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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #915 on: May 27, 2011, 01:14:56 pm »
Rodrigo Lopez will have #50, last worn by Larry Rothschild.

Some pitchers who have had 50:

Les Lancaster(1987-91)
Phil Norton(2000,2003)
Julian Tavarez(2001)
Kent Mercker(2004)
Will Ohman(2005-06)

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #916 on: May 27, 2011, 01:16:04 pm »
That's not exactly an illustrious group of pitchers there.

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« Reply #917 on: May 27, 2011, 01:20:12 pm »
My memory of Les Lancaster is from 1991 when he pitched several days in a row and Jim Essian had a completely rested pen but used Lancaster again.  He wasn't all that bad.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #918 on: May 27, 2011, 01:21:27 pm »
That's not exactly an illustrious group of pitchers there.

And he won't change it any.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #919 on: May 27, 2011, 01:22:15 pm »
I think he had an ERA under 2 in 1989.

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« Reply #920 on: May 27, 2011, 01:23:47 pm »
I think 1989 was a few years ago.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #921 on: May 27, 2011, 01:29:11 pm »
1.36 in 1989.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #922 on: May 27, 2011, 02:43:43 pm »
Fond memories of Lester Lancaster in 1989!

He with his #50 was the highest-numbered player on the Cubs (and the Mets, whom I got to watch daily, had Sid Fernandez with #50), so for me all numbers higher than 50 seem unnatural and ugly.

Despite not liking numbers over 50, I guess I'm happy to see Lopez wearing that and not the 37 that Yahoo had him listed as earlier today.  Thirty-seven would imply that Angel Guzman won't be back to wear it again.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #923 on: May 27, 2011, 02:45:40 pm »
Why do so many pitchers sport facial hair? I seldom see a position player with a mustache or beard.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #924 on: May 27, 2011, 02:48:59 pm »
Why do so many pitchers sport facial hair? I seldom see a position player with a mustache or beard.
Doug Davis has the worst soul patch ever.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #925 on: May 27, 2011, 02:53:38 pm »
Doug Davis has the worst soul patch ever.

Scott Spiezio begs to differ.


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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #926 on: May 27, 2011, 02:55:45 pm »
I'll concede that, SZ.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #927 on: May 27, 2011, 06:05:49 pm »
Both Carrie Muskat and Bruce Miles expect Rodrigo Lopez to start against the Astros on Monday.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #928 on: May 27, 2011, 06:53:22 pm »
Casey Coleman optioned to Iowa to make room for Randy Wells.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #929 on: May 28, 2011, 12:25:39 am »
Because, of course, players on other teams never get injured.

I don't think he was talking about just Cub players, but about all baseball players.