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  1. CubinNY
    Have the Cubs won the simulated WS yet? Over the last two seasons with Wood and Prior going every game they've probably had a good chance to do so. The Cubs are 35-11 in simulated games over the last two years. JoBo and Rusch haven't held up their end of the rotation. Still 24 games over 500 is pretty nice.
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    I disagree. WHIP is just another metric. It is not a catch-all metric anymore than winshares, wins, ERA or any other tool used to evaluate a pitcher. I'd be interested to see if WHIP has any predictive validity from year to year. If it does it could be a useful metric, if not, well it as least as useful as anything else. All of these pitching metrics are just small pieces to the larger picture of whether a pitcher is "good". Good is a value judgment that some would use independent of any metric or analysis. But I think the value judgment is much better if it is backed up by some data. In the case of a pitcher I would hope the data used would be less dependent on the offense or the defense behind the pitcher. Regardless, I don't think anyone would use WHIP alone to make that judgment. But for some it is easier to set up a weak argument for the sole purpose of knocking it down. Which is the case with Cubbierich more often than not.
  3. CubinNY
    Man I am fired up about Pie. I hope he hits well and strikes out less in Iowa this year. If he comes along that will give the Cubs some flexibality with regard to Pierre and Jones. I am just as fired up about Guzman/Marshall though. If those two reach thier potential it opens up a lot of options and cash for the Cubs to pursue other avenues whether via trade or free agency.
  4. CubinNY
    10 bucks says Walker is gone after the WBC is over.
  5. CubinNY
    Where did you read/hear this? It is news to me. If the pitchers are whining about the defense at second base then maybe they should throw better pitches. IMO Walker's defense is not that bad. Certianly not bad enough to warrent a position battle with the likes of Neifi Perez and Jerry Hairston Jr.
  6. CubinNY
    If Neifi is the everyday 2nd baseman for an extended period of time this summer, the Cubs chances of winning the division are even smaller then before. I don't think Hairston is that great a shakes either. And we know he probably won't be healthy for an entire season. I like Walker. Just infering from his comments, I believe he thinks he is getting a raw deal. I don't know if that is what he thinks, but if he does I agree with him. All the same though, he should bring it up with management and not the media.
  7. CubinNY
    Bruce clears the air http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/cubs.asp Walker is backing off his statements on the SCORE.
  8. CubinNY
    From the Cubs.com article I'd say that is pretty contriversial. I wonder what Dusty will say to him, because one of them isn't being truthfull.
  9. CubinNY
    What did Neifi say, I missed it?
  10. CubinNY
    Walker sure doesn't know when to keep his head down and mouth quiet. I don't know maybe he doesn't feel like he should have to compete for a job. I can't say I blame him. But I wouldn't talk like that. I still think he doesn't make it out of Arizona as a Cub.
  11. CubinNY
    That's a little extreme, I think. Bad calls happen all the time, and not because of some grand conspiracy. I'm more apt to chalk this one up to natural human fallability than premeditated malice. I don't disagree. It is just a shame that it happened. The strike zone was all over the place all day and if they cover the bag on Wells bunt, it is on to extra innings. Often perception is reality in these instances.
  12. CubinNY
    Innocent mistake or not. This smacks of homerism.
  13. CubinNY
    why? USA would of won 5-4 if we assume everything went the same way. No one knows what would have happened if that call is not overturned. I hope the umps sleep well tonight
  14. CubinNY
    Boo! The Japanese got ripped off!
  15. CubinNY
    I Love Pat and Ron
  16. CubinNY
    I agree completely. Good luck convincing the baseball "men" who played "the game" and the wannabe Sox clones on that one though. Even so, I think given Patterson's struggles with the Cubs, they had to let him go. Now the choice is/was; is Pierre the best option? I think that depends on who was available. I would have been happy to get Wilkerson or someone else instead of Pierre, but we will never know what could have been. We just have to hope that Pierre performs to career norms with regard to OBP. What worries me more is that the Cubs haven't got another run producer. I am as big a fan of Murton as anyone but thus far he has not shown he can hit for much power save the short stint he had with the club at the end of the season last year. I reallly don't expect much out of Jones and we know Pierre isn't going to hit for power. That puts termendus pressure on Aramis, Lee, and Barrett (not really a run producer either). I still think the Cubs will struggle to score runs on a consistent basis.
  17. CubinNY
    I love this. This is the crux of the stats vs. convential wisdom arguement. CW: Hey you showed me some data that proves your point but I don't like it. So it proves nothing. ST: But the numbers don't lie. CW: So what? I don't like them so you can stop using them. I'll keep my uninformed opinion thank you.
  18. CubinNY
    The Cubs are easing Prior into the mix to avoid the elbow problems that sidelined him the previous two springs. year A - He has problems in ST. year B - He has problems in ST. year C - He comes to ST after being very sick over the winter so he may be behind in conditioning. Wouldn't it be the responsible thing to do something different than year A & B??? Not necessarily. If someone is injured early in ST for two years and the Cubs and the pitcher don't do anything different mechanically when the person gets to a certain point of pitches or stress on the elbow then the injury will reoccur. It doesn't matter, it only pushes back the time when the injury will occur. Now I have no idea if they are doing something different or not, other than not expose him to game situations. Supposedly Prior was sick well before spring training. I cannot fathom how being sick in January or December would impact his conditioning in mid Feb and March to the extent that he is just now pitching. Those Rothchild quotes really bother me. If there is nothing wrong why is he just now begining to throw breaking balls? Why is he velocity down? Why do they say we'll see how he comes through it if all he needs is extra conditioning time?
  19. CubinNY
    Well written. Most of the players are jack-asses anyway. Mike Schmidt said he would never vote for a person on the vetran's ballot b/c they weren't good enough the first time. What kind of logic is that? Most of the sportswriters feel like they are some type of gatekeeper. BS is what I say.
  20. CubinNY
    It will also ruin the 6K I was planning on spending after collecting it in vegas after the WS.
  21. CubinNY
    Good. I think if they are going to do this thing they should do it right. If it is in the best interests of baseball to have this thing every 4 years they should shorten the season by the requisit number of games and have the thing in the middle of the season with ALL THE BEST PLAYERS representing their country and the starting pitchers going without a pitch count. It works that way in socer and hocky pretty well. Why wouldn't it work in baseball.
  22. CubinNY
    His really good year was last year. I think he'll go back to his 200 IP, 4.00 ERA type season, but this time won't have the Yanks offense to give him 18-22 wins. I voted for Pettitte too and I agree with Raw. With the "progress" Prior is making I wonder if he will make 25 starts this year.
  23. CubinNY
    I found this quote from Bruce's piece in today's Hearld interesting Are they babying him so he won't get injured or did he come to camp injured and they are rehabing him in camp? To me, something doesn't seem right.
  24. CubinNY
    Well, I'm the guy that does this type of operation. I was pretty accurate in my statement of inference 8) This is a message board any one can say anything. I haven't ready anyone making declaritve statements about being a medical expert except for one person. Whether this person is actually a medical expert or not has not been demonstrated. If the person is, it is much better to edify then the criticize. When do they teach bedside manner in medical school anyway? I think the people who posted about Wood's condition were attempting to give the best information that they could given what they know about wood's condition. Enough with the owned crap.
  25. CubinNY
    We shall see. I hope you're correct
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