Jake Fox -- fair and balanced -- goes one for one...this with a seventeen game hit streak in the minors coming in. Nice job, Jake. He's batting a thousand. Is that too small a sample size to call him the greatest hitter who ever lived? Perhaps. He should get the start today against Randy Wolf.
What is up with Juan Pierre? Hitting over .400 since the Manny suspension. I call for a blood test.
When Carlos Zambrano grows up he might be a good baseball player. Until then? He's an ass. Right or wrong...it doesn't help to meltdown like that. If he has to miss a start with a suspension? Even more stupid. Now who's going to pinch hit in key situations? Ted Lilly?
I'm too busy today to comment on derfwad.com -- maybe tomorrow. Or not.
js
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Feels like Rain
Another game, another song title. Perhaps my favorite "rain" song -- an old John Hiatt...
Hey, if it takes the rain to get us a win, I'm good with it. It also kept the bullpen in the bullpen and what's left of the bench on the bench...so it worked out all around.
Milkit Badly did not get a hit and his average dropped to .196 but he did walk twice and score a run so now his FY12.ab/h/defcon9 percentage is yellow.
If guys are going to miss a week or more...why not DL them? Give someone from Iowa a chance to see some action. Is Lee injured or just out with the flu? And if it's the flu? He's a pussy. I can say that here. I can say whatever the fuck I want here.
Here's my biggest question for you -- since we are playing with less than our best lineup -- ready? How come the Cardinals are winning and in first place with a minor league team on the field right now? What's the difference? Is it the way they play vs the way we play? Coaching? Pujols in the middle? Just wondering. Their pitching doesn't seem better than ours.
Adam Dunn update. Hit his 15th last night...in another losing cause. And he hasn't once complained about the umpiring.
Get Peavy. Stockpile pitching -- you can't have enough and he's a great starter with a long term deal. Just do it.
I think Piniella is senile. Get rid of GPerry now. And Rothschild. Hire Greg Maddux as a pitching coach. Promote Von Joshua for hitting coach. If Piniella can't make it work with those two...get rid of him, too. Maybe Dave Magadan is ready to take a team...
More later. Or not.
Sherm
Hey, if it takes the rain to get us a win, I'm good with it. It also kept the bullpen in the bullpen and what's left of the bench on the bench...so it worked out all around.
Milkit Badly did not get a hit and his average dropped to .196 but he did walk twice and score a run so now his FY12.ab/h/defcon9 percentage is yellow.
If guys are going to miss a week or more...why not DL them? Give someone from Iowa a chance to see some action. Is Lee injured or just out with the flu? And if it's the flu? He's a pussy. I can say that here. I can say whatever the fuck I want here.
Here's my biggest question for you -- since we are playing with less than our best lineup -- ready? How come the Cardinals are winning and in first place with a minor league team on the field right now? What's the difference? Is it the way they play vs the way we play? Coaching? Pujols in the middle? Just wondering. Their pitching doesn't seem better than ours.
Adam Dunn update. Hit his 15th last night...in another losing cause. And he hasn't once complained about the umpiring.
Get Peavy. Stockpile pitching -- you can't have enough and he's a great starter with a long term deal. Just do it.
I think Piniella is senile. Get rid of GPerry now. And Rothschild. Hire Greg Maddux as a pitching coach. Promote Von Joshua for hitting coach. If Piniella can't make it work with those two...get rid of him, too. Maybe Dave Magadan is ready to take a team...
More later. Or not.
Sherm
Monday, May 25, 2009
Ooh, that smell
Remember that old Lynyrd Skynyrd song? It keeps running through my head as I watch this team bumble it's way back below .500 -- the losing streak is now at 8. But Milkit had two hits and four rbi's -- so it's all good. Too small a sample size to worry, right? Wrong. You should worry and worry hard about this team.
Even our good luck is bad luck -- Pirates closer gets knocked out by a Soto liner...so they have to throw a lefty at Hoffpauir. I'd have liked to have seen him hit off Capps.
I only saw the last two innings -- but it wasn't terribly impressive.
Raker wanted to know if I've been curled up in a fetal position moaning about not having Adam Dunn's bat in the lineup. Well, yes. Of course. Who hasn't? Dunn has 14 dingers and 40 rbis. Oh, yes, and he plays every day. He's not a pussy. He'd look awfully good in the middle of our lineup wouldn't he?
Fire Gerald Perry. Just do it. Promote Von Joshua. Or hire anybody else...this offense needs a change. And if it's not Perry -- made it should be {gasp} Piniella. Maybe he's gone completely barking mad and really doesn't have any idea how to manage a baseball team anymore. Could be. Shake things up -- however you must -- and do it soon.
