Despite today's "salvaging" -- I am awfully disappointed about this team. Their overall construction is poor -- they are not as good as last year's team. The whole foundation on the team seems to me to be poorly thought out. As if "get me some lefties" was the only thing we had for an offseason battle cry; and everything else be damned.
I agree with Mike -- the chemistry of this team, at this point, is poor.
So far:
I don't think Fontenot can be an everyday major league baseball player.
I don't think Aaron Miles is any good at all.
Milkit Badly was a waste of money.
This offseason should have been ridiculously simple. 1.) Sign Adam Dunn and stick him in right field and bat him fourth. Every day. 2.) Win the division.
Instead we made a number of questionable moves -- Bradley, DeRosa, Wood, Vizcaino, Miles...
Oh, yeah...we could have signed Derek Lowe, too, when the Padres wouldn't take the farm for Jake Peavy.
I'm confused. Does whoever really owns this team WANT it to win?
Sherm
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
A potpourri of nothing
General observations (not to be confused with Cap'n Obvious!)
Derrek Lee: 50 at bats, 10 hits, 9 rbis
Micah Hoffpauir: 17 at bats, 6 hits, 5 rbis
Write your own punch line for that one -- I am starting to worry about Lee as 50 at bats is not so small a sampling anymore. He had a poor spring and is off to a poor start. Thoughts?
For more on sample sizes, see VFTB and get reamed for having an opinion. Well, not really reamed. More like nitpicked.
It is very nice to be 8 and 4 out of the gate. That's a good start, and it's been done mostly without Milkit Badly. Even when he's been there, he hasn't been there. He's what? 1 for 18 or some such nonsense.
Harden is looking good -- even in his loss, he had good stuff; just no command. His other two games have been terrific.
I told you in the spring that I thought Heilman had a great arm -- I think he's becoming the other "go to" guy in the pen. Lou seems to be developing trust in him. I like him better as a starter or long man with his array of pitches and movement, but as long as he gets it done. It's a long year -- he'll probably get to do it all at one time or another.
Kevin Gregg remind anyone else of Bobby Howry? Good fastball, but straight. I wouldn't throw him against the middle of the order hitters if I didn't have to. Let Marmol do that. Or even Heilman.
I am in the great state of Minnesota -- where I laugh at everyone I meet because of Al Franken. Finally. A state stupider than either Illinois or California! Ha.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
Derrek Lee: 50 at bats, 10 hits, 9 rbis
Micah Hoffpauir: 17 at bats, 6 hits, 5 rbis
Write your own punch line for that one -- I am starting to worry about Lee as 50 at bats is not so small a sampling anymore. He had a poor spring and is off to a poor start. Thoughts?
For more on sample sizes, see VFTB and get reamed for having an opinion. Well, not really reamed. More like nitpicked.
It is very nice to be 8 and 4 out of the gate. That's a good start, and it's been done mostly without Milkit Badly. Even when he's been there, he hasn't been there. He's what? 1 for 18 or some such nonsense.
Harden is looking good -- even in his loss, he had good stuff; just no command. His other two games have been terrific.
I told you in the spring that I thought Heilman had a great arm -- I think he's becoming the other "go to" guy in the pen. Lou seems to be developing trust in him. I like him better as a starter or long man with his array of pitches and movement, but as long as he gets it done. It's a long year -- he'll probably get to do it all at one time or another.
Kevin Gregg remind anyone else of Bobby Howry? Good fastball, but straight. I wouldn't throw him against the middle of the order hitters if I didn't have to. Let Marmol do that. Or even Heilman.
I am in the great state of Minnesota -- where I laugh at everyone I meet because of Al Franken. Finally. A state stupider than either Illinois or California! Ha.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Heckler
hey, I have my very own miserable little punk jagoff heckler on VFTB. Dave. Argumentative little liberal snot -- you should see his blog -- oh, good God. I threw up a little reading it.
Cubs are hanging in there nicely, despite Milkit's nonexistance and some injuried. Soriano, I'm happy to say, is looking good and that's a huge plus. Let us hope that he stays healthy.
I think as the weather warms, we'll see better starting pitching from the crew -- longer outings, anyway. We need another quality lefthander in the bullpen because that would make a total of one.
I've been working a lot; so hopefully blog absence makes the heart grow fonder, and you'll all continue to check this site and be patient. I should be back in full force as the season moves along...
More later. Or not.
js
Cubs are hanging in there nicely, despite Milkit's nonexistance and some injuried. Soriano, I'm happy to say, is looking good and that's a huge plus. Let us hope that he stays healthy.
I think as the weather warms, we'll see better starting pitching from the crew -- longer outings, anyway. We need another quality lefthander in the bullpen because that would make a total of one.
I've been working a lot; so hopefully blog absence makes the heart grow fonder, and you'll all continue to check this site and be patient. I should be back in full force as the season moves along...
More later. Or not.
js
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
My takes
I like being undefeated.
The man crush is back on Mike Fontenot and will stay as long as he hits .750
Fukudome should not bat second. He should bat not.
Soto gave himself up in an at bat. Moved Fontenot to third for Theriot to sac fly him in. THAT would not have happened last year. He must have picked that up in the WBC.
I predict a very solid outing from Dempster tonight. Seven innings. Five hits. One run.
