No team with Alfonso Soriano can win a World Series.

[Irrelevant Dude]

If I could magically rid this board of one thread, it would be this one. Yeah, the contracts idiotic, but saying you cant win a world series with him is nonsensical. When hes hot hes hot, and we love him. When hes bad, and yes, he is currently particularly bad, everyone blames him for all the worlds problems. We have a lot of guys on this team, who if they dont start producing we wont have to worry about winning a world series or getting to October for theat matter.

 

If Soriano goes on one of his hot streaks during October he could carry a team to a World Series title.

I'm not convinced that Soriano has "hot streaks" so much as he has streaks where pitchers are giving him a lot of good pitches to hit. That won't happen very frequently in the playoffs, so the chances of him getting on a "hot streak" are very slim.

[abuck1220]

If I could magically rid this board of one thread, it would be this one. Yeah, the contracts idiotic, but saying you cant win a world series with him is nonsensical. When hes hot hes hot, and we love him. When hes bad, and yes, he is currently particularly bad, everyone blames him for all the worlds problems. We have a lot of guys on this team, who if they dont start producing we wont have to worry about winning a world series or getting to October for theat matter.

 

If Soriano goes on one of his hot streaks during October he could carry a team to a World Series title.

I'm not convinced that Soriano has "hot streaks" so much as he has streaks where pitchers are giving him a lot of good pitches to hit. That won't happen very frequently in the playoffs, so the chances of him getting on a "hot streak" are very slim.

 

so if all you have to do to get him out is not throw him "good pitches to hit," then why doesn't every pitcher do that to him all the time?

[jersey cubs fan]

If I could magically rid this board of one thread, it would be this one. Yeah, the contracts idiotic, but saying you cant win a world series with him is nonsensical. When hes hot hes hot, and we love him. When hes bad, and yes, he is currently particularly bad, everyone blames him for all the worlds problems. We have a lot of guys on this team, who if they dont start producing we wont have to worry about winning a world series or getting to October for theat matter.

 

If Soriano goes on one of his hot streaks during October he could carry a team to a World Series title.

I'm not convinced that Soriano has "hot streaks" so much as he has streaks where pitchers are giving him a lot of good pitches to hit. That won't happen very frequently in the playoffs, so the chances of him getting on a "hot streak" are very slim.

 

so if all you have to do to get him out is not throw him "good pitches to hit," then why doesn't every pitcher do that to him all the time?

 

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

[SouthSideRyan]

If I could magically rid this board of one thread, it would be this one. Yeah, the contracts idiotic, but saying you cant win a world series with him is nonsensical. When hes hot hes hot, and we love him. When hes bad, and yes, he is currently particularly bad, everyone blames him for all the worlds problems. We have a lot of guys on this team, who if they dont start producing we wont have to worry about winning a world series or getting to October for theat matter.

 

If Soriano goes on one of his hot streaks during October he could carry a team to a World Series title.

I'm not convinced that Soriano has "hot streaks" so much as he has streaks where pitchers are giving him a lot of good pitches to hit. That won't happen very frequently in the playoffs, so the chances of him getting on a "hot streak" are very slim.

 

so if all you have to do to get him out is not throw him "good pitches to hit," then why doesn't every pitcher do that to him all the time?

 

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

 

In the playoffs they stop being cocky.

[jersey cubs fan]

In the playoffs they stop being cocky.

 

They are the better ones, who are more worthy of being cocky. But yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if some guys make decisions about pitches differently in the playoffs than if they were in the regular season.

[abuck1220]

If I could magically rid this board of one thread, it would be this one. Yeah, the contracts idiotic, but saying you cant win a world series with him is nonsensical. When hes hot hes hot, and we love him. When hes bad, and yes, he is currently particularly bad, everyone blames him for all the worlds problems. We have a lot of guys on this team, who if they dont start producing we wont have to worry about winning a world series or getting to October for theat matter.

 

If Soriano goes on one of his hot streaks during October he could carry a team to a World Series title.

I'm not convinced that Soriano has "hot streaks" so much as he has streaks where pitchers are giving him a lot of good pitches to hit. That won't happen very frequently in the playoffs, so the chances of him getting on a "hot streak" are very slim.

 

so if all you have to do to get him out is not throw him "good pitches to hit," then why doesn't every pitcher do that to him all the time?

 

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

 

there's no way that's true. sorry.

 

you're essentially saying that pitchers KNOW they can get soriano out by throwing sliders in the dirt, but their cockiness (?) for some reason, leads them to throw him fastballs that he hits 400 feet. come on.

[jersey cubs fan]

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

 

there's no way that's true. sorry.

 

you're essentially saying that pitchers KNOW they can get soriano out by throwing sliders in the dirt, but their cockiness (?) for some reason, leads them to throw him fastballs that he hits 400 feet. come on.

 

You got it wrong. Pitchers believe in their fastballs.

[SouthSideRyan]

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

 

there's no way that's true. sorry.

 

you're essentially saying that pitchers KNOW they can get soriano out by throwing sliders in the dirt, but their cockiness (?) for some reason, leads them to throw him fastballs that he hits 400 feet. come on.

 

You got it wrong. Pitchers believe in their fastballs.

 

Why don't they believe in their sliders?

[abuck1220]

Because pitchers are cocky bastards who believe their stuff can get anybody and they can't necessarily put it where they want it every time.

 

there's no way that's true. sorry.

 

you're essentially saying that pitchers KNOW they can get soriano out by throwing sliders in the dirt, but their cockiness (?) for some reason, leads them to throw him fastballs that he hits 400 feet. come on.

 

You got it wrong. Pitchers believe in their fastballs.

 

pitchers believe in paychecks and job security. if it was truly as easy as throwing soriano breaking stuff, they'd do it, even if it meant sacrificing their manhood in whatever way you've imagined.

[Soul]

I've seen Soriano pound a decent outside corner pitch out of the ballpark when he's hot, and swing right through much the same pitch when he's cold.

 

Alot of it is just.....Soriano. And there's usually better pitchers overall in the playoffs, too. The teams made it there for a reason.

[RedFlash]

No team with three former Cubs can win the World Ser.......

 

Oh wait............

[MarthaT]

No team with three former Cubs can win the World Ser.......

 

Oh wait............

 

not funny

[RedFlash]

No team with three former Cubs can win the World Ser.......

 

Oh wait............

 

not funny

 

Neither is this thread.