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"Saying what's right and wrong with the game is an exercise in hubris and futility. The game has always held a balance between perfection and fatally flawed and it's that balance that makes the game what it is. Say what you will about the modern game, modern players, and modern owners and there's still twenty ways to show that this is the golden age." - Will Carroll |
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Click here for a copy of this report in Word for Windows format July 16 DOORMATTS reserve C Meredith, activate J Sosa. July 20 GRAGING BULLS reserve M Hendrickson, activate T Gordon. DEM REBELS reserve A Harang, activate R Pinto. July 21 STONES reserve R Oswalt, activate R Dempster. July 23 COPPERFIELDS reserve J Jennings, activate O Villareal. COPPERFIELDS reserve O Vizquel, activate J Edmonds. COPPERFIELDS sign J Kendall for .07, reserve him, waive G Geary. COPPERFIELDS claim M Bacsik on waivers, reserve him, waive D Fowler. STONES reserve W Rodriguez, activate T Gwynn. STONES reserve L Ayala, activate R Oswalt. RED HOTS reserve A Gonzalez, activate N Hopper. RED HOTS reserve K Hill, activate R Castro. RED HOTS reserve K Correia, activate B Tomko. LAMBCHOPS reserve S Youman, activate O Perez. DEM REBELS reserve J Moyer, activate A Harang. GRAGING BULLS reserve A Cook, activate P Feliciano. GRAGING BULLS reserve R Lopez, activate M Morris. DOORMATTS reserve J Julio, activate J Smoltz. DOORMATTS reserve M Zagurski, activate B Livingston. Click here for updated
rosters in Excel format. Free Agent Bids and Waiver Claims
Baseball at Ravinia They say that more literature has been written about any other sport (though I'd imagine golf is close). Something about baseball lends itself to artistic interpretation and metaphor, so I'd guess that baseball also ranks at the top of the list of sports songs. Some of those songs will be performed next Sunday (July 29) at Ravinia as part of a traveling program called "The Baseball Music Project".
My wife and I are planning on taking our boys. If any other CFCLers are thinking of going, let me know and maybe we can meet up. There's more information about the program at the Baseball Music Project website. Even if you're not interested in the program, you should visit the site and check out their "demo", which is quite good. Watch for a young Don Zimmer in one of the photos that displays during the playing of "Let's Keep The Dodgers in Brooklyn." You can find the demo, a listing of songs in the program, and more at: http://baseballmusicproject.com Cesar Izturis, Part 1 Well, the Cubs finally wised up and ditched the Great Outmaker. Readers of the Daily Herald found out about the deal as follows:
Cubs trade Izturis to Pirates, call up Fox About this time a year ago, shortstop Cesar Izturis came to Chicago in exchange for pitcher Greg Maddux. Thursday morning, Izturis' stay in Chicago came to an end as the Cubs traded him and a cash consideration to Pittsburgh for a player to be named later... Notice that by-line? That's right, it's former Lanmbchop Assistant GM, John Lemon. When we last heard from John, he was covering high school sports for the Herald. No matter what you think of Izturis or the Cubs, this has got to be seen as a step up for the one-time CFCLer. Congrats John, and thanks to the Primo Lambchop himself, Eric, for pointing this out to me. Cesar Izturis, Part 2 While self-respecting Cub fans everywhere greeted Izturis' departure with celebrations that almost equaled those greeting the arrival of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows", perhaps no one was happier to see him go than Aramis Ramirez. Did you catch Cesar's rather bizarre celebratory ritual following a key Ramirez home run? Click below for the video ... Izturis is the one in the blue wind breaker who approaches Ramirez after Mark DeRosa tries to play piggyback with him. If the embedded video doesn't work, you can view it here: http://hirejimessian.com/index.php/2007/06/30/cubs-find-practical-use-for-izturis
Right and Wrong Here's something else that's wrong -- that Rich can toil week in and week out creating these stupendous Monroe Doctrines with such little recognition from me. I'm sure everyone's enjoyed reading them this year -- and I've told Rich this privately -- but I'm astounded and impressed with what he comes up with week after week. Well done, Rich! If you haven't done so yet, I encourage everyone else to drop him a note letting him know you appreciate the hard work he's done this year. And trust me as someone who's tried coming up with new content week after week -- it is hard work. I though this week's topic on right-and-wrong was a good one, and it gave me a chance to use a quote at the top of the report that I'd been hanging onto for a while. It also gave me the chance to post the accompanying picture, which is one I quite enjoy. The quote is by Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll, who is also the guy in the photo. Yet another wrong in baseball is that someone that looks like Will Carroll gets to take someone who looks like Jenn Sterger to a Cub game. The quote this week comes from a piece published on the Biz of Baseball website, in which 32 folks associated with baseball comment on what's right and wrong with baseball. If Rich's piece has whetted you appetite for more, check out the article:
For now, I'll leave you with one more "wrong" in baseball. The caps teams wear can sometimes cause an unfortunate shadow. When the face under the bill belongs to Sid Bream, this can be quite "right". When it's Jenn Sturger - as in the photo at the top of the Report - it's decidedly "wrong". Luckily, we've got another photo from Will Carroll to make things right:
PS -- Rich, please consider the illustrations in this week's Report to be a "thank you" for the great work you've done with the Doctrines this year... Hometown Discount Watch In 2008, the teams that finished in 5th-12th place in 2007 will receive a budget of up to .06 to use toward reacquiring players who had played out their option with the team (B-contract players). The exact amount each team receives will be based on how far behind the 5th place team they are at the end of the year, in terms of a percentage of the 5th place team's point total.
Record Book Week Ending 07/22: No new records were set this week.
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