Rizzo

[ConstableRabbit]

CJ Edwards.... is black?

 

I..uh..what?

 

Is this a mojo parody? or Derwood? I'M CONFUSED.

Ughhhh now I am doubting my memory and I know that if I search "Edwards" and "Black" I'm going to get a lot of Corey. Was that not Mojo or Derwood? DID I MAKE THIS UP

 

It was me...but it was only like 3 months after we acquired him.

http://media.giphy.com/media/NWoJQ8peVE78A/giphy.gif

[Banedon]

The internet tells me that out of his 100 HR's, 44 of them are of the "go-ahead" variety.

[SouthSideRyan]

The internet tells me that out of his 100 HR's, 44 of them are of the "go-ahead" variety.

 

And 7 more to tie

[Cubswin11]

Does that mean he's elite?

[Banedon]

It's a just a fun stat.

[Clem Fandango]

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/62910/anthony-rizzos-mvp-case

[Banedon]

The article links to it, but that article pretty much is a re-written version of this...

 

http://www.hardballtimes.com/whats-a-most-valuable-player/

[UMFan83]

I find it hard to talk about Rizzo for MVP when he's hitting .196 .300 .402 .702 over his last 30 games and .242 .345 .460 .806 in his last 90

 

I love Riz to pieces but he's not the MVP this year. Maybe next year.

[Sammy Sofa]

I find it hard to talk about Rizzo for MVP while Bryce Harper draws breath.

 

Fixed that for you.

[Guest]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/anthony-rizzo-opened-up-the-lower-half/

[imb]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/anthony-rizzo-opened-up-the-lower-half/

 

fangraphs is amazing

[Guest]

not sure where to post this but i wanted others to point and laugh

 

apparently some white sox fans (and a cardinal fan) think the cubs tampered to get rizzo because jed hoyer used to be employed by the padres or something (i think they must think hoyer was still in san diego when the trade happened or something)

 

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=3204000#post3204000

 

because that was such an obvious fleecing at the time, too

[Guest]

whoops nevermind Edited September 23, 2015 by David

[Sammy Sofa]

Hmmmmm, Jeff ARonson...

[Guest]

lol i'm a moron

 

i saw the retweet but the original tweet was actually before my post

 

NOTHING TO SEE HERE

[jersey cubs fan]

lol i'm a moron

[Guest]

not the first time i've made that known

 

won't be the last

[Geech]

not sure where to post this but i wanted others to point and laugh

 

apparently some white sox fans (and a cardinal fan) think the cubs tampered to get rizzo because jed hoyer used to be employed by the padres or something (i think they must think hoyer was still in san diego when the trade happened or something)

 

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=3204000#post3204000

 

because that was such an obvious fleecing at the time, too

 

Those posters are just jealous and talking crap. I don't blame them. If Rizzo didn't play for our team, I would probably be jealous of him, too.

 

I have to say, as I've read through that thread this season, I've been impressed with how reasonable and level-headed some of their posters seem. I think they're probably more fair to the Cubs than we tend to be to the Cardinals, but that may be because we aren't their real rivals.

[Banedon]

The concerns at the beginning of this thread are kind of funny to read, with the benefit of hindsight.

[badger1679666666]

The concerns at the beginning of this thread are kind of funny to read, with the benefit of hindsight.

 

Wiush i had the free time to read through some of these longer threads...

[Sammy Sofa]

Eh, I was hoping for more; it's mostly people actually having a pretty civil back and forth about some of the concerns about Rizzo early on in the 2013 season, and then people doing a good job of allaying those fears. Kind of a snooze.

[Guest]

[bbvideo=560,315]https://instagram.com/p/7dkDt5KpyE/?taken-by=arizz_44[/bbvideo]

[Guest]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=13781925

[Banedon]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=13781925

 

"You know you can move out of the way of those, right?"

[BigSlick]

This is kind of silly, but also kinda neat

 

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-mvp-debate-bryce-harper-yoenis-cespedes-anthony-rizzo/?ex_cid=story-twitter

 

"Rizzo has slashed .278/.388/.511 overall, a little more than 40 percent better than the average NL hitter after adjusting for the friendly confines. But he’s excelled in crucial spots, batting .313/.438/.553 with men on, .296/.417/.578 with runners in scoring position, and .283/.479/.547 with two outs and runners in scoring position. And because he plays for a postseason team, Rizzo’s clutchness counts"