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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    Why do you keep acting like Larry Himes and the Cubs played no role in Maddux leaving?
  2. CaliforniaRaisin
    I'm just sad he's online so much and won't visit us. :cry:
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    How is he the only one to blame for what happened in 1992?
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    His performance might be '"below average" and yet, he's the third best starting pitcher on the team. And Truffle, you act like Larry Himes had no part to play in Maddux's departure in 1992.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    Sure, let me add you.
  6. CaliforniaRaisin
    There are two ends to a business negotiation. Maddux is providing a service, albeit an expensive one, and the Cubs agreed to pay him to provide the service. If the Cubs don't want to pay the money then they should cut or trade him. To sit him on the bench or pull him is un-fair labor practice. A practice I might add that led to the fixing of games a long time ago. I'd argue that the Cubs made their offer to Maddux with the expectation that he'd pitch with an ERA under 4.00 the last couple of years. He hasn't provided that service, so why shouldn't they keep him on the bench and prevent him from receiving the salary of a #2 starter next year? Because no free agent will sign with the Cubs again? He's not pitching that bad this year, there aren't pitchers who can replace him and do better. The Cubs shouldn't have offered the option but they did.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Time for a merge. At least he does something good for the Cubs and gets some Cardinal hitters out.
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    Skip his starts or start pulling him after 5 innings. Maybe it would be panned by the media and considered classless, but it's better than wasting $5M of our limited resources for next season. And free agents will definitely start coming to the Cubs after such a move. Unless Greg gets hurt, the option will kick in. I'm not pleased, but it's going to happen. It wasn't wise to put that option in in the first place, but it's too late now.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    And how do you propose the Cubs not let Greg get to the 190+ innings he needs?
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    I'm not sure, but I do know Sisco didn't start regularly in August with all the hurricane-outs and damage at Daytona's home ballpark, so that might have affected him when he did start.
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    That's good news on the Kerry Wood front. :cheers:
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Not gonna happen. LA will win the division. And if it does, the Cubs better swoop up and get Tracy. He's the second best manager in baseball.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yup, I think he's long gone. The Royals are bad and he's shown more than enough that the Royals will keep him. If he struggles, they might shut him down with a "tired arm" late in the year and then return him to the minors (maybe a stop in a winter league) to get him ready as a starter.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Being a 6'10" lefty who throws 96 might have something to do with it. Being a 6'10 lefty who throws 96 got him a 4.21 ERA in High A ball. How does a 4.21 ERA in High A turn into a 1.93 ERA at the major league level one year later? No one saw this coming. I agree, I didn't see this coming at all, but he wasn't hitting 96 last year. I think he was in the 80s last year.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    Just 4? It seemed like at least 5 or 6 DPs. Not a great time for his plate discipline to go out the window and for him to start sucking. Yeah, it's 5 GIDPs. I edited.
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    I was in class for Todd's final 3 ABs, but suffice it to say they went over as well as his first 12 in Salt Lake City. He went 0 for 4 in game 2 with a K and an RBI. He's up to a whopping 0 for 15 on rehab, 3 Ks, 5 GIDPs, 1 R and 2 RBI.
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    Todd Walker is DHing and batting second in game 2. Todd Walker vs RHP Scott Dunn, none on, 1 out in the first inning: Foul ball, strike 1. Ball 1, low and away. Line drive right back to the pitcher, who knocks it down and gets walker 1-3. Todd is now 0 for 12.
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Joe Borowski is in the Iowa game in the 6th inning: JoBo vs. Dave Matranga (0 for 1): Ball 1 Strike 1 (fastball) Ball 2 Ball 3, just low Fouled back, strike 2. Groundout 6-3. JoBo vs. Zach Sorensen (0 for 2): Strike 1 looking Ball 1, offspeed just missed Fouled back, strike 2 Lineout to SS Shane Halter, nice play. JoBo vs. Jeff Mathis (0 for 1): Grounder to Shane Halter, who throws it away. E-6. JoBo vs. Casey Kotchman (1 for 2): Strike 1 low and inside. Strike 2 low and away. Ball 1 high and outside (fastball). Ball 2 high and outside. Ball 3 low. Foul pop out to SS Shane Halter. Joe Borowski back to work to finish up the game in the 7th: JoBo vs. Curtis Pride (0 for 1): Strike 1 looking. Strike 2 swinging. Ball 1 outside. Ball 2 low. Ball 3 outside. Strike 3 swinging on a breaking ball. JoBo vs. Nick Gorneault (0 for 2) Strike 1 looking at the knees. Strike 2 looking. Ball 1 low and outside. Ball 2 high (check swing but Nick held up). Grounded foul. Groundout, 6-3. JoBo vs. Luke Allen (0 for 1): Ball 1 Ball 2 low. Ball 3 inside. Strike 1 down the middle. Fouled back, strike 2. Ball 4, low. Pitching coach comes out to talk to Joe. JoBo vs. Adam Pavkovich (0 for 1): Strike 1 on the inside corner. Popup to CF. Joe Borowski's line: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches.
