De-Row at 2B...

[WilcoFan]

so...you guys that are defending soriano are happy we don't have roberts & have no problem w/ paying soriano $126 mill over the next 7 yrs?

 

The "broken record" comment had a lot more to do with your insistence that "leadoff" is a position and that somehow Brian Roberts will cure all that ails the Cubs. And your insinuation that Soriano somehow has performed at this level (.100 BA) throughout his tenure with the Cubs is blatantly false.

 

Was Soriano a stupid contract? Of course. Does your continual and redundant commentary about Brian Roberts have anything to do with Soriano's performance? Absolutely not.

[abuck1220]

so...you guys that are defending soriano are happy we don't have roberts & have no problem w/ paying soriano $126 mill over the next 7 yrs?

 

finally you get it.

 

though i wish soriano was hitting a little worse and the cubs were paying him $250 mil.

[TruffleShuffle]

I think the answer he's looking for - and it's something that no one here has mentioned yet, to my knowledge - is bionic surgery.

 

Could we maybe stress to DeRosa that he gets robot legs? Maybe even robot arms and a cyborg eye?

 

just something to think about.

 

i, for one, have been saying for years that one of the cubs' biggest problems is a lack of investment in robots.

[imb]

I think the answer he's looking for - and it's something that no one here has mentioned yet, to my knowledge - is bionic surgery.

 

Could we maybe stress to DeRosa that he gets robot legs? Maybe even robot arms and a cyborg eye?

 

just something to think about.

 

i, for one, have been saying for years that one of the cubs' biggest problems is a lack of investment in robots.

 

with the renewed interest from the cubs in pacific rim scouting, maybe robotic investment is the next step

[Sammy Sofa]

I think DeRos' anxiety over the trade talks and now the talks over him undergoing radical cyborg procedures have gotten him nervously talking to Sorino about it, and so Sori is having sympathy anxiety and stress which is hurting his play. Brian Roberts, on the other hand, thrives on human misery, and that's why he's doing very well.

[TruffleShuffle]

I think the answer he's looking for - and it's something that no one here has mentioned yet, to my knowledge - is bionic surgery.

 

Could we maybe stress to DeRosa that he gets robot legs? Maybe even robot arms and a cyborg eye?

 

just something to think about.

 

i, for one, have been saying for years that one of the cubs' biggest problems is a lack of investment in robots.

 

with the renewed interest from the cubs in pacific rim scouting, maybe robotic investment is the next step

 

perhaps fukudome knows some robots who might be interested in playing for the cubs? in fact, i'm considering the possibility that fukudome is a robot. he's really good and seems well-programmed not to make mistakes.

[wrigley23]

The "broken record" comment had a lot more to do with your insistence that "leadoff" is a position and that somehow Brian Roberts will cure all that ails the Cubs. And your insinuation that Soriano somehow has performed at this level (.100 BA) throughout his tenure with the Cubs is blatantly false.

 

Was Soriano a stupid contract? Of course. Does your continual and redundant commentary about Brian Roberts have anything to do with Soriano's performance? Absolutely not.

 

I don't know or care whether leadoff is a position or not as that is semantics. I do know you must have capable on base players at the top & we don't have that. Roberts is clearly one of the best in the game & I feel would provide a huge boost to a struggling lineup. With Roberts & Fuko at the top & Soriano 3rd he would inevitably see a lot of fastballs & he is a very good fastball hitter. Would it catapult the cubs into the series? No idea, but it certainly would not hurt & would help our chances considerably IMO. Does this team have holes at SS, CF, #2 pitcher & possibly closer? Yes. Does it have an issue on offense? Yes. I feel DeRosa is a utility player & a very good one at that. Putting him into that role helps this team IMO w/ Roberts at 2B.

 

I never said Soriano has performed at a .100 pace during his Cub tenure, but I do feel he has certainly underachieved. This is a message board & I'm allowed to give opinions. I give them & you don't like them. That doesn't mean I cannot post. I get tired of hearing yours & other's tired opinions as well but you don't see me belittling them or piling on. Just read it, disagree & move on.

[Sammy Sofa]

Pushing Aramis or Lee down to 5th is just dumb. Getting DeRosa less AB's makes little sense so long as we maintain the gaping offensive hole that is SS. Roberts makes this team marginally better. You could arguably replicate his effect, or come close, on the team by putting DeRo and Fukudome in the top two slots. The cost it would take to get Roberts isn't worth it since he isn't dramatic enough an upgrade from what this team already has available to it. Use those pieces to get a decent SS and/or starter, please.

[imb]

The "broken record" comment had a lot more to do with your insistence that "leadoff" is a position and that somehow Brian Roberts will cure all that ails the Cubs. And your insinuation that Soriano somehow has performed at this level (.100 BA) throughout his tenure with the Cubs is blatantly false.

 

Was Soriano a stupid contract? Of course. Does your continual and redundant commentary about Brian Roberts have anything to do with Soriano's performance? Absolutely not.

