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Dayn can't even spell his name correctly. The guy is a friggen moran. Punishing Rice for playing his career in Boston? Then he talks about home road splits? They guy was the premier power hitter of his generation. For an 8 year stretch Rice was the most feared hitter in the AL. If I ever see Daynny boy on the street I'd treat him to a knuckle sam'ich.
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IMO, that's a perfect comparison in terms of skill set. And yes, Andre's career was watered down by playing on the rug in Olympic Stadium. Although Dawson's career was undoubtably hurt by playing in Olympic Stadium, he was damaged goods even before he stepped on to a MLB filed. In highschool he destroyed his knee playing football his senior year. To me that makes his career even more remarkable. I will always love the Hawk. If I had a boy I would want him to emulate they way he played the game. One more thing, nobody could hit the head high fastball harder and farther than Dawson.
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as much as it pains me to say it: joe morgan was the superior player that set the offensive standard for all modern 2nd basemen to be judged. That's the thing that is so shocking. He is a sabermatrician's wet dream. Yet, he still preaches old fashioned baseball. How Ironic.
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JP is cleaning house. All of the old-school "tool" guys are gone. If Hendry manages to get an extension it will be interesting to see the path the two organizations take. My money is on Toronto.
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it has to do with trends. i wouldn't necessarily agree that soriano will never return to his career norms, but i think he needs to improve his plate discipline over anything. i wouldn't care that he's a butcher in the field if he got on base. this is a stat that he's never had, and i don't want him if he doesn't show improvement anyway. 2001 .304, 2002 .332, 2003 .338, 2004 .324, 2005 .309. There is a TWO-year trend down. I don't find two-year trends very significant w/out any attached reason for such a trend. On September 3rd of last year Soriano was at .321 for his OBP. If he can do it for 5 months he can do it for 6. His "trend" isn't really much of a concern for me. If you want to get a grasp on his OBP you are going to have to look at his BA becuase his high in walks was 38 in 03. Since 2002 (approximately the second half of his career) his batting average has dropped EVERY YEAR from a high of .300 to .268 last year. Keep in mind too, that he played 80 games in a hitters heaven. Add on to the fact that he will make 10 mill and he is radioactive.
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Yeah, and his last good year against lefties was 2004. The last time before that was 2003. The last time before that was 2002... and so on. Grissom is a horrible player at this point in his life. Horrible meaning really, really bad. He has no business on the Cubs. I refuse to believe that this signing is anything more than a favor to him from Dusty. The signing is so he can show he can still play. He will sign with a low payroll team after the Cubs cut him. If he is on the Cubs come April I will be more than shocked.
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More than likely? I'd say he's a clear-cut favorite to make the Cubs. There's a slight chance ST would be an audition for another team, but I can't see it as "more than likely". We shall see. To me he is at best a 5th outfielder. Peirre Jones Murton Patterson Marbury Hairston Grissom If the Cubs the Cubs get rid of Patterson, slide everyone up. He still won't make the team. Teams do this kind of stuff every year. Once Walker is traded, Hairston will be considered an IF. Corey will likely be gone as well. That leaves Pierre, Jones, Murton, Mabry and Grissom. Mabry is already considered a OF/IF to a degree. As of now the bench is Blanco, Neifi/Cedeno, Hairston, Patterson, Mabry and Grissom. If the more veteran bullpen gives them confidence to go with just 11 pitchers, those 6 are in the lead. That's 2 MI, 1 corner IF/corner OF, 2 OF and 1 C. Teams do sign veterans to NRI all the time. And the Cubs happen to give those guys jobs all the time. The Cubs have 2 guys on their roster right now who they have openly talked about getting rid of, and they don't have enough other bench guys to push Grissom into a AAA spot. They still need bench help, not to mention a real starting corner OF or other bat, and starting pitching help. You paint a dark but not unrealistic pitcher there goon man. I hope it doesn't come to that.
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More than likely? I'd say he's a clear-cut favorite to make the Cubs. There's a slight chance ST would be an audition for another team, but I can't see it as "more than likely". We shall see. To me he is at best a 5th outfielder. Peirre Jones Murton Patterson Marbury Hairston Grissom If the Cubs the Cubs get rid of Patterson, slide everyone up. He still won't make the team. Teams do this kind of stuff every year.
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The thing about Rusch is that he is a 6 inning pitcher, just like Maddux. With him in the rotation the bullpen will get taxed. If Dusty continues to use his bp pitchers as in the past, that means the two or three best guys out of the pen will be used up by the ASB.
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I wouldn't get too worked up over Grissom. It is more than likely that ST is his audition for another team.
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Do you mean to say that Hendry has picked up a crucial piece of the puzzle for the offense? I agree. Yes, and when all the pieces are put together it looks like about like a .500 ball club. I agree Pierre and Jones are crucial to the Cubs finishing anywhere from 3rd to 5th.
