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  1. CubinNY
    What, you mean it might have had something to do that they only had three players that deserved a spot on a major league roster? He definately had some craptastic players. 1996 Cubs
  2. CubinNY
    Only if he promises to make other parts of his body bleed when he pitches.
  3. CubinNY
    It's apples and oranges. Baseball can never and will never have the interest of a 1 game winner-take-all format unless they adpot that format. I don't know what possible long term benefit having the first two games at a neutral site would have on a series, especially a 9 game series. The only likely one I could see is short term profit for the business in the host city. I don't know why anyone would expect Superbowl level of excitement for one game in a series, unless it was a game 7 (or 9). In theory I'd have no problem with a 9 game series but I suspect that ratings would plumet even further for the first two games (after the newness of the format wore off).
  4. CubinNY
    As do I.
  5. CubinNY
    ugh this is all wrong Karen>Kelly>>Pam>>Jan>>>>Angela i really like kelly She'd be crazy in the sac.
  6. CubinNY
    CM knows baseball like I know string theory.
  7. CubinNY
    Dude, where do u get this stuff "The Matsuis haven't"....uhhhhh, the Matsuis were extremely productive this year, hideki has been great since he came over, and Kaz had a very good year too, thats just a stupid statement and its obvious that you just didnt look at the numbers before posting this. Kaz outhit Iguchi this year. You don' really think that Iguchi and Johjima were more productive that Hideki Matsui, do you? Come on, if your going to make bold statements don't contradict them with bad info. He said they were the exception. Reading is fundamental. Ummm... my bad.
  8. CubinNY
    Dude, where do u get this stuff "The Matsuis haven't"....uhhhhh, the Matsuis were extremely productive this year, hideki has been great since he came over, and Kaz had a very good year too, thats just a stupid statement and its obvious that you just didnt look at the numbers before posting this. Kaz outhit Iguchi this year. You don' really think that Iguchi and Johjima were more productive that Hideki Matsui, do you? Come on, if your going to make bold statements don't contradict them with bad info. He said they were the exception. Reading is fundamental.
  9. CubinNY
    With tears almost filling his eyes The Genius told all us haters to enjoy it while we can. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071021/SPORTS13/710210332/1023/SPORTS13 I will genius, I will. Go Navy!
  10. CubinNY
    I guess my point is that the Cubs ought to fix their problems drafting and developing American talent as well as focusing on foreign shores. For the time being, the impact of Latin players has been far greater than Japanese or Korean. Hopefully that's what Tim Wilken and his staff are here for and acquiring American talent.I hope so too. But then again perhaps their two best position prospects; Colvin and Vitters are just as hack happy as everyone else and haven't seemed to change once they got to the minors. Hendry kind of downplayed the roll of player development, when, IMO that is the Cubs real downfall. I don't buy the argument that a player cannot learn plate discipline. How can you tell how how hack-happy Vitters is? I'm going by what I've read here (from scout's analysis) and his stats in a very limited number of ABs. Pardon me for not trusting the Cubs to develop any patience with Vitters. I guess time will tell. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=33742
  11. CubinNY
    I guess my point is that the Cubs ought to fix their problems drafting and developing American talent as well as focusing on foreign shores. For the time being, the impact of Latin players has been far greater than Japanese or Korean. Hopefully that's what Tim Wilken and his staff are here for and acquiring American talent.I hope so too. But then again perhaps their two best position prospects; Colvin and Vitters are just as hack happy as everyone else and haven't seemed to change once they got to the minors. Hendry kind of downplayed the roll of player development, when, IMO that is the Cubs real downfall. I don't buy the argument that a player cannot learn plate discipline.
  12. CubinNY
    ESPN has just announced it's changing its call letters to YES2. I hope they hire Girardi. It will be high comedy. The first time he sac bunts in the second inning the city of NY will explode.
  13. CubinNY
    Does anyone know if the players get paid extra for playing in the Winter and Fall leagues or is it an obligation for the minor leaguers?
  14. CubinNY
    What I'd really like to know is if Bruce thinks the Cubs will have the financial wearwithall to increase payroll enough that the Cubs might be able to get/trade for a high dollar CF, RF, or SS. It will be an intersting offseason with the Yankees in flux and the Cubs up for sale.
  15. CubinNY
    I tottaly agree.
  16. CubinNY
    Because of his SLG? I've got to disagree. I'll tell you what, you take 05 Freel (.271/ .371..371) and I will take 07 Soriano (.299/.337/.560) as my lead off hitter. Which team will score more runs? Soriano's obviously... So would 30 points of OBP be worth 200 points of slugging? Of course not. Nice false choice.
  17. CubinNY
    Because of his SLG? I've got to disagree. It's a misuse of his skills, and not ideal. But all in all, it's not that big of a deal. If they had some regular .380+ OBP guys around, wasting away in the 7/8 hole, I'd be upset. But given what they had, it didn't matter all that much. Personally I'd rather they keep Soriano there than have Hendry go out and find another leadoff hitter to take his place. What matters most is having the right 8 guys in the lineup, and that's where the Cubs struggle most. I agree with your statement given that the Cubs cannot find a better position player to bat higher in the order. I think Murton would be ok there, but he doesn't play. I suppose on the whole it doesn't make much difference one way or the other, but Soriano has to be one of the least productive hitters when he hits a homerun. And before anyone goes bat guano on me, I know that production (i.e., RBI) are related to others getting on base, but it's kind of hard to have that batting in the postion he does.
  18. CubinNY
    Because of his SLG? I've got to disagree.
  19. CubinNY
    I think research has begun on this. You're six months late to the party. What's a Desipio? Learn Latin. It's a perfect descriptor then?
  20. CubinNY
    only a few inches of ground really freezes. they should be able to work. Depends on how "hard" the winter is. However, when I was in college and working for a landscaper he had us bury the water pipes 18 inches. I think the frost line is 12 inches, but I could be wrong.
  21. CubinNY
    They were 16-22 and in 4th place when Torborg was fired. They were 75-49 the rest of the way under McKeon.And Mckeon stopped playing the crappy vets and let Miggy play every day and he brought up Willis. Neither the fans nor the owner deserved such a team, but that is life.
  22. CubinNY
    That and throwing a hitter batting his weight first ptich fastballs when that is all he's been able to hit the entire season. Those were the real Cubs. They were/are a medicore team in a terrible division. Hack, hack, and hack some more. We've been talking about for as long as I've been posting on this board. It's like they didn't bother scouting at all. They were too patient with Webb and too hack happy with everyone else. Arizona lived on the outside corner. Then they throw fastballs to Chis F Young and make him look like Willy Mays when he's closer to Willy Tavaraz. I'm still bitter.
  23. CubinNY
    I think he was injured or had a dead arm and the Cubs didn't want to publisize the problem. He was right around a career high in IP. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if he were traded, but I think that is becuase he has some value.
  24. CubinNY
    Amen. Do you not read posts in this thread and just post random statments? I read them. Don't agree with all of them, is that OK with you? I agree with CUBZ99, can you deal with that? I can deal. It's just sort of amusing that the person's contention was completely destoyed in the post above yours and then you post "amen" as if you are in church or something without regard to how foolish it looks. To that I say, coffee cup.
  25. CubinNY
    Amen. Do you not read posts in this thread and just post random statments?
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