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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by gordon30307
Hey Jeff,
The Cubs don't suck. In 2004 and 2005 they were decimated by injuries. I'd like to see how the Cardinals, White Sox or any team for that matter would fare without their #1 and #2 pitchers for significant portions of the season. To win you need to avoid injuries to your key players and you need career years from one or two second line players and your star players have to hold their own. Although a Cub fan I don't hate the Cardinals I've always had respect for their organization because they are competitive every year. As a Cardinal fan you better hope that the Tribune never sells the Cubs. The Cubs have a National following and as such their TV rights are probably comparable to the Yankees. We don't see this because of their relationship to WGN. If a Mark Cuban type or one of these Dot.Com guys ever purchases the Cubs they could easily become the "Evil Empire of the National League".
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Gordon,
Carperter was hurt last year and made it to the World Series. This year Rollin was hurt this year a really big bat in the middle of their lineup. And they made it to the Championship Series this year. We even lost Reyes this year as well for the entire playoffs.
The Cardinals have had injuries every year and still make it into the playoffs and even the LCS during those years. I agree that injuries play a role, but the Cardinals plug in holes with marginal players and they step up. So do not give me the injury excuse. How about getting rid of these pitchers that cannot ever start a season without being on the Disabled list? It sounds like the Cubs have put their future in the hands of players that cannot stay on the field. Of course injuries are apart of the game, but betting the farm on players that never play is just bad decision making.
Peace
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Hi Jeff,
Whether the Cubs should or should not get rid of injury prone players is not the point. How would the Cardinals fare if they were without Carpenter and Mulder? I don't think they even make the Wild Card. Easier to replace a Rollins or any position player (except for Puljos whose the best hitter on the planet right now) than it is quality starting pitchers.
Most years it take 95 wins to take your Division. Between Mulder and Carpenter you had 35 wins or so. Tough to make up that production with marginal guys.