Cubs Place Ryan Dempster On DL
by Al Yellon on Jul 7, 2009 3:34 PM CDT
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PrintWell, this is a surprise. "Great right toe fracture?" Hmmm. Carlos Zambrano will start tonight instead. From the press release:
The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 3) with a great right toe fracture. To replace Dempster on the roster, the Cubs recalled right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart from Triple-A Iowa.
Carlos Zambrano, who was scheduled to start tomorrow, will instead make the start tonight against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. Hart is scheduled to start the series finale for the Cubs tomorrow afternoon.
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HART?
I have a bad feeling about this.
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+1
To start? Uh… I really know like that idea.
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awful typing
really *dont know if I like that idea
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."
Or
I really no like that idea
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
That's awful english.
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by tucsoncubsfan on Jul 7, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably coulda been Marshall if he hadn't thrown last night...
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Yeah, I REALLY hope the Cubs win tonight.
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Um...when don't you?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't like surprises
Yikes!!
Get well soon, Demps. Hope Hart can throw strikes…
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Shark?
He’s probably stretched out. And we can recall him b/c of the injury to Demp.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions
They already recalled Hart
and plan to start him in the series finale tomorrow.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's my fault for
only scanning the Al’s post. 10 lashes for me.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Seems a little harsh.
Bake us all cookies instead and we can call it even?
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They're in
the oven…
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah,
that’s true.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder...
…what he got pissed at?
These usually happen when you kick something.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
whoa
So which was great, the fracture or the toe?
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Just heard this on ESPN1000
They said that the ASG doesn’t count, the 15 day DL depends on the number of games missed or something like that. Can anyone confirm this?
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions
That's correct.
- of games, not days.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
*#
not 1. ~ no idea why it showed up like that.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
number sign at beginning of line
starts a list.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Haha
Ok, never knew that. Was wondering how I missed the number sign that badly.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright, maybe I am
mistaking. I was thinking that it was # of games, but now I’m beginning to think that I’m confusing the DL & suspensions.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
that's weird
since it is called the 15 day DL
by LT on Jul 7, 2009 3:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It is days, not games played
additionally, the team can make it retroactive to the last appearance. Since Demp last pitched in a game on July 2, he would be eligible to come off of the list on July 17th. However, it is a broken toe, he won’t be ready for a while after that…
The injury bug bites again.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
Thanks for
clarifying.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Days
It’s days not games. Dempster should be eligible to come back on July 18th.
You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time. ~Jim Bouton, Ball Four, 1970
by Zorb on Jul 7, 2009 3:49 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I mean, Dempster hasn't been the greatest lately, but...
Hart isn’t going to be much better. Why not Marshall? He only pitched an inning yesterday.
Maybe he is out for his daughter?
Nah, don't think ya'd
get DL’d for something like that.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
No, I meant
to say what Allie clarified below. If it is some kind of family issue (i.e. – death, sickness) they’d put you on the berievement list, not the DL.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
If you make up an injury, you go with something less tangible.
Groin strain FTW.
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If the daughter had gotten gravely ill again
they’d do the berievement list.
You don’t invent an injury b/c of 1 bad start.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I haven't been following the situation, so haven't heard if she is still sick... but...
A player may be placed on the MLB Bereavement List if such player is unable to render services because of the serious or severe illness or death of a member of such player’s immediate family (spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child or grandchild) or a member of such player’s spouse’s immediate family.
If it’s been the same illness, why hasn’t he already been on it? Or maybe he just wants to spend some time with his daughter… I don’t know. I was just speculating really. He probaly just kicked something.
Great right toe fracture?
How?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Can you kick a Gatorade cooler when it's on top of a bench?
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like...
a DUMPSTER?
look at it… LURKING….
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He
stopped a Jason Kendall liner w/ his foot. My guess is that is how it happened.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
yup. probably so.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
Wouldn't they have known it was broken sooner, though?
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Depending on where its broken
they might’ve thought he’d be able to pitch.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Sounds like our
arch enemy may be back
Looks like Dempster really gave it the once over too, it looks pretty beat up
"Respect" ~ Ryne Sandberg
how in the heck
did we pick the same pic?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano's ass
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
According to the Trib blog
He broke it on Sunday when he went over the railing to celebrate the win over the Brewers.
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
So Z tonight, Hart tomorrow
… does that mean Hart will be pitching against the Cardinals on Sunday?
well, wait ...
wouldn’t it be Harden, Lilly, Wells and Z?
Get Marshall ready for Sunday!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
No they moved Z up a day so HE can start Sunday
Wells will start the other game. Z is pitching on 3 plus days rest.
