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Corey Patterson?
CubinNY replied to The_Realist's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
With the ASB approaching what Corey needs is to get away from baseball for a few days. The Cubs should find a way to place him on the DL for about a week. Right now his problems are as much mental as they are physical. I really feel bad for him. -
Post in more threads (while intoxicated), plz. Great. With Raisin's new avatar it's going to feel like he's yelling every post. I WAS CONSIDERING MAKING ALL MY POSTS IN CAPS. Is that Steven A. Smith? I'M TELLING YOU....HE'S GOT A RADIO SHOW ON THE LOCAL ESPN AFFILIATE IN NY......ALL HE DOES IS.....YELL...AND CONSTANTLY....REPEAT....HIMSELF....AND YELL....WITH LOTS OF LONG PAUSES IN BETWEEN....WORDS AT WEIRD TIMES. DID I MENTION....HE REPEATS HIMSELF..............A LOT.
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right. Torre abused him and now he is done.
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IMO, Sammy hasn't been the same since he was beaned. I don't know, but it seems like since then he has stood further away from the plate and no longer strides toward the ball. Maybe its my own interpretation as I'm still a Sammy fan. BTW, I read nothing in that article that would indicate Sammy was being an ass in Baltimore?
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Bump Nine games left. Will the real Cubs please stand up?
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I know it is done a lot by sportswriters, pundits, and ESPN analysts, but I don't like comparing people form different eras. It is not fair to one or the other person. I think a more valid compairson is between two people from the same era, like Santo and Brooks Robinson for example. If Brooks is in Santo should be too.
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I do that in a NY minute, but I don't think that gets it done either. Willams nor Hill is a #1 starter and Cedeno is not an impact player.
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Williams isn't a difference maker either. I will be shocked if Hendry can get Dunn without having to give up one of the big three. Short of that I just don't see it happening. Quantity never trumps quality, never. So three #3s or one #2 and two #3s are never gonna get the Cubs Dunn.
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Would anyone do a Dunn for Zambrano trade? I think that is the kind of trade Cincy would want. They don't want a package of number 3 starters and an AA ball player. They would want an impact player. I just don't know. I would have to think long and hard about it, but I might. It would be a lot easier if Guzman could stay healthy.
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He's pissed that his records aren't selling and his concerts in Branson are only sparsely attended.
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I agree with Coach C every series is a big one. The Cubs have to show they are a contender. They have to seperate themselves from the other medicore clubs. They are at a level of mediocrity now, the question is when the ASB rolls around will they have elevated themselves? Here is to hoping they do that and people at Wrigley lay off of C-Patt. Why do they love to kick a man when he is down?
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That's good news. If he's already throwing 2 IP, he might only be a month or so away. Right on! If Williamson can contribute anything this year it will be like making a trade without losing a player. Maybe even better, like losing Wilson :D
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I think there still are a lot of people on the bandwgn, it is derailed however by Dusty. The problem is in this line up the Cubs can't afford to have a guy hitting like Jason currently is hitting, or Hollandsworth for that matter.
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The opposite of love is not hate, it is indiference. That is how I feel about the Sox, I could care less. Except when they are playing the Cubs. But I still don't hate them. I just want to beat them.
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Wins are a team stat not a pitcher stat, per sey. But the stat is not unimportant either. Like all data they are just another piece of information that aid in judgment. It is important to analyze performance using all the data at hand. If a pitcher pitches well enough to keep his team in most ball games then he is a good pitcher IMO. The best way I know how to judge that is by looking at team wins when the pitcher is on the mound. It certianly is not a perfect metric but it is a pretty good indicator of overall effectiveness. ERA is not perfect either. A pitcher could give up several runs after an error, for example. In fact, there are a number of factors that could skew the data. In general I'm not a big fan of measures of central tendency (i.e., averages, etc.) as the only metric when looking at overall performance. I think they are often accurate but don't tell the whole story.
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Really, UK, Goony, JC, all you guys. You kill me. Outside of Zambrano, Maddux has only been the most consistently good pitcher the Cubs have had since his signing. The Cubs are 9 games over .500 when he pitches (in 49 starts) and he is likely to pitch another 200 innings this year. You can hang your hat on ERA all you want but the name of the game is wins, team wins. Can you honestly say that the same outcome would have occurred if Mitre, Guzman, Welly, would have started those games? Before you mention Rusch, since the Maddux signing Rusch has started 27 games going 9 and 6. In that time he has 12 ND and the team has won 5 and lost 7 in those games. The Cubs are one game over .500 when he pitches. But if it makes you feel better about lamenting over money that the Cubs don't seem to be concerned about go right ahead.
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In that same time, he's posted a 4.19 ERA, I think one of our farm hands could do that. You are totally missing the point. Look, I understand the math. But, ERA isn't all there is to the equation. I have neither the time nor the inclination to get into another one of these discussions. I agree to disagree. Done.
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I just can't help myself. I don't want to post in here, but I cannot resist. Since Maddux came back to the Cubs his team has won 29 of the 49 games he has pitched. That is a win % of .591 (20 and 13 last year, 9 and 7 this year). That tells me he is a quality pitcher. We can argue about the money, but I am hard pressed to believe that some "in house" farm hand could post those numbers.
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Len and Bob Among Baseball's Best Announers
CubinNY replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Kaat, Kay, Singleton, and O'neil good? -
Viva Greg! Viva Wins! Viva option vesting! Wins may be a terrible stat to judge pitchers by, but it the only way to judge a team. When Maddux pitches his team wins more often than not. End of the stroy. Taking any stat to an extreme is not a good thing. Wins (for a pitcher) is just another stat, it is neither insignificant nor all-important.
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Walker expresses that he's comfortable at the top of the order. He also defers to what he calls Dusty's knowledge and says Corey can "carry a team." Walker sounds like the consumate teammate in those regards. He's expressing his desires while stating that he knows his manager has reasons and he respects that. Yea, it is amazing how different Walker's comments come across, depending on whose column you read. Sullivan should write for the gossip column and not the sports page. Hack! Miles' column was a lot more ballanced
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The end of May I said that June would be the tale of the tape for the Cubs. Well, the way I see it this team is not going to make it. Or is it? If Wood and Prior come back strong it gives them a fighting chance for the WC. But I really don't have much faith in the offense or the middle inning guys. The Farnshworth trade was bade in retrospect. Anyway, I hope the Cubs don't trade away some pretty good prospects for the likes of Kotsey, Wilson, or Floyd. B/c I don't think the team is good enough.
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Dear Cubs - don't let the Maddux option vest
CubinNY replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
goony (and others) I don't understand the complaining about the $9 mill to Maddux. As Serena noted, the Cubs must have thought he would reach that milestone or they wouldn't have offered him the money. If this assumption is true, then they must not be concerned about it. Why should we be? I would like to think that Hendry planned for the future when he signed Maddux. He had to know that he would be significantly overpaid in the last year of his deal. If the assumption is false then Hendry has to be fired, no question. If Maddux salary seriously hampers the Cubs efforts to get better that is tantimount Hendry comitting malpractice. -
Dear Cubs - don't let the Maddux option vest
CubinNY replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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I still think Nomar will be back, if for no other reason than he has nowhere else to go. The Yankees tried to get him to play 2nd base this year. I can see them trying again. I don't know if Nomar would consider it though. I would like to think that Nomar feels bad about taking the money and not playing and would agree to another one year contract. However, I don't know if Hendry & Co. will offer one. Fool me once type of thing.