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Don't eat us. They're talking to Ponson It ended in sucks, so no, I don't think it's that. It's the left field/right field sucks chant. But don't eat us is so much funnier. JACQUE!! JACQUE!!

If he doesn't get a hit, I would be surprised if he didn't get booed.

This would be a pretty good time to get your first hit of the year Jacque.

How did Lee not beat that out? Two DP's in a row for him. Rally killers.

The 57 pitches through four innings is a good sign.

Wouldn't you wait for a guy that has suffered a couple freak injuries over the past couple years and arguably could have won the Cy Young in 2003?

I do like Marshall's composure right now.

Good pitch count by Marshall so far.

Nice pickup by DLee

Up until he swung at ball 4.

What are the odds that Ponson runs into the stands and goes after a beer vender in between innings? How about a hot dog vendor?

LOL.

Wow, 19 different leadoff hitters in the last 3 seasons and the worst leadoff BA in the league.

It's times like these a guy like Mark Grace or Kyle Farnsworth comes in handy. That thread has faded into oblivian. Now if Grace and Farnsworth would just fade into oblivion....... I like the fact that Farnsworth is on the Yankees this year because every time he screws up a game for them, it's going to lead off on SportsCenter because they are the Yankees.

Look at that speed. I like it. That's called hustle.

Marshall is looking good. If he was an established pitcher, he probably would have gotten a couple of those close calls in the first inning and the score would be 0-0. But he didn't and hasn't been fazed at all. I like the composure. I'm guessing that Z would have plunked Edmonds if the same sequence of events happened while he was pitching.

Great player, sure, but great man, no. Thus, no immunity from good jokes. :lol: I am familiar with the reality of Kirby off the field. But Jacque is just being a good guy trying to honor the man for his achievements between the chalk. It's all good. I know Jacque has to produce on the field otherwise he will get heat here. I'm just hoping it happens. I'm pretty happy-go-lucky, don't take me too serious now! :wink: I would like to see Jacque honor Kirby by actually getting a hit.

Ponson has plenty of time to screw this game up for the cardinals

0 for 06 continues for Jacque. I just want him to get one hit, no matter how cheap, just for the sake of getting a hit.

Astonishing. agreed I guess Julian Tavarez posts here. Or John Rocker.

I think every team in the National League has serious questions. There are a lot of ifs with every team. If two of Prior/Wood/Miller come back healthy and pitch well the Cubs could make the World Series. If the Cardinals new additions have good years they could make the World Series. If Clemens goes back to the Astros they are good enough. There isn't really a clear cut favorite. The Giants are a popular pick because of Bonds but if he gets injured, the Giants are screwed. This is the main reason why a team like the Brewers could play well and surprise a lot of people.

It looked like it was his ankle but he grabbed his knee. Hopefully not too serious though but I think it could be.

Thank you, all of you, for correcting me.

Cabrera will be lucky to get half that. Why? He put up big stats last year, about a notch below DLee and you think he's only worth $6 mil a year? I probably estimated high on the 12-15 mil per year but if DLee is negoitiating a contract worth 12-13 mil a year, you don't think Cabrera, who is 22 not 30, isn't worth 10 mil a year? Furcal got 13 mil from the Dodgers. Service time. So if the guy can play but is only 22 (almost 23) that takes a few million off of what he's worth. Pujols has only been in the league for 5 years, this is his sixth. I don't know when Albert signed his contract and I'm not saying Cabrera is as good as Pujols is but Pujols is making 14 mil a year. Why isn't Cabrera worth 10. I still haven't heard a good reason. Just for kicks, lets say Cabrera puts up numbers this year comparable to what he did last year. Is he still not worth 10 mil? I think Pujols signed his multi-year deal before he was done with arbitration, maybe by one year. As long as a player is eligible for arbitration, other teams can't sign him so he won't have the opportunity to make big time money and poor teams like the Marlins can keep him longer. Thats' why it is the way it is. Before Curt Flood, a team owned the rights to a player forever. The whole arbitration thing is a compromise. Thanks. Just curious, what happened with Pujols then? 2006 is his sixth year in the league. Can the team a player is on just sign him to a gigantic deal if they want to?

Cabrera will be lucky to get half that. Why? He put up big stats last year, about a notch below DLee and you think he's only worth $6 mil a year? I probably estimated high on the 12-15 mil per year but if DLee is negoitiating a contract worth 12-13 mil a year, you don't think Cabrera, who is 22 not 30, isn't worth 10 mil a year? Furcal got 13 mil from the Dodgers. Like Seth said, service time. Cabrera will only be a first year arbitration player, like Willis(who's only making 4.35M this year) was this past year. If he gets 6 million, I believe that would set the record for first year arbitration. Fair enough. Can you completely explain arbitration for me? I know a little about it but not that much. Thanks.