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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
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Game 24 Thread - Samardzija vs. Arroyo

Submitted by Rob G. on

Same lineups that were suppose to play yesteday.

Reds Cubs
Cozart, SS *DeJesus, RF
Stubbs, CF
 *Campana, CF
*Votto, 1B
 Castro, SS
Phillips, 2B
 *LaHair, 1B
*Bruce, RF
 Soriano, LF
Rolen, 3B
 *Stewart, 3B
Heisey, LF
 *DeWitt, 2B
Hanigan, C
 Soto, C
Arroyo, P
 Samardzija, P

Castro picked off second base after a two-out double in the first, so good to know that some things in life are consistent.

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Submitted by Charlie on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:00 pm

You absolutely trade LaHair for a legit top prospect, especially at any position of scarcity in the system (starting pitching would be great). Let's say he's just hitting his prime. How much of his prime does he probably have left, especially as much as he K's and as slow as he is. He has legit old man skills and he's bordering on actually being an old man. He's awesome and I love what he's doing, but he'd be much more valuable to a team that needs a super cheap slugger for the next 2-3 years than he is to a big market team that needs long term solutions and/or legit stars, especially at positions like 1B and LF.

Submitted by MikeC on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:25 pm

When the Cubs want to make a decision on bring up Rizzo then it really comes down to DeJesus or Soriano.....Soriano isn't going any where so DeJesus is either traded or released when that decision is made. I really like Campana and his speed in CF, LaHair in RF and Rizzo at 1b. LaHair has more value to us as a cheap hitter than he does as a trade chip. You trade him your not gonna get anyone remotely close to what his production value is to the current team. And if we play him everyday and he flames out, ohhhh well, no big deal no one can say he was rushed or wasn't given his shot. We can just as easily hand him an everyday gig as we can release him, with 0 consequences for the long term future of the franchise. But before any decisions are made about Rizzo being called up, i want to know what LaHair can do against lefties. For a shitty team, i see no reason why we can't find out now, stop protecting him.

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Submitted by MikeC on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:28 pm

Dude how many times do i have to beat a dead horse? If you can't follow a fucking conversation don't get mad at me. I will just present Tyler Colvin, Felix Pie, Neifi, Macias and on down the line who Cubs fans got infatuated over because of very brief periods of success for very different reasons. Colvin and Pie were both extremly flawed and i took alot of shit for doubting their early success. One thing i have always said is i have endless amounts of time wait out the bandwagon fans who flee like rats when Colvin and Pie fail. But i speak in probabilities, because i wan't to see them be good its just i don't see it happening. I will give Lahair this he has more talent than Colvin and Pie but without the pedigree. But he still has some glaring flaws that the league will expose. The only question is can he adjust and we have not gotten to that point yet in his career.

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Submitted by MikeC on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 05:04 pm

You would be surprised at how many commentators were gushing about Neifi and how a change of scenery did him wonder, blah blah blah. I argued back and forth about not trusting 1 month vs his entire career. Cubs fans are predictable in one area......its doesn't matter how crappy a player is, or how at the end of a career a player is, if he flashes 1 good month Cubs fans are falling all over themselves to get a longer look at said player. It it never ends happily. But when your signed to a 3 year deal it only took a few months into that deal and costing DLee an MVP did people start to land on the hate bus for him. Many were just shocked into silence about a sub .300 OBP player returning to be a sub .300 OBP player.

Submitted by John Beasley on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:40 pm

Keith just dropped an F-bomb on WGN that only got partially bleeped. In reference to Arroyo's sidearm action on the 3-1 to DeWitt: "That's what makes him a fuc" ... dead air where they dropped the bleep.

Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:02 pm

Man. Days like today make me think they could compete next year . . . What's weird is Shark's blossoming culod actually change the whole damn game plan. If he becomes a freakishly dazzling number two, that makes Garza a keeper to me (I know I know), and Maholm is coming around, with Dempster, Volstad, Wells, T. Wood etc. That means that next year they would have to acquire 2 monster bats and a closer. Aaa ah to dream . . . And I don't think they trade LaHair. No way the more I think about it...dude is a crusher, and he looks for real. Even when he comes back t earth, even with a few silly left handed pitcher at bats, and even with his K's. He really looks at home and like aN MLB regular. He's our Josh Hamilton . . . (prays) I mean since we didn't keep the real josh hamilton

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Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:07 pm

Plus for the record, I believe LaHair could have gone to second for a 3-6-3 double play if he'd thought it through ahead of time and been prepared, then a shutout would have been possible. I don't remember who was batting but I don't believe it was a speedster. If it was I would understand, but it was a one hopper right to LaHair and could have been a 3-6-3 instead of a no-force 3-6-3-6-3-6-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-3-6 or whatever the fuck it was that let the run in . . .

