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[Bruce Miles]

I decided to have a little fun in a mini-column. Curb your enthuisiasm indeed.

 

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=94118

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Nice article, Bruce.

[Bruce Miles]

Nice article, Bruce.

 

Nah, they make it easy.

[Cubbies622]

Bruce for GM!

[Post Count Padder]

Nice column, Bruce

[Electron Blue]

it can't be said enough, Bruce, you're really appreciated around here :).

[Ryno is God 23]

Great article!

[Jon]

If it only turned him away from the Soriano contract...

 

Nice article.

[imb]

Sabremetrics and a Curb your Enthusiasm reference. Money.

[Bruce Miles]

Sabremetrics and a Curb your Enthusiasm reference. Money.

 

Thanks. I just did it for a little fun.

[The Voice of Reason]

I heard Hendry reference on base percentage tonight on Kaplan's show when talking about Fuk. It was kind of surreal but welcome.

[BigbadB]

I decided to have a little fun in a mini-column. Curb your enthuisiasm indeed.

 

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=94118

 

LOL. Excellent article. Tim would like to buy you a beer for that one. I'd buy you one, but the only time I'm in Chicago is to switch planes. :D

[wvcbxl]

Nice job, Bruce.

I enjoyed reading that - even the Hendry quotes make some sense. :shock:

[Tracer Bullet]

nice article, but it strikes me that at least 1, if not 2, of the guys you mentioned either won't be on the team at all or won't be starting next year. It's really just Lee, ARam, and Fukudome that are certain to be there. Though, to be fair, if DeRosa isn't starting, it's likely because he's replaced with Roberts, whose OBP would likely be even better than DeRosa's.

[CuseCubFan69]

It should say "Cub Your Enthusiasm".

 

I agree with Hendry when it comes to players that don't have a good OBP like a Vlad (before injury), I'd jump on the chance to get him.

[TruffleShuffle]

i would literally crap myself if hendry used any of the terms you mentioned (vorp, warp, eqa)

[CubinNY]

It's kind of sad that Hendry still doesn't get it.

[TruffleShuffle]

It's kind of sad that Hendry still doesn't get it.

 

obviously the people who allow him to keep his job don't get it either

[UMFan83]

I guess I can live with Hendry saying that (although I'm sure he knows how much emphasis you place on stats like OBP, OPS, VORP and was just giving you what you wanted), but I'd rather Hendry place a little more emphasis on OBP. There were too many Jacque Jones/Jeromy Burnitz types on this team the last few years and it showed in our overall rankings. 2004 especially could have ended much differently if we had a more consistent offense that could get on base for our key HR hitters.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Bruce's article makes it clear that Hendry has only reluctantly mentioned OBP, mostly because people like Bruce kept bugging him about it. But he has yet to grasp the value of the walk, and really only thinks of OBP as an extension of batting average.

[Abe Frohman]

Bruce - nice article. You're my caucasian.

[Bruce Miles]

I think Bruce's article makes it clear that Hendry has only reluctantly mentioned OBP, mostly because people like Bruce kept bugging him about it. But he has yet to grasp the value of the walk, and really only thinks of OBP as an extension of batting average.

 

That about sums it up.

[javy knows my name]

It should say "Cub Your Enthusiasm".

 

I agree with Hendry when it comes to players that don't have a good OBP like a Vlad (before injury), I'd jump on the chance to get him.

A really good example of this would be Kahlil Green

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

Personally, I think Lou has made Jim a better GM.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Bruce's article makes it clear that Hendry has only reluctantly mentioned OBP, mostly because people like Bruce kept bugging him about it. But he has yet to grasp the value of the walk, and really only thinks of OBP as an extension of batting average.

 

That about sums it up.

 

I have to say I'm a little disappointed there were no Susie Greene quotes.