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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #165 on: May 08, 2009, 08:13:28 PM »
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 08, 2009, 08:07:55 PM
Anything to get Gathright of the roster, but isn't Freel also the dude who put an ad out on the Cincinnati Craigslist, or something, in an effort to find a chick to give him a hummer?

That's pathetic.  Who would want a hummer from a chick in Cincinnasty?  I'll ask my next date from Craigslist Des Moines. 

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #166 on: May 08, 2009, 08:23:44 PM »
Quote from: powen01 on May 08, 2009, 08:13:28 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 08, 2009, 08:07:55 PM
Anything to get Gathright of the roster, but isn't Freel also the dude who put an ad out on the Cincinnati Craigslist, or something, in an effort to find a chick to give him a hummer?

That's pathetic.  Who would want a hummer from a chick in Cincinnasty?  I'll ask my next date from Craigslist Des Moines. 

Allegedly Freel...

http://thebiglead.com/?p=1843

To his credit, it wasn't in Cincinnati.

He was apparently in search of clean and casual Grapefruit League vicinity poon.

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #167 on: May 08, 2009, 09:21:52 PM »
Bump.
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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #168 on: May 08, 2009, 09:24:22 PM »
Oh, man, I totally forgot about that. I remember his opening-day DUI:

http://www.wlwt.com/sports/4345886/detail.html

I always like it when athletes say "I'm sorry for the embarrassment I've caused, something, something, I plan to take responsibility and handle this honestly, something, something. By the way, I plead not guilty."

Then what the fuck is he apologizing for?


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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #169 on: May 08, 2009, 09:25:16 PM »
I hope Heilman gets set on fire.

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #170 on: May 08, 2009, 10:15:06 PM »
Quote from: Bonk on May 08, 2009, 09:25:16 PM
I hope Heilman gets set on fire.

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #171 on: May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM »
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #172 on: May 09, 2009, 10:20:25 PM »
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?

Turnbow is available.

Maybe Kerry Wood?
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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #173 on: May 10, 2009, 12:18:43 AM »
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?
Using what as bait?  They can't absorb salary and their minors are empty.

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #174 on: May 10, 2009, 12:20:58 AM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 10, 2009, 12:18:43 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?
Using what as bait?  They can't absorb salary and their minors are empty.

I know that. Just wishful thinking. This bullpen issue is a huge concern (as many of us knew before the season started) and my question was more of a gut-reaction of "This team needs some serious help in there"

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #175 on: May 10, 2009, 12:25:33 AM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 10, 2009, 12:18:43 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?
Using what as bait?  They can't absorb salary and their minors are empty.

Other than that go Cubs!

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #176 on: May 10, 2009, 01:15:34 AM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 10, 2009, 12:18:43 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
I really don't know what to say about this, but this bullpen work tonight has been awesome. Chad Fox is probably done forever. Is there anyone the Cubs can trade for?
Using what as bait?  They can't absorb salary and their minors are empty.

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #177 on: May 10, 2009, 11:55:23 AM »
"Chad Fox, who has already had three Tommy John surgeries and left last night's game with an elbow injury, is being replaced by 24-year old right-handed reliever Jose Ascanio, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.

Ascanio was 1-1 with a 1.01 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Iowa, says Sullivan."

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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #178 on: May 10, 2009, 12:08:38 PM »
Quote from: BH on May 10, 2009, 11:55:23 AM
"Chad Fox, who has already had three Tommy John surgeries and left last night's game with an elbow injury, is being replaced by 24-year old right-handed reliever Jose Ascanio, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.

Ascanio was 1-1 with a 1.01 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Iowa, says Sullivan."

It's da return of da mothafuckin' Ass Can, yo. If he had those numbers at AAA why wasn't he called up ahead of Chad Fox? The "brain" trust must have seen something they didn't like. Either that or they were hell-bent on absolving Dusty for Chad Fox's 2005 arm popping incident. As far as I'm concerned the other day was irrefutable proof that it was nobody's fault. The dude shouldn't have been playing pro ball at any level either time. I blame whoever gave the guy a jersey.
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Re: The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread
« Reply #179 on: May 10, 2009, 12:23:09 PM »
Quote from: ~Apex on May 10, 2009, 12:08:38 PM
Quote from: BH on May 10, 2009, 11:55:23 AM
"Chad Fox, who has already had three Tommy John surgeries and left last night's game with an elbow injury, is being replaced by 24-year old right-handed reliever Jose Ascanio, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.

Ascanio was 1-1 with a 1.01 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Iowa, says Sullivan."

It's da return of da mothafuckin' Ass Can, yo. If he had those numbers at AAA why wasn't he called up ahead of Chad Fox?

Because bringing up Snork probably left Iowa's rotation a little thin?

Just guessing.
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