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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #885 on: May 26, 2011, 06:35:43 pm »
Justin Berg is on his way back to Iowa.

The Cubs made a minor league deal with Atlanta for Rodrigo Lopez who will be in Chicago Friday.

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« Reply #886 on: May 26, 2011, 06:37:26 pm »
Paul Sullivan story on the deal

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sports/cbsports-cubs-acquire-lopez-for-pitching-help-20110526,0,4794288.story

The Cubs send Ryan Buchter from Daytona to the Braves.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #887 on: May 26, 2011, 06:39:24 pm »
That's an odd little deal.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #888 on: May 26, 2011, 06:43:51 pm »
If Hendry had done this a month and a half ago, the Cubs might still be in this race.

I wonder what this means for Davis once Wells and Garza are both back.

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« Reply #889 on: May 26, 2011, 06:54:15 pm »
The 40-man roster spot for Lopez will probably be cleared by moving Andrew Cashner to the 60-day DL.  He went on the 15-day DL effective April 6 and he won't be ready before June 5.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #890 on: May 26, 2011, 07:12:32 pm »
Rodrigo Lopez went 7-16 with a 5.00 ERA last year.  The 16 losses led the National League.

Unfortunately, this represents a significant upgrade over the guys we've been using in the #4 and #5 spots in the rotation.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #891 on: May 26, 2011, 07:33:13 pm »
That's an unfair comparison, JR.  Last year Rodrigo didn't have the spectacular offense and the slick airtight defense he'll enjoy with the Cubs.  He'll improve to at least 8-15 with us.

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« Reply #892 on: May 26, 2011, 11:41:50 pm »
Lopez led the NL in earned runs allowed and homers allowed (37) last season.

I think that both Lopez and Russell should always pitch when the wind is blowing out at Wrigley this summer.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #893 on: May 27, 2011, 07:46:07 am »
Lopez led the NL in earned runs allowed and homers allowed (37) last season.

I think that both Lopez and Russell should always pitch when the wind is blowing out at Wrigley this summer.
Yeah the Cubs could bring back the SWA "How Far Did It Fly" campaign...$$$$

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #894 on: May 27, 2011, 08:37:52 am »
Yeah the Cubs could bring back the SWA "How Far Did It Fly" campaign...$$$$
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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #895 on: May 27, 2011, 08:42:40 am »
Our esteemed GM:


 "I haven't seen it this bad in a long time but it still is not as bad as it was in 2004 when we lost Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez and Mike Remlinger all to extended stays on the DL," he said. "I actually feel pretty good about this team because with Randy Wells coming back and Matt Garza on track to be back next week we should be in position to get some stability with our starting pitching."

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #896 on: May 27, 2011, 08:47:46 am »
Aramis Ramirez admits to hamstring trouble

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/5615980-573/cubs-aramis-ramirez-admits-hamstring-giving-him-trouble.html

It’s why manager Mike Quade held back bench guy Blake DeWitt on Tuesday night when he used Carlos Zambrano to pinch-hit and why Ramirez got Thursday off on a 42-degree day.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #897 on: May 27, 2011, 08:48:43 am »
I don't think this has been posted here, but I could be wrong...I seem to miss posts occasionally since we moved to this board...

Ramirez was out yesterday due to a tight hamstring that has been bothering him since the last homestand.  I had assumed it was just a routine day off because I didn't hear otherwise.

Zambrano had a stiff neck after his start yesterday and is going to see a doctor.  Hendry says it's no big deal.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #898 on: May 27, 2011, 08:51:38 am »
It's embarrassing that these "athletes" can't play a non contact sport like baseball without being hurt over and over.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #899 on: May 27, 2011, 09:00:04 am »
Our esteemed GM:


 "I haven't seen it this bad in a long time but it still is not as bad as it was in 2004 when we lost Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez and Mike Remlinger all to extended stays on the DL," he said. "I actually feel pretty good about this team because with Randy Wells coming back and Matt Garza on track to be back next week we should be in position to get some stability with our starting pitching."

I knew the injury excuse would be coming out sooner or later.

Granted, there's a little bit of truth in that, but our GM could have done a lot better job planning for injury contingencies and maybe keeping one of the pitchers he gave away this offseason instead of relying on Casey Coleman, James Russell, and Doug Davis.