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    :oops: I meant 5-4.
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    Todd Walker vs. RHP Dustin Moseley, runners at the corners and no outs in the first inning: Fouled back, strike 1. Ball 1, low and inside. Grounder to third. FC, 5-4. Run scores. Might have been a DP but the third baseman bobbled it. Todd Walker vs. Moseley, leading off the 3rd inning: Ball 1. Strike 1. Flyball to deep LF, off the glove of LF Gordon for a 2-base error. Walker then scores his first run of the rehab stint thanks to a David Kelton RBI triple. Todd Walker vs. RHP Dustin Moseley, 1 out and no one on in the 5th: Grounds out 6-3 (first pitch swinging). Todd Walker facing LHP Eric Cyr with the bases loaded, 1 out in the 7th: Ball 1. Strike 1 looking. 4-6-3 DP. That would be his 5th DP for Iowa. Yeesh. For the day: 0 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Todd Walker interviewed right before the Iowa game (the interview actually happened during yesterday's rain out): Todd Walker: "I felt the best the last two ABs in my last game, so we'll see." Todd: "I'm seeing pitches better, could recognize the changeup. The first two ABs, I didn't think, I just went up and swung at the first two pitches. I did better in the second two ABs. Swung at my pitch, hit it on the screws, but I just fouled it. I got it to a full count in that last AB, which was good." Todd: "We'll do better when Joe Borowski and I get back to the big league team. Just have to tread water now with the injuries and then we'll be fine. We're still in the division." He thinks Nomar will miss another 2 months at least but Kerry will be back in a week or two. Dr. Todd Walker? :-k Todd Walker will bat third and play second base in Game 1.
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    Todd Walker will bat third and DH today for Iowa. He said the knee feels good. Todd Walker against RHP Doug Sessions in the first inning, 1 on, 1 out: Walker grounds into a 3-6-1 DP on the first pitch. Todd Walker against Sessions in the third inning, 2 on, 1 out: Grounds into a 4-6-3 DP on the first pitch. Todd Walker against Sessions in the sixth inning, 1 on, 1 out: Strike 1 looking, outside corner 6-4-3 GIDP Todd Walker against RHP Joel Peralta in the ninth inning, nobody on: Ball 1 Strike 1 looking Ball 2 Ball 3 Foul ball hammered down the RF line Strike 3 looking Walker goes 0-4, 3 GIPDs and a K. He's now 0 for 7 on his rehab.
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    Joe Borowski in to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning for Iowa: Joe Borowski vs. Casey Kotchman (3 for 3): Ball 1 inside. Ball 2 low. Strike 1 low and away. Ball 3 low and outside. Ball 4, bases on balls. Joe Borowski vs. Curtis Pride (3 for 3): Breaking ball for an outside strike. Ball 1 low and outside. Flyout to Dwayne Bacon in CF, 1 out. Joe Borowski vs Nick Gorneault (1 for 3): Breaking ball swung on and missed, strike 1. Popout to Bacon in shallow CF, 2 outs. Joe Borowski vs. Luke Allen (0 for 3): Ball 1 outside, Kotchman thrown out stealing by Geovany Soto. 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    Todd Walker is batting second and playing second base today for Iowa. He's expecting to play 4 or 5 innings today and get about 3 ABs. He's wearing a knee brace today. His first AB, in the first inning, against LHP Corey Lee: Fastball strike taken on the inside corner. Fouled back, 0-2 count. Todd Walker swings and misses. Strike out on 3 pitches. In the bottom of the first, Todd cleanly fielded a grounder to him and threw out the leadoff hitter. Todd Walker's second AB, third inning, against Lee: Fastball inside, ball 1. Fastball on the outside corner, strike 1. Breaking ball inside, ball 2. Groundball to second, Walker is retired 4-3. Walker showed some range to make a nice play on a grounder that was destined for RF in the 4th inning. That was only his second chance in the field. Todd Walker's third AB, fifth inning, against Lee: Walker grounds out 1-3 on the first pitch. In the sixth inning, Richard Lewis replaced Todd Walker at second base. Todd went 0 for 3 with a K and made the play on both balls hit to him at second base.
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    Also, Todd Walker will be playing today in Salt Lake City. He'll play the whole 4-game series between Iowa and Salt Lake City.
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