A few early predictions..

[muntjack]

I'll do a few, you do a few.....

 

 

 

Matt Murton .312/.390/.480/.870

 

Is runner up in fan voting for final All-Star to Juan Pierre.

 

Derrek Lee .288/.360/.515/.875

 

Struggles early on and never shows 2005 form. 28 HR.

 

Rich Hill 215 IP 180 H 81 BB 235 K

 

Starts All-Star game.

[soccer10k]

The Cubs will win, and lose, somewhere between 0 and 162 games in 2007 (just regular season).

[Derwood]

Cubs will win at least 60 games and lose at least 60 games

[kente777]

 

Rich Hill 215 IP 180 H 81 BB 235 K

 

Starts All-Star game.

 

I'm curious as to his win/loss total and his E.R.A.

 

Ken

[muntjack]

 

Rich Hill 215 IP 180 H 81 BB 235 K

 

Starts All-Star game.

 

I'm curious as to his win/loss total and his E.R.A.

 

Ken

 

Well, of course those things are more dependent on outside factors, especially win/loss.....but I'll guess 21-7, 3.00.

 

I just thought with Bill James speculating, we could do a little speculating as well.......

[bhogg]

Cubs will win at least 60 games and lose at least 60 games

 

 

Steve, is that you? :)

[Roast]

The Cubs will win, and lose, somewhere between 0 and 162 games in 2007 (just regular season).

 

Jon Madden analyzes baseball now?

[Outshined_One]

Carlos Zambrano's performance during the course of the season will cause the entire world to stop what its doing and watch the Cubs whenever he pitches.

 

His fastball will be so masterful that it will bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened villains. His slider will cause bountiful crops of food to spring forth from the most desolate areas of the Sahara. His fist pumps will cause the most polluted waterways to suddenly revert to a sheen of blue so pure that people will be unable to tell where the water ends and the sky begins.

 

...that and he'll win his first Cy Young by leading the NL in wins, Ks, and ERA. :D

[Derwood]

The Cubs will win, and lose, somewhere between 0 and 162 games in 2007 (just regular season).

 

Jon Madden analyzes baseball now?

 

I didn't hear him talk about a 12 legged turkey or the guy sleeping in the upper deck, so no, not Madden

[RockTheIvy]

"Now, at this point, both teams are tryin' to win the game."

- Magic Johnson

[FergieJ31]

Kerry will make a play like this enroute to one of his 30+ saves:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TjYUIyHP8

[Roast]

Juan Pierre will not be in the top 20 in OBP.

 

I know, I'm going out on a limb here.

[Jon]

Juan Pierre will not be in the top 20 in OBP.

 

I know, I'm going out on a limb here.

Among leadoff hitters.

[Guest]

Carlos Zambrano's performance during the course of the season will cause the entire world to stop what its doing and watch the Cubs whenever he pitches.

 

His fastball will be so masterful that it will bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened villains. His slider will cause bountiful crops of food to spring forth from the most desolate areas of the Sahara. His fist pumps will cause the most polluted waterways to suddenly revert to a sheen of blue so pure that people will be unable to tell where the water ends and the sky begins.

 

...that and he'll win his first Cy Young by leading the NL in wins, Ks, and ERA. :D

 

if I ever see blue water, I'm not going near it.

[Roast]

Carlos Zambrano's performance during the course of the season will cause the entire world to stop what its doing and watch the Cubs whenever he pitches.

 

His fastball will be so masterful that it will bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened villains. His slider will cause bountiful crops of food to spring forth from the most desolate areas of the Sahara. His fist pumps will cause the most polluted waterways to suddenly revert to a sheen of blue so pure that people will be unable to tell where the water ends and the sky begins.

 

...that and he'll win his first Cy Young by leading the NL in wins, Ks, and ERA. :D

 

if I ever see blue water, I'm not going near it.

 

Don't ever go to the Mediterranean, then.

[oldstyle81]

Soriano hits 300, 49 home runs, 51 steals and has a OBP of 365

 

Derose hits 285 with 15 home runs and a 340 obp

 

Aram hits 53 home runs, bats 331, obp of 370 and drives in 150 runs

 

Lee hits 40 home runs, bats 315, obp 398 and drives in 114 runs

 

Hill has a ERA of 2.56 with 280k and 80 walks, wins 22 games

 

Zambrano has a ERA of 3.00 with 220 k's, wins 20 games

 

wood has a ERA of 1.80 and saves 50+ games

[Rob]

Soriano hits 300, 49 home runs, 51 steals and has a OBP of 365

 

Derose hits 285 with 15 home runs and a 340 obp

 

Aram hits 53 home runs, bats 331, obp of 370 and drives in 150 runs

 

Lee hits 40 home runs, bats 315, obp 398 and drives in 114 runs

 

Hill has a ERA of 2.56 with 280k and 80 walks, wins 22 games

 

Zambrano has a ERA of 3.00 with 220 k's, wins 20 games

 

wood has a ERA of 1.80 and saves 50+ games

 

Stop being so damn pessimistic.

