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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    I do what I can. Oh, and sorry for nearly killing Benson. Tait and the ground was what hurt Benson.
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    What Super Bowl are you guys talking about? I heard nothing about the game.
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    Taylor and Atkins get a better offspeed pitch and there you go.
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    Toliver to LSU
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    No he's not, you might want to check out dew's posts on the matter. He plays with inferior talent and an awful offensive line and still puts up decent stats (especially comp %). I don't see why Grossman would panic with Carr around - he'd be no different than all the Griese talk last season. This is likely a sink or swim season for Rex anyways - he's a free agent after this year and if he doesn't make the progress that a normal QB does after the number of starts he's gotten (Rex is about where the light switch normally either goes on or doesn't for most young QBs) I don't see the Bears bringing him back.
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    I'd gladly take Carr, kick out Griese, and let Grossman and Carr compete for the starting spot.
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    Kelly is a double threat for the show. She isn't the only one though, BJ Novak is also a writer as are a few others on the cast.
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    This comment pretty much sums up the status of the Cubs farm system. If Callis thinks that the best prospect is a future reliever, then there are not much impact players down on the farm. Callis thinks the Cubs top 2 prospects are Pie and Veal - the Cubs themseles believe it's Samardzija. They obviously don't think so highly of Samardzija if they don't think he'll remain a starter. I see quite a few potential impact players at the lower levels of the Cubs system (Peoria, Boise, Mesa, Dominican).
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    True, but the subtle things the minor characters to is great.
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    I can't decide...is it Kelly cuz I have Indian pride? Or Pam or Karen?
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    We also have limited scholies and have done well with them (though we could have done better). The best commit is 5-star DT Brian Price who spruned USC. Petey has been trying to get him ever since Price verballed to UCLA and finally secured an in-home visit last month. At the visit, Price's mom brought out a cake that said "13-9!" (The final score of the USC-UCLA game last December.) :)
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    Well, my chat question was about Petrick's health and it went unanswered. One possibility was that the Cubs just weren't forthcoming about health questions for the guys eligible for the Rule 5 (Campusano, Petrick) to try to keep them. Callis also said Petrick would start at high-A Daytona, so another mention of no health issues there. I could easily see option 1 - or a slight injury that isn't serious but because he's coming off major surgery, the Cubs just completely shut him down. If I remember right about Billy's 3 Daytona starts, a couple of them were affected by the big inning (one of which I remember was the 6th inning after 5 shutout innings with limited hits) so hopefully that's a positive thing to look at in his disappointing stint at high-A.
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    Creed. Duh.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Got my Prospect Handbook today so I thought I'd toss a few things out about the guys in 11-30. - Mark Reed has made major strides defensively. - Billy Petrick's heavy sinker was back after the labrum surgery at around 92 mph. - Mark Holliman was down around 88-91 mph all season. - Larry Suarez has been compared to Z because of his size and nationality. At age 16 (now 17), he's already 6'5" 240 lbs and conditioning is a concern. Had a minor back strain at instructs. - Rocky Roquet has a plus FB (91-97) and a plus slider. Callis also said in the chat that the Cubs believe Samardzija is their top prospect.
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    Puerto Rico beat Mexico 4-2. The Dominican Republic, behind Crazy Julian, beat Venezuela 7-1: SS R. Cedeño 1/2, BB (2), K (4) Overall: 6/17, .353/.421/.412/.833, 1 2B, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 1 E http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/02/05/xHES2dQH.jpg
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    USC-UCLA also on Wednesday. And, you know, USC is probably better than Duke.
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    No Rich Hill? Is that because they think he'll have left for another team, or that he won't stay in the majors? In the chat, Callis admitted that that was a mistake.
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    Warning: do not hold me to this. Wale signed a 6 year contact with a $15M bonus. He's played 3 years so half of the bonus would be a cap hit. Roughly $7.5M. I think if they cut him after June 1st it would count towards 2008. Either way its a huge hit. He is going to get $3.9M in salary next year (not a cap hit). So its better to pay him than cut him (roughly $2.5M bonus + $3.9 salary= $6.4 cap). Wow, much better to keep him.
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    Or 24. :roll:
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    That's how we roll.
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    Disagree, the only players without blame are Hester and Gould, imo. The defense gets off a bit for being on the field for 40 minutes, but the lines were awful, the coaching was awful, Benson and Reed had crucial turnovers, Grossman wasn't that great, Chris Harris blew the coverage on the Colts' first TD and the defense missed tackles all over the map.
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    I hope that with improved and consistant mechanics, Pawelek's velocity returns consistantly to the 90s (and injury risk diminshes). Looks like that was the major reason BA stated for the lowering of his ceiling.
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    I heard conflicting reports about his velo - I think a lot of that had to do with his sporadic mechanics. He needs to stay consistant with them to keep his velocity up. I think it will help that Boise pitching coach is going to be at Peoria this coming season. Callis didn't answer my Petrick question in the chat. :(
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    What are the cap ramifications of cutting Wale? What could you attract if you traded him? The one thing in letting him go (and letting him go makes a lot of sense - he's paid a lot and his production has dipped) is that it depletes the depth at DE.
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    He was very very bad last night. That's just simply not true. He played well enough to win if the rest of the team wasn't so intent on turning the ball over and if the defense did anything. The defense was ho-hum, Benson didn't show up. No, Rex didn't have a good game, I'd call it below average. But he wasn't very very bad. I know people will push that as the official story, but it's just not the case. Benson didn't show up? He got hurt on his second carry.
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