The king of the solo homer strikes again. Why does anyone throw him strikes? I'm not complaining, just sayin'
What if the Yankees start 0 and 7? Fire sale?
Jake Peavy lost yesterday, so I don't want him anymore. I want Roy Halladay now. He's 1 - 0.
I think we should trade Carrie Marshrabbit to the Astros for Allyson Footer.
Derrek Lee is really 43 years old, isn't he? Warning track power in Houston? In left field? Come on, dude, work out or something. Big, tall damn Juan Pierre is all he is. Without the speed.
I'm done for now. Have to catch a flight.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
The man crush is back on Mike Fontenot and will stay as long as he hits .750
Fukudome should not bat second. He should bat not.
Soto gave himself up in an at bat. Moved Fontenot to third for Theriot to sac fly him in. THAT would not have happened last year. He must have picked that up in the WBC.
I predict a very solid outing from Dempster tonight. Seven innings. Five hits. One run.
The king of the solo homer strikes again. Why does anyone throw him strikes? I'm not complaining, just sayin'
What if the Yankees start 0 and 7? Fire sale?
Jake Peavy lost yesterday, so I don't want him anymore. I want Roy Halladay now. He's 1 - 0.
I think we should trade Carrie Marshrabbit to the Astros for Allyson Footer.
Derrek Lee is really 43 years old, isn't he? Warning track power in Houston? In left field? Come on, dude, work out or something. Big, tall damn Juan Pierre is all he is. Without the speed.
I'm done for now. Have to catch a flight.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Season Greeting
Thankfully, the season is here. Nice tune up in NY. 11 strikeouts and 14 men left on base. Lou still hasn't figured out the bullpen and Fukudome continues to play. What gives?
I didn't watch the Yankee game. I'm busy. I don't think I'll get to see the opener Monday, either. In fact, I might not get to watch a game all year. Did I mention I'm busy?
What with this and the other blog and all.
My prediction is this. We (meaning the Cubs) will struggle to win the division this year, but we will. The fight might help us play better in the playoffs. Who knows?
More later. Or not.
js
I didn't watch the Yankee game. I'm busy. I don't think I'll get to see the opener Monday, either. In fact, I might not get to watch a game all year. Did I mention I'm busy?
What with this and the other blog and all.
My prediction is this. We (meaning the Cubs) will struggle to win the division this year, but we will. The fight might help us play better in the playoffs. Who knows?
More later. Or not.
js
Thursday, April 2, 2009
I am not dead
I think, therefore I am.
After reading Gordon the Sasquatch's incoherant rant this morning on the View (hey, wait, am I on the View? Which one am I, you ask? Elizabeth, of course.)
Where was I? Oh, yes...the grammatically incorrect and unspellchecked ramblings on the unshaven one. I decided that I needed to post a Shermrant.
First of all -- yes, I have been lying dormant. Why? I'll tell you. 1.) I hated the WBC and had very little to say about it other than that. 2.) Spring Training was way too long and it bored me. 3.) I've been busy and numbers 1 & 2 above didn't feed me any good ideas that I felt I needed to share -- so I posted on the View whatever I had, which wasn't much. Although I got some love for the Milkit Badly moniker, thanks.
I've been waiting for the season to start so that I can once again rant about our beloved Cubs. And I will.
Here's today's question. Ought I continue with an occassional post on the View every now and again? Or should I go Star Jones on their ass and leave?
Is it okay to type fuck on this blog? I can't remember.
Here's my problem with the View. I've tried REALLY REALLY hard to be nice. I'd LOVE to really engage some of these people and slam them for their opinions -- but that doesn't seem nice. And rule number 1 is to be nice. I hate nice. Should I break the rule? Stay and let them know how I really feel? What are the repercussions? I'll be fired? Banned? Slapped silly? Mocked?
So, have no fear -- I have not forgotten the rant, or the loyal rantees. Plus, I have a feeling that this year's team is going to piss me off early and often.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
After reading Gordon the Sasquatch's incoherant rant this morning on the View (hey, wait, am I on the View? Which one am I, you ask? Elizabeth, of course.)
Where was I? Oh, yes...the grammatically incorrect and unspellchecked ramblings on the unshaven one. I decided that I needed to post a Shermrant.
First of all -- yes, I have been lying dormant. Why? I'll tell you. 1.) I hated the WBC and had very little to say about it other than that. 2.) Spring Training was way too long and it bored me. 3.) I've been busy and numbers 1 & 2 above didn't feed me any good ideas that I felt I needed to share -- so I posted on the View whatever I had, which wasn't much. Although I got some love for the Milkit Badly moniker, thanks.
I've been waiting for the season to start so that I can once again rant about our beloved Cubs. And I will.
Here's today's question. Ought I continue with an occassional post on the View every now and again? Or should I go Star Jones on their ass and leave?
Is it okay to type fuck on this blog? I can't remember.
Here's my problem with the View. I've tried REALLY REALLY hard to be nice. I'd LOVE to really engage some of these people and slam them for their opinions -- but that doesn't seem nice. And rule number 1 is to be nice. I hate nice. Should I break the rule? Stay and let them know how I really feel? What are the repercussions? I'll be fired? Banned? Slapped silly? Mocked?
So, have no fear -- I have not forgotten the rant, or the loyal rantees. Plus, I have a feeling that this year's team is going to piss me off early and often.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
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