Holy #%^
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Cubs are hurting. Big time. Prior went down again last night after 1 2/3 innings, and now I'm hearing talk of Tommy John surgery, that's definitely not what we want to hear right now.
Guys who have spent time on the DL this year (starters bolded)
Prior
Remlinger
Macias
Dempster
Grudzielanek
Sosa
Wood
Hollandsworth (sounds like he could be gone for the year)
Gonzalez
Borowski
Wellemeyer
Yikes, that's long...
Guys who have spent time on the DL this year (starters bolded)
Prior
Remlinger
Macias
Dempster
Grudzielanek
Sosa
Wood
Hollandsworth (sounds like he could be gone for the year)
Gonzalez
Borowski
Wellemeyer
Yikes, that's long...
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Just imagine if we didn't have Glendon Rusch... Cardinals are leading a charmed life too, playing us and the Reds while we're both hurt, plus they got the Royals in their regional interleague series while we got the White Sox.
HomeLAN
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Sharky said:My alliance is split between my sentimental home team favorites, the Braves, and the local team, the Florida Marlins.
I grew up watching my mother agonize over a similar situation. Raised an Indians fan, Braves fan by choice (I know, born under a bad sign). I took her to one of the series games in 1995. She didn't know whether to shit or go blind.
Sharky
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HomeLAN said:I grew up watching my mother agonize over a similar situation. Raised an Indians fan, Braves fan by choice (I know, born under a bad sign). I took her to one of the series games in 1995. She didn't know whether to shit or go blind.
Hehe . . . I know what you mean . . . when Atlanta plays Florida, I refuse to watch.
Inkara1
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I'm a Texas Rangers fan. This is a good year to be one. First place.
Interestingly enough, a lot of analysts think Oakland will pull away and win the division because of their starting pitching. There's only one problem with that: their bullpen stinks. Texas has a "servicible" rotation (translation: average, but not as stinky as years past) and a pretty good bullpen... and more offense than the A's. What this means is that Oakland will likely continue to build leads and then blow them in the late innings, meaning a 3-0 lead in the 7th inning will mean a 4-3 loss (the Octavio Dotel trade hasn't helped), while Texas will continue to keep the damage limited to 5 or 6 runs, and if they have a lead of, say, 8-6 in the 7th inning, it will generally hold up. I think Texas will hold on for the division title unless the wheels totally fall off.
I'm not too worried about the Angels as long as Bartolo Colon's ERA is almost as high as his weight. Vladimir Guerrero can only carry a team so far by himself.
Interestingly enough, a lot of analysts think Oakland will pull away and win the division because of their starting pitching. There's only one problem with that: their bullpen stinks. Texas has a "servicible" rotation (translation: average, but not as stinky as years past) and a pretty good bullpen... and more offense than the A's. What this means is that Oakland will likely continue to build leads and then blow them in the late innings, meaning a 3-0 lead in the 7th inning will mean a 4-3 loss (the Octavio Dotel trade hasn't helped), while Texas will continue to keep the damage limited to 5 or 6 runs, and if they have a lead of, say, 8-6 in the 7th inning, it will generally hold up. I think Texas will hold on for the division title unless the wheels totally fall off.
I'm not too worried about the Angels as long as Bartolo Colon's ERA is almost as high as his weight. Vladimir Guerrero can only carry a team so far by himself.
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At least it looks exciting, 4 races are likely to go down to the wire, and if we make a strong comeback and the Red Sox make a strong run at the Yankees, all 6 divisions will be tight, and thus the wild card races will be too.
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*has seen that all too often this year*
