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  1. CubinNY
    That is quite a stamp. A stamp only a mother could love.
  2. CubinNY
    I don't know, but the Cubs need another bat. I would prefer someone with high OBP who can play 2nd or SS. They are still a player away from a good offense.
  3. CubinNY
    The Bowl games are not a playoff. They aren't even close to a playoff. They don't even reside in the same universe as a playoff. The Bowl games are closer to a socer friendly then a playoff. They are closer to a beauty contest then a playoff. They are closer to a HHHH hog prize at the county fair than a playoff. A playoff, hahahahahahahahaha!
  4. CubinNY
    No kidding. The more he strikes out, the less they cost.
  5. CubinNY
    This kid needs someone to help him through this mess. Tampa should ask Andre Dawson to council him. It is a shame. He really needs some perspective.
  6. CubinNY
    This morning while watching ESPN I got to thinking about a Michigan OSU remach and came to the conclusion that it should not happen. What if Michigan wins? The teams will be 1-1 aginst each other. However, no one is going to beat OSU this year.
  7. CubinNY
    SS Clete Boyer
  8. CubinNY
    A-Rod money plus $1 Seriously $25 to 30 million for 10 years plus incentives. 100 k for MVP 100 k for Silver Slugger 100 k for Gold Glove 500 k if all the above in the same season
  9. CubinNY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm still laughing. My side hurts. I'm sure Juan is a great guy, but boy did I hate when the Cubs traded for him.
  10. CubinNY
    Dick Pole for pitching coach and Razor Shines for Bench Coach Enos "country" Slaughter for OF Slim Pickens for comic relief Satchel Page for pitcher Thurman Munson for catcher
  11. CubinNY
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  12. CubinNY
    If you're talking about Cedeno, the answer is yes or no depending on if you meant did he hit well or poorly. He had a good Winter ball season last year, but Diffusion did a remarkable analysis about his numbers. He didn't walk and had an extremely high BABIP. Cedeno's problem continues to be his hacking. I hope the new hitting coach can help him out.
  13. CubinNY
    Amen! If JJ is on the team, the first time he goes up there swining at the first two inside pitches, fouls the next one off, and hacks at a ball head high I hope he gets an ear full.
  14. CubinNY
    Aside from the outliers on both sides of the equation (great vs. terrible), corner OF defense is pretty much the same for any player. I'd rather a guy can hit the cut-off man properly. Most gappers that go for extra bases have more to do with positioning than with route running ability and such. I cannot get worked up about the corner outfield postions. If Soriano is in CF though, I worry.
  15. CubinNY
    I think a better option would be to try and make the offense better and still play the season. We just did make our offense better. How much will be the key. Will Soriono mirror last season again? Will D. Lee put up his 2005 Numbers? Its a safe bet Aram will remain steady. Its a safe bet Izturis will be terrible at the plate. If Soriono and Lee put up those #'s, this team should score plenty. Go take a look at the 2003 and 2004 teams. They crushed the ball, but the Cubs were still in the middle of the pack in terms of runs scored.
  16. CubinNY
    In 25AB: .360 .407 .840 1.247 Not bad at all... yeah, but that was against Cubs pitching People never seem to look at that side of "Oh, well he hits well in Wrigley". Some guys just hit really good at certain parks...Thats why I wouldnt mind C Lee here, hes a monster at Wrigley with over a 1.000 OPS...I rember hated playing Abreu when he was on the Phillies whenever he came here..He destroyed us every at bat pretty much..Also Beltran was a monster at Wrigley...Lot of guys just do really good in a certain place and atmosphere I think you would have more of a case if Carlos Lee played for the Cubs previously. You cannot separate the pitcher from the team.
  17. CubinNY
    Holy hyperboli, Batman!
  18. CubinNY
    He has Ceaser with 3 I believe.
  19. CubinNY
    I want chaos. USC beats ND and looses to UCLA Florida looses in the SEC title game Arkansas looses to LSU this week. However, no one will touch OSU this year. I've been saying it for a while now. I don't think I've seen a more complete team in a long time. That includes the first USC championship with Palmer.
  20. CubinNY
    I'ts been stated in numerous threads. I've done the number crunching before, and don't want to repeat it again. Soriano's splits at leadoff for his career dwarf his splits at 3, 4, or 5 in the lineup. It's not even close. It the guy had his worst years in Texas surrounded by Texiera and Blalock in a power lineup in a hitter's ballpark, but had his best year ever leading off in Washington, surrounded by a lot of duds in the worst hitter's park in baseball, I would not even consider Soriano as anything but a leadoff hitter. He defies convention and the best coaching move is to ignore convention in his case. Put him where he will produce based on a history of production, not where he is supposed to produce but has come up short in over 1000 ABs sample size for his career. Fair enough. I'll take your word for it. Corelation does not equal causaltiy. There are any number of alternaitve explanations that can account for his production.
  21. CubinNY
    *cringe* Caviar Thank you CT. How's the freshman year treating you? Sorry, I'm an English major. I'm a sophomore now actually. It's going alright. Wow. Time fles. Post more, why don't ya?
  22. CubinNY
    *cringe* Caviar Thank you CT. How's the freshman year treating you?
  23. CubinNY
    The tool assumes .150 OBP and .150 SLG? No, I plugged in the actual OBP and SLG of Cubs pitchers last year. You expect 830 runs? Really? Do you think Soriano makes that much difference? You do know that the 2004 team with Lee, Alou, Sosa, Ramirez, Patterson (who had a pretty good year), Barrett, Gonzalez/Nomar (both better offensively than Izturis) and Walker/Grudz didn't score even 800 runs? You do realize the 2006 team was 2nd worst in the NL in runs scored? I'd be happy if this were a top 5 offense, but it's not. I'd be thrilled if this was an 830-run offense, but it's not. Nice work. I think this is the point that many people were trying to make in the first 50 or so pages of the Soriano thread. Soriano is a definate upgrade, but for the Cubs to be an elite offensive team they will still need someone to get on base in front of the big hitters. Soriano brings the pain with his SLG, but he is not an OBP guy. I believe it would be wise for the Cubs to take the most advantage they can from this lineup and move Soriano down. Producing runs is the name of the game, 40/40 is nice but unless it leads to a lot more runs the Cubs will still have a mediocre offense.
  24. CubinNY
    If I were Hendry, I give Drew a heavily front loaded five year contract with big incentives for PAs. I really doubt they are going to activley pursue Drew though. I think he was plan B all along.
  25. CubinNY
    Good call. I have no problem with this. I wouldn't have had any problem with Pujols either though. Pujols will probably sitll win 3 or 4 more MVPs. I bet the Cardinal fans are a whizzing and a moaning over this one.
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