which two starters will make the rotation. i know spring numbers are not that important but through the spring so far i am leaning towards Jason Marquis and Jon Lieber. they have looked the best so far. i have heard for a while that Ryan Dempster was locked in the third spot. are you serious??? he gave up 6 in the 2nd inning today. lieber on the otherhand and pitched four innings and gave up only two hits. he has to be my favorit for the #3 spot for now. jason marquis has throw great since the club house interview that suppossedly put him at odds with manager lou piniella. he hasnt given up a run since. he is my #5. honestly i am leaning towards Sean Marshall as the sixth guy and dempster at a lonely seventh. he hasnt proved it to me yet. when it goes bad for demps he cannot pitch his way out of it. he started getting hit today and it only got worse. the others have shown the ability to work through a rough inning. we need to save our bullpen as much as possible.
Posted on: March 14, 2008 6:51 pm
Category: MLB
Posted on: February 3, 2008 8:44 pm
former japanese professionals and the ROY award
we all know that former japanese professional baseball players are eligible for the mlb ROY award. is it really fair? one would ultimately assume that Kosuke Fukudome of the chicago Cubs would be the early prediction for the NL ROY award. he is 30 years old and has like 9 years of professional experience prior to entering this season. the questions i am asking is should former japanese professionals be eligible for this award? i have heard diffferent comparisons for the japanese leagues with most coming in as having it comparable to AAA. however some believe the elite league in japan (the one fukudome, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, etc., played in) as more like a AAAA league. i know this toopic has been debated before on numerous occasions but it has never really been relevant to cubs fans. now it is. as a cubs fan i would love to see fukudome play great baseball and win the ROY award, but more so just play great baseball. what is everyone elses take on the situation?
Category: MLB
Posted on: February 2, 2008 4:15 pm