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by Doggie Stalker on Jul 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah -- just posted that above
Although, the way Z has been against the Cardinals lately …
Well...,
I don’t remember any great performances from Carlos on 3 days rest. Guess it means he’s due.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
has he had ANY performances on three days rest?
I can’t think of any.
he works better with long rest as we all learned on sept 14
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 7, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
thats just how I want to go into a double header.
Anyone else feeling a little nauseous?
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well, i like it...it isn't a major injury, and it gives another of our AAAA players a chance to shine
before the all-star break….they have done pretty well so far (Fox, Scales, Wells, etc)
what i don’t like is why didn’t they make the move yesterday….maybe trying to throw off the Braves….at least he won’t start against the Cards…
It's his push off leg...
…so it could be an issue for quite a while.
It all depends how bad it is, but broken toes can be very painful for a long time.
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not good not good not good...
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
unless he got run over by a car or as everyone is saying kicked something recently,
the injury has probably been there for a while, and it was decided to give him a break off of the foot…bad choice of words i guess
Yep.
Having had a hairline fracture in a big toe, I can confirm this. Hurts like hell, and took a couple months to heal.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
i'd just like to hear more about the injury before we jump to conclusions.
where did he get it…how severe is it? has he had it for a while?
it would be more than i would pay
Vitters alone…maybe with some garbage is all that i would pay. i am excited about our farm for the first time in a while….may be because of the updates on here
Not saying I'd pay
that price… but that we just don’t have enough.
Halladay is going to be someone’s Hershel Walker. I can’t even imagine how awesome he’d be in the NL.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
yeah....he has a lot of miles on that arm....that's why i wouldn't pay too too
much….especially in this market…the closer we get to July 31, the price will come down.
Wow. Hart.
I really, really hope our bats are hot for that game. I also don’t like the unneeded pressure to win the game tonight because who knows how tomorrow is going to go.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
No dude
Hart should be used in relief. Marshall should start Saturday or Sunday.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
then you lose your only lefty
for the Cards series.
This is the best move. Z gets an extra start (and rest during the break) and Marshall stays in the pen against the Cardinals.
Not a big deal — as long as Z and the Cubs win the Atlanta series tonight.
Wow that's too bad for Demp.
Toe injuries hurt like crazy. Hope it heals soon for him. Not crazy for Hart though. I would much rather see Sean pitching.
Neither he nor Coleman are ready right now
shame really.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
Plus, Hart is already on the 40-man
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
don't we have like 2 slots open....at least?
Ryan F was just removed.
Baker
was added in his place. I do think we have two slots open.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah... we were at 38 with Freel.
But still… those 2 spots can be precious. Gotta conserve them for later.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
Plus... they probably don't want to start the options on a younger player like Jackson right now
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Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
i'm sure if we make any moves at the deadline, some of our AAAA players will be going
so it would free up slots. or we can finally dump Miles!
Tootie?
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by digitalbenjamin on Jul 7, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I've had a broken toe.
They hurt. And I was just walking on it, not coming off a mound to throw to a major league hitter.
(I turned the wrong way and ran into the bathroom door frame. Curses ensued. Many, many curses.)
Yeah, that puts HIM at risk.
It seems like they learned of Demp’s condition at the last minute.
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Hopefully wont be out more than the minimum
15 days. That being said, this increases our need for either a lefty in the pen or another starter 9even a marginal one is better than Hart in my book) Sean Marshall is doing very well as a lefty specialist, but the cubs could also use him as a spot starter during times like these
Has Hart started for the Cubs before?
Who knows? Maybe he and Wells will lead us to the promised land.
Oh no! Demp out, and Z to pitch on short rest vs the Cardinals. Ugh.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
Z won't pitch on
short rest vs the Cards. He’s going on short rest tonight. He’ll be on regular rest for Sunday’s game.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Z is on short rest today
he will be on his normal rest for the Cardinals
Oh.... oh... gotcha. I don't know how I mixed that up.
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.
Z on short rest
I’m thinking he’ll do well. In fact, the longer rest he gets, the worse he is. (I haven’t done research to back that up, by the way, it’s just my impression). I think he’s one of those guys who needs to pitch often to stay sharp. When he’s pitched on extra rest, he has too much strength and has trouble with his location.
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Cubs just issued a press release
and changed it so the move is not retroactive to July 3rd and instead starts today (It’s the right big toe btw for anyone still wondering). I’ll try and post the link now.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions
Looking for it
Heard it announced on ESPN1000
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Why would they do that?
He hasn’t appeared in a game that I know of since the 3rd…
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
There's no point
In making it retroactive if you think it’s going to take the full two weeks to heal anyway.
