FergieJ31
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C'mon guys. I hate to defend Ozzie but the exact quote I heard was: ''I will walk Teixeira and pitch to Sammy Sosa every day of the year,'' Guillen said. ''Teixeira isn't going to beat me. Sammy, be ready because you have to hit.'' He didn't threaten a beaning; he was defending his decision to walk Teixeira and pitch to Sammy.
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BoSox Fan Prevents Angels Catch and gets FREE Pizza!
FergieJ31 replied to MikeG's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yeah I agree - first time I saw the clip I had no sound and I thought "what's the big deal? fans jaw at each other all the time" You gotta turn it up. The commentary combined with all the slow-mo replays makes it hilarious. It's also hilarious that the pizza-target blamed the pizza for causing him to miss the ball LOL the pizza arrived a full second after the ball. -
I enjoyed this thread in spite of the outcome. With Yahoo and ESPN out and no TV around I was following the game by reading all your posts. Very entertaining / informative - thanks all.
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Another excruciating loss in the books ...
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Who will be the first to do the obligatory "Oh man" wordplay? (I guess I just did :oops: )
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CUBS WIN!?! Same here, but 2-0 Cubs. It must have been called on rain.
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We can thank Chris and his backward posts for that :lol:
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Demp or Ohman, pick your poison.
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Heath Bell & Mike Quade now starring in Brokeback Mountain II
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DEXIF lol I guess that extra 'rre' was weighing down the throws from CF.
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It's hero time ... who will it be - Jock Ewing? Cliff Ewing?
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Well played hehe
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prior reported late? He took his allotted *72* hours to report - can you imagine?! Thank God we have Paul Sullivan to tell us these things.
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Matty! Gotta love that kid - I'm sure Lou thought that catch was adorable too.
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And the Giles Bros continue to kill the Cubs ...
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I'm starting to wonder if he's hurt. Around this time last year Pujols was banging out 4 HR's in 4 consecutive at-bats against the Pirates instead of popping out with the bases juiced to end the game. Anyone know what his health status is?
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Optimal batting orders may add 1-2 wins a season, but I have my doubts as to what an optimal batting order actually is. I don't think it's what conventional baseball wisdom would define as an optimal lineup. Very good point - I agree. I think managers would raise a lot of eyebrows and draw a ton of criticism if they routinely started batting pitchers 8th (even those named Marquis or Zambrano), as some of these studies argue is "optimal".
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I agree completely. So, he'll have more pressure on him for his first AB, but after that it's just like any of the other 40 at bats. Plus, won't he see better pitches with T-Riot and the heart of the order protecting him, versus Blanco? So it didn't matter when Neifi and Corey were hitting 1-2 in front of Lee as opposed to 7-8? It's generally accepted, I think, that lineup configuration does not matter significantly in wins and losses. If you're deciding whether to hit Ruth ahead of Gehrig or vice versa, I totally agree. If you're deciding whether Neifi hits second (with his .300 OBP) or Murton and his .360 OBP, I think over the course of a season, it can cost you enough runs to make difference. But that would be nearly impossible to prove. There have been studies along these lines - I think Tangotiger proved that creating optimal batting orders can be expected to add 1-2 wins by the end of a season. Batting order is one of the most straightforward, concrete decisions a manager can make, so I disagree with the argument that it's trivial and doesn't rate discussion.
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Reverend Horton Heat Cool - at least I got the home town right :) I've heard of the Reverend, never seen him in concert. Love those rockabilly bands ...
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Maybe not objectively but I guarantee it matters to Felix. btw who is the guitarist in your avatar - Jimmy Vaughan?
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I agree with Soriano12 in general (the safe decision would be to bat Pie 7 or 8) but in this specific instance I think it's not a bad move. Everything we've heard about this kid indicates he has above average leadership skills and handles pressure well. It's also a nice vote of confidence for him from his manager. Geez, just imagine how Felix feels right now ... MLB debut in front of a rabid home crowd against a future HoF'er, batting leadoff to boot 8-)
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!WOC YLOH Heckuva game, hope Fonzie is ok.
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DNERT A DETRATS SIRHC KNIHT I
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? Look at it in the mirror...
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Schmidt's velocity is way way down. By his own admission he hasn't even hit 90mph on his fastball in years. And he hasn't yet made the transition to a finesse pitcher, so he's not much more than Wade Miller right now. I was calling for the Cubs to sign him; very happy to be wrong on this one.