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I picked the Cubs to finish fourth in the Central in an office pool we put together late last week while everyone else had them no worse than third.

 

I'm thinking that's looking pretty smart right now.

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In all honesty would it be that horrific if he DHs the whole season with Crosby playing CF and Bernie actually being a 4th OF? I know that won't happen but its not really a disaster.

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In all honesty would it be that horrific if he DHs the whole season with Crosby playing CF and Bernie actually being a 4th OF? I know that won't happen but its not really a disaster.

What are the odds that Bernie sits on the bench with Crosby in center?

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There is no way Torre could put Bernie in CF over Crosby right now. I don't care how much those two love each other the entire NY fan base would just go nuts and Torre has enough common sense to do the right thing. Last year was difficult because you can't sit someone making 15 million per year, but hes only making what, one mil per year now? Plus Bernie had been playing in RF during the spring trainings he was in before the WBC. The chances of Damon not playing CF are still low, but if it were to happen Joe can't be THAT stupid to go and put Bernie back in CF.

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Book it now... Nationals will finish in last place behind the Marlins.

 

Everything is a disaster for them, so far. And while it's only spring training, the Marlins prospects are pretty much ALL showing that they can play. I still think the Marlins can hover around .500 while still realizing that's a little optimistic.

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I'm realizing that without Prior and Wood, it could be a loooong April. Rusch is our number two guy (so I'm hearing) and he has an ERA of almost 10 this spring. I saw him pitch today and he was getting BLAZED by the White Sox B-Team. They were sure eager to re-sign him, though. Of course, this is the same braintrust that's determined to dump Todd Walker by Opening Day, despite him having a great spring and more appeal than the likes of Mr. Neifi.

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I'm realizing that without Prior and Wood, it could be a loooong April. Rusch is our number two guy (so I'm hearing) and he has an ERA of almost 10 this spring. I saw him pitch today and he was getting BLAZED by the White Sox B-Team. They were sure eager to re-sign him, though. Of course, this is the same braintrust that's determined to dump Todd Walker by Opening Day, despite him having a great spring and more appeal than the likes of Mr. Neifi.

Ignore Spring Training numbers. Really.

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I usually do. I know he's not going to give us another 2004, but I still can't figure out why they were so eager to re-sign him to a multi-year deal. Then again, when you have Kerry Wood and Mark Prior in your rotation, I'm sure others look that much more appealing.

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I'm realizing that without Prior and Wood, it could be a loooong April. Rusch is our number two guy (so I'm hearing) and he has an ERA of almost 10 this spring. I saw him pitch today and he was getting BLAZED by the White Sox B-Team. They were sure eager to re-sign him, though. Of course, this is the same braintrust that's determined to dump Todd Walker by Opening Day, despite him having a great spring and more appeal than the likes of Mr. Neifi.

To be fair, Rusch took a line drive off the shin that day, so he was clearly not doing his best work. Watch him go to the DL too, giving us a rotation of Zambrano, Maddux, pray for rain. I'm kind of a Rusch apologist, but when I was reading an article on cubs.com and got to "Rusch, the left-hander, penciled in as the No. 2 man," I made some weird audible animalesque noise, like a seal, or peacock.

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His goal is to have two at-bats this season!

 

To be fair, Rusch took a line drive off the shin that day, so he was clearly not doing his best work.

Nah, he was getting hit pretty hard right out the gates. I don't think the linedrive even happened until the second or third inning. In his defense, the two doubles to lead off the inning reinforced the idea that the game is indeed one of inches.

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I noticed that Eric Gagne's lost quite a bit of weight. That's good, as was his pitching during the 7th.

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