Snippet from Dayn Perry Article

[fearthecubs]

Dayn,

What do the Cubs need to do to get themselves into the playoffs and (finally) win a World Series?

 

Thanks,

Bobby

 

Bobby,

First, they should fire Dusty Baker, who's lost whatever je ne sais quois he had in San Francisco. Second, they need to sign or trade for a corner outfielder who can produce offensively. Third, they need to get past the idea that they can rely on Neifi Perez as an everyday player (that means acquiring another middle infielder). Fourth, Kerry Wood needs to be healthy in 2006. In other words, the Cubs need a "perfect storm" of events next season to overtake the Cardinals and Astros and fend off the hard-charging Brewers. Don't bet the mortgage on that happening.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5104870

[Butterscup1679666578]

Seems like everyone gets it but the Cubs organization itself. Awesome..

[NorthsideAvenger]

Seems like everyone gets it but the Cubs organization itself. Awesome..

 

But, dude, Baker has lead the Cubs to a back-to-back winning seasons....that has to count for something....right?

[CubinNY]

Who is Dayn Perry? He/she(?) is pretty smart.

[Diffusion]

He's not smart enough to spell his je ne sais quoi correctly.

[fearthecubs]

Seems like everyone gets it but the Cubs organization itself. Awesome..

 

That was my first impression too. :?

[CubinNY]

He's not smart enough to spell his je ne sais quoi correctly.

 

I wouldn't know that because I'm not smart enough to spell it corretly either. :D

[Diffusion]

He's not smart enough to spell his je ne sais quoi correctly.

 

I wouldn't know that because I'm not smart enough to spell it corretly either. :D

 

Yeh, but that goes without saying. After all, you're not smart enough to spell correctly correctly either. :P

[biittner77]

He's not smart enough to spell his je ne sais quoi correctly.

 

I wouldn't know that because I'm not smart enough to spell it corretly either. :D

 

But I'd bet you could at least spell your own name correctly.

 

Dayn? Is he good friends with Jeromy Burnitz?

 

Baker didn't have any special quality while he was with the Giants unless you consider riding the pitching staff to exhaustion and lettting Barry Bonds carry the offense special.

[SteveSarley]

"Je ne sais quoi" is defined as "a quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express."

How do you lose something that you can't explain in the first place.

This is another example of a writer attempting to look smarter than he is, by using big words that he doesn't understand.

[SeldomSeen]

"Je ne sais quoi" is defined as "a quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express."

How do you lose something that you can't explain in the first place.

This is another example of a writer attempting to look smarter than he is, by using big words that he doesn't understand.

Welcome to the forum!

[CubinNY]

"Je ne sais quoi" is defined as "a quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express."

How do you lose something that you can't explain in the first place.

This is another example of a writer attempting to look smarter than he is, by using big words that he doesn't understand.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Just to let you know, I fully intedend to look smarter than I am by using words I don't understand. I will probably spell them wrong too.

Edited November 23, 2005 by CubinNY

[Diffusion]

"Je ne sais quoi" is defined as "a quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express."

How do you lose something that you can't explain in the first place.

This is another example of a writer attempting to look smarter than he is, by using big words that he doesn't understand.

 

"Je ne sais quoi", which is French, by the way, literally translates as "I don't know what". In other words, it's something that you cannot put your finger on; it exists, but you don't really know what it is, or you can't explain what it is. When it obviously ceases to exist, then there's nothing wrong with saying that he's lost his "je ne sais quoi", he's lost his "you know, whatever it was". I don't see this as Dayn Perry trying to look particularly clever at all. Rather I see it as you trying to make Dayn Perry look stupid, unsuccessfully so.

 

A better line of attack for making Dayn Perry look stupid would involve disputing the idea that Dusty Baker had a "je ne sais quoi" to him in the first place.

 

Anyway, no matter, welcome to the forum

[YearofDaCubs]

Seems like everyone gets it but the Cubs organization itself. Awesome..

Exactly.

[Jehrico]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

I'm not familiar with his writing but there's one article he wrote that I was impressed with. He made a list of overrated players this summer. His number #1? Scott Podsednik.

[Proven Veteran]

He writes for Baseball Prospectus also.

[treebird]

Dayn Perry is awesome, despite being a Cardinal fan.

[fearthecubs]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

 

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

[-( Podsednik sucks. Thanks to people like Joe Morgan and Co., some individuals actually think he's good.

[RynoRules]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

[-( Podsednik sucks. Thanks to people like Joe Morgan and Co., some individuals actually think he's good.

 

He doesn't "suck" anymore than Hendry is a "moran". He is overrated in terms of being labled an All-Star, just like Hendry has made some good moves, and some not-so-good moves.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

[-( Podsednik sucks. Thanks to people like Joe Morgan and Co., some individuals actually think he's good.

 

He doesn't "suck" anymore than Hendry is a "moran". He is overrated in terms of being labled an All-Star, just like Hendry has made some good moves, and some not-so-good moves.

 

Podsednik ranked 14/21 in OBP, 21/21 (dead last) in SLG, and dead last in OPS last year among qualified MLB left fielders. He had a 72 SB% which is just above the break even mark. He ranked 10/14 in VORP among AL LF with 400+ PA. He sucks.

 

edit: changed AL to MLB

Edited November 24, 2005 by Meat&PotatoesMan

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

 

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

Advocated for the Brewers, yes.

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

[-( Podsednik sucks. Thanks to people like Joe Morgan and Co., some individuals actually think he's good.

 

He doesn't "suck" anymore than Hendry is a "moran". He is overrated in terms of being labled an All-Star, just like Hendry has made some good moves, and some not-so-good moves.

 

Podsednik ranked 14/21 in OBP, 21/21 (dead last) in SLG, and dead last in OPS last year among qualified AL left fielders. He had a 72 SB% which is just above the break even mark. He ranked 10/14 in VORP among AL LF with 400+ PA. He sucks.

 

It's really not fair to call him a left fielder - his true position is CF, the Sox have just misused him.

[fearthecubs]

Dayn Perry is horrible. I hate his columns. He is Foxsports version of Phil Rogers.

 

I totally disagree for one simple reason - Perry doesn't take himself 1/10 as seriously as Rogers takes himself. Perry also is pretty smart, I definately don't think he's some sort of goon.

Whoever had that Podsednik comment, you're a hypocrite. About 99.999999% of us advocated that Lee for Podsednik trade.

 

[-( Podsednik sucks. Thanks to people like Joe Morgan and Co., some individuals actually think he's good.

 

He doesn't "suck" anymore than Hendry is a "moran". He is overrated in terms of being labled an All-Star, just like Hendry has made some good moves, and some not-so-good moves.

 

Podsednik ranked 14/21 in OBP, 21/21 (dead last) in SLG, and dead last in OPS last year among qualified AL left fielders. He had a 72 SB% which is just above the break even mark. He ranked 10/14 in VORP among AL LF with 400+ PA. He sucks.

 

You, sir, only care about stats. I don't think you see anything else. If you asked players on the Sox they'll tell you that Podsednik and Iguchi set the tone for the rest of the order day in and day out. I don't even know what the hell VORP is, no do I care. No one cares. People only care about winning, and Podsednik, unarguably, helped that team win. What you are failing to grasp through your statistical rantings is that you can twist numbers to suit whatever point you're trying to make, don't you pay attention to politics? Man, lay off the numbers pal - and look at the PLAYERS.