SB Nation User Blog: tville

Hey Jim Hendry, Take Some Notes!

tville — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:32:55 -0000

Hey Jim Hendry, Take Some Notes!

Interesting report from BoSox Nation in the New York Times:

I love Epstein's approach. Quite refreshing relative to Hendry's perpetually apologetic public remarks.

Zambrano to be "running nice and easy"

tville — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:17:47 -0000

Zambrano to be "running nice and easy"

Perhaps "behind the scenes" Lou was able to talk some sense in to Carlos' brain.

Murton Recalled

tville — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:15:28 -0000

Murton Recalled

In the event anyone is still concerned about this guy.

Curt Schilling

tville — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:47:38 -0000

Flying well under the radar, Schilling has rented a home in Ft. Myers for the next two months. He had shoulder surgery last June and is working his way back into form. By his own assessment, he will not be ready to pitch at the MLB level until mid-season.

While it's anyone's guess what Schilling still has in the tank, his heart and desire are unquestionable. He'll be 42 years old heading into the 2009 season, and if he feels good enough about his stuff to return to the Bigs, Schilling will be available for the stretch drive.

Although he has thrown down roots in Boston and it's likely the Red Sox will be in the playoff hunt as well, is this the type of move Hendry makes to push the Cubs over the top? Injuries and the effectiveness of the 5th starter would play a role in such a decision, but Schilling might be the kind of guy who could will the Cubs to the Series.

Thoughts?

Brewers Trading Cameron for Melky

tville — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:23:30 -0000

According to this article in the NY Daily News.

The Brewers get considerably younger with this move, but do they improve? Much depends upon how well Cabrera rebounds after a horrible 2008 season.

Defense certainly takes a hit in their outfield, and if Braun remains in left, this will be a pretty pourous group in the field.

This does free up cash for the Brewers and should give them the opportunity to pursue a quality closer or starter.

The Full HOF Ballot

tville — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:54:05 -0000

A previous post covered the ex-Cubs, but here is how the full slate of candidates shapes up for this year's voting:

• Harold Baines
• Jay Bell
• Bert Blyleven
• David Cone
• Andre Dawson
• Ron Gant
• Mark Grace
• Rickey Henderson
• Tommy John
• Don Mattingly
• Mark McGwire
• Jack Morris
• Dale Murphy
• Jesse Orosco
• Dave Parker
• Dan Plesac
• Tim Raines
• Jim Rice
• Lee Smith
• Alan Trammell
• Greg Vaughn
• Mo Vaughn
• Matt Williams

Henderson is a lock, and because there are few other notables on the list, this might be the perfect situation for Andre Dawson and Jim Rice. That said, the writers could make this a lean year and only elect one player.

Sorry folks, but I'm going to bed.

tville — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:42:44 -0000

Good thing we had to put Fontenot into the line up. Will he produce the run he just gave away? The odds say no.

For those of you blogging/watching/etc., good luck. Sorry, but I refuse to invest any more time in this grapefruit-swallowing squad of clowns.

It's reached a level of stupidity that even the most insane of individuals can no longer endorse this product.

Further, after seeing the first two games in person, it's actually worse to watch this crap on the tube with the senile Dick Stockton masquerading at a baseball commentator.

Good night, folks.

Wojo on Big Z

tville — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:57:39 -0000

Gene Wojciechowski, formerly of the Tribune and now with ESPN, penned an interesting article on their site.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=3616954&sportCat=mlb

He really says nothing we don't already know, but when it's laid out in print like this it does give cause for concern.

In the end, this is all in Zambrano's hands. Either he performs like a man or acts like a child.

The Brewers Can't be Happy

tville — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:39:37 -0000

Anticipate some grumbling from north of the border with regard to Piniella's handling of the game at Shea. It's one thing to make virtually no offensive changes, but to put the ball in the hands of Howry and Hart at the end has to have the Brewers and their fans seeing red.

With the plane heading to Milwaukee, Lou better check his bed for snakes.

I'm not saying his handling of the situation was wrong, but I suspect he will be getting some grief from the Milwaukee faithful for not doing much to close out a victory against the Mets.

Poll

How should Lou Piniella have managed tonight's game?

All out, balls to the wall, must have win.

3 votes

Play aggressively, but keep the post-season in mind.

92 votes

Let the kids have some time to show their stuff for 2009.

86 votes

181 votes | Poll has closed

Season Ticket Feedback Forum

tville — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:14:03 -0000

I received an e-mail yesterday inviting me to the next season ticket holder's "Feedback Forum" at Wrigley.

Timing is Wednesday, September 10th at noon.

Of course I'll be in St. Louis catching the second game of the series between the Cubs and Cards.

The Cubs have a knack for scheduling things like this, at least for me. I missed out on my audition for the "7th Inning Stretch" last year because I was in St. Louis the day they scheduled my performance.

Guess I gotta stop catching games on the road if I'm going to participate in events here at home.