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  1. VVMattVV
    For good reason. Anyone remember his "Ramirez for Izturis" trade idea years back? Awful
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    To refute this, I'm saying that a player's performance does not shift whether or not there is a base runner on or not. The fact that his numbers are different with runners on is all just a matter of coincidence. A player doesn't suddenly gain better offensive ability (or worse), based on the situation at hand, i just cannot believe that theory. Well, you're wrong. Pitchers pitch differently with RISP, and are likely to leave more balls over the plate. Therefore, there is a difference when hitting with runners on. Good hitters, like Ramirez, will make pitchers pay for challenging them. Agreed. Some hitters are more locked in at the plate in big situations too, and on the flip side some hitters get more jittery in big spots. Baseball players are human after all, and don't always go up to the plate with the same mindset. exactly. This is true in all sports. Some guys are clutch free throw shooters, some are not. Believe me, in the day, you would much, much rather have Billy Williams up in a big situation than Ron Santo. You can't compare "clutch" in basketball to "clutch" in baseball, they're two very different sports. People quote numbers they don't understand? They read a book, so they know all? Now that you mention "nonsensicle"...
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    Seems like Cordero only gives up HR when the Cubs need him to the most.
  4. VVMattVV
    If we say let's compare Dunn with A Rod then he does. would I want him on my team? Ya But he did insult our grounds crew so probably not Wow, great analysis. If you compare almost anyone to ARod they look bad, seeing as he's the best player in the game.
  5. VVMattVV
    Citing Run Expectancy is perfectly fine, why does it matter if the guy "executes what he was trying to do"? That makes no sense. If the Run Expectancy goes down, then it means what he was trying to do was wrong. It might "seem" like its easier, but numbers prove you wrong.
  6. VVMattVV
    if you add in his hustle, heart, and scrappy factors it negates his mediocre OBP and terrible SLG
  7. VVMattVV
    This is what KenTremendous wrote at the end, and he's right. Plaschke is an idiot and a horrible writer.
  8. VVMattVV
    why not Sam Fuld?
  9. VVMattVV
    No kidding. Look at that replay they just showed. It's not even close. oh well! our star LB is clean so we need to even it out somehow Oh please. Seriously though; i dont understand how you guys can all be so fair (and often, too harsh) when it comes to the cubs. But when it comes to the bears; they can do no wrong. That call was complete BS and it wasnt even close. You know as well as I do if that had been the other way around you guys would be complaining (and rightfully so) like there is no tomorrow. This is a game thread. Have you seen the baseball one? this is pretty tame compared to those disasters. It was offsides, but it was closer than you're making it out to be.
  10. VVMattVV
    Agreed, is there any question at all that these are the 2 best D's in the league? Two top defenses, although I'm not sure if they're the two best.
  11. VVMattVV
    makes up for that stupid penalty by Vasher earlier
  12. VVMattVV
    What's the worst thing that happens? A flag and you lose a foot? Fantastic play. Harris is the best defensive lineman in the league, and its not particularly close
  13. VVMattVV
    YES
  14. VVMattVV
    probably even better if we just let Murton play RF instead of having to watch Floyd out there. Jones' hot streak helped us out for a little while, but his overall poor season makes me wish we would have just let Pie adjust to major league pitching. he'd give us good defense if nothing else, would have helped today.
  15. VVMattVV
    I feel like I'm watching Wade Miller part two
  16. VVMattVV
    He's only gained one point since Vance's last update. How many starts left for both pitchers?
  17. VVMattVV
    I want the Cubs to make the playoffs, win the World Series and Jim Hendry to laugh at all of us for doubting his philosophy. I would even be okay with the Cubs keeping him another year if they win it all in 2007. :lol: Why would that scenario allow Hendry to laugh at us for doubting his philosophy? Its not like his team would have won a lot of games, we would have made the playoffs due to a terrible division and getting hot at the right time.
  18. VVMattVV
    Thats fine. My team full of talented jerks would win a lot more games, which is all I really care about.
  19. VVMattVV
    Must run in the family Ugh, not this again
  20. VVMattVV
    I think some would argue it'd be like seeing St. Louis lose to San Diego's AAA affiliate.
  21. VVMattVV
    Why does it matter if your neighbor is a scout? How can he tell age better than anyone else? You a little paranoid there, bud? You a little nonsensical there, bud?
  22. VVMattVV
    Thank you. I've been saying this for months, but most Cubs fans are so loyal to Derrek Lee that they refuse to accept that he is anything but perfect... maybe for what he did in 2005 or because of his troubles last season, who knows? See, I never fall in love with players, so I don't feel guilty about criticizing them at any time. Anyway, I totally agree. Almost every single one of his at-bats are like reruns of the previous ones. But you can't ever say that, or Cubs fans will jump all over you. And as I type this, Lee hits a home run... but I still stand by my argument. What? We have been complaining about Lee's lack of power all year. His on-base skills have still been there, I don't think I've seen any posts "refusing to accept that he is anything but perfect."
  23. VVMattVV
    Not to pick on you, Tim, but this gets brought up a lot when talking about Kendall. Nobody seemed to care when Barrett was on the team and couldn't throw anyone out or call a good game. Back then, the majority of the board seemed to think, "Who cares about the defense, his offense is well above-average." Now, with Kendall exceeding expectations with the bat, his defense gets brought up as a reason to bench him. Don't really understand it There wasn't a good defensive catcher winning the AAA MVP with a dominate offensive season when Barrett played here. There was no alternative, starting Blanco everyday wasn't an option.
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    Soto had a great season, but I seriously doubt he would be putting up numbers at the big league level that would match what Kendall has done since joining the Cubs. I agree, I doubt Soto would approach Kendall's current OBP as a Cub. That being said, what are the chances Kendall could repeat his numbers?
  25. VVMattVV
    what does "swing like a clean-up spot" even mean? I want all of my hitters trying to hit the ball hard somewhere, I hope you're not implying leadoff hitters should be slap hitters. We tried that already, it didn't work so well.
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