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  1. soccer10k
    Lets get this thing started.
  2. soccer10k
    IMO, it's fine to swing at the first couple pitches provided you make decent contact. Murton smoked that ball in fair ground on the second pitch he saw (an inside fastball no less). I'm not sure what more you can ask. That late in the game, you don't need to worry about wearing down the pitcher. Murton hit a HR on the first pitch the other day. Was that a bad AB b/c he didn't take a few pitches? Cedeno swung at the first pitch and poped out weakly to 2B. That was a great AB? Why is anyone defending that? ...oh, b/c it's Cedeno, one of our precious young uns. Who cares about Neifi? He's not in the game b/c of his bat. A regular starter, like Murton and Cedeno have higher standards to live up to. I don't see how that is in any way unfair. So you are saying that it's okay for the Cubs to miss the playoffs every year because they are the Lovable Losers and they're expected to lose but if the Yankees miss the playoffs all hell should break loose because they are expected to make the playoffs?
  3. soccer10k
    That's unacceptable. I understand Murton swinging because he made solid contact, but if you are going to swing at the first pitch, you can just hit weak popups.
  4. soccer10k
    Yeah, if Pie is the best option available then we should bring him up. We shouldn't bring him up just for the sake of doing so. We need Pie to play whether that is on the Chicago or Iowa Cubs.
  5. soccer10k
    It would bother me more if his lack BB was a sign that he was swinging at bad pitches and getting himself out. He's swinging at a lot of pitches (T/S ratio of 0.62) but he's also swinging at pitches he can hit. He's making contact about 87% of the time, slightly better than Aramis but slightly worse than Lee. How many pitches is he seeing per PA? I don't remember many ABs where he was even close to drawing a walk, but that's just my perception. It's nice that he's making decent contact, but if he's not drawing walks (limited AB so far), he's not getting on base at a decent enough clip. He isn't going to hit .350 over the course of a full season. 2.95, vs. the team average of 3.85. As I said, he is swinging at a lot of pitches, but the good news is they're pitches he can hit. As long as he isn't swinging at bad pitches (a la Corey Patterson) I think the walks will come. If pitchers are throwing it where you like it, why let the pitch go?
  6. soccer10k
    Like last night, I'm itching to get this game started...well maybe not so much with Gopher Ball Glendon on the mound, but I want to see my Cubbies play.
  7. soccer10k
    No, he's about the same as Williams. I like Guzman, but he hasn't done it in the majors yet and is injury prone. I don't count on Prior to make over 30 starts a year, so I think we need to anticipate him being on the DL for 25-50% of the season. That alone will give young guys a lot of opportunity. I'd like the top three to be filled by at least above average pitchers who typically make all of their starts. I would wait until the end of the year to assess wood, prior and miller. At that point you might have a better read on williams, marshall, guzman, hill, and ryu as well and know better what you need. I wouldn't trade for Zito under any circumstances (barring a give away of course). Agreed. At least give Marshall and Hill the chance to develop into decent left handed starters before we trade for Zito.
  8. soccer10k
    zero. he's no arroyo at the plate. Arroyo wasn't anything special at the plate either in his first couple seasons in Pittsburgh. In 2001 he had 16 strikeouts in 21 AB's and for his career he is batting .102 with 34 strikeouts in 59 AB's. yea, it was a joke. Why in God's name is Bynum hitting 2nd? That's ridiculous. Ok. I gotcha.
  9. soccer10k
    I really believe Jones is gone after this season, assuming Pie is ready. Jones at $5 million per year for 2 years should be tradable. Also, a platoon of Jones/Mench, Kearns, or Ibanez would look pretty good. With the decent outings of Marshall so far, I would have no problem trading Hill. We might have to eat some of the Jones money but I think he is tradable as well.
  10. soccer10k
    Was Murton's AB okay because he got robbed? And what did Cedeno and Neifi do in their AB's (besides get out of course).
  11. soccer10k
    I'm assuming Walker is batting fifth because Barrett is sitting today.
  12. soccer10k
    zero. he's no arroyo at the plate. Arroyo wasn't anything special at the plate either in his first couple seasons in Pittsburgh. In 2001 he had 16 strikeouts in 21 AB's and for his career he is batting .102 with 34 strikeouts in 59 AB's.
  13. soccer10k
    Bronson Arroyo freaking owns you.
  14. soccer10k
    What are the odds that Snell hits a home run today?
  15. soccer10k
    I only feel bad for Patterson for the injury he suffered in 2003. Not just because how he could have helped the Cubs, but for his career in general. He was never the same. Other than that, I don't feel the least bit sorry for him. I just think that he was on his way to being a decent player in the league, and maybe someday he will be, but that injury affected him deeply. Who knows. Either way, he sucked in 2004 and 2005 and I didn't want him on the team anymore. But like I said, he was having an excellent year in 2003 before he got injured and that's why I feel bad for him. If he learns to take walks he will be a MUCH better player.
  16. soccer10k
    mmm...4/21...the day after 4/20...mmm...
  17. soccer10k
    I really don't want us to go after Zito. Ever since he won the Cy in 2002 he has been crap. I don't think we need to trade some of our good prospect for him. The way Zito is going, there is a good shot Marshall will be as good as Zito will be for the rest of his career. I know Zito has the potential for some good starts, but come on, Zito hasn't done anything an average pitcher couldn't do over the past 3 years. He has had 3 mediocre seasons. If we get an excellent deal for him, then yes, by all means trade for him. As for giving up quality prospects, which is what Billy Beane will want, definately don't do it.
  18. soccer10k
    Wow, that 19 K's in 48 AB's stat REALLY stands out. Wilkerson needs to turn that around ASAP literally. Ibanez is a possibility but I think getting either Ichiro or Abreu would take more effort. Not sure about Kearns or Mench though. I would like Ichiro - a Ichiro, Pierre top of the order would be good. Although I think we need a bit more power from our No. 2 spot...which is why I still like Walker there. We'll see as the season progresses. While I think Pierre will turn out better than Jones, let's see how they do in the upcoming weeks. Two weeks is too short a time period to judge.
  19. soccer10k
    I really want to see what Pie can do at the major league level. If we don't bring him up, who would play RF until Jones returns? Hairston?
  20. soccer10k
    agreed. The kid needs all of the AB's he can get and if he's not going to get AB's up here, it would be extremely pointless for him to be on the big league club. Jones definitely wasn't limping as bad as Pagan when he came off the field. I really don't think Jones injury was that serious, but who knows. Might as well see what the kid can do for us if Jones is going to be out for a little while longer. But I agree that we shouldn't bring him up to sit on the bench. He needs to be playing and if that means he stays in AAA for now then so be it.
  21. soccer10k
    Let's just hope than Gopher Ball Glendon doesn't give the game away early and at least gives us a chance to win the game tomorrow.
  22. soccer10k
    It is early and I don't think anybody has been pleased with Pierre's play so far. But let's give him the chance to turn it around.
  23. soccer10k
    Wow, Fred McGriff. That brings back some memories. Good ol Crime Dog.
  24. soccer10k
    Especially with Gopher Ball Glendon on the mound.
  25. soccer10k
    So much for winning the series in Pittsburgh. Let's hope the offense shows up so we don't get blown out since we know Gopher Ball Glendon is going to give up a bunch of runs.
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