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Not a surprising pick by the Colts with Joseph Addai. Needed a running back.

I really hope our offense gets all these double play balls out of them now and the pitching staff gets all the home runs allowed out as well because I don't want to see any of this tomorrow when Z is pitching.

you sure it's not a decoy. :wink: Another miracle!!

What do the Panthers need another running back for? I know Davis is aging, but what about DeShaun Foster? He has his share of injury concerns. But if he comes back healthy that's two running backs that want the ball and are the same type of back. At least Davis and Foster were different types of backs.

What do the Panthers need another running back for? I know Davis is aging, but what about DeShaun Foster?

Have the Bears made their first pick yet ? Traded it to Buffalo for the 10th pick in 2nd round (42nd overall) and 9th pick in 3rd round (73rd overall).

That Santonio Holmes pick can't make Bears fans very happy.

Yeah, I think everybody is content with ruling this a loss and letting that be that.

This is what happens when you trot out Rusch, Aardsma, and Oh Man. I just hope Dusty pitches Ohman enough to get him back to his 2005 form.

This is turning into the Fred thread.

Oh Man is in for the Cubs. We actually got Prince Fielder out, it's a miracle.

The bad news is this is now an official game. Chalk one up to the loss column.

Restovich!!

The only good thing is that Rusch did it both times. It's not like Z gave up a bunch of homers.

At least we can replace Rusch rather than move to a 4-man rotation and wear down our pitchers. Research shows that a 4-man rotation would have no adverse affects on pitchers' health. It's high pitch counts that contribute to injuries. I wouldn't be surprised to see Boston try a 4-man rotation at some point this season. I don't think a 4 man rotation would work for the Cubs. Maddux is getting older and Marshall and Guzman are young. Wood and Prior will be on strict pitch counts when they come back. It may work for Boston but not for the Cubs. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2633 According to the research, you're right about making sure young arms don't throw too many pitches. Throwing too many pitches per start helped end Doc Gooden's career, for example (well, that and cocaine). But the research pretty definitively shows that a four-man rotation is no more rough on a pitching staff than a five-man. It's not that there's little difference in risk of injury; there's no observable difference. There is a big injury risk when pitchers throw past the point of fatigue. For most pitchers, that's about 100 pitches, but for young ones it can be 90-95. Dusty, unfortunately, is one of the worst managers in MLB as far as having his starters throw too many pitches. Kerry Wood and Mark Prior both threw way too many pitches per game in 2003 as did Big Z. I really expect some forward-thinking team to try a four-man rotation and watch pitch counts closely. It could work for the Cubs if Dusty weren't the manager. I'm not disagreeing with you. My point was just that it wouldn't be a good fit for the Cubs considering the young pitchers we have and the pitchers coming back from injury.

At least it isn't this bad...yet. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=260429106

We have to complete 5 full innings. The losing team needs to come to bat 5 times.

Is Marshall going on Monday then?

I just get nauseated by Jimmy Fallon period.

It will start raining in the top of the sixth. Although that would be good because it would save our pen 3+ innings of work. I'm willing to take the loss, just save our pen a little bit.

I'm sure Neifi could have given up 5 HR's today as well. He might have only given up 4 though.

At least we can replace Rusch rather than move to a 4-man rotation and wear down our pitchers. Research shows that a 4-man rotation would have no adverse affects on pitchers' health. It's high pitch counts that contribute to injuries. I wouldn't be surprised to see Boston try a 4-man rotation at some point this season. I don't think a 4 man rotation would work for the Cubs. Maddux is getting older and Marshall and Guzman are young. Wood and Prior will be on strict pitch counts when they come back. It may work for Boston but not for the Cubs.

Estes was bad, but he at least had a couple good games for the Cubs.

Get a bunch of booze in me and I would be having fun in a Cubs blowout also.

Nice prediction.