Oh. One more thing. Fuck Ricketts and the financing he can't seem to get and let Mark Cuban buy the Cubs.
I'm way too pissed to post elsewhere.
js
Even our good luck is bad luck -- Pirates closer gets knocked out by a Soto liner...so they have to throw a lefty at Hoffpauir. I'd have liked to have seen him hit off Capps.
I only saw the last two innings -- but it wasn't terribly impressive.
Raker wanted to know if I've been curled up in a fetal position moaning about not having Adam Dunn's bat in the lineup. Well, yes. Of course. Who hasn't? Dunn has 14 dingers and 40 rbis. Oh, yes, and he plays every day. He's not a pussy. He'd look awfully good in the middle of our lineup wouldn't he?
Fire Gerald Perry. Just do it. Promote Von Joshua. Or hire anybody else...this offense needs a change. And if it's not Perry -- made it should be {gasp} Piniella. Maybe he's gone completely barking mad and really doesn't have any idea how to manage a baseball team anymore. Could be. Shake things up -- however you must -- and do it soon.
Oh. One more thing. Fuck Ricketts and the financing he can't seem to get and let Mark Cuban buy the Cubs.
I'm way too pissed to post elsewhere.
js
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
California is quaking. Pitchers are not.
Bradley, Fontenot, Soto, Miles -- a fearsome foursome that have opposing pitchers quaking in...laughter? Good God. Add Lee to the mix and the Cubs 4 through 9 hitters, counting whoever is pitching, are awful.
Milkit Badly goes 0-fer again and watches his average drop back to .188. Just for grins, what do you think Adam Dunn would be hitting on this team? He's at what? .290 with 11 hrs and 30+ rbi's on the worst team in baseball with no protection.
Fontenot. I saw all I needed in the first inning tonight when he didn't cover third on a steal. And Brenly tried to cover for him and say that "the infield had decided not to go out of position on a steal attempt." Right. Wouldn't want to be covering your base on a steal, Mikey. Just in case of contact. In fact, we should never move on a steal attempt because someone might swing and connect. Brilliant.
Remember Koyie Hill? He used to be hitting really good. Then Soto came back and now he just sits there. Meanwhile Geo languishes.
Aaron Miles. Okay, I give up. Why is he a Cub? Just curious -- why didn't Scales play tonight?
Note to Mojo -- they had the Leiny's on tap so I had a dozen or so. Wisconsin is not so bad if you know where to look.
Where's the King Coffee franchise in Eau Claire? Anyone? Anyone?
That was the weakest Cardinal team we'll ever see. 7 no names and Pujols. And they whipped up on us. Shameful. And the Blackhawks choked in OT. Fuck it. I'm going back to the bar. More later. Or not.
Sherm
Milkit Badly goes 0-fer again and watches his average drop back to .188. Just for grins, what do you think Adam Dunn would be hitting on this team? He's at what? .290 with 11 hrs and 30+ rbi's on the worst team in baseball with no protection.
Fontenot. I saw all I needed in the first inning tonight when he didn't cover third on a steal. And Brenly tried to cover for him and say that "the infield had decided not to go out of position on a steal attempt." Right. Wouldn't want to be covering your base on a steal, Mikey. Just in case of contact. In fact, we should never move on a steal attempt because someone might swing and connect. Brilliant.
Remember Koyie Hill? He used to be hitting really good. Then Soto came back and now he just sits there. Meanwhile Geo languishes.
Aaron Miles. Okay, I give up. Why is he a Cub? Just curious -- why didn't Scales play tonight?
Note to Mojo -- they had the Leiny's on tap so I had a dozen or so. Wisconsin is not so bad if you know where to look.
Where's the King Coffee franchise in Eau Claire? Anyone? Anyone?
That was the weakest Cardinal team we'll ever see. 7 no names and Pujols. And they whipped up on us. Shameful. And the Blackhawks choked in OT. Fuck it. I'm going back to the bar. More later. Or not.
Sherm
Donut for a Day
Okay. You get to be Jim Hendry -- if just for one day (obscure rock and roll reference in there for those of you who care about such things. Name the song and win a prize. Not really.)
So. What do you do with this ragtag bunch we call the Cubs?
I still say to go get Peavy. Why? Because he's signed for four or five more years and that's what we need -- more than one long term frontline guy. No, they cannot have Vitters in the deal. Minor league arms and no more. Take it or leave it. Throw in Mike Fontenot.
