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JR

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Re: Today's Game 2019
« Reply #60 on: March 01, 2019, 06:41:20 pm »
That would be a big deal if he could be an asset this year.  I guess hoping for a Chatwood turnaround is like hoping for a Heyward one, but there's a nonzero chance the light bulb might go on for him.
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CurtOne

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« Reply #61 on: March 01, 2019, 06:41:25 pm »
Many airplanes fly fine and then they crash.
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Ron

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« Reply #62 on: March 01, 2019, 06:41:25 pm »
Quote from: JR on March 01, 2019, 06:40:12 pm
Toe tap!

That was Edwards, I believe.
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davep

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« Reply #63 on: March 01, 2019, 06:51:42 pm »
I'm not sure how that can be a vexing question.  Right now they have Lester, Darvish, Hendricks, Hamels and Quintana as starters.  Almost everyone seems to feel that at LEAST one, and perhaps more will have problems, either due to injury or old age.  If Chatwood has cured his control problems, either he or one of the above will replace Montgomery as the reliever/swingman.  And if all six are doing well by July, one of them could bring back pretty good return in a trade.  I wish the Cubs had been faced with such vexing problems over all of the 60 odd years I have followed them.
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craig

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« Reply #64 on: March 01, 2019, 10:41:09 pm »
Quote from: Deeg on March 01, 2019, 06:38:18 pm
Chatwood looking better is certainly a positive.  But it does force the vexing question of just what the heck you do with him once the season starts.

A good Chatwood would be a great asset in the pen.  And there is space for him there.  An effective Chatwood would be a huge boost in the pen.  And I still think a guy who could sometimes extend and pitch two innings instead of just one would be pretty fun and helpful in pen. 
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CurtOne

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« Reply #65 on: March 01, 2019, 10:49:37 pm »
I have a feeling he needs to pitch a lot to be effective.  An occasional appearance out of the pen for a pitcher who can be wild can be disastrous.  It seems to me that when Joe sat him for a week and then brought him, he was REALLY terrible.
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craig

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« Reply #66 on: March 01, 2019, 11:33:57 pm »
Yeah, that's a good point, and might totally be the case.  This being spring training and me being hopeful and optimistic:  a flip is that if you're not in the top group of relievers, then *IF* you're pitching well, you can get a lot of work.  Pitch the 6th inning of winning games, get used in games when you're losing.  And you wouldn't need to sit for 5 days stressing about things, you get lots of appearances.  I think sometimes easier for a reliever to stay grooved in pitching every 2nd or 3rd day than going 5 days off? 
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« Reply #67 on: March 01, 2019, 11:38:43 pm »
Right now he is insurance in case any of the 5 has an owie heading into the season.  Can always happen.  Up until then, he doesn't have to impress Joe or us.  He has to impress some GM out there looking for a pitcher.
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Deeg

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Re: Today's Game 2019
« Reply #68 on: March 02, 2019, 12:17:56 am »
Quote from: CurtOne on March 01, 2019, 10:49:37 pm
I have a feeling he needs to pitch a lot to be effective.  An occasional appearance out of the pen for a pitcher who can be wild can be disastrous.  It seems to me that when Joe sat him for a week and then brought him, he was REALLY terrible.

That’s essentially my concern. Even if Chatwood is fixed there’s no precedent to show he can be effective as an occasional reliever.

The attractiveness of finding a taker for him is a lot less now that all it would mean is padding the Rickettses profit margin.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
« Reply #69 on: March 02, 2019, 09:05:11 am »
Cubs/DBacks on MLBN right now...

Grace just told the Sutcliffe/Billy Conners story from old Riverfront Stadium...the one with the fireworks...classic
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davep

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« Reply #70 on: March 02, 2019, 09:19:27 am »
I still don't understand the problem.  If the five starters are so good that they can't find a place in the rotation for an effective Chatwood, the Cubs are odds on favorites to win the division regardless of whether Chatwood pitches or not.  How many teams are there that would view having 6 better than average starters a bad thing?

And since the Ricketts family do not take money out of the Cubs organization, the more profit they make, the better the Cubs future is.
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Bennett

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Re: Today's Game 2019
« Reply #71 on: March 02, 2019, 11:13:57 am »
Heyward has been scratched due to illness.  Zagunis takes over.
Hannemann is in left, not center.


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Ron

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« Reply #72 on: March 04, 2019, 10:04:13 pm »
Alberta Almora with a leadoff HR and a very impressive catch in today's game.


https://twitter.com/i/status/1102736844515618818

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craig

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« Reply #73 on: March 04, 2019, 10:22:12 pm »
Thanks, Ron, that was a blast.  Not sure I'd want him to go running into walls like that during spring training....
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Re: Today's Game 2019
« Reply #74 on: March 04, 2019, 10:46:12 pm »
Maybe he'll realign his spine or something and suddenly be able to hit RHP.
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