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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #315 on: May 01, 2011, 05:50:42 pm »
The wind was blowing in?

Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #316 on: May 01, 2011, 09:21:47 pm »
Hopefully this is one of those posts that will get reposted and we can all laugh over when Barney makes the All-Star team and wins the Rookie of the Year award,

There are some things in life you really don't need to worry about.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #317 on: May 01, 2011, 09:27:49 pm »
I'm not crazy about how Quade is moving Castro around in the lineup.  Sure, the exact spot that a guy hits is overrated and probably not a big deal but I'm concerned that Quade is making the classic mistake that bad managers make (not saying that Quade is a bad manager.....yet):  taking his best players and moving them around to accommodate the lesser players. 

The better players should be placed where they are most comfortable, let them do their thing because they are the most valuable and important, and move around the lesser players because, well, they are the lesser players. 

While I agree completely, I would go even further.  For young players, you want to insulate them from pressure and put them in a role which allows them to feel comfortable and grow.  That would not need to me to be batting 3rd.  2nd spot seems about ideal.

Winning a couple more games this year is far less important than have Castro develop to his full potential.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #318 on: May 01, 2011, 10:35:29 pm »
You guys still watching this team?  This is the most apathetic I have felt as a Cub fan ever. 

How can you say that?

This team was clearly trying to be competitive.

My only hope is that Rickets soon comes to his senses and tells Hendry to go into full rebuild mode.... which should have been done, oh, back at the end of 2006.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #319 on: May 01, 2011, 10:46:04 pm »

    [/list]Some (Jes) will point out that a high BABIP may just mean hitters are squaring up a pitcher better than they have in the past.  But I would argue that other stats show pretty conclusively that this is not the case with Garza:

    Hey, not just me.  I saw Craig's comments about Barney which essentially amounted to buying into my argument.

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    « Reply #320 on: May 02, 2011, 08:53:02 am »
    NOTES:Jeff Samardzija had his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance Sunday and extended his streak of scoreless innings to 11 — lowering his ERA more than five full points in the process to 2.76.

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    Re: Cubs in '11
    « Reply #321 on: May 02, 2011, 08:57:40 am »
    He has been a very pleasant surprise.  From his spring games, I really thought he was cooked.  Good to see.

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    « Reply #322 on: May 02, 2011, 09:01:36 am »
    If he'd quit walking people, we might have something with Samardzija.  It's hard to make what you have in a guy who has an 18:18 K to BB ratio in 16 IP.

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    « Reply #323 on: May 02, 2011, 09:02:19 am »
    On the down side, he has still walked 9 during that streak.  That's not a recipe for sustained success unless he can continue avoiding hits like he has (4 hits allowed over the same time period).

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    « Reply #324 on: May 02, 2011, 09:06:59 am »
    NOTES:Jeff Samardzija had his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance Sunday and extended his streak of scoreless innings to 11 — lowering his ERA more than five full points in the process to 2.76.
    Jr

    In those five appearances, Samardzija has pitched seven innings and walked seven while  giving up three hits

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    Re: Cubs in '11
    « Reply #325 on: May 02, 2011, 09:21:52 am »
    I guess this is good news.  Anything that might lead to Coleman or Russell leaving the rotation has to be good, right?

    Todd Wellemeyer - S - Cubs

    Todd Wellemeyer (hip) will make his first start at Triple-A Iowa on Thursday.

    Wellemeyer has been sidelined since the middle of spring training by a hip injury. He's ready now to begin making minor league starts and could be in line for a spot outing with the Cubs if everything goes well down on the farm. "I feel stronger than ever, really," the right-hander said Sunday. "Now it’s just a matter of breaking the arm in and getting the durability up."

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    Re: Cubs in '11
    « Reply #326 on: May 02, 2011, 09:30:09 am »
    Wellemeyer!  Print those World Series tickets now! 

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    « Reply #327 on: May 02, 2011, 09:30:57 am »
    Actually, didn't he have some good stretches for the Cards?  Wonder how much solid pitching coaches had to do with that.

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    Re: Cubs in '11
    « Reply #328 on: May 02, 2011, 09:39:07 am »
    Remember Wellemeyer's major league debut?  He pitched a scoreless 14th inning after the Cubs had run out of pitchers, and got the save.

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    « Reply #329 on: May 02, 2011, 09:43:21 am »
    Remember Wellemeyer's major league debut?  He pitched a scoreless 14th inning after the Cubs had run out of pitchers, and got the save.
    In Milwaukee.