Hendry Needs To Go

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It is kind of funny how they traded away a bat like Lee, got Pods, then won the World Series in spite of it.

 

You never know. Maybe DeRosa goes, Fontenot doesn't fill the gap, but somehow the Cubs still get it done. There's a lot games that need to be played. Hard to sit here in January and pretend to know what will happen by October.

 

Cubs are still the best team in the division and are fine for the playoffs. Their chances for next year are barely worse than they were this year.

[Keeper]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

[Keeper]

Bill Buckner's career OPS: .729 (played 644 games in the outfield)

 

I'm not saying Pods is a great player. I'm just saying he was a good fit for the Sox when they got him.

 

Bill Buckner and Maury Wills? Are you seriously comparing Scotty Pods to these guys? They played in a completely different era and completely different ballparks. Maury Wills' career was played entirely during a dominant pitching era. Buckner was nothing like Podsednik. Period.

 

I'm only comparing the OPS, which came under heavy fire for Pods.

[JimSorgi]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

One minute you're using OPS, the next minute you're back to using these stats. Come on, buddy.

[SouthSideRyan]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

129th all time in RBI!!

 

50th in DOUBLES!!!

 

245th IN RUNS SCORED

 

395th in Batting average.

 

Enshrine Buckner!

[SouthSideRyan]

Bill Buckner's career OPS: .729 (played 644 games in the outfield)

 

I'm not saying Pods is a great player. I'm just saying he was a good fit for the Sox when they got him.

 

Bill Buckner and Maury Wills? Are you seriously comparing Scotty Pods to these guys? They played in a completely different era and completely different ballparks. Maury Wills' career was played entirely during a dominant pitching era. Buckner was nothing like Podsednik. Period.

 

I'm only comparing the OPS, which came under heavy fire for Pods.

 

IT CAME UNDER FIRE BECAUSE OF THE POSITION AND ERA HE PLAYED IN.

[Keeper]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

One minute you're using OPS, the next minute you're back to using these stats. Come on, buddy.

 

Guess I should have quoted him.

 

"It'd be great if you tried to prove your theory by comparing Pods to actual good players. Buckner was not one of them."

-E.J.

Edited January 7, 2009 by Keeper

[BigbadB]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

I never said he sucked, but I did say they aren't comparable. Buckner was a mid .450 SLG guy while Pods is a mid .350 SLG guy. A perfect example of how they aren't comparable can be found in your own post.

 

Buckner: 1200 RBI

Pods: 200 RBI

 

Buckner played most of his games at 1b. I liken this to comparing Juan Pierre to James Loney. Simply not comparable.

[Keeper]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

129th all time in RBI!!

 

50th in DOUBLES!!!

 

245th IN RUNS SCORED

 

395th in Batting average.

 

Enshrine Buckner!

 

I didn't say he was HOF worthy, but those are pretty damn good career numbers. Anyone who knows anything about baseball would agree.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

A former leader in a nearly meaningless stat, a decent career average in a nearly meaningless stat, and a bunch of pretty counting numbers for a guy who played a million seasons.

[E.J.]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

129th all time in RBI!!

 

50th in DOUBLES!!!

 

245th IN RUNS SCORED

 

395th in Batting average.

 

Enshrine Buckner!

 

I didn't say he was HOF worthy, but those are pretty damn good career numbers. Anyone who knows anything about baseball would agree.

 

Those numbers are over 22 seasons which is not a usual career. If you average those numbers over a 162 game season, they don't look all that great. Not terrible, but not great either.

[Keeper]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

 

Baines had eight seasons that Buckner couldn't have dreamed of.

[fromthestretch]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

 

No.

[E.J.]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

 

Harold Baines? Scott Podsednik?

 

It's all starting to make sense. You're a White Sox fan who is just having fun messing with us Cubs' fans.

[Keeper]

Hahaha, no. But I don't hate the Sox like some Cubs fans.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

 

No.

 

Baines was a greatplayer, as were Tim Raines, Don Mattingly, Andre Dawson, and of course, Ron Santo. However, it takes more than great to make it into the hall. Its reserved for the legen...wait for it...dary

[Keeper]

Legends like Bill Mazeroski, Tony Lazzeri, and Joe Gordon?

[SouthSideRyan]

Legends like Bill Mazeroski, Tony Lazzeri, and Joe Gordon?

 

I don't know, how many rings do they have, and where do they rank in doubles?

[Sammy Sofa]

I've changed my mind. Keeper does live up to his name.

[Soul]

My mistake. What was I thinking?

 

Former batting champion, .289 average, 2700 hits, 1000 runs scored, 1200 RBIs, nearly 500 doubles.

 

Yeah, he sucks big time.

 

129th all time in RBI!!

 

50th in DOUBLES!!!

 

245th IN RUNS SCORED

 

395th in Batting average.

 

Enshrine Buckner!

 

I didn't say he was HOF worthy, but those are pretty damn good career numbers. Anyone who knows anything about baseball would agree.

 

Those numbers are over 22 seasons which is not a usual career. If you average those numbers over a 162 game season, they don't look all that great. Not terrible, but not great either.

 

It is rather amazing he racked up 22 seasons with those knees though.

[SweetZombieJesus]

Begs the question: Should Harold Baines ever get into Cooperstown?

 

sure if he buys a ticket

[Mephistopheles]

We really need to close registration.

[Keeper]

We really need to close registration.

 

Harsh. :-({|=

[Gingerballs Lives]

Back to Hendry.

 

Are we going to get another pitcher and decent power bat for the bench?

 

I predict we get another pitcher (not Peavy) and some retread garbage for the bench.

 

We'll still be the hands-down favorite for the NL Central, but I won't like it.

 

We'll be too reliant on fragile players.

 

Prove me wrong Donuts.