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  1. CubinNY
    Good point. Last spring there was a series of articles in the NY Times about Wright quoting annymous scouts about his potential. In addition, on WFAN, Mike Francessa and Chris Russo discussed Wright all the time. Let me state this again so no one misunderstands my point here: Wright is a special baseball player. He has a shot at a very long and very good career, but he is nowhere near an elite defensive thirdbaseman. He probaly will be better than average in the near future, but not great.
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    I am on the get well soom Mark, Kerry, and Wade bandwgn.[/i]
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    Of course I have Dunn on my fantasy team I am both :x :x and somewhat :) but mostly :cry: at Glendon Rusch's performance.
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    You've followed his career closely but didn't know he wasn't a rookie last year? Look, Wright is going to be very good offensively. That does not automatically make him very good defensively.
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    I once saw Walt Terrell hit two HRs in the same game against some nameless Cub pitcher
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    Pat is incredulous at the Aryo HR
  7. CubinNY
    Exactly. Getting beat two out of three here would make the sweep seem like a season ago.
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    Rusch has got to go
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    He may have made some rookie mistakes last year, but I've never seen anything but excellent reports about David Wright's defense. Here's what Baseball America said about him, as a minor leaguer: He makes all the plays at third base. He's one of the best in the minors at charging bunts and choppers, and he also shows a major league arm with good accuracy. And I've heard scouts on the radio and read in print that his ultimate future is at first base. I am going by what I've seen living outside NYC and heard here. After about the first month of the season rookie "jitters" likely wear off. Regardless, Wright wasn't a rookie last year. In 2004 he played 68 games at 3rd and made 11 errors. I cannot find Wright's minor league numbers, but thus far his error rate has been fairly consistent his 1.5 years in the bigs. Please note. I said he would be my pick for the best overall 3rd baseman so let's not try and paint a picture that I am saying he is terrible. He is not terrible. In five years he will be nearing 30 and a move to 1st base is not all that unusual.
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    I agree Tim. I don't know for how long Wright will be at 3rd though, but I'd say for the next five years he will be near the top. But his long- long term future is at 1st. I'm not sure why you say that. I've only seen him play 5-7 games, but he's looked good there when I've watched him. He certainly has the athleticism to play there (and then some). If you're talking when he's 35-40, I might agree, but that's around 12+ years from now. I agree with Tim. I've seen at least 10 games of him, and I think he is pretty good. Here is an excerpt from his ESPN scouting report: Baserunning & Defense As good as Wright is at the plate, he is just as solid in the field. He has great hands for third base and an above-average arm. He can field bunts cleanly, and he moves well to his right and left with his outstanding range. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/scouting?statsId=7382 Don't believe ESPN's scouting report. As of the end of last year he averaged 1 error every six games. Last year he led all of major league baseball in errors at his position. He has a strong but inaccurate throwing arm and little range. This is not to say he won't get better, because he probably will.
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    I doon't think one can take seriously anything a player says about a current manager. And quite frankly, I don't care what a player says. Look at Joe Morgan. He is the poster boy for playing smart baseball, but when he talks it is almost like he was a different human being then the one who played baseball.
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    If Dope can rebound from the injured foot he will be of high value. However, I never really thought of him as much of a 1st base prospect. I think he had over 20 errors there last year. Dope has DH written all over him. 20 errors at first base is absolutely terrible. I could be wrong on the number, but I am pretty sure it was unussaly high.
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    I agree Tim. I don't know for how long Wright will be at 3rd though, but I'd say for the next five years he will be near the top. But his long- long term future is at 1st.
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    If Dope can rebound from the injured foot he will be of high value. However, I never really thought of him as much of a 1st base prospect. I think he had over 20 errors there last year. Dope has DH written all over him.
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    Who are you? Tim Russert? He does the same thing every Sunday. "Mr. So-and-so, you said [something that does not look good in the present]. Do you stand by those remarks". Opinos should change as conditions change. Just because Dusty makes a good move on Tuesday it does not make his bad move on Monday any less bad.
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    Like any great sage, John B. Baker talks in parapbles.
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    It was 60:1 in January when I had my dad place the bet. I don't know what the odds are no. I think a much safer, yet less lucrative bet would be Cleveland.
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    Since we are stating our opinions, I think you are way off. They wouldn't hold a press conference to tell the fans that Lee is being stubborn and won't agree to a reasonable extension. That has never been Hendry's m.o. When he has fiured away at players in the past, its been through subtle commentary in informal interviews. Pretty sure Tree was referring to crazy numbers, not that Lee is holding out or anything. That said...if Lee wanted crazy numbers, free agency would've been the way to get that. 4/48 is my guess. Exactly. As Gammons mentioned last night, if he wanted go FA, NY and Boston would compete to see how many Brinks trucks they could drive to his door. Lee would likely put up some monster numbers in Boston. Crisp 2 Lee Ortiz Manny That would be sick.
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    My guess is it has to do with getting Zamborno's computer password and "chatting" with/to some of Z's internet friends. :cyclopsani:
  20. CubinNY
    Losing the next two out of three will do the Cubs no good. They have to keep the winning going if they want to be a conteda'. I am looking at you [expletive]. Throw strikes and go after people and good things will follow. Go Cubs!
  21. CubinNY
    I think much of the "debate" is like two ships passing in the night and never catching sight of one another. No one to my knowledge has said that speed is a bad things. All else equal give me the faster guy. I think what has been discussed is the value of speed as a stand alone tool. In my opinon as a stand alone it has no real value at all. hits with speed>hits power with speed>power Field/arm with speed>field/arm Plate discipline with speed>plate discipline speed without any of the above = speed
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    I am sure he is yes. I know it has sort of become a joke in the Cubs organization, but the towel drill is a very important drill for pitchers to work on keeping their mechanics in line. Is there any data on that or is this a new thing that looks good? All things being equal (i.e., no arm troubles), I'd just as soon a pticher pitch.
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    I agree.
  24. CubinNY
    Game!
  25. CubinNY
    two away!
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