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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: JR
Date: March 1, 2019, 6:41 pm
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That would be a big deal if he could be an asset this year. I
guess hoping for a Chatwood turnaround is like hoping for a
Heyward one, but there's a nonzero chance the light bulb might
go on for him.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: March 1, 2019, 6:41 pm
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Many airplanes fly fine and then they crash.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: Ron
Date: March 1, 2019, 6:41 pm
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> Toe tap!
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That was Edwards, I believe.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: davep
Date: March 1, 2019, 6:51 pm
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I'm not sure how that can be a vexing question. Right now they
have Lester, Darvish, Hendricks, Hamels and Quintana as
starters. Almost everyone seems to feel that at LEAST one, and
perhaps more will have problems, either due to injury or old
age. If Chatwood has cured his control problems, either he or
one of the above will replace Montgomery as the
reliever/swingman. And if all six are doing well by July, one
of them could bring back pretty good return in a trade. I wish
the Cubs had been faced with such vexing problems over all of
the 60 odd years I have followed them.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: craig
Date: March 1, 2019, 10:41 pm
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--- Quote from: Deeg link ---
> Chatwood looking better is certainly a positive. But it does
force the vexing question of just what the heck you do with him
once the season starts.
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A good Chatwood would be a great asset in the pen. And there is
space for him there. An effective Chatwood would be a huge
boost in the pen. And I still think a guy who could sometimes
extend and pitch two innings instead of just one would be pretty
fun and helpful in pen.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: March 1, 2019, 10:49 pm
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I have a feeling he needs to pitch a lot to be effective. An
occasional appearance out of the pen for a pitcher who can be
wild can be disastrous. It seems to me that when Joe sat him
for a week and then brought him, he was REALLY terrible.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: craig
Date: March 1, 2019, 11:33 pm
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Yeah, that's a good point, and might totally be the case. This
being spring training and me being hopeful and optimistic: a
flip is that if you're not in the top group of relievers, then
*IF* you're pitching well, you can get a lot of work. Pitch the
6th inning of winning games, get used in games when you're
losing. And you wouldn't need to sit for 5 days stressing about
things, you get lots of appearances. I think sometimes easier
for a reliever to stay grooved in pitching every 2nd or 3rd day
than going 5 days off?
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: March 1, 2019, 11:38 pm
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Right now he is insurance in case any of the 5 has an owie
heading into the season. Can always happen. Up until then, he
doesn't have to impress Joe or us. He has to impress some GM
out there looking for a pitcher.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: Deeg
Date: March 2, 2019, 12:17 am
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--- Quote from: CurtOne link ---
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> I have a feeling he needs to pitch a lot to be effective. An
occasional appearance out of the pen for a pitcher who can be
wild can be disastrous. It seems to me that when Joe sat him
for a week and then brought him, he was REALLY terrible.
>
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That’s essentially my concern. Even if Chatwood is fixed there’s
no precedent to show he can be effective as an occasional
reliever.
The attractiveness of finding a taker for him is a lot less now
that all it would mean is padding the Rickettses profit margin.
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Re: Today's Game 2019
DIR By: Dave23
Date: March 2, 2019, 9:05 am
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Cubs/DBacks on MLBN right now...
Grace just told the Sutcliffe/Billy Conners story from old
Riverfront Stadium...the one with the fireworks...classic
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