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  1. CubinNY
    Jon you're an island of sanity amongst a sea of insane posts. Wood has been the good solider all through this fiasco. Last year his shoulder was hurt, but instad of going on the DL he trusted the Cubs and pitched in the bullpen, and he pitched THE DAY BEFORE HIS SURGERY. This year he tries to come back and help a team mired in a miserable slump. What a me player. What a whimp. He doesn't care about the Cubs. He only cares about his next contract. Everyone should be fired. O'neil, Hendry, Backer, Rothschild, everyone of them.
  2. CubinNY
    Seconded
  3. CubinNY
    I don't get it...didn't we get rid of the long ball approach because that made us inconsistent? This organization makes no sense. That's just it. The long ball approach is not what made the Cubs inconsistent. It has always been the lack of plate discipline that leads to walks and hitting in good hitter's counts. Someone should have told Hendry & Co. about the other side of the equation. Instead they pick up Slappy McGroundout and JJ, two free swingers.
  4. CubinNY
    Those are constant? Baker's managed for what...3 1/2 years? Hendry's been GM for about that same time. MacPhail's been in Cubs management for maybe 10 years?? (That's a guess) And the Tribune has owned the Cubs for 25 years or so? So that means out of nearly a hundred years of futility, one or more of those guys have only been involved in a quarter of that maximum....how does that make it constant? constant hyperbole I don't see any hyperbole is what you bolded. In 1945 MLB was full of 4A guys who couldn't be drafted in the Army, and the Cubs still got swept. Since then its been nothing but futility with the occasional utter ridicilous.
  5. CubinNY
    Crap I didn't see this thread. I've been posting in the Colvin thread. How about the fat kid from Oral Roberts hitting a 500 ft Aluminuim bat HR? Oh, Colvin should fit right in. Swang at a bad first pitch and grounded out 4-3.
  6. CubinNY
    They should have drafted the fat kid from Oral Roberts who just it a 500 Ft Alluminium bat HR.
  7. CubinNY
    He should fit right in. I just him swing at a bad first pitch and ground out 4-3.
  8. CubinNY
    ...Badly
  9. CubinNY
    I friggen wish.
  10. CubinNY
    Isn't that about the most stupidly hypocritcal rule ever? Hey, your coach and the Universtiy can make millions from but you better not.
  11. CubinNY
    SHOCKED I tell you. I'm just SHOCKED! :twisted: Someone needs to let Dusty & Co. know it's easier to score runs when you have guys on base. No its that darned BA w/RISP.
  12. CubinNY
    I wonder if he will be selling cars?
  13. CubinNY
    I think the evidence above shows that it much better to put the first pitch of the at bat in play than the second through fifth pitches. And depending on your preference of OBP or SLG in the makeup of OPS, you could even make the argument that putting the first pitch in play is better than the second through eighth pitches (though I'm not going that far). At the ninth pitch, the OPS of .819 goes past that of the first pitch at .814. No that is not what the evidence shows. It is really not that helpful to look at those data in isolation. At best they tell only a partial picture. The likely reason the batting average is higher is because the batter was looking location and got it. That is great and all, but truely meaningful data would have to look at BA per count. I think it is pretty clear that getting behind in the count is likely to result in lower batting average then getting ahead in the count. Like everything in life context is key. With most pitchers on most nights the best tactic is to try to work the count in your favor. However, if a pitcher is constantly getting hitters into pitchers counts, then the best tactic is to be agressive early in the count. It's not an either/or thing. The Cubs, with the expection of Muton and Walker, almost never work the count in their favor.
  14. CubinNY
    To me it appears to be a psychological problem. He's not getting hit hard, he's walking the ballpark in the majors. I like Tim's idea somewhat, but they have to tell him that he's there to stay and that they are done sending him up and down. Give him a role and see if he can do it. IMO, he is not worse than Rusch.