Theres no point in giving away days
I just don’t understand, I guess.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Because the injury may take "4 to 6 weeks" to heal
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
because
that way he can be back in two weeks, instead of having to go on the DL for another two weeks.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
According to (gulp) Steve Stone via Twitter:
I will revise the dempster injury to 4 to 6 weeks. Stay tuned boys and girls.
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Should add the need for a loogy just multiplied with Marshall
back in the rotation.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Oh crap...
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh snap, I had forgotten about that...
Don’t even bring it up in your deepest thoughts. Let’s all forget about it and move on. Let’s wish it away.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I don't really understand
why another team’s color man is all over Twitter about another team.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and 95% of what he tweets about the Cubs is snarky.
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messy divorce always leaves one snarky
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Who got the kids?
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vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque,
Nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Really?
Ugh, that infuriates me. I would probably whip my phone against the wall if one of his snarky tweets found me when I was not in a good mood. Something about that guys just does it to me.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Because he still sports a [crush] for the Cubs
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Text from Doctor
father is a physician and a huge cubs fan. sent me a text after i texted him with the news and the injury. he confirms 4-6 weeks.
ok
NOW we’re looking for another pitcher. We need a LOOGY so that Marshall can come back out to the rotation. Anyone know anything about LOOGYs who are available?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
ERA of 3.31, ERA+ of 131, WHIP of 1.408.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
On DL with non-baseball-related injury.
It’s a mystery.
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George Sherril?
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by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
available--contract is up after year.
but rumors are that andy mcphail is asking for a kings ransom
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Again, I repeat:
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
He might have 6 good starts left
Why not us?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I don't know if I want the baggage though...
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
What baggage?
(no really, i don’t pay enough attention to non-cubs baseball to know)
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
He's another player that would be playing under a microscope
and there’s enough of those on this team as it is. Not to mention the condition of his body.
On the other hand, he’s a pretty no nonsense kind of guy, and he was one of the players for the Red Sox that believed you either won or lost, instead of curses. So maybe that would be helpful.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone who puts a Cub uniform
(unless their undertalented and “scrappy”) gets put under an unfair microscope.
I know he’s older… but if we can get 5 good starts out of him and those starts mean something… I"d go for it.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
i don't think he brings baggage
he seems like a fun teammate to have over the years.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
So what will Hendry do
1) Trade for a lefty reliever so Marshall can start
2) Trade for another starter
3) Try to solve the problem without making a move
My guess? Option 1.
He could bring up Fossum and start Marshall.
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is Fossum in Iowa?
I don’t read the minor league updates that thoroughly.
Yeah, there was a Fanshot a day or two ago.
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Casey Fossum?
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that's what I
would prefer. Marshall is a good pitcher, no point in selling the farm.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Or they could not worry about having a LOOGY...
…and bring up Jeff Stevens.
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Gotta have the token lefty
otherwise Lou really will make Marmol’s arm fall off going to his security blanket
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Well
hopefully Marshall will be somewhat effective. I wish we had something to offer for Halladay, but dont see it happening. And of course there is the Pedro Martinez rumor from a couple weeks ago.
Aaron Heilman ?
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
With Guzman back
that might not be a horrible idea. Heilman is frustrating but he has pitched decently this year.
Decently for a guy asked to pitched the 7th inning
dont know the numbers but he strikes some people out and has a reasonable era if I recall. He has good stuff as well. Put it this way, he seems better than Hart.
Hart hasn't really pitched much for the big club this year
And (without looking at the numbers) Heilman walks too many guys.
so does hart
thats always been his downfall.
he’s got a great cutter… but he’s doesn’t throw enough strikes.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
fair point
Boy, Z needs to come up big tonight.
Do you know what his ERA is?
Take a wild guess without looking it up. Because its pretty much the definition of “pitched decently”
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Good assumption.
And if the criticism of Heilman on this page were to be believed, you’d probably be right, maybe even on the optimistic side.
But its actually 3.76
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ERA for relievers is misleading.
Heilman has let a lot of inherited runners score – those runs are charged to the preceding pitcher.
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its not misleading if the question you're using it for is:
How many of his own runners is he likely to let score? That’s what matters in assessing the chances he could do well as a spot starter.
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
With a 1.57 WHIP, I'm going to say: Many.
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his 7 day splits
mind you, that’s only 3.2 innings — has him with a 1.091 WHIP and a 2.45 ERA.
But that’s a really small sample size.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
actually
out of 17 runs scores on Heilman, 16 are earned. It’s the 23 walks in 38.1 innings that’s the real issue.
Doods got an ERA+ of 117.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
or am I reading it wrong?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heilmaa01.shtml
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
reading that link
(thanks for that btw)… he’s seems to be getting some really awful luck. BABIP of .318
That… seems high.
