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at the end of the day its better than a comp pick and or the chance that demp takes the 12.3

so glad the deadline is over. time for baseball!

are any of the specs coming up right away? is randy wells coming back up?

I know Wells won't be since he just had season ending surgery.
 

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at the end of the day its better than a comp pick and or the chance that demp takes the 12.3

so glad the deadline is over. time for baseball!

are any of the specs coming up right away? is randy wells coming back up?
No prospects are up right away and Randy Wells had season ending surgery. Coleman and Germano look to get the starts the rest of the way for Maholm and Dempster. Maybe Chris Rusin or Brooks Raley gets a shot at some point this season.
 

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No prospects are up right away and Randy Wells had season ending surgery. Coleman and Germano look to get the starts the rest of the way for Maholm and Dempster. Maybe Chris Rusin or Brooks Raley gets a shot at some point this season.

whoops i forgot all about the surgery


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Chris Rusin or Brooks Raley might get a look sooner than later if Coleman keeps this up. I have to imagine this is his last chance to show something before he might get DFA'd to get him off the 40 man with the impeding crunch for next season Rule 5.
 

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whoops i forgot all about the surgery


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It's okay, the results wouldn't have been much different if he had a healthy elbow :D
 

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My favorite teams
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Not such an out of reach thing, since the Cubs (White Stockings at the time) existed prior to that particular association's founding... and there were only 9 teams in the league. The Cubs even left the league for 2 years due to the Great Fire of 1871, returning in 1874. Oh, and in 1871, ALL of the teams were new to the league, as it was a new league. Several teams from the old leagues lost many of their players, as they did not want to transfer to the new league and it's different rules. The White Stockings were the only team to transfer from one league to the other in 1871 and not lose any of their players.

The Cubs began playing as a semi-professional unit in 1870, but have roots as far back as 1866 as an amateur squad. Most of the guys that were around in 1868 as amateurs were on the club that won the NAPBBP pennant in 1871 (hence why they were considered a semi-pro team, they still had more amateurs than pros). They weren't considered a full-time professional team until 1876 when the National League started up. At that time, the White Stockings went out and signed the premiere players from the defunct NAPBBP and NABBP (two different leagues, as the NAPBBP formed due to a split with the NABBP over rules and regulations disagreements) to become the dominant team in the new league.

So, it's not quite the same kind of story to claim the Cubs won a pennant after just 1 year of existence... and stating that the Marlins took 5 years (against 27 and 29 established teams... not 8 unestablished teams). Also, the Marlins have actually won the WS twice in the past 20 years, the Cubs have not. They even beat the Cubs on their way to one of those WS victories. Considering that the Cubs dramatically shift gears after Spalding sold the club to Wrigley... and even more shifting when Wrigley sold the club to the Tribune.... you can say that the Cubs are not the same organization they were in the 1870s. Over the past 20 years, the Marlins have been overall a better organization simply due to the 2 WS wins compared to the Cubs' 104-year drought.

I was talking about the 1870 one, we never one a pennant in the 1871-1875 league. The NA from 1871-1875 actually was fully professional, as were a variety of NABBP clubs from 1869-1870.

And I have never found any evidence of an amateur squad going back to 1866, unless you are referring to the Chicago Excelsiors, a separate club.
 

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Nice outing for Tim Lincecum. Hopefully he figures his stuff out.
 

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Nice outing for Tim Lincecum. Hopefully he figures his stuff out.

He needs to do something. He has been quite a surprise this year. And not in a good way.
 

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I suppose at the end of the season we can do a former Cub roundup.
 

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Apparently the Rangers just called up Mike Olt.
 

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I would guess Olt is going to play 1B.
 

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I would guess Olt is going to play 1B.

Your probably right, no way he replaces Beltre at third. Moreland is one of lesser hitters in the lineup, but I could still see the Rangers giving him some time in the outfield as well. I think they want to showcase his versatility for this offseason's winter meetings.
 

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Reds are for real. They are winning again. be 20-3 last 23 games after today win
 

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I was really hoping this would be the Pirates year, hope they can come back...

I dont see PIT keeping up with CIN. I think PIT will be fighting for WC spot though. Who ever thought we could see PIT in a 1 game playoff game lol
 

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