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:04 pm

Things that make me say hmmmmm... from some Brewer sites: The Brewers learned that first baseman Mat Gamel would need surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee. Then, left fielder Ryan Braun left the game in the sixth inning after limping off the field. Ron Roeneke On Ryan Braun: No, he's got a tight Achilles tendon that he felt a little yesterday on his stolen base.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:58 am

I-Cubs being three hit through the top of the 8th, Memphis ahead 2-1. Valbuena with a solo HR in the 8th. Earlier, Cardenas with a single and Rizzo with a double. Nobody has a walk. That's it so far for offense. Casey Coleman only pitched 3.1 innings, 49 pitches, 2 runs. Not sure why he left.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:56 am

At the beginning of the season my hopes for 80 wins or so were based on a few things. One, Samardzija actually looking like he did in spring, with a nice -- whatever that is, a split finger or something that drops off the table a bit, and some kind of handle on his control issues. Two, LaHair keeping up the hitting. Three, Castro getting his errors under control and hitting for some power. Two out of three so far, but it's early, and it's hard to know what things will look like as the season progresses. As for the rest of the pitching staff, ehhh, even Volstad looks okay to me as a fifth starter. Garza, Dempster, and a good Samardzija could get us to 80, especially if Campana somehow keeps hitting. The trade debate on LaHair is interesting. I don't trade him unless I get something rock solid back, like a prime prospect. I can see teams knocking on the door at about half time, and I would hope the Cubs will hold out for something really, really good. The whole question about whether LaHair is an outlier to me has been answered pretty much for me by his approach to the plate and the way he can hit some stuff that pitchers are clearly trying to fool him with. I've seen him reach down and swat low inside curve balls and fastballs and sliders and reach out and swat low outside stuff, and lay off stuff that the Sorianos of the world swing at every time. When I've seen him strike out, and I have to say I haven't watched anywhere near as many games as a lot of you have, I'm not seeing what I consider "bad" strikeouts. He'll sometimes take a called third strike. I'm okay with that with a power hitter with his capacity. He also often just swings at a tempting pitch, and just misses it. That's pretty normal for a good hitter. I love this guy's approach at the plate. I don't think he's an outlier at all. He's got tremendous batting skills. If he's traded, he should command a good return, or it shouldn't be done. Campana, on the other hand, I don't even get, but he is, without a doubt, the only meek hitting player I've ever seen that I go out of my way to watch. He is actually getting some solid contact, too, which is weird because he really looked awful up there last year, and even when I saw him play against Round Rock this year. But now he's talking about stealing 100 bases (which means he needs to get on at least 101 times, assuming he'll get caught stealing once), and if he's that much of a believer, fuck it, so am I. Maybe I haven't quite given up on this season yet after all. I'm not expecting a playoff appearance, but it would be nice to at least challenge for a .480-.500 record.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:21 pm

Actually, that's the standard I am holding the TheoCorp to. I'm not going to just mindlessly assume these guys are gonna be saviors, not after watching McFail bring his Twins reputation to the Cubs and killing us with Ed Lynch. Theo and Co sound great, I have a lot of hope, but from a commenting perspective, not that they give a damn, I'm gonna hold their feet to the fire. NEXT year is not a rebuilding year, not for a top market team. I'm giving them a pass this year, but only because of extenuating circumstances.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:35 am

Heisey CF, Harris 3B, Votto 1B, Phillips 2B, Bruce RF, Ludwick LF, Mesoraco C, Valdez SS, Bailey P vs. DeJesus RF, Barney 2B, Castro SS, LaHair 1B, Soriano LF, Stewart 3B, Johnson CF, Soto C, Dempster P awaiting roster move for Dempster

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:34 pm

When should we start calling LaHair the savior?

Submitted by garsky on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:47 pm

Nine hits so far, but only three runs -- all on solo HRs. Only one walk. The new Cubs Way looks awfully familiar.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:39 pm

What is the point of keepig marmol as closer? He's going to suddenly learn how to throw strikes? Teams will go up and start swinging at bad pitches? Some MLB team will lose their collective mind and trade for him? Other, younger relievers cannot possibly be worse than Marmol. Cut him loose, pay him the money and let some kid earning next to nothing try to close.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:41 pm

can Sveum honestly trot Marmol out again in the 9th inning? Just say no. or tell the woodsman to put snow white's heart in a box and bring it back to the queen

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:06 pm

to be fair to Marmol and he certainly deserves plenty of the blame, but Stewart whiffed on a sure-thing double play. whole different scenario with man on 2nd and 2 outs and 0 runs.

Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:13 pm

I'm glad the Cubs are realizing Marmol is too wild to be a legit closer during a rebuilding year. It would be maddening to see games that matter frittered away while Marmol threw ball after ball putting guys on base for free.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:26 pm

@dschoenfield @jonahkeri I know you're not completely unbiased here, but how many wins do you think Maddon is worth per season? @jonahkeri @dschoenfield Impossible Q to answer since Maddon gets data from the smart behind the scenes guys. Of course he's willing (eager!) to use it @dschoenfield If the question is, how many wins do the Rays get from doing "Rays things"...at least 3-4 IMO, and that might be conservative.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 05:08 pm

at what point does bryce harper having calls he's involved with going "not his way" become the umps letting a kid with a history of authority/seniority issues know who runs the game out there?

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