[CP_414]

Soriano hits 300, 49 home runs, 51 steals and has a OBP of 365

 

Derose hits 285 with 15 home runs and a 340 obp

 

Aram hits 53 home runs, bats 331, obp of 370 and drives in 150 runs

 

Lee hits 40 home runs, bats 315, obp 398 and drives in 114 runs

 

Hill has a ERA of 2.56 with 280k and 80 walks, wins 22 games

 

Zambrano has a ERA of 3.00 with 220 k's, wins 20 games

 

wood has a ERA of 1.80 and saves 50+ games

 

I like your style.

[oldstyle81]

Soriano hits 300, 49 home runs, 51 steals and has a OBP of 365

 

Derose hits 285 with 15 home runs and a 340 obp

 

Aram hits 53 home runs, bats 331, obp of 370 and drives in 150 runs

 

Lee hits 40 home runs, bats 315, obp 398 and drives in 114 runs

 

Hill has a ERA of 2.56 with 280k and 80 walks, wins 22 games

 

Zambrano has a ERA of 3.00 with 220 k's, wins 20 games

 

wood has a ERA of 1.80 and saves 50+ games

 

Stop being so damn pessimistic.

 

i forgot, Barrett hits 330, drives in 100 runs and has a obp of 365 and throws out 90 percent of the runners who run on him

[Fred Hornkohl]

Here's my take on the CUBS offense this year. Basically, I took ZiPs projections for the starters, and adjusted the counting stats for the bench players (while keeping their projected rate stats constant) down so that the team total for ABs is approximately where it was last year.

 

Name         P    AVG   OBP   SLG   G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB    K  SB CS 
Soriano      rf  .265  .327  .498 160  642 100  170  38  2  36  98  50  150  27 10
DeRosa       2b  .265  .324  .403 124  404  54  107  30  1   8  49  32   85   2  1
Lee          1b  .299  .383  .567 137  501  88  150  36  1  32  97  65  106  10  3 
Ramirez      3b  .296  .355  .559 144  538  82  159  33  2  35 110  46   63   1  1 
Jones        rf  .263  .320  .456 145  520  66  137  24  2  24  77  39  123   9  4 
Murton       lf  .299  .361  .446 139  448  65  134  21  3  13  61  42   65   8  3 
Barrett      c   .285  .349  .481 122  403  48  115  28  3  15  63  35   56   0  2 
Izturis      ss  .272  .320  .356 116  475  58  129  23  4   3  43  31   49  12  7 
pitchers     p   .202  .219  .277 162  336  25   68  12  2   3  18   6   97   1  2

Blanco       c   .225  .276  .398  57  162  15   36  10  1   6  22  11   29   0  1
Cedeno       ss  .256  .286  .358  41  138  15   35   5  1   2  13   5   26   2  2
Bynum        lf  .240  .293  .327  55  184  26   44   8  2   2  16  13   46  10  6
Pagan        cf  .251  .310  .360  86  308  45   77  14  5   4  29  24   68  13  9
Theriot      2b  .275  .335  .356 112  364  52  100  19  3   2  34  31   41  15  5
Moore        3b  .248  .319  .425  49  165  23   41   9  0   7  23  16   48   3  2

Totals           .269  .323  .439 162 5588 762 1502 310 32 192 753 446 1052 113 58

2006 CUBS        .268  .319  .422 162 5587 716 1496 271 46 166 677 395  928 121 49
2005 CUBS        .270  .324  .440 162 5584 703 1506 323 23 194 674 419  920  65 39

[UMFan83]

So your saying we're screwed Fred?

[Fred Hornkohl]

So your saying we're screwed Fred?

 

I'm saying..... I sure as hell hope Hendry's not done !!!

[Soriano12]

Mark Prior will be out until mid -June(with whatever his current so called injury is), then make to 4-5 starts, before ending the season on the DL again with whatever new injury he decides to make up.

[soccer10k]

The Cubs will win, and lose, somewhere between 0 and 162 games in 2007 (just regular season).

 

Jon Madden analyzes baseball now?

 

99% of the time you score more runs than the other team, you win the game.

[AramisRamirez]

Ron Woo Woo (the fan, not that poster) will lose all his teeth AGAIN.