What we need is a real second baseman. DeRosa? Maybe, but it won't happen because then Hendry just looks like a complete boob. How about Orlando Hudson? Oh, wait. Could've had him. Didn't want him. Can Adam Dunn play second base? (I can say that kind of thing here because you all know I'm kidding) How about Dan Uggla? If the Marlins continue to fade...he's a good hitter and as long as its not the All Star game, a pretty decent fielder.
Bullpen support? We need a lefty, but who doesn't? The fact that half these bozos even have jobs is amazing. I think we should get Johnny Southsider a tryout -- he'd be far more effective than Cotts and is a much better dancer.
Traffic was stopped in LA for three hours yesterday while a man in a coffee bean outfit wandered around the freeway.
I say go get a closer. Maybe Joe Nathan will be available if the Twinkies fade. Leave Marmol for set up duty for now.
Here's what I hope DOESN'T happen (which means it probably will) -- Milwaukee, due to the Rickie Weeks injury, trades for Mark DeRosa -- who just flat fucking tears it up for them against the Cubs the rest of the year. I hate even typing it because it just seems so fucking possible. Nevermind, okay. Forget you read that. You are getting sleepy. You won't remember anything...
Snap.
Where were we? Oh, yes...
But you get to be the donut. Let's hear what you have to say.
JS
So. What do you do with this ragtag bunch we call the Cubs?
I still say to go get Peavy. Why? Because he's signed for four or five more years and that's what we need -- more than one long term frontline guy. No, they cannot have Vitters in the deal. Minor league arms and no more. Take it or leave it. Throw in Mike Fontenot.
What we need is a real second baseman. DeRosa? Maybe, but it won't happen because then Hendry just looks like a complete boob. How about Orlando Hudson? Oh, wait. Could've had him. Didn't want him. Can Adam Dunn play second base? (I can say that kind of thing here because you all know I'm kidding) How about Dan Uggla? If the Marlins continue to fade...he's a good hitter and as long as its not the All Star game, a pretty decent fielder.
Bullpen support? We need a lefty, but who doesn't? The fact that half these bozos even have jobs is amazing. I think we should get Johnny Southsider a tryout -- he'd be far more effective than Cotts and is a much better dancer.
Traffic was stopped in LA for three hours yesterday while a man in a coffee bean outfit wandered around the freeway.
I say go get a closer. Maybe Joe Nathan will be available if the Twinkies fade. Leave Marmol for set up duty for now.
Here's what I hope DOESN'T happen (which means it probably will) -- Milwaukee, due to the Rickie Weeks injury, trades for Mark DeRosa -- who just flat fucking tears it up for them against the Cubs the rest of the year. I hate even typing it because it just seems so fucking possible. Nevermind, okay. Forget you read that. You are getting sleepy. You won't remember anything...
Snap.
Where were we? Oh, yes...
But you get to be the donut. Let's hear what you have to say.
JS
Monday, May 18, 2009
Almost summer
Amazes me that Milkit goes 1 for 5 and his average actually goes UP. We have three guys right how, starters -- four if you include Lee (sans his nice game yesterday) who are hitting like pitchers. Fontenot at .204, Soto at .204, Badly at .196 and Lee. How in the world are we even near the top of the division? Fortunately, we are; and you have to believe that this team, when it gets healthy and when it starts to reach its potential -- will be something else.
You think Lee started thinking of Wally Pip at any point this year? He better get hot or he will lose his position. I hope the 4 for 5 yesterday was the start of a "get hot" and not a fluke, otherwise he just bought himself another three weeks of playing time.
Padres suck -- go get Peavy. Why not? Might as well stockpile good pitching. I'm sure he'd still like to be a Cub and we can give them some minor league arms.
Rich Hill had a nice first outing for Baltimore the other day. Went 6 and got the win. Not that you care.
Ownership issue may never be settled. Ricketts can't get the money together. Time to bring in Mark Cuban who doesn't need to get it together...he HAS it. Unpublicized hold up in the deal is the big coffee concession issue -- King Coffee Bean wants to be the sole coffee source for Wrigley, because who doesn't enjoy a nice hot cup of joe on a smarmy August afternoon at the ballpark. Kids get free samples of espresso.
Have a great week -- I'm on the road again, but will try to check in at least a couple of times. Especially if anything good or bad happens on the field.
js
You think Lee started thinking of Wally Pip at any point this year? He better get hot or he will lose his position. I hope the 4 for 5 yesterday was the start of a "get hot" and not a fluke, otherwise he just bought himself another three weeks of playing time.
Padres suck -- go get Peavy. Why not? Might as well stockpile good pitching. I'm sure he'd still like to be a Cub and we can give them some minor league arms.