 

I don't know or care whether leadoff is a position or not as that is semantics. I do know you must have capable on base players at the top & we don't have that. Roberts is clearly one of the best in the game & I feel would provide a huge boost to a struggling lineup.

 

The Cubs have scored almost half a run more per game than they did last year, when they finished 8th. They're on pace for 833 runs, which would have finished third in the NL a year ago.

[Sammy Sofa]

The "broken record" comment had a lot more to do with your insistence that "leadoff" is a position and that somehow Brian Roberts will cure all that ails the Cubs. And your insinuation that Soriano somehow has performed at this level (.100 BA) throughout his tenure with the Cubs is blatantly false.

 

Was Soriano a stupid contract? Of course. Does your continual and redundant commentary about Brian Roberts have anything to do with Soriano's performance? Absolutely not.

 

I don't know or care whether leadoff is a position or not as that is semantics. I do know you must have capable on base players at the top & we don't have that. Roberts is clearly one of the best in the game & I feel would provide a huge boost to a struggling lineup.

 

The Cubs have scored almost half a run more per game than they did last year, when they finished 8th. They're on pace for 833 runs, which would have finished third in the NL a year ago.

 

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?! THIS LINEUP IS STRUGGLING AND THEY NEED A BOOST OF VITAMIN ROBERTS.

[seanimal]

The "broken record" comment had a lot more to do with your insistence that "leadoff" is a position and that somehow Brian Roberts will cure all that ails the Cubs. And your insinuation that Soriano somehow has performed at this level (.100 BA) throughout his tenure with the Cubs is blatantly false.

 

Was Soriano a stupid contract? Of course. Does your continual and redundant commentary about Brian Roberts have anything to do with Soriano's performance? Absolutely not.

 

I don't know or care whether leadoff is a position or not as that is semantics. I do know you must have capable on base players at the top & we don't have that. Roberts is clearly one of the best in the game & I feel would provide a huge boost to a struggling lineup.

 

The Cubs have scored almost half a run more per game than they did last year, when they finished 8th. They're on pace for 833 runs, which would have finished third in the NL a year ago.

 

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?! THIS LINEUP IS STRUGGLING AND THEY NEED A BOOST OF VITAMIN ROBERTS.

 

all this talk of vitamin roberts boosters is making me wet

[rocket]

dave roberts: .118/.167/.118

 

SIGN THIS TRUE LEADOFF HITTER RIGHT NOW.

[CuseCubFan69]

As long as DeRosa continues to hit his weakness in the field can be hidden. If he's struggling at the plate for any prolonged time, something may have to be done but with a team that has Pie and Theriot starting, the Cubs need his bat.

[fromthestretch]

With Roberts & Fuko at the top & Soriano 3rd he would inevitably see a lot of fastballs & he is a very good fastball hitter.

 

Moving Soriano to third in the order is not going to force pitchers to magically throw him a significantly higher number of fastballs. Besides, if you're that worried about his OBP, why on earth do you want him batting third? If you're going to move him down, why not just move him down to fifth or sixth?

[abuck1220]

also, roberts isn't on the team.

[fromthestretch]

also, roberts isn't on the team.

 

Well, yeah...that, too.

[BigbadB]

With Roberts & Fuko at the top & Soriano 3rd he would inevitably see a lot of fastballs & he is a very good fastball hitter.

 

Moving Soriano to third in the order is not going to force pitchers to magically throw him a significantly higher number of fastballs. Besides, if you're that worried about his OBP, why on earth do you want him batting third? If you're going to move him down, why not just move him down to fifth or sixth?

 

Exactly. Soriano will swing at garbage whether he's hitting 1st, 3rd, 6th or 9th. Moving him around in the batting order is not going to change what he will swing at, and pitcher's aren't going to all of a sudden throw him beefy, middle of the plate fastballs because he's hitting 3rd rather than 1st. It's ridiculous to even consider that they would. Soriano has a major league contract because of what he can do to a garbage pitch. The number of golf ball swings Soriano has put over the outfield wall over his career pales only to Vladmir Guerrero. The difference between Guerrero and Soriano at the plate is Guerrero puts more balls in play, hence the better overall stats.

[wrigley23]

yet soriano leads off while Vlad hits runners in from his middle of the order position. hmmm

[Sammy Sofa]

yet soriano leads off while Vlad hits runners in from his middle of the order position. hmmm

 

YET SORIANO AND VLAD ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLAYERS.

 

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

[WilcoFan]

I don't know or care whether leadoff is a position or not as that is semantics. I do know you must have capable on base players at the top & we don't have that. Roberts is clearly one of the best in the game & I feel would provide a huge boost to a struggling lineup.

 

Actually, its not semantics in the way you use it.

 

Also-I know you're going to ignore this and post the same thing about Roberts AGAIN-but the Cubs are 12th in baseball in runs scored. They aren't struggling.