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I thought you just said "he's gotten lucky"
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
There are many kinds of luck involved with pitchers that statisticians try to quantify.
BABIP is one type; he seems to be maybe a bit unlucky with that (but not that terribly unlucky). Another is strand rate — how many of his base runners are stranded, as opposed to scoring. His strand rate is pretty high, and unless he starts striking out a lot of batters that is probably unusual (or it means other pitchers have been cleaning up his messes). He’s given up a pretty low number of home runs this year — batters’ fly balls off of him are going for home runs at a lower-than-usual rate and infield pop-ups at a higher than usual rate.
Overall, you wouldn’t expect someone with his K, BB, and HR numbers to have such a good ERA, and you wouldn’t expect his HR totals to be that low. You definitely don’t expect someone with a WHIP like his to have a remotely decent ERA (unless that guy is Carlos Marmol).
No, you're reading it right.
But he’s given up almost a hit an inning and has been walking guys all season. I’m just not a big Heilman fan. Then again, I’m not a big Kevin Hart fan either, but I understand Hart was pitching better in Iowa this season. I guess I’d just prefer to leave Heilman in his set role and give Hart the shot, assuming Marshall will take over thereafter.
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assuming Marshall takes over
then I agree. But if he doesn’t…
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart still walks too many guys
52.1 IP 20 BB.
Not as high as I expected.
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3.76
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess that's a possibility.
Not a very exciting one.
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The Aaron Heilman Sucks Fanclub disapproves of this message
but understands the logic behind it. He was decent in ST as a starter.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Was he?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Very much so, yes.
As much as it pains me to admit it. Look it up.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
What?
This morning I had tickets to a Zambrano game, and now I have tickets to a Hart game?
…ugh, I want a refund. Now I gotta find a new sig.
Anyway – best wishes on Dempster healing quickly, and on a ‘mirac’ from Hart. Go Cubs
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You know
there are, like, a whole team of guys that plays, and not just Z, right?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
At least I should get to see Ramirez play this time around.
"They say that money doesn't buy happiness...but it DOES by Cub tickets. You ever see a sad person with Cub tickets?"
I sympathize
But I’m going tonight, and I’d rather see Z than Dempster. So I got the best of things.
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BTW
the press release is wrong. His DL time isn’t retroactive to July 4.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
+1
I posted that above as well
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
retroactively
natch
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
huh?
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
you posted the retroactive change
retroactively. :D
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha ok I gotcha
Sorry I feel like I’m in slow motion today, I’m about to fall asleep at work. This game needs to hurry up and start already!
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Can Soriano pitch?
sarcasm
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Soriano has a good arm....why not try him out?
at least get something out of all those millions
would we bat him 9th?
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It'd be just like having a second leadoff hitter!
Oh wait…
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 7, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
clearly, this isn't as big a deal as the Ramirez injury
… but it’s extremely frustrating that we lose one of our top starters the day after the team finally got healthy.
The story of our season.
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It better be a baseball related injury
If not, they better start giving out steel toed boots for guys to wear when their not on the field!! We had the the whole team together for one damn day!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Score is reporting it's non-baseball related
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If he caused this himself by kicking something
Then perhaps he shouldn’t be paid for his time off.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Jumping to conclusions
It could be a lot of things. Stubbing his toe last night to go to the bathroom for instance.
by jerry morales rules on Jul 7, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is why I said "kicking something"
Accidents happen, but if this is the result of stupidity or carelessness, I don’t want him around.
Athletes are paid for what their bodies can do. When they abuse those bodies, they are useless.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Demp's a pretty smart guy.
It was probably an accident.
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I agree.
I stubbed my toe yesterday playing hide-and-seek with my son; I’m pretty sure it’s broken. Today I don’t want myself around. I’m totally useless.
This line from a movie, television show or other piece of popular culture pretty much sums up my entire personality.
I do that nightly and have never fractured a toe
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well
obviously we need more Cubs pitchers to take dumps like you.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Drew.......
you are so clever I can’t stand it
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besides Drew I'm not go to the bathroom........
when I can’t sleep I get up and read your insightful posts
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Clutche
Babbling Curse
I’d say worse, but I’ll be told to be nice.
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No Dan..........
you’re a kind and gentle man respected by all
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or some that don't throw tantrums
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Dude
Seriously. 3 comments? Trying to catch up?
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GOD NO.....
if there is one person I don’t want to emulate that would be Drew
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then make your snark and MOVE ON
you’re killing my z mojo!
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I knew it one too many as soon as I hit the post button...damn
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That you know of
Ever gone out the next day and tried to throw a 94 mph sinker?
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"It's a jump to conclusions mat!"