Rich Hill had a nice first outing for Baltimore the other day. Went 6 and got the win. Not that you care.
Ownership issue may never be settled. Ricketts can't get the money together. Time to bring in Mark Cuban who doesn't need to get it together...he HAS it. Unpublicized hold up in the deal is the big coffee concession issue -- King Coffee Bean wants to be the sole coffee source for Wrigley, because who doesn't enjoy a nice hot cup of joe on a smarmy August afternoon at the ballpark. Kids get free samples of espresso.
Have a great week -- I'm on the road again, but will try to check in at least a couple of times. Especially if anything good or bad happens on the field.
js
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Progress Report
Since we are now 20% of the way through the season (does that make it a reasonable sample size? I never know) I thought it was a good time to provide a progress report on the Cubs.
Soriano -- I give him a B+. I'd like to see a few more stolen bases, but he's hitting well and playing every day which is berry berry good. He has more assists than Soto has homers. His .331 obp is pretty good for him.
Theriot -- also a B+. .366 obp and 5 homers. Has four errors which keeps him from getting a better grade, but 7 steals is decent.
Fukudome -- have to give the guy an A. He's been good.
DLee, GSoto, MBadly, AAmiles -- all get the YoSuSoFa award. (that means "You Suck So Far.")
Aramis -- would be a good grade if he could play; at least he shouldn't be tired come September this year.
Hoffpauir -- B-; which isn't so bad. With more playing time and some adjustments, he'll hit.
Reed Johnson -- C-
Fontenot -- C-; why did he disappear when the season started? Needs to cut down on that swing and quit trying to jack everything out of the park. Who does he think he is? Ryan Theriot?
Dempster -- C -- was he worth $48M? Would you have rather had Derrek Lowe for the same $
Zambrano -- B -- looks okay so far; hopefully can pitch the rest of the way
Lilly -- B+ -- finds a way to win.
Harden -- B+ -- Stay healthy, Rich.
Marshall -- C -- needs to step it up to stay in the rotation.
Patton, Cotts -- YoSuSoFa
Marmol -- up and down. I give him a C for inconsistancy
Gregg -- B- at least he's 6 for 7 in saves.
Guzman -- B- -- looking better every time out
Heilman -- I'd have given him a B two weeks ago, but now it's a C (partially due to overuse.)
King Coffee Bean -- D+ for pushing caffeine to children
That's the progress report as I see it. We can be much better, which is good news considering we're still near the top of our division. When we start to click, it should be all good.
Need to sweep the Padres today!
JS
Soriano -- I give him a B+. I'd like to see a few more stolen bases, but he's hitting well and playing every day which is berry berry good. He has more assists than Soto has homers. His .331 obp is pretty good for him.
Theriot -- also a B+. .366 obp and 5 homers. Has four errors which keeps him from getting a better grade, but 7 steals is decent.
Fukudome -- have to give the guy an A. He's been good.
DLee, GSoto, MBadly, AAmiles -- all get the YoSuSoFa award. (that means "You Suck So Far.")
Aramis -- would be a good grade if he could play; at least he shouldn't be tired come September this year.
Hoffpauir -- B-; which isn't so bad. With more playing time and some adjustments, he'll hit.
Reed Johnson -- C-
Fontenot -- C-; why did he disappear when the season started? Needs to cut down on that swing and quit trying to jack everything out of the park. Who does he think he is? Ryan Theriot?
Dempster -- C -- was he worth $48M? Would you have rather had Derrek Lowe for the same $
Zambrano -- B -- looks okay so far; hopefully can pitch the rest of the way
Lilly -- B+ -- finds a way to win.
Harden -- B+ -- Stay healthy, Rich.
Marshall -- C -- needs to step it up to stay in the rotation.
Patton, Cotts -- YoSuSoFa
Marmol -- up and down. I give him a C for inconsistancy
Gregg -- B- at least he's 6 for 7 in saves.
Guzman -- B- -- looking better every time out
Heilman -- I'd have given him a B two weeks ago, but now it's a C (partially due to overuse.)
King Coffee Bean -- D+ for pushing caffeine to children
That's the progress report as I see it. We can be much better, which is good news considering we're still near the top of our division. When we start to click, it should be all good.
Need to sweep the Padres today!
JS
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sherm has a blog
Outstanding -- thank you for the wake up call. Yes, I have been absent. No, I don't have a good excuse for it. Except that I've been busy, but what kind of an excuse is that? I am starting up a new business, but that is not a good enough reason to have abandoned you. I am only up twenty hours a day -- easily I could sneak a good blog in now and again somewhere in the other four. I will try to do better. I promise.
