Saturday's Plastic Cup
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 21, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
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PrintI guess we all knew Jeff Suppan was going to come back to earth soon. I was just hoping he was going to wait until after the 2010 season.
Today's Cup will be a little light, partly because I'm crunched for time, and partly because half of the stuff I bookmarked was fanshotted yesterday. If you want more, click here for the full fanshot list, including several items from yesterday.
Mike Cameron's sprained big toe is worse that we thought. It looks like Kapler will start all weekend.
In better injury news, Rickie Weeks could return as soon as Sunday, which is the first day he's eligible to come off the DL. Counsell's been playing well, but Jeff's first rule of player evaluation is this: Don't go with the guy whose home runs make you laugh.
Here's the updated All-Star voting. Braun is still on the outside looking in, and my guess is it'll stay that way. He'll make the team some way or other, so I don't think it's a big deal. What surprised me is the number of Brewers in the top 5. Prince and Kendall are there, of course, but so are Rickie and Bill Hall. (Bill Hall!?!) Corey Hart is also among the top 15 votegetters in the outfield. Because there are only so many spots, and the Cubs appear to be claiming about 19 of them, I think we're going to put Braun and Sheets on the team, and that'll be it.
Finally, here's an entertaining interview with Zach Greinke, a player who many Brewers fans would like to see become a part of this here Gangbang. (Hmm, did that come out wrong?)
If I missed anything, feel free to post it in the comments, or if it's particularly good, make it a FanShot. See you back here tonight for the 6:05 CT start.
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Greinke
Seems like a good down to earth guy. So what would it take to get him? We already have two things going for us, we have Riske on board and he would be able to hit more. Get it done Doug.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
I am not sure what it might take
He is further along as far as service time that you might think. Also, he was drafted by the old regime so the new regime might not ask for as much. I would think a smaller market would be good for Grienke as well. We certainly have what it would take to get the deal done the question is just how much do they want and is it worth it in the long run?
by dixieflatline on Jun 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, he's well-documented psychological problems
That’s the kind of thing that I would think would drive down an asking price—it’s not like you can produce a clean MRI and say “see, it’s fixed.”
He's extremely quick and good.
Cubs
Edmonds is nuts. Two HRs in an inning. Reminds me of Branyan in a way with all the bold pronunciations that he was finished.
Marmol in and he’s getting sort of the Turnbow treatment. He blew up against the Rays. Now he’s brought in with a big lead and he’s walking guys again. Pitching coach comes out and yells at him. Still not close on most pitches. Now he throws behind a guy with bases loaded. Ground ball saves him.
It is pretty neat what a guy can do in 75 AB, huh?
Get hot, silence critics, still have mediocre season numbers, etc.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
Zambrano to the DL
Linky. There were already concerns about the Cubs starters now this. I wonder if they are going to try to make a deal now? Either way maybe some more ground to be made up in the next few weeks.
come now
the indians aren’t stupid :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 21, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Jeff
sorry to let you know, but interactivegangbang.com leads you directly to the boys at FireJoeMorgan.com.
Yeah, they registered it as a result of the same interview with Buzz Bissinger that led Jeff to rename the blog
He's extremely quick and good.
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