8/22 Cubs (Hill) at Giants (Zito) 9:15 PM CT, WGN

[SouthSideRyan]

Didn't take long for Jacque to start sucking again. Nice at-bat idiot.

 

2 for his last 18 ABs

 

18 ABs.

[Soul]

Rancid Milk.

 

That's what this reminds me of.

[hawkeyecub]

I know I'm late to the discussion but I'm not all that surprised that Murton is on the bench while Fox is in.

 

Lou, like many managers, hates having only options from one side of the plate off the bench. We have Ward, Fontenot and Pie (even though he won't get an AB) from the left side. If Murton is in the lineup then Floyd is also on the bench and he doesn't have a single RH bat to go to off the bench.

 

Not saying it's right or wrong, but that's his rationale.

 

If Lou is using the rational of starting weaker players who will get 4 ab's to save your better players for possibly 1 ab, and possibly no ab's, then he should be fired immediately.

 

There really isn't as big of a discrepency between Floyd and Murton as you make it sound. I wouldn't classify Floyd as a "weaker" player and Murton as one of our "better" players. He's not starting Fontenot over Ramirez.

 

They've both been non-productive. Honestly the hyperbole over this is just weird.

 

Theres not a big discrepency? August OPS for Murton over .800 Floyds under .700 for the 2nd consecutive month, thats a big discrepency.

 

That's the only number you point to and when you're using such a small sample, it doesn't mean a lot. If Floyd hits 2 HR this week he'll likely have a better OPS for the month than Murton. Will you then say that Floyd should be in the lineup more? Probably not because one or two AB's shouldn't change your idea of who is in the lineup. In '04 Neifi probably had a better OPS down the stretch than Nomar. Should he have been getting all the starts at SS?

 

You called Floyd one of our weaker players and Murton one of our better players. That's just dumb. Murton isn't one of our better players. They're about equal.

 

The way people get so worked up over arguing about two mediocre players is just weird. Neither have been good and we won't see a big difference in production regardless of who is in the lineup.

[Alfonso Soriano]

So who will break up the perfect game?

[Soul]

Arizona's offense is just very very bad. Wonder if I should cut bait on Upton and assume he's another product of AZ's minor league parks.

 

They were killing people until the Brewers arrived.

[UMFan83]

Didn't take long for Jacque to start sucking again. Nice at-bat idiot.

 

2 for his last 18 ABs

 

18 ABs.

 

Am I allowed to post statistics without being called out for sample size. I didn't make any argument with my post, just stated a statistic.

[SouthSideRyan]

Everyone say hi to Len.

 

Hi LEN!!!

Edited August 23, 2007 by SouthSideRyan

[Handlebar McSkullet]

I'm doubting the fans voted Wes Parker.

 

I don't doubt that they voted Jeter 2nd best SS. Flippin idiots.

 

that "team" is so ridiculous

[C.C.]

So who will break up the perfect game?

 

Theriot.

[UMFan83]

So who will break up the perfect game?

 

Probably a Giants fielder, because it sure as heck won't be a Cub!

[SouthSideRyan]

Didn't take long for Jacque to start sucking again. Nice at-bat idiot.

 

2 for his last 18 ABs

 

18 ABs.

 

Am I allowed to post statistics without being called out for sample size. I didn't make any argument with my post, just stated a statistic.

 

I didn't make an argument either. I was just driving home the point before anybody reached a conclusion based on it.

[Smack]

I drop Zito from my fantasy team the week before he faces the Cubs. I'm an idiot.

[UMFan83]

Didn't take long for Jacque to start sucking again. Nice at-bat idiot.

 

2 for his last 18 ABs

 

18 ABs.

 

Am I allowed to post statistics without being called out for sample size. I didn't make any argument with my post, just stated a statistic.

 

I didn't make an argument either. I was just driving home the point before anybody reached a conclusion based on it.

 

Fair enough :)

[UMFan83]

I drop Zito from my fantasy team the week before he faces the Cubs. I'm an idiot.

 

I always leave pitchers in to face the Cubs. It's one of the few teams that are always a must start for my pitchers. Sad but true.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Holy crap what a curveball.

[circlechange]

So who will break up the perfect game?

 

Theriot.

Ramirez

[Soul]

Crew ties it. Hahaha, just hilarious.

[Mizzou]

WTF? Why was Fox laying on the ground when the camera panned back to him?

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Gawd that ball was hammered. I guess we should feel lucky that only scored 1.

[E.J.]

Awesome. Stupid fricking wall.

[Soul]

Gabe Gross comes from the minors to set the Brewers on fire. Sooooo typical. How many minor leaguers do they have who do this, again?

[C.C.]

That's game. Off to bed.

[SouthSideRyan]

"Fortunately it was Barry Bonds running"

 

Not something you'd expect to hear when he was a young'n

[abuck1220]

not the best park to throw a very inexperienced right fielder out there.

[circlechange]

I know who isn't going to make the all-time GG list...