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This idea
it is horrible.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
somebody posted earlier that Dempster got hit in the foot by a line drive
I’m guessing that’s it.
I don't think so.
That happened a few days ago – why would this just be coming out now?
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you're right. WGN reported that it was non-baseball related injury
actually i heard it from WSCR, who got it from WGN.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
ha
This would truly be a soap opera season if we signed Pedro Martinez.
LOOGYs are cheap
Look how long it took to get Ohman and Beimel signed this winter. I think the best course of action is to try and get a cheap LOOGY from someone to bump Marshall to the rotation. We are only talking about 5-8 starts missing from Dempster here. How about John Grabow from Pit?
John Grabow, George Sherrill, Ron Mahay, Doug Davis,
possible names?
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Isn't Davis a starter?
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yeah Cubs can trade for Davis and keep Marshall in his bullpen role
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
no -- I could really see us going after Doug Davis
Makes a lot of sense, actually.
3.15 ERA, 144 ERZ+
has he simply been unlucky to go 3-8?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
looks pretty unlucky to m
at least to be 3-8. Thats a lot of losses with a low ERA
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Just like Randy Wells! :P
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I see.
Well, Davis did pitch well against the Cubs this season.
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No way your're getting Sherrill, he's their closer now.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Yahbut
The O’s could be contenders next season with Markakis and the new kid they brought up and their CF… Nevermind, the AL East should just be those two a-hole teams. Move the rest of them to the other divisions…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Um no
but making up the difference in talent between the O’s and the Jays, Yanks, BoSox, and Rays…. thats a lot.
If they can sell Sherrill and get something… they might do it.
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As someone who sees the O's in person a lot...
I agree…the talent gap, particularly on the pitching side, between them and the other four teams in the division is more like a gulf.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 7, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm not saying that this is exactly what's gonna happen but
from mlb.com
George Sherrill, Orioles
Why he’s available: Sherrill has drawn solid inquiries from around the league for the last two years.
Will he go? The southpaw is perhaps the most likely Oriole to get traded, thanks to his performance and his salary.
Where might he go? The Dodgers and White Sox are rumored to have interest in adding relief help.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
OK cool
So, what do the Dodgers and Sux have that the Cubs don’t? Is this doable? Sherrill would be my favorite bullpen addition.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
It was just reported that the reason
the DL stint isn’t retroactive is because they had to recall Hart who was jusst sent down (or something along those lines). Probably also because it’ll take the full two weeks at least to heal (if not more).
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions
Jason Marquis anyone
This really makes Hendry look bad. He just had to dump the Marquis $$………for what? He agrees to pay half of his $$……..takes on 3 M in Vizcaino and releases him. What was saved in that transaction? Say what you want about Marquis but he took the ball every 5th day and kept them in games
I posted this in another thread
Given Wells’ emergence, I don’t think trading Marquis looks that bad. What looks TERRIBLE is that we got nothing for Marquis. Hendry’s offseason is looking really bad.
I didn't care that Marquis left
It’s just that the reasoning behind it ($$$$)……..didn’t make sense…….they saved hardly anything and got nada to show for it
Horrible trade... because we got absolutely nothing of value for him othet than some chash releif.
Horrible.
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.
Actually
didn’t it COST money to unload Marquis?
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once we DFA's Vizcanio
yes.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't how much of marquis' contract we agreed to pay
Then, we dumped Vizcaino… and ate his entire contract when we DFA’d him. Horrible, horrible trade. The worst deal Hendry’s made in my opinion.
You trade a serviceable/quality starting pitcher for… well… nothing.
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.
all all that just to get MB, basically
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by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
A complete waste.
regardless of Marquis current outstanding performance, he had much more value in the off-season than what we got for him.
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.
No thanks
Marquis is a notoriously fast starter, but talk to me again in September and see if you still want him back. There’s a reason that he’s been left off of post season rosters in both Chicago and St Louis.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Muck Farquis
I’m sick of that name. I’m sick of the love for him.
He was a 5th starter. Nothing more, nothing less. He couldn’t make 17 playoff rosters in a row.
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not Love for him on my part
it’s just the way it went down………why pay half his salary AND take another bad contract on? Actually, Marquis contract wasn’t that bad given what’s out there……..we have many other worse contracts than his
Please tell me Dempster's injury is not the subject of the sentence beginning "This..."
Because if it is, then “this,” as in your comment, is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever read.
Marquis is making the Cubs regret the decision to trade him, no doubt. That Dempster hurt his toe and will miss some time makes the decision no better or worse.
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this is rather sharp and relevant right now
Baseball injuries and their predictability, per NYT>
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I think that's the premise of a Hitchcock movie....
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
whoops, was on the wrong comment when I hit reply.
