Verlander is closer than Greinke.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

It's going to be tricky. My first thought on Santana is no but I bet if I look at his numbers, they are solid.

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I guess Black McDowell gets in too now huh?

Fuck Greinke. Poster boy of the pussification of America.

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Similar Pitchers through 32
Justin Verlander (957.9)
John Smoltz (941. *
Mike Mussina (940.0)
Cole Hamels (935.0)
Bob Welch (926.7)
Bret Saberhagen (923.1)
Jon Lester (923.0)
Jim Bunning (922. *
Jake Peavy (920.0)
Jack Morris (918.




Greinke Win%= .618

Verlander Win %= .613

2:50pm start

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Reporting from the beautiful EGV / Bensenville area and I can confirm that if they start at 2:50p, they will be experiencing another major rain delay in the 2nd inning.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Is there a lemon law with trades in MLB?

Told ya, guys. That's game.

Remember, it isn't about how many runs you give up as a pitcher. It is about how many runs you allow your own hitters to score on your behalf. Don't lose faith!

I wonder what Quintana's Run Support Allowed is as a Cub this season.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

That kid in the left field bleachers has a rocket arm.

Wind blowing out. Let's see if Greinke took his xanax today.

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Wind changing every 10 minutes it seems.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Nailed it.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Now that it's becoming clear to you that his W/L record illustrates who he is better than whatever numbers you prefer, you're going to try to switch it around and act as if the Cubs manage to pound Greinke in a single game that somehow makes Quintana better.

Enjoy your acquisition.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Not in front of a TV or radio. Wind blown HR for DB's??

It would make him better than Greinke, per you.

I certainly don't think that way. Maybe I didn't use the proper italics in order to cite my sarcasm.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

does this rain delay feature a clubhouse talk by heyward?

looks like this game's been quintana'd already.

It would mean Quintana pitched better today, yeah. Not sure how you could argue otherwise. But my opinion of Quintana is based on a lot more than one inning.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Four straight Ks for Schwarbs. Stick a fork in him.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Speaking of Schwarber and the guys who get shifted on, during the delay Grote and Schuster were responding to a caller who asked why players don't lay down a bunt more often as Schwarber did yesterday. Grote opined that while it's okay to do it maybe once every 30 at-bats or so, he thought in general it was a bad idea because it "seduces" players into going for a single and plays right into the other team's hand (as though the only alternative result is a home run). It made me wonder what batting average the Cubs would accept as a tradeoff to have him bunt more.

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nice turn Javy. Excellent footwork.

The hair on that woman in the 2nd row behind home plate ...

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Knew Happ was grounding into a double play there. Dude has no approach at the plate. Swings at a pitcher's pitch on a 2-0 count. Get good.

Have you ever been experienced? I have. Not necessarily stoned, but Quintanaed.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George