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Post by cubs128 on Aug 8, 2005 23:41:24 GMT -5
Well I did it. I have finished my Cubs season off DC. I won the world series 4-0 to the Minnesota Twins. Then, after an amazing off season. Here is how the Cubs line up for the 2006 season.
Starters
1B Derek Lee
2B Luis A. Gonzalez - Aquired from FA in offseason
3B Aramis Ramirez
SS Juan Uribe - Aquired from CWS for Glendon Rusch
LF Casey Blake - Aquired from FA during season
CF Endy Chavez - Aquired from FA in offseason
RF Jeromy Burnitz
C Micael Barrett
Bench
2B Jerry Hairston
3B Jose Macias
SS Neifi Perez
LF Ben Grieve
RF Matt Lawton - Aquired from FA in offseason
C Henry Blanco
Starting Pitchers
1 Mark Prior
2 Carlos Zambrano
3 Barry Zito - Aquired from FA in offseason
4 Kerry Wood
5 Greg Maddux
Bullpen
LRP Renyel Pinto
LRP John Koronka
MRP Jon Leicester
MRP Angel Guzman
SU Frank Francisco - Aquired from FA in offseason
CL B.J. Ryan - Aquired from FA in offseason
Key Departures
SS Nomar Garciaparra
RP Ryan Dempster
SP Glendon Rusch
2B Todd Walker
LF Todd Hollandsworth
Rankings
Pitching - 4th
Hitting - 2nd
Fielding - 2nd
Running - 4th
I am still thinking if I should start it on here. Not likely though. So what do you think of my team?
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Post by bravest on Aug 8, 2005 23:45:26 GMT -5
Very nice pickups, but isn't Lawton rated higher than Blake on that game? Also... Who do you have leading off, Chavez or Uribe?
EDIT: Well, I'm assuming that it's one of those two...
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Post by cubs128 on Aug 8, 2005 23:50:19 GMT -5
Uribe will, but I havent started the season yet. If fact, this will be the order:
Juan Uribe
Luis A. Gonzalez
Aramis Ramirez
Derrek Lee
Jeremy Burnitz
Matt Lawton
Endy Chavez
Michael Barrett
(pitcher)
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Post by darjarbinx on Aug 9, 2005 11:49:33 GMT -5
That pitching rotation is obscene.
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Post by sep on Aug 9, 2005 11:51:14 GMT -5
That pitching rotation is obscene. Its not to great. Prior - will get hurt (bet on it) Wood - will also get hurt Maddux - past prime (as much as it hurts me to say that as a Braves fan) Zambrano - young, talented Zito - best days behind him, but a solid 15-10 guy. |
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Post by cubs128 on Aug 9, 2005 11:51:23 GMT -5
Thanks?
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Post by sep on Aug 9, 2005 11:55:01 GMT -5
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Post by darjarbinx on Aug 9, 2005 12:05:41 GMT -5
It's a video game Sep. Prior won't get injured, Zito will strikeout 250 and he'll go back to back.
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Post by BstnRdSx on Aug 9, 2005 12:22:48 GMT -5
That pitching rotation is obscene. Its not to great. Prior - will get hurt (bet on it) Wood - will also get hurt Maddux - past prime (as much as it hurts me to say that as a Braves fan) Zambrano - young, talented Zito - best days behind him, but a solid 15-10 guy. Someone must not know that Zito is owning life right now. |
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Post by darjarbinx on Aug 9, 2005 12:23:48 GMT -5
Hasn't he won 8 striaght?
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Post by cubs128 on Aug 9, 2005 12:24:27 GMT -5
Yeah I simmed half a season. Zitos like 9-2 with a 1.65 ERA Prior is like 5-6 Wood 6-7 Zambo 5-2 (injured) Maddux 4-8
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Post by BstnRdSx on Aug 9, 2005 12:35:50 GMT -5
Hasn't he won 8 striaght? Yep, hasn't lost since June 17th. |
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Post by bravest on Aug 9, 2005 13:07:47 GMT -5
Zito's only a 15-10 guy in Oakland, and that's taking into account the slow start the A's had. If you send him away to Beantown, he has a fair shot a 20 games.
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Post by hoosier on Aug 10, 2005 20:00:49 GMT -5
That pitching rotation is obscene. Its not to great. Prior - will get hurt (bet on it) Wood - will also get hurt Maddux - past prime (as much as it hurts me to say that as a Braves fan) Zambrano - young, talented Zito - best days behind him, but a solid 15-10 guy. Maddux's strong points aren't his pitching (anymore). It's the things he can teach to the younger pitchers. He's never had an overpowering pitch, it's his finesse and pitch placement that have made him a probable Hall-of-Famer. When you have as many young pitchers as the Cubs do, I would absolutely kill to have that kind of veteran presence serving as a mentor. |
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Post by soxpwnage on Aug 10, 2005 20:05:56 GMT -5
I locked up Zito for another season, so he will be staying with the A's on my DC chise.  |
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Post by Jami on Aug 10, 2005 20:57:28 GMT -5
Cubs winning the World Series in 4 games? Yeah, right...  |
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Post by cubs128 on Aug 10, 2005 21:00:01 GMT -5
Well it was against the Twins, who I don't know how they got past Boston and New York.
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Post by bravest on Aug 11, 2005 12:28:22 GMT -5
Here's a question - What was your team record at the end of your first season?
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Post by cubs128 on Aug 11, 2005 14:07:08 GMT -5
(92-97) -  I think |
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Post by allstarmike2k5 on Aug 11, 2005 14:14:29 GMT -5
(92-97) - I think WTF you play 162 games |
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