Meant to be in reference to the Gatorade one below….
by Orval Overall on Jul 7, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Since it's a broken toe, who knows
The last time I broke mine I broke it when I was walking too through a doorway, and my toe clipped the door frame.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted Lillly looked at it too long
It completely shattered.
by jerry morales rules on Jul 7, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
This team must learn to win through adversity and injury.
Bad news, but we have to pick up the slack and not get into the “woe is us” stuff
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Nationals just released Kip Wells this morning...
Anyone interested? Just to be clear, I’m not interested in him at all, if he couldn’t make it on the Nats then we definitely have no use for him but I thought I’d mention it.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
How 'bout
David Wells?
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup that was my thinking exactly...
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
6.49 ERA, 66 EAR+???
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
He has 66 ears?! Freakish!
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If I didn't make it clear in my post
I’m not interested in him whatsoever. Just thought I’d throw it out there as an option because I don’t know much about Wells.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't either
but a 66 ERA+ is enough to know.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take it that that's a bad thing
because I’m not too familiar with ERA+ and other stats like that. Yea I know, guess I just go by the kind of stats used in the media and by the general public, I’m not much of a statistician I guess lol
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
ERA+
100 is average. over 100 is better than average. under 100 is not.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The reason they did not go retro active
is because if you go retroactive, then Kevin Hart could not be called up since he was on the team July 3 when they would have said the injury occurred.
Ah, okay
Thanks for ’splaining that…
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Random Post of the Day
award!!
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Twittermeyer reports
Demp will have an XRay in 2 weeks. No prognosis expected till then. o.0
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ha beat me to it.
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by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
hope he heals fast
our strength is in pitching…
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Why does he have to wait that long for an X-Ray?
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Canadian health
care system.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jul 7, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I would assume that means
ANOTHER X-Ray to see how it’s healing
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
ohhhhhhhhhhh
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probably for another xray?
toes are tricky?
i got nuthin’
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This isn't as bad as it seems at first glance
If he misses 4 to 6 weeks, you are talking about 6-8 starts, now if we assume that we win 2-3 of those anyway because Marshall is decent enough, and that dempster would have won lets say 5 or 6 of the 8 starts, you really are only losing at most 3 or 4 games. Granted that can make a difference but it isn’t that horrible.
What would Eric Hanna say we should do?
I THINK WE SHOULD GO AFTER ROGR CLEMENS. HE IS A HALL OF FAMER AND NOT WITH ANYONE RIGHT NOW.
lol...WWEHD.
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You should market "WWEHSWSD" bracelets
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I think WWEHD is snappier
But good suggestions from both of you. hehehehe
HAHA eric hanna lives!
of course i think he’d say: I THINK WE SHOULD TRADE ALFONSO SORIANO FOR TIM LINCECUM BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT PITCHER AND HE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD ON THIS TEAM AND SORIANO IS NOT HITTING VERY GOOD RIGHT NOW AND THEN WE WOULD WIN THE WORLD SERIES.
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by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
WWEHD
NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO GET RID OF THAT IDIOT BRADLEY. TRADE HIM TO YANKS FOR CC AND THROW IN BOBBY SCALES. KTHXBYE.
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KTHXBYE is actually in that post, isn't it?
I need to start using it on my business letters.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I don't think it is.
I saw someone do that on Twitter the other day and I had to throw it in there.
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WWEHD
RIGHT NOW LETS TRADE BRADLEY AND THEN THAT WOULD FREE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO SIGN PEAVY AND GREG MADDOX FOR INSURANCE CAUSE MADDOX USED TO TALK TO MARSHALL ALL THE TIME AND HE DID GOOD TOO.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
GET ITDONE JIM!
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
no worries
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Just when i thought the entire team was gonna be together.....
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Well with this news
maybe stinky llama barn isn’t so bad…
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
stinky llama barn?
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you must’ve missed it in the recap thread. :-P
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Oh yeah...just kinda skimmed through that one.
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Mr. Dempster
please report to the Llama barn. We have a Llama that wants to step on some toes.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou Piniella thought he was being funny
when he coined the phrase “Cubbie Occurrence”
He’s not laughing now.
Hey, it's a new century!
So what's everyone's best guess for what caused the injury?
I’ll say he slipped in the hot tub.
Well, in all seriousness...
…I believe their baby daughter is home now. So he may have been getting up in the middle of the night to check on her and simply run into something.
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C'mon, daver!
Have fun with this. All we can do is laugh about it.
Yeah thats a good theory
Or he cracked the bone doing the kick save someone mentioned… and then finished it off by kicking the wall while checking on the baby.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Sigh...I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt as a parent.
Naturally, the cause of his injury is something far more embarassing.
