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  1. CubinNY
    Who gives a crap what side of the plate a guy hits? I don't care if the Cubs have all lefties or all righties as long as they hit. What side of the plate a guy swings from is right up there with one of the most silly ideas in baseball. Lou Piniella cares. He plays the lefty/righty odds straight by the book. I don't see why it's silly - better odds is better odds. I suppose you want Jacque Jones hitting against lefties? You are missing the point. Getting worked up about what side of the plate someone hits from is less important (the point it's not important) than than whether they can hit. I don't want the Cubs getting a starting position player simply becuase he hits X handed. I don't want the Cubs to worry about trading a player simply because he hits X handed. I want the Cubs to start the best 8 position players they can regardless of what side of the plate they hit from. If the Cubs had a lineup of Damon CF Utley 2nd Bonds LF Caberra 3rd Abreu RF Dunn 1st McCann C Jeter SS I wouldn't complain that they had too many left handed hitters.
  2. CubinNY
    Who gives a crap what side of the plate a guy hits? I don't care if the Cubs have all lefties or all righties as long as they hit. What side of the plate a guy swings from is right up there with one of the most silly ideas in baseball.
  3. CubinNY
    Honestly, I hold little to no hope that they can turn things around enough to make a run this year. That's part of the reason I advocate going this route with Pie, Murton and Theriot. Let's see what we have here and move forward. I see little benefit in sticking with guys like Jones, Floyd and Izturis at this point. The problem with your scenario is that Murton isn't a right fielder. He doesn't have the arm. I knew Hendry would would hurt Murton's progression when he went ga-ga over Soriano and then went after Floyd. Floyd by-the-way, is someone who Hendry has been after since he coached college baseball. I'll say this for the guy, when he has a mancrush he holds it for a very long time. I feel bad for Murton. But I feel worse for us. We have to watch this mess unfold. My hope is that Lou can overcome and adapt. It really seems like he's trying. I like that.
  4. CubinNY
    I believe he can't be traded until June 1. Floyd is currently sporting a .647 OPS. He's also slow, a below average defender, has serious health questions, and is coming off a bad season. If he can get a hot streak going he might be marketable, but I don't think we could get anything for him now. Hendry was able to get him at a cheap price precisely because he lacked marketability. Hendry was able to get him cheap because Floyd turned down several more lucrative offers to come home. It was reported that there were 5 other teams that wanted him, and most of them were wanting him to be a starter full-time. Reported by who? Floyd's agent. He's old, comming off surgery, and can't throw the ball. He's a DH. I said this in January and we are now seeing the results: The Cubs are put together like a jigsaw puzzle with several pieces that don't fit. The sooner Hendry is gone, the better off the Cubs will be unless they hire another "baseball man" like Jim Bowden.
  5. CubinNY
    This is the Cubs we're talking about. It's always an option. A terrible option but one I could see happening. The Cubs fire Hendry at the end of the season, they do a "deliberate" search for a new GM. In the meantime Z signs with the Yankees for 5 years and $100,000,000.
  6. CubinNY
    Weurtz is great! I would like to acknowledge that I called Miller "done" after his first outing in ST.
  7. CubinNY
    Aramis is great!
  8. CubinNY
    I agree, I think you are grading the face on a curve though.
  9. CubinNY
    From what I saw on RealSports, his family life wasn't all that great as he had to turn to his baseball coach for support. Anyway, it's still a good story.
  10. CubinNY
    He's the Sammy Sosa for the 21st Century. What was 2001 Sammy then? The Sammy Sosa of the 20th Century, only 1 year older?
  11. CubinNY
    Obviously, if what you say is remotely accurate, I mean even remotly, what pitcher in his right mind doens't through Aramis a 58 foot breaking ball on two strikes? And remember, before you can get strike 3 you have to get strike 2.
  12. CubinNY
    He's the Sammy Sosa for the 21st Century.
  13. CubinNY
    If you're talking about Aramis, not that many You must be joking. Aramis swings at just about every breaking ball on 2 strike counts, no matter what the location is. http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=1002&position=3B&page=4&type=full You can check BB% and BB/K if you would like too. Doesn't matter whether he K's or not, he still will swing at bad 2 strike pitches and if he happens to make contact its usually weak and in the infield. Doubt you have stats for that. I could find them, but something tells me you wouldn't pay attention to them anways if they proved you wrong. Well, something's telling you incorrectly. Hey Einstein, if Aramis siwnings at just about every breaking ball on 2 strike counts, no matter what the location is he would not have the walk totals he does nor the K totals. But keep going with the "gut" observations, it seems to be working well for you.
  14. CubinNY
    What happened? I'm watching on Gameday. Hill slipped and fell while pitching. He appears to be ok as he Kd Edgar.
  15. CubinNY
    If you're talking about Aramis, not that many You must be joking. Aramis swings at just about every breaking ball on 2 strike counts, no matter what the location is. http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=1002&position=3B&page=4&type=full You can check BB% and BB/K if you would like too.
  16. CubinNY
    Mostly youngsters and some career journeymen (Yates in this group). Their payroll has dropped drastically the past few years giving them the need to try to catch lightning in the bottle. well clearly no one goes to their games anymore The Braves have a pretty good team.
  17. CubinNY
    If you're talking about Aramis, not that many
  18. CubinNY
    I really hope Rich gets 2 starts against the Sox and dominates both times. That would be so great.
  19. CubinNY
    The Don has hit a rough patch. Still it could be a lot worse.
  20. CubinNY
    Chickens
  21. CubinNY
    I like the idea of lettiing Hill start every game. It could be just like little league.
  22. CubinNY
    Except for his 72 walks. The way he's going he might walk under 50. I think his ERA might be a lot lower than projected as well. Anyone remember his predictions for Hill? Fangraphs http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4806&position=P
  23. CubinNY
    I <3 Hill
  24. CubinNY
    you can see why he's been doing so well. hopefully, hitters will never catch on to when he's going to throw it. it still kind of scares me that it may happen... it's just a curve and fastball. It doesn't matter if he has a 17'-24' break. It will freeze the batter long enough that it won't matter.
  25. CubinNY
    I'm glad Izturis isn't starting after last night. Ronny probably sucks but I like him.
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