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As the team makup looks right now, they appear to be a dangerous playoff team. What I mean is that the team is built for the short season that is the playoffs and not really for the long regular season. With Z, Prior, and Wood the Cubs can compete in any short series. They've added some bullpen help (at least on paper) and have improved the offense enough to compete on a small scale. As we know, it is not always the best team that wins but who is playing the best come the playoffs. Like every year the health of the starting rotation will tell the season. I am not optimistic about the Cubs chances but one never knows utill the games are played.
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By far the worst "color" man in the game. He talks over the play-by-play partner, is a master of the obvious, and all around idiot.
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It's called alleteration.
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If this is true, Mrs. CubinNY wll be a very happy bandwgn Cub fan. When I told her about the possible trade she said, "Why would they want to do something stupid like that." She has a way with words.
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Gary Carter has to be in the list of all time bad guys. I remember a fight between he and Buckner at home plate when he was with the Expos. Buckner intentionally stepped on his face mask as he was crossing home plate. Buckner kicked his ass too. I loved Buckner and never liked Leon Durham, never.
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Why should injures cost Belle the HOF when it didn't Puckett? I don't disagree with you Vance. The only thing I think the "voters" will look at are the team stats. Puckett has a world Series Ring and was a very big part of the Twins teams that made it. Belle was also a big part of the Indians team that lost to the Braves, though. Man looking back was that Cleveland team stacked or what?
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Belle will likely never get in (See also, Rice, Jim). IMO he is a borderline guy. I voted no, but I wouldn't complain if he did. Also like Dawson injuries probably cost him the HOF. Not a likeable guy, but a wonderful baseball player.
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I still can't fathom how someone votes for Dawson and not Rice. I loved Dawson as much as anyone, but to look at his career and say HOF and to not say the same for Rice destroys all credibility that you can look at baseball objectively. I agree Vance, the problem with Rice is he did lots of things really, really well but wasn't dominating in any one area. HOF voters love guys like Lou Brock (base stealing) or Ozzie Smith (defense) who dominate in at least one particular area. It's a shame guys like Rice get overlooked. HOF voters let their voting status go to their friggen heads. Here are my thoughts. The HOF is a museum of baseball as such the best players of each era should go into the HOF. It is a much about the history of the game as it is about any ridiculus notion of only the best of the best should get in. If that is the case then there should be eight position players and four or five starters in, and they can get voted out if somebody better comes along. The museum is plenty big enough to accomidate new inductees. And IMO the new inductees help to keep the museum alive, so to speak. What I mean is I don't really care about some pitcher who pitched for the Boston Braves in the 1920s but I can see Sandberg, Yaz, Yount and other players from childhood and youth. Players like Rice, Trammell, Santo, and Blyleven should be in becasue they were the best players of their generation at their positon. End of story.
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I am sorry, but that is the most loppsided trade idea this side of my PS2 The Mets would get Manny for: Victor Diaz Chris Benson Aaron Heilman Kaz Matsui It is to laugh. Baltimore Give up Tejada for: Lugo Benson Diaz Bannister They are reluctant to trade him for Prior. Tampa gives up Lugo and gets: Heilman Matsui That is obscene, Matsui's contract that is. Manny may end of a Met, but this deal aint gonna happen.
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Hopefully the O's FO is a dumb as many people think they are and they keep holding out for more until Hendry finally moves on. If there is one thing we know about Hendry it is that he doesn't move on. He tried to trade for Barrett two times before Beane helped him out. He waited all Winter for Maddux to sign. He waited way, way too long for McGriff to make up his mind. He tried to get Burnitz a couple of times. Hendry is pitbull like once he locks on to a player. Now that does not mean the trade will happen, everyone has their limits. But Hendry doesn't move on.
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Do you mean fans or front office people? I think this trade proposal is a fair one. But that does not make it a good one. I am torn. Prior is a once in a decade talent and will likely be a good to great "value" for 3 more years. He will definately be a better long term value then Tejada. Tejada is a player who can help the Cubs win now but in three years he will be on the downslope and expensive. I think the Cubs have to do something to win now. But they also have the luxuary of having a young nuecleus of starting pitching. Guzman, Marshall, and Gahallager Both sides are gambling here. Baltimore is starved for pitching and the Cubs are starved for offesenive help. Both sides want to get the most value out of the trade and then there are the players wishes to consider. I think this thing may drag out for a while.
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That is more than enough data to suggest to me that Cedeno can handle the job. He may not walk enough for us, but then again, who does?* *Rhetorical question
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We seem to be going round and round here. Ok Would anyone else do this trade: Hill, Guzman, Dope, Harvey/Reed for Tejada?
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someone felt the need to open another thread