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Eh
He’s probably jumped that railing or one like it a million times.
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That's true - I'm just kiddin'.
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Look, Dempster is paid to PITCH, nothing else. He shouldn't be looking for every stupid railing to jump over!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Doubt it
A recent news profile of Dempster and his baby says they have 24-hour help, so I doubt Ryan is doing the late-night stuff. (Must be nice to have $40 mln in the bank)
"They found a delivery in my flaw." - Dan Quisenberry
Hm, didn't know that.
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not surprising
being able to have someone who knows what they’re doing, especially with a young one who is home but probably not 100%
I’m not gonna knock him. Most parents of sick kids would like that. At least his money is going to help his kids.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Just because they
have help doesn’t mean he doesn’t get up to check on her himself. It’s just part of being a parent.
HERE IT IS: He jumped over the dugout railing
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
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.
Seriously?
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you're kidding me
please tell me you’re kidding
They labelled it as non-baseball related
I guess they were kinda truthful
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
Why does that seem like the type of thing that would only happen to a Cub?
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My best guess...
…he was have a nightmare in which he left the game with 2 outs in the 9th, nobody on, and a 20-run lead – and ended up with a no-decision. As the tying run scored (bases-loaded walk), he awoke in a cold sweat and leaped from his bed in terror… and hit his toe on the nightstand.
Or would that be baseball-related?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Ted can go every other day.
No worries…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
That's in insult to Ted
to assume he can only go every other day! Blasphemous!
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
This is true
I have brought shame to the Lilly name
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
Depster jumping over dugout railing
that’s how he got injured …
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
what? When?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
not sure but that's what somebody reported on the radio
i’m guessing right after a win ..
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Remember what I said up above about Demp being smart?
Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and take that back…
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eh
he probably does that 15 times and doesn’t break his toe.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Fooking Moron
Hey, Demp. There is a baseball season going on here. We don’t have time for your stupidity
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Don't you think that's a little harsh?
It’s not like he was doing anything reckless, like kicking something out of anger. It’s simply an accident. They happen, even to athletes.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the kind of silly thing that ruined Mark Fydrich's career.
He screwed up his knee jumping over a fence in ST. He altered his pitching delivery to favor the knee as he rehabbed and that screwed up his arm. For good.
I’m not saying that’s going to happen here, but your big toes are your balance toes.
So here’s hoping it gets better quickly and doesn’t impact anything else…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis,
vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque,
Nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
I guess the dugout should have a ramp for the disabled ballplayers anyway.
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The dumbbell broke his toe jumping over the dugout railing on Sunday!!!
Dock his pay!!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Dugout injury
Didn’t the Cubs once lose a player to injury from tripping on the dugout steps? That’s what this sounds like.
"They found a delivery in my flaw." - Dan Quisenberry
Mo Vaughn.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
The Braves did last year.
Yesterday’s starter (JJ) triped on the steps last year at Wrigley and ended up missing his start.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike Harkey hurt himself jacking around in the dugout.
Wasn’t he doing handstands or something??
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
please
he’s probably done it 10,000x and just landed funny this time.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
It's stupid!!
Who cares how many times he did it before? He just screwed the team, that’s not funny!!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
LOL!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
ugh
itchy. really?
he went on to the field to celebrate with his teammates. he should just stay in the dugout and practice knitting patterns, i guess.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Ok, so just whitewash the blame away
Someone must be held accountable!! LOL!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Maybe
He can knit a new alternate jersey while he’s there seeing as how so many people don’t like the blue one.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Knitting?
With those giant pointy needles? That’s an accident waiting to happen
July: New month, new team
by chitownhawkeye on Jul 7, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's a more realistic chain of events in my view.
We move Marshall to the rotation, and acquire a left-handed reliever to fill his role in the pen.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
I'm on board with that.
I like what we saw from Marshall in the few starts he had earlier this year. Now the question is who can we realistically go out and get?
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
i really think George Sherril can be had
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by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
it's gonna be tough though. The O's want a future SS or 3B. I don't know if the Cubs can do that.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Yeah, I hear the "got your nose" bit works on him EVERYTIME!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of that...
What would happen if we try to demote him to AAA (assuming he agrees to it) and someone claims him while on waivers? Would we still be on the hook for his contract or would the team that picks him up take over the contract? Something I’ve been wondering for a while…
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"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Then I wonder why the team hasn't tried this yet?
Unless they actually believe that Miles is useful…
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
He'd be a welcome addition...
But I don’t kow why the O’s would need to trade him considering he’s fairly inexpensive.
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
They don't need to trade him,
he has as much value now as he’ll ever have.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Or we hang on to our trade pieces...
…forego having a LHP in the pen and bring up Jeff Stevens. Or give that Fossum guy a shot.
