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  1. CubinNY
    Here in NY all the Yankee fans where whining about Jeter not making the All-Star team. Well he ain't no Tejada.
  2. CubinNY
    The Cub batters are no more patient in this game then they are in real games. Both Lee and Aramis swung at the first two pitches. What is up with McCarver talking about Ronny groaning about Aramis?
  3. CubinNY
    OML, Eckstein is so great:eyeroll: pukie, puke, puke Joe Buck
  4. CubinNY
    Abreu is a PRO-fessional hitter. If Corey develops discipline he could be Abreu like.
  5. CubinNY
    Dumbass Joe Buck just made snafu #1 calling D-Lee Carlos Lee. Vance must be upset.
  6. CubinNY
    Why don't you do that?
  7. CubinNY
    I would like to add C and place the qualifier must in front of it> must c. Fire the manager. He has shown that he is unable to manage this ball club. We will never know how many games his line up card making and double switching have cost the Cubs. Not to mention not having Dempster close games from the beginning of the year. I don't see this team making it to the playoffs with Dusty at the helm.
  8. CubinNY
    Nice post Truffle. I think that is where the argument about Maddux begins and ends. Maddux is not the same pitcher he once was. The Cubs bought the premium Maddux and are only getting the mid-grade Maddux but are still paying premium prices. I have to agree The only thing I can say is, buyer beware.
  9. CubinNY
    IMB and others, I sent an e-mail to Rob Neyer and below is his reply: Just thought I'd pass this along in the interest of fairness
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    How are they another piece of evidence if they aren't an effective metric? You know, I've taken statistical analysis classes and I never saw the chapter on why wins were a useful stat for measuring pitcher ability. Maybe I was gone on those days? I teach statistics. You are making an assumption that they are not an effective metric Data are data, they are neither bad nor good. They just are. It the qualitative evaluation that we do with the data that determines there fitness. In baseball wins and losses matter. Now, when judging a pitcher wins/looses are probably not the best way to judge whether or not the pitcher was effective. However, there probably is not only one metric to use. If that is the case then one has to look at other sources of evidence. Among those sources are wins, ERA, WHIP, etc. I think the best way to judge a pticher is to look at all the data and weigh evidence. What kills me here is the rigid thinking that wins are tottaly unimportant.
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    And wrong. Prove it. Hahah, why? So we can sit here and argue for an hour? I got an idea, I'll go argue with a brick wall, it will be just as much fun. It's pointless. You've heard it all before. I'm sure this isn't the first time you've made your outdated opinion heard. If you want to continue believing that wins are an effective way to measure a pitchers worth, be my guest. Someone has to be wrong. IMB you've got a bad problem here on this board of bullying people. Well I won't be bullied by you. 1. I never made any of the claims you attribute to me. I never said they are an effective way to measure a pitcher's worth. I said they are just another piece of evidence. 2. I asked you to back up what you say with facts and you come back with this pathetic post. You are a smart guy, do some work. There are lots of people like you who blinding follow what the "in crowd" says. I've got an idea try thinking and do some research.
  12. CubinNY
    And wrong. Prove it.
  13. CubinNY
    who? Are you being serious? Bill James, Rob Neyer, etc etc... These guys know pitching, why dont you ask them what they think about "wins" describing how good a pitcher is. Maybe you'd be more comfortable talking to Joe Morgan. Yes I am serious. And yes I've read James and Neyer. To my knowledge neither James nor Neyer has ever written that wins are an unimportant stat when judging a pitcher. They've said they are a team stat and not an individual stat so they are dependent on others. They never said they are unimportant or useless. Like I wrote before they are just another quantitave method for making a qualitative judgment. I don't think anyone this side of Morgan would say that wins were the only way to judge a pitcher, however that does not make them useless either. I suggest a lot of the people who advocate that wins are unimportant to take a few statistical analysis classess. Sometimes a little bit of knowldege is a bad thing when a person uses the knowldege incorrectly.
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    who?
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    Says who?
  16. CubinNY
    Man if Hendry could somehow turn Hawkins into Dunn that would be great. I think Williams would be a good canidate for Cin as would Mitre.
  17. CubinNY
    It's his way of saying your post has no merit. It is quite condescending and uncalled for, but lots of people do it, so it makes it ok. [beating dead horse] Wins/losses are a team stat but that does not mean they are unimportant when discussing a pitcher. They are just another piece of evidence used to make a judgment. By the same token ERA is not the only important stat for judging the value of a pitcher. The Cubs are now 8 games over .500 when Maddux pitches (over the last 1.5 years)[/beating dead horse]
  18. CubinNY
    I don't want Patterson back (I think one way or another he is gone, anyways) That is pretty pathetic. What if Corey goes down to AAA and learns how to lay off the head high fast ball and develops some plate discipline? You still don't want him? Oh wait, I know, he is too stuborn or too stupid to learn anything.
  19. CubinNY
    That's a good point Tim, and I think an accurate observation as well. High walk/High K guys are mistake hitters, in general. I also would like to clarify my last post. I would trade Pie for Dunn, but I wouldn't offer any other top level prospects in the package.
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    IMO, it is absolutly foolish to not trade Pie if you can get a guy like Dunn. I cannot believe how much people overvalue prospects. Pie is an AA outfieilder with 1/2 of a great year in pro ball. A lot can happen between now and then (when he makes it to the majors). Depending on who else would be included I would trade Pie for Dunn any day.
  21. CubinNY
    "Send him to Detriot" Five cyber dollars to whomever gets the movie this quote was from.
  22. CubinNY
    Didn't Jerome Walton have two HRs in his first game? IIRC he was also ROY that year.
  23. CubinNY
    7/9/05 Morgan and McCarver two peas in a pod. This just said during the Bos-Bal game: On base percentage is not important unless you can run. Oh my Len.
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