I have not seen much baseball this year, unfortunately. I can tell from the box scores and what I read that we kind of suck right now; especially the bullpen. I can tell you this -- Aaron Heilman will turn into Bobby Howry if you pitch him every single day. Lou and Larry fall in love with one guy and use him to death.
I did see the loss to Milwaukee -- 3-2, game one. I think the offense lost that game more than Heilman did. Bases loaded. One out. Following an IBB, Theriot swings at a bad pitch and cues one. Umm, Ryan? It's okay to take a pitch every now and again even though you are suddenly more powerful than DLee.
Note: Adam Dunn is hitting .311 with 11 homers and a lot of rbi's. On a shitty team. Real shitty.
Milkit Badly has been on a tear of late and has raised his average up to .175 -- impressive.
Jason Marquis is actually off to a very good start in Colorado. What did we get for him again? Oh, that's right...nothing. Mark DeRosa is starting to adjust to the AL and hit the ball. What did we get for him again? Oh, yeah. Once again, nothing.
I'll try to be more attentive -- now that the season is in full swing. Really.
More later. Or not.
js
I have not seen much baseball this year, unfortunately. I can tell from the box scores and what I read that we kind of suck right now; especially the bullpen. I can tell you this -- Aaron Heilman will turn into Bobby Howry if you pitch him every single day. Lou and Larry fall in love with one guy and use him to death.
I did see the loss to Milwaukee -- 3-2, game one. I think the offense lost that game more than Heilman did. Bases loaded. One out. Following an IBB, Theriot swings at a bad pitch and cues one. Umm, Ryan? It's okay to take a pitch every now and again even though you are suddenly more powerful than DLee.
Note: Adam Dunn is hitting .311 with 11 homers and a lot of rbi's. On a shitty team. Real shitty.
Milkit Badly has been on a tear of late and has raised his average up to .175 -- impressive.
Jason Marquis is actually off to a very good start in Colorado. What did we get for him again? Oh, that's right...nothing. Mark DeRosa is starting to adjust to the AL and hit the ball. What did we get for him again? Oh, yeah. Once again, nothing.
I'll try to be more attentive -- now that the season is in full swing. Really.
More later. Or not.
js
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Coffee, Tea or Smitty?
I am still wandering around out here -- don't give up on me. I've just been slammed lately, what with the new business and travel and all...
I try not to post unless I have something to say -- and lately, well, I'm using up all my creativity elsewhere apparently.
I am interested in Smitty's business. He has legally changed his name to Juan Valdez Smith. In fact, I understand that his coffee is infused with absynthe. If you find a brunette tramp and wish that she was fairer of hair? Give her some of the coffee, because you know what they say -- absynthe makes the tart grow blonder. Smitty's coffee does not really contain absynthe to the best of my knowledge.
Cubs won the series against a pretty decent Marlin team --- at least they've been decent so far. Lilly was excellent today. We need more games like this one. Easy on the bullpen. Early lead and slowly pull away. Gotta love it.
I read somewhere that Smitty be eventually update his blog. Smitty has a blog?
Whatever they've been feeding Theriot? Don't change it.
I really, really wish we had Adam Dunn. I think that will be the one that got away for us. He's got no protection in that National line up -- and is still mashing the ball. Big 3 run bomb today. And 23 walks already. And not once did he get injured drawing a walk. Not once.
Well, I wish I had more, but I don't. I hope to leave on time and get home sometime tonight.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
I try not to post unless I have something to say -- and lately, well, I'm using up all my creativity elsewhere apparently.
I am interested in Smitty's business. He has legally changed his name to Juan Valdez Smith. In fact, I understand that his coffee is infused with absynthe. If you find a brunette tramp and wish that she was fairer of hair? Give her some of the coffee, because you know what they say -- absynthe makes the tart grow blonder. Smitty's coffee does not really contain absynthe to the best of my knowledge.
Cubs won the series against a pretty decent Marlin team --- at least they've been decent so far. Lilly was excellent today. We need more games like this one. Easy on the bullpen. Early lead and slowly pull away. Gotta love it.
I read somewhere that Smitty be eventually update his blog. Smitty has a blog?
Whatever they've been feeding Theriot? Don't change it.
I really, really wish we had Adam Dunn. I think that will be the one that got away for us. He's got no protection in that National line up -- and is still mashing the ball. Big 3 run bomb today. And 23 walks already. And not once did he get injured drawing a walk. Not once.
Well, I wish I had more, but I don't. I hope to leave on time and get home sometime tonight.
More later. Or not.
Sherm
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