02-17-2009, 05:05 PM
<!--quoteo(post=18390:date=Feb 17 2009, 02:47 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Feb 17 2009, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=18384:date=Feb 17 2009, 02:39 PM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Feb 17 2009, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I think in one of his recent interviews Lou mentioned Lilly might start opening day.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, I heard that as well. He wants to make it up to him for not being able to pitch him in the playoffs.
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It worries me to see stuff like that. It seems like everyone is just <b>assuming</b> that we're gonna win the division by 10 games, and thus we can dick around, and settle old scores, and have "fun" lineups, and let our 4th best starter be our Opening Day guy...to me, that's a dangerous path to go down.
This is the Chicago fucking Cubs we're talking about.
Spock would pick Harden for Opening Day. His combined ERA+ last year (in both the AL and NL) was 203, best in MLB for any starter.
Literally, number 1. Better than Sabathia, better than Santana or Linceum. And that's in about 150 innings, so it's not a small sample.
He's lights out when healthy. Let's get this season off to a good start by giving our team it's highest % chance of winning. Radical concept, I know.
Yeah, I heard that as well. He wants to make it up to him for not being able to pitch him in the playoffs.
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It worries me to see stuff like that. It seems like everyone is just <b>assuming</b> that we're gonna win the division by 10 games, and thus we can dick around, and settle old scores, and have "fun" lineups, and let our 4th best starter be our Opening Day guy...to me, that's a dangerous path to go down.
This is the Chicago fucking Cubs we're talking about.
Spock would pick Harden for Opening Day. His combined ERA+ last year (in both the AL and NL) was 203, best in MLB for any starter.
Literally, number 1. Better than Sabathia, better than Santana or Linceum. And that's in about 150 innings, so it's not a small sample.
He's lights out when healthy. Let's get this season off to a good start by giving our team it's highest % chance of winning. Radical concept, I know.
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