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I'm finally going to see a game this year
probably the only game I’ll get it, plus, it’s the first time that my fiance’s daughters will be to Wrigley. I was really looking forward to seeing Z pitch.
Now this. I am not happy.
(sure, Demp is probably less happy, but still)
July: New month, new team
this is going to a punch line for a while
A team that hasn’t won a title in 100 years loses one its best pitchers because of a broken toe caused by jumping over a railing.
What’s next? A torn tricep muscle from a celebratory fist pump?
A hamstring injury from trying to beat out a bunt for a basehit by our ACE!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
our closer brusing a rib getting out of a hot tub?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
one of our relievers hurting his hand in a recliner?
(thanks Mike Remlinger)
or kicking a fan? (Captain Tightpants)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Aaron Miles signing an extension!
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are we switching to general sucky events?
If so …
A black cat circling Ron Santo in the on-deck circle?
I expect a dugout railing of doom picture
sometime in the near future
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 7, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster is not a train
I expected more from you SWL
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
That's the Cubs express.
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Yeah, that's weak dude.
I mean, I can find that picture on the internets.
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How much has Hart started ?
Was he a starter in Iowa ? Has he ever started in the bigs. I still would take Shark or Heilman
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I don't believe he's ever started in the bigs but he was starting at Iowa this season.
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here are his stats
if you’re interested.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hart—001kev
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This team is gonna be fine. Dempster will be back in September and Kevin Hart will pitch like Bret Hart.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Who's Bret Hart?
And is that a good thing or bad?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
His brother really got screwed
cable snapped coming down off a high wire into the ring and broke his neck
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
i still don't understand why he was SOOOOO mad.
I know it wasn’t the way you wanted to end your career there, but seriously to make that big of a deal was kind of ridiculous.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
I'm with you
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Jul 7, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Famous American Writer
Did not know he pitched though. THE OUTCASTS OF WRIGLEY FIELD ?
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by Doggie Stalker on Jul 7, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Twitterymeyer says Demp
only to miss 3 starts. “all about pain tolerance”
"Yes, dear. You're right. I'm sorry." -Bob Brenly
Too bad you couldn't quantify pain tolerance
Ted Lilly’s would be infinity
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
Ted Lilly doesn't feel pain...
pain feels Ted Lilly.
"Yes, dear. You're right. I'm sorry." -Bob Brenly
by ambrosiadreams on Jul 7, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
That actually makes me worry a bit
Toes are painful and if you are pushing off of it, does he change his delivery in some way to compensate for the pain. You worry about an arm injury in those circumstances. I hope that the Cubs take it easy with him.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
Ryan Dempster is Canadian!
He eats pain for breakfast, spits it out, watches it freeze then plays hockey on it!
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by daver on Jul 7, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Being half-Canadian...
I have to rec this!
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 7, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster said he caught his foot on the dugout railing while jumping out of the dugout running onto the field after Sunday’s win over the Brewers
more from Paul Sullivan.....
He said it’s a non-displaced fracture and he would likely lose his toe nail.
by AGC on Jul 7, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh, that sounds painful.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
On the bright side - he'll pay less for pedicures!
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That's a 10% discount!
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by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
hmmm, maybe we should win less games.
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The Heilman/Cotts/Patton approach
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"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, if it's just three starts, no biggie
I hope we’re not back to Dusty-era injury predictions.
New nickname for Dempster- Captain Hulka.
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Well OK, Hotshot. We're gonna see what kind of soldier you are.
That movie’s got one of my all-time favorites:
“It’s Czechoslovakia. It’s like going into Wisconsin.”
“Well I got the sh*t kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!”
"Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underware."
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Alright
STINKY LLAMA BARN TIME.
2 weeks til fair!! :-) woohooo!!!
later everyone.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
This Utay/Ricketts stuff is really weird
Sun-Times is reporting one thing while the Tribune is reporting another. I don’t know who to trust, but since Kaplan talked about Ricketts finalizing a deal two weeks from now, i tend to believe the Trib.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Another crossroads for the Cubs
I say put pressure on Rickett’s and make a big trade for Halladay, Haren or Peavy and go for it.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Riiiiigggghhhhhtttt.
Because pitching has been the weakness of this team.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
But if we would have limited the other teams to no runs, then we would win every game. (eventually)
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Beat them into submission
using our offense’s power of mediocrity?
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 7, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Great idea
Let’s trade for a pitcher with a torn ankle tendon who is still in a boot and likely won’t be back for at least a month if at all.
All I gotta say is thank God we have Dr. Randy Wells.
This guy is the real deal and he makes this HUGE LOSS just a bit easier to swallow…
sevens.
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