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That's a good start for Hill.
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Well 1 worthless bat gone. Jesus that Barret trade was horrible! Pretty much a DFA. At least Hendry can admit he's wrong. Hopefully Kyler Burke turns into something useful. :lol: He has what? one hit since he joined our system?
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Any chance Iowa can fix him or is he a lost cause? lost cause
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the gap between "hot" and "would hit it" is very wide for some of us and depends greatly on how much we've had to drink
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Bowen is hitting .212/316/345 for 2007. His career line is .209/306/340. Somehow, I doubt anyone claims him and he'll be catching for Iowa when his time is up.
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I have four bleacher seats for labor day if anyone is interested....
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I'd hit it.
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First of all, it was a weekend. The demand is always higher then. Secondly, the Cubs are winning. Third, try Ebay first. I can usually find tickets there...not always in my preferred seating locations however.
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While I'm not entirely opposed to Dontrelle Willis, I'm not sure his performance would come close to the price we'd have to pay to get him. Since being good in 2005, he was above average last season, and bad this season. This year he's given up 134 hits in only 118 IP. He's also walked 53 while only striking out 80. Last year, he gave up 234 hits in 223 IP. He walked 83 while striking out 160. He was getting a better BB/K ratio last season, but still gave up his share of hits. He's also giving up homeruns at a higher rate this year. What I like about Dontrelle is that he has shown the ability to be dominating at times. It would be nice to have that. On the other hand, his skills seem to be on the decline. I'd definitely take him if the price were right, but I doubt that it is.
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Sheets had an MRI on the finger today, but the results aren't yet known. Link. And as Wekse said, Parra has joined the team but isn't activated yet. Link.
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According to the Trib, Dempster will throw an inning of rehab work at AAA Iowa on Tuesday. Link.
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And a little more....
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And even more from the game notes...
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More from the game notes...
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Game Notes.
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Kendall is making 13 million this season. We'd be taking on some salary if we traded for him. .226/261/281 That's his line this season. Horrible. Plus he hasn't been good behind the plate in years. His three previous seasons haven't been that bad though. I still would have little to no interest. He's 33 and it appears that his skills have greatly diminished. If we couldn't live with Barrett back there, there's no reason to try Jason Kendall.
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I'm not sure Dye is due for a bounce back. Yes, I think he's better than his .226/281/435 line this year, I don't think he's anywhere near as good as his 315/385/622 line last year. In the seasons prior to 2006, Dye hit 274/333/512 (decent), .265/329 /464 (meh) and .172/261/253 (butt vomit). It's possible he'll bounce back some in the second half, but to what degree is still highly up in the air. I'd take him for a low level prospect or a burned out prospect like Harvey or Dopirak, but I wouldn't pay much as I don't think he has anything much to offer. And to Contreras, hell no!
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I have the BA 2005 handbook here when he was the #7 prospect on the Arizona list. I found this regarding defense: Most everything else is in regards to his hitting. The fact is, he might just be a late bloomer... The same handbook said, Also...
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Cuban submits application to buy Cubs
vance_the_cubs_fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It's ridiculous to think that Cuban would even drop a hint as to what his actual top bid might be. If he wanted to play that poker game, he'd drop a highball bid to scare off other potential bidders. But he'd have to make the leak a lot more authentic than telling FOX Sports Radio. Anyone else think that Cuban's chances for a successful MLB owners vote would go up much if he partnered with a more conservative, Selig-palatable co-owner? I'm talking about perceptions here ... ideally this co-owner would, in reality, be a hands-off, glorified investor. Wasn't the guy Wagner going to be his minority owner? Does he fit that bill? Todd Wagner certainly keeps a lower profile than Cuban; hopefully that counts for something. But from Selig's point of view, might he be viewed as a Cuban crony? I don't know ... Another thought that's probably been discussed ad nauseum, but if Cuban's bid to buy the Cubs is successful, does that automatically mean he sells the Mavs? Talk about selling high ... I'm not an NBA fan but I'd imagine the Mavs are at or near an all-time high in value right now. I linked to this article earlier in the thread, but in regards to the Mavericks... -
Griiiittttsssss!
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It's likely going to be at the expense of one of the catchers.
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The second sentence sums it up.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-15-2007
vance_the_cubs_fan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
At the very least, I'd like to see more than 36 AB at short-season before promoting him. But he's already played against AA-level competition in the SEC? :p -
Vlad's career line is 325/391/581. He has six seasons with an OPS+ above 150 and his career OPS+ is 148. He already has 342 HR and he's only 31 years old. He'll easily top 400 and likely retires with 500+ HR. He's been an 8-time All-Star, won an MVP and ranked top ten in MVP voting five other times. His most similar by age has been Willie Mays consistently throughout his career. Yes, he's a HOF.
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I'm predicting 11-4 over that stretch. :) :bluekoolaid: more like.... :wynar: