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  1. hawkeyecub
    That's right. If there were 2 outs, that would have been the case. Since there was a man at 1st with only 1 out, Burrell was out after the K. There is no force play anywhere and runners can advance at their own risk.
  2. hawkeyecub
    Are you suggesting that players should take some accountability and when they make mental mistakes or fail to execute properly, blame should fall on their shoulders? Blasphemy!
  3. hawkeyecub
    Yes, that's very likely to happen. Even more likely is that they'll decide to fire Dusty because of what some fans on a message board say. I'm just saying that I thought we had the game threads board to discuss in game happenings. We had the rants board to rant about people and things. And we had the bad managerial moves thread to put things like this in there. I just don't see the need to create multiple threads a night discussing the same thing over and over again.
  4. hawkeyecub
    Is there any reason you didn't post this in the game threads, rants or the bad managerial moves thread? Seriously, we don't need 5 new "Dusty sucks" threads in baseball discussions every night.
  5. hawkeyecub
    Here's the problems I see with it. Since Wood requires several days between these appearances(as would most if not all pitchers), you are essentially playing with a 24 man roster on the days he doesn't pitch. You don't have the flexibility of a 7 man pen or of a 6 man bench. Secondly, if Wood is ineffective and needs to be replaced in any of the outings, it further taxes the pen that Wood is basically acting as a 5th and a half starter for. That said, I'm not against the idea per se, I'm just not convinced either way. Exactly. If he's only pitching on the days that Maddux starts, that means on the other 4 days, we're playing with a 24 man roster. In addition to that, Williamson won't be available every day. So let's say Wood pitches a game that Maddux starts. If Williamson pitches the next game, we may be automatically down to a 23 man roster for the next game or two. Then if our starter in the next game gets knocked out early, our bullpen is in shambles. In theory it sounds pretty good, but in reality we would have to count on Wood being very good on the days he does pitch, and our other starters being able to consistenly work fairly deep into games.
  6. hawkeyecub
    Gotta love those knee-jerk reactions. Are you serious with this?
  7. hawkeyecub
    While his OBP is pretty decent, he's still a .275 hitter. On an expiring contract. And his defense is pretty suspect (There were times to cringe watching him chase some balls down this year) And then there was the baserunning.... Don't overvalue him. His OBP is first among all leadoff men in the NL and 2nd in all of baseball behind Brian Roberts. He also has the highest SLG of all leadoff men in the NL and is on pace to swipe 25 bases (although his percentage is not good). There's nothing wrong with being a .275 hitter who takes 75+ walks and can hit 15-20 home runs with decent speed. The defense is a concern, but we haven't exactly had Gold Glovers in the outfield this year and it hasn't cost us much. It was a great move and came at a low price. If we wanted a leadoff/top of the order guy, we couldn't have done much better.
  8. hawkeyecub
    Any reason you moved Aramis down to 6th in the order?
  9. hawkeyecub
    Even though it is just Lawton, this seems to be the biggest deadline deal this year. That market is just dead, and for Hendry to get Lawton for Gerut is real good move. Littlefield may want to avoid Hendry in the future if he wants to keep his job. But Lawton is a guy with a .380+ OBP, moderate power, steals a few bases, and most importantly removes Holla from the starting equation. Not big impact move, but a definate improvement. You're right, t is the biggest deadline deal this year. This was a good trade for the Pirates though. Lawton was going to be gone next year and Gerut has some nice upside at a lower cost.
  10. hawkeyecub
    Okay, we're aware that you're convinced the season is over. You've made basically the exact same post 5 times.
  11. hawkeyecub
    ESPN says it's a straight up trade, Gerut for Lawton. Very good deal, he's hitting .279/.386/.465 in 312 AB's in the leadoff spot this year with 10 home runs. Anyone know his contract situation?
  12. hawkeyecub
    Or more likely, nothing is happening.
  13. hawkeyecub
    In a heartbeat. But we would have to include Pie and then some to get Texas to bite and I'm not sure if Tex could play LF.
  14. hawkeyecub
    Nomar and Lugo are the only ones I can think of, aside from standard bullpen rumors. Orlando Cabrera as well.
  15. hawkeyecub
    Wow.
  16. hawkeyecub
    What in the world does BTAIM stand for?
  17. hawkeyecub
    Boston wouldn't make that deal. They're giving up Manny, Shoppach and Hanley Ramirez and only getting Dunn, a 4th OF and Kent Mercker in return? No way. The Reds are making out like kings in that deal.
  18. hawkeyecub
    Here we go again...[/b]
  19. hawkeyecub
    We probably COULD, but we would likely have to include Pie (comparable to Milledge) and possibly Hill.
  20. hawkeyecub
    We probably COULD, but we would likely have to include Pie (comparable to Milledge) and possibly Hill.
  21. hawkeyecub
    ESPNEWS just said that Baez would be sent to the Mets in the proposed deal also. Boston gets Huff and Cameron Mets get Manny and Baez Tampa gets prospects
  22. hawkeyecub
    When did he say Mitre and Welly?
  23. hawkeyecub
    Was it ESPN 1000? Bruce Levine doesn't work for The Score.
  24. hawkeyecub
    Steve Stone is on PTI right now advocating trading for Manny Ramirez. The kicker is that he's saying that they could/should throw in Aramis! He said we could trade Aramis, Corey and someone else to Boston for Manny and Bill Mueller. I don't know about that one Steve.
  25. hawkeyecub
    no kidding, you'd think the sky is falling Yeah. Who'd have thought you'd run into despondence on a Cub board when things aren't going well for them. Kooky stuff. Yeah, who'd think people wouldn't have learned from being in basically the exact same position the last two years and having a chance to make the playoffs in the last week of the season. Who'd have thought people would not think the season is over, and the team has no heart when we're 2.5 back in the Wild Card with 2 months to go.
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