :wink:
  13. David
    His argument actually makes complete sense, but ok. Jon is well known for making dumb irrational arguments, after all.
  14. David
    I'd rather the Cardinals win anyways (which they did)... Cards will fall back to earth. Brewers losses are a good thing.
  15. David
    It's a rant because you said a variation of the same thing about 10 times. We get it, you're not happy that Z was still in there but there's no need to keep repeating it over and over. As far as the Z question, you answered your own question with the bolded - it's a routine. And as far as PAP, my basic knowledge of them tells me that they don't start until you go over 100 pitches and, I believe, it's ((# of pitches) - 100) ^3. Z threw 101 pitches which would add up to a whopping 1 PAP. It's not that big of a deal. I'm being told that it's better to let Zambrano throw over 100 pitches because he's used to it and that makes no sense to me at all. There's a long list of reasons why he shouldn't have been out there and just how risky the decision was is completely irrelevant. Piniella is managing a roster of 25 guys and not a video game. He shouldn't be making these kinds of decisions. IT'S ONE FLIPPING PITCH OVER 100!! If he had thrown 99 pitches, would you be bitching and moaning so much? You're making it seem like he threw 115 or 120. I guess it's a step in the right direction that you backed off making it seem like leaving Z in to bat in the seventh was going to kill him. I don't want to speak for Jon on this, but it might be an argument more based on principle than any real problem with Zambrano throwing the 101st pitch. For me it is, at least.
  16. David
    Ugh, Weaver is really putting a hurting on my ERA tonight.
  17. David
    Nice, another RBI for my fantasy team.
  18. David
    Wow, I love how my aversion to pointless risk is being mis-characterized as freaking out.
  19. David
    All I'm trying to figure out is why you continue to rant about this. Z threw 101 pitches which, as was pointed out, he's done plenty of times before. It's not like Lou left him in to throw 120. And as for the running, Z could get hurt doing anything. He could trip and fall down the dugout steps, so should the Cubs hire somebody to carry him down the steps? It's not that big of a deal. How is it a rant? Taking 100% unnecessary risk is incredibly stupid. We'd all be better off not doing it. Managing baseball teams is no different. Sure, you can take a ride in your car with no seatbelt on and you're 99% sure to arrive at your destination unscathed. That 1% of the time, though, you might just wind up dead because you didn't want to wear your damn seatbelt. Maybe it's because I play poker... *shrug*
  20. David
    Even if Lou intends to take him out why burn a pinch hitter? The near disaster at 2nd base would be one reason. Why is Lee still in there instead of Ward? Why isn't Patterson out there or Blanco? When you're up 9 in the bottom of the 7th, you can afford to have a reliever take an AB. Worrying about him running the bases seems a bit paranoid. It's not a worry so much as it is distaste for a 100% unnecessary risk. Imagine how you'd want to react if he DID get hurt. There was really nothing to gain with an 8 run lead. He has about as good a chance of getting hurt being hit by a line drive sitting in the dugout. The guy is not fragile. OK, that's hyperbole. It doesn't matter that he's not fragile. There was no reason to have him in there. Absolutely nothing to be gained other than for Z to have some fun. Why do it?
  21. David
    Don't do that to me. Dreaming of an OF of Dunn, Soriano, Fuku would just be too much.... Christ
  22. David
    Even if Lou intends to take him out why burn a pinch hitter? The near disaster at 2nd base would be one reason. Why is Lee still in there instead of Ward? Why isn't Patterson out there or Blanco? When you're up 9 in the bottom of the 7th, you can afford to have a reliever take an AB. Worrying about him running the bases seems a bit paranoid. It's not a worry so much as it is distaste for a 100% unnecessary risk. Imagine how you'd want to react if he DID get hurt. There was really nothing to gain with an 8 run lead.
  23. David
    We heard about the severity a long time ago. Both the big stations have been reporting since early afternoon that his absence isn't expected to last longer than the 15 days of the DL stint. Maybe we should update one of the thread titles so people are more likely to see what's up.
  24. David
    It isn't expected to take longer than the full 15 days of the DL stint.
  25. David
    Lost in all of this is the fact that Murton would make a better leadoff hitter than any of the options that are actually under consideration.
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