Somebody had to go to the Bullpen, who should it have been
by RiskyBusiness on Apr 23, 2010 11:15 AM CDT
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PrintSince this has been one of the most discussed topics, I thought we should have a poll to see which Cubs starter should have been moved to the Bullpen. For the poll, I am assuming that any of the 5 current starts could be moved to the bullpen or Ted Lilly as he comes off the disabled list. And I'm assuming none of the starters is just dropped or traded away - you have to pick a starter to move to the bullpen. The starters are listed alphabetically by last name. I'll set the Poll to expire on Saturday before the start of the game.
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i think we should just have a 6 man rotation
They would be well rested and be the best staff in the NL.
Greg Maddux
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
They should've:
- Sent Russell back down, moved Da Gorz to the pen.
- Sent Samardzija back down, brought up Diamond.
Eh?
Um if Shark does not go down when Lilly is activated
It would be a worse move than putting Z in the bullpen (though not as catastrophic). I don’t think Russell is so bad but there are a couple of guys at AAA doing well if you want to flip him.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Apr 23, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh, that's what I said - send the Shark down and given Diamond a shot.
I don’t think Russell is so bad either, but there are too many lefties in the pen and he’s the easiest one to drop. Plus, Da Gorz is showing some nice K numbers, which are all the more beneficial in late innings. And, long-term, I see Russell as more of a “sure and steady” Randy Wells-type starter anyway.
I’m not saying this would’ve been the silver bullet for the bullpen, by any means. But scoring runs is still the primary problem.
Thomas Diamond.
A scrap heap pickup by Jim Hendry last year. Used to be one of the Rangers top prospects (along with John Danks).
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I remember him
He was gonna be the “d” part of the great “d.v.d.” for the Rangers. As usual they let Danks, Volquez go, they are pretty good,kept Diamond he is trash.
ernie81
Diamond was injured.
Healthy now. Might still turn into a decent reliever.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Put meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in the bullpen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 23, 2010 2:21 PM CDT reply actions
put me in the outfield
I could probably run faster than half the team. Just need to get my power up and I’ll be a living nightmare for everyone lol.
"They say you don’t win a pennant in April, but you can sure lose one." - Ryan Dempster
but if you get booed at WF
ahave you prepared your blame it on someone else speech?
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do you hop?
"The roar from the crowd really fired me up," Burish said. "In warmups there were a lot of signs. One said 'Burish, my grandma is pregnant.' I don't know what that means. I skated by it and said, 'it's not mine.' "
by jesus christos on Apr 23, 2010 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
no hopping for me
unless I eat carrots…I’ll fly into walls and be a monster in the outfield
"They say you don’t win a pennant in April, but you can sure lose one." - Ryan Dempster
sorry
you arent needed
"The roar from the crowd really fired me up," Burish said. "In warmups there were a lot of signs. One said 'Burish, my grandma is pregnant.' I don't know what that means. I skated by it and said, 'it's not mine.' "
by jesus christos on Apr 24, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
No sir
We have already agreed that this man belongs in our outfield.
A LO PROFUNDOOO...NOO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOO...DIGALE QUE NO A ESA PELOTA!! GANAN LOS CACHORROS DE CHICAGO!!
by Azul Cachorro on Apr 25, 2010 2:02 AM CDT up reply actions
not
big z. this wont be long. not to jinx him but with silvas history of injuries he is not a lock to last the whole season.although the cubs handled harden pretty good. z will be back
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