  15. CubinNY
    I think they believe there's a chance he could decide not to play in the NFL and they're willing to give him a year to figure things out, especially if they get him signed quickly and playing short-season ball this summer. I think it's very likely he'll have to pick one sport over the other at some point, so that seems like a safe bet. I don't know if they're counting on him falling in the NFL draft or not. I think they're betting a 5th-round-pick that his love of baseball will win out. If he gets guaranteed first round money, I'll be a lot more critical of the pick. Like craig pointed out earlier. I think they will give him some sort of back loaded contract with a little money up front and a bigger payout down the line. That way if he chooses football they'll only be out a draft pick. It appears to me that they Cubs have gone "all in" with this year's draft. The draft wasn't supposed to be very deep so maybe the huge gamble was in order. But either way, I could see this going very badly for the Cubs.
  16. CubinNY
    Drop the name calling. Immediately. I don't think his comments were address to me, but I take that as a complement.
  17. CubinNY
    This is true, but if the Cubs would have chosen Snider or one of the top ranked college ptichers we wouldn't be having this conversation. To me it's like the Cubs bet all their money on two 50:1 shots to win, when they could have made much safer bets with the little money they had (two picks in the first 5 rounds).
  18. CubinNY
    It's not just the people who post here. I think it was Baseball America who called it the biggest surprize in the first round. You can portray it anyway you want, but this pick was not predicted by anyone in any way, shape, or form. Wilken has a good track record, but to just blindly hale the pick and not look at the objective data is not something that is out of the bounds of criticism, especially given the Cubs track record. I think we all hope he turns out great, but that doesn't stop people from questing the pick when other players with better pedigrees and data were out their to be pitcked. It was a big gamble and I think had to do with the fact the Cubs had only one pick in the first four rounds and were planning on another big gamble with their second pick. If Colvin doesn't live up to first round status and the ND kid chooses football this may well be one of the worst drafts ever if none of the other picks pan out. But hey, if you want to use the method of authority go right ahead. I won't criticize you.
  19. CubinNY
    Thanks for the giggles...you failed to mention defense here which is where Grudzielanek has it ALL over Todd Walker. OPS alone is not the way to judge a player. You must look at the COMPLETE player...but I know how you stat geeks are. Oh and it helps that Grudz knows how to keep his yapper shut and play the game hard. Character guy... What a huge loss for the Cubs when they lost Grudz. grudz is good defensively? good one. and since when is todd walker not a character guy? you have been listening to too much sports radio I don't listen to sports talk radio. It is rubbish. You stat geeks here amaze me. Funny how any game I watch that the announcers for the other team seem to really like Grudzielanek as an all around player. Trust their judgement over you stat geeks. Are you seriously saying that Grudz is a better "all around" player then Walker? And are you also saying that evidence to the contrary doesn't matter? Simply amazing.
  20. CubinNY
    You must have had different baseball coaches than me.
  21. CubinNY
    So one has to wonder if the Cubs won't be sold after all the dust settles. I don't know why the Trib would want to sell one of it's more profitable concerns. It would seem to me to be bad business. If I were them I'd sell off a loss leader or three. BTW: Go Mac!
  22. CubinNY
    I read that qoute too. At this stage I try to take everything Baker says with a grain of salt the size of Utah. One has to filter what he says. He's worse than Bush at saying things in a way that make him look real bad. I mean, they (football/baseball players) tend to be tougher than who? Regular baseball players? Does this mean that baseball players don't know how to train hard? I don't think Dusty meant any of that. I think he was trying to say something nice about the kid from ND and meant no disrespect to anyone, but it sure didn't come out that way.
  23. CubinNY
    I've had a night to sleep on this and although I am not real pleased with the Colvin decision, he has pretty much improved every year in college. Maybe the Cubs have a drafted a kid who is getting better all the time. I mean if you look at the NFL and NBA there are always those kids who had good college careers but really blossomed in the pros. I'm thinking of a Dwyane Wade in Basketball or John Offerdahl* in football. Most of these "unknowns" weren't drafted in the first round though. But Colvin probably wouldn't have been either if the Cubs had more picks. I am hoping that is the case with Colvin. I hope Wilken is correct with this kid. * John Offerdahl was LB from Western Michigan drafted in the 4th round by the Dolphins. He went to 5 pro-bowls and played for 8 years. In college he was a four year starter but really only got noticed his senior year and then only because in the Senior Bowl he blasted Bo Jackson at the goal line.
  24. CubinNY
    Well,hes a lefty. They probably didn't bring their lefty bp pitcher on the trip. He's in the booth with Pat.
  25. CubinNY
    Crappy lefties own the Cubs.
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