Donnie Murphy

[Schwarber Fan]

How long do flukes last? Especially fluke home run streaks by a guy that has shown barely any power in his entire career.

 

I'm not suggesting he will ever be apart of the next Cubs contender, but what he is doing is pretty absurd.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Looks like Donnie Wahlberg.

[Guest]

it's not absurd, it's 50 at-bats. flukes in baseball last a lot longer than that.

[UMFan83]

In 2010 with the Marlins, he put up a line of .318./348/.705/1.052 in 47 PA. This year he has a line of .318/.388/.795/1.183 in 49 PA. In between that he's been a -2 WAR player in ~600 PA.

[WrigleyField 22]

He can probably out produce Cody Ransom next year and might be about equivalent to Logan Watkins, with less patience, but a tick better power. So as utility infielders go, he could be an option as the 6th IF.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The only thing I know or care to know about Donnie Murphy is that every time I check the box hoping it was Rizzo or Castro who accounted for our only run, I have to instead see that it was flipping Donnie Murphy.

[biittner77]

Looks like Donnie Wahlberg.

 

I was going to say Charlie Murphy

[NOLA]

The only thing I know or care to know about Donnie Murphy is that every time I check the box hoping it was Rizzo or Castro who accounted for our only run, I have to instead see that it was flipping Donnie Murphy.

 

Yes, a thousand times, yes.

[TheDude]

The only thing I know or care to know about Donnie Murphy is that every time I check the box hoping it was Rizzo or Castro who accounted for our only run, I have to instead see that it was flipping Donnie Murphy.

This

[CubInOK]

3Y/$15M

 

DO IT THEO

[RammyFanny]

Donnie Baseball.

[UMFan83]

The only thing I know or care to know about Donnie Murphy is that every time I check the box hoping it was Rizzo or Castro who accounted for our only run, I have to instead see that it was flipping Donnie Murphy.

 

Yes!! I knew I wasn't the only one. See the Cubs score 11 runs and it's [expletive] Murphy and Schierholtz (which is ok) doing everything while Rizzo and Castro go 0-9

[Sammy Sofa]

The only thing I know or care to know about Donnie Murphy is that every time I check the box hoping it was Rizzo or Castro who accounted for our only run, I have to instead see that it was flipping Donnie Murphy.

 

Yes!! I knew I wasn't the only one. See the Cubs score 11 runs and it's [expletive] Murphy and Schierholtz (which is ok) doing everything while Rizzo and Castro go 0-9

 

To be fair to Rizzo (I mean, he's still sucking, but let's be nice), I'm pretty sure he didn't start that game.

 

Castillo also didnt start, just to make it extra annoying.

[NOLA]

http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/v1/compositions/16626311/views/1,width=280,height=280,appearanceId=1.png/donny-you-are-out-of-your-element_design.png

[Careless]

As I mentioned last week, he had averaged about 18 homers per full season of ABs, so it's not like he ever lacked power for his positions. Of course, now he's hitting three homers a week, which is stupid from anywhere/anywhen

[PackLandVA]

How long do flukes last?

 

Ask Kevin Gregg.

[TruffleShuffle]

3Y/$15M

 

DO IT THEO

 

3 years $30m, final offer!

[Layoutman]

Mr Murphy probably will turn into Murphy's law for the Cubs....However there are some precedents that could give cub fans false hope. The realistic precedents that come to mind are Jamey Carroll and Scott Brosius. While they are not former all stars they both had value. You could safely say Murphy could fit into that group pre breakout. The top tier would be Luis Gonzalez and Jose Bautista which happen like once or twice a decade.

 

Will it happen? Doubt it but crazier things have happened.

 

Like Rick Wilkins hitting 30 homeruns in 1993 at the age of 25.

[Guest]

i agree, it is a fluke like wilkins

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://i.imgur.com/KmV2Bxh.jpg?1

[Little Slide Rooter]

How long do flukes last?

 

Long enough to be named to the NL All Star team and later shipped to Japan?

 

In all seruousness, my guess that he's been a career journeyman utility guy, he's long since accepted that he's never going to get the big contract, so he's just saying to hell with it and swinging for the fences, catching pitchers who see him as an easy out off guard, doing so in hopes that some big league team will offer him even a 1 year guaranteed big league deal, or at least a Japanese team.

 

According to BBR, he's only had 3 seasons earning big league money, between 400,000-525,000. Even if someone gives him like 1 MM, in baseball money, its nothing, but in reality it's a small fortune, especially if you're smart enough to invest it wisely.

[Clem Fandango]

Ha... forgot Bryan LaHair existed. He's really tearing it up in Japan... .238/.315/.446/.760

[Irrelevant Dude]

He can probably out produce Cody Ransom next year

He should be sure to put that on his resume.

[bhogg]

I want to call him Donnie most. Of happy days (and one family guy episode) fame

[XZero771679666304]

I want to call him Donnie most. Of happy days (and one family guy episode) fame

 

Do you picture him rising from the mist as well?