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  1. hossdriver
    its like a train wreck... I can't look away, much less turn it off and go to bed...
  2. hossdriver
    Can't... Stop... Bleeding...
  3. hossdriver
    Doesn't look like the Astros are done pounding our bullpen...
  4. hossdriver
    No way... He's the heir-apparent to washed up Derek Lee :thumbsup:
  5. hossdriver
    Its frustrating cause Heilman actually has decent stuff. He just can't locate it...
  6. hossdriver
    If it weren't for the runner being inherited and belonging to everyone else, Heilman's ERA would be up around 10 or so... If I didn't know his family, I'd cus him...
  7. hossdriver
    He was a tale of two halves last year as well... .266 pre-All-Star break .360 post-All-Star break And yes, he was set up to succeed and absolutely thrived in the middle of the order (5-8) basically against RH pitching.
  8. hossdriver
    Roy Halladay has a complete no-trade, but with all the hoopla surrounding him, I haven't heard that he would waive his rights... Is JP making the same mistake in Toronto?
  9. hossdriver
    Solve it by taking your base, stealing 2nd, stealing 3rd, and scoring on the subsequent squeeze bunt... Then do the Cena hand wave at BOTH Oswalt and Pudge ROIDriguez...
  10. hossdriver
    Now 1 up in Philly...
  11. hossdriver
    Jenny Finch \:D/
  12. hossdriver
    Yup... At San diego, but we swept them in Chicago...
  13. hossdriver
    Except that when he actually faces someone on the mound better than a cardboard cutout (as in the playoffs the last two seasons) he is inept at leading off, hitting homeruns, and pretty much anything else offensively... Soriano smells like a rose when he swings at the first two pitches of an AB. He bats .375-.400 in his CAREER when he puts the ball in play in those situations. He's a fastball hitter and does everything AGAINST the theories of what a leadoff hitter should do... He's a great stat padder, but when the game is on the line, and he has two strikes on him, he will FAIL because he refuses to adjust and play the team game. 3-28 with a solitary walk in the last two playoff series is ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW... .107/.138/.245 0HR 0RBI Now post Aramis' numbers in the last 2 postseasons Yeah, he's been terrible too. But this thread is about Soriano. Sammy was terrible in the postseason too. Aramis I give a reprieve because he he was key in 2003. Soriano was key in 2007 and 2008. Talkin' about playoffs... Where neither were key...
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    Except that it shows emphasis, and is not random... Would you prefer bold or italics? What about underline?
  15. hossdriver
    Except that when he actually faces someone on the mound better than a cardboard cutout (as in the playoffs the last two seasons) he is inept at leading off, hitting homeruns, and pretty much anything else offensively... Soriano smells like a rose when he swings at the first two pitches of an AB. He bats .375-.400 in his CAREER when he puts the ball in play in those situations. He's a fastball hitter and does everything AGAINST the theories of what a leadoff hitter should do... He's a great stat padder, but when the game is on the line, and he has two strikes on him, he will FAIL because he refuses to adjust and play the team game. 3-28 with a solitary walk in the last two playoff series is ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW... .107/.138/.245 0HR 0RBI Now post Aramis' numbers in the last 2 postseasons Yeah, he's been terrible too. But this thread is about Soriano. Sammy was terrible in the postseason too. Aramis I give a reprieve because he he was key in 2003.
  16. hossdriver
    My feeling is that the 2008 Cubs led the league in scoring DESPITE using Soriano at leadoff. I'd like to see a guy with a higher OBP giving MORE OPPORTUNITIES to guys like Lee and Ramirez. Soriano has yet to score 100 runs in a season as a leadoff hitter. You would think that with the offense the Cubs had in 2008, he would come around to score more. Rickie Weeks, as an example, has nearly equal ABs as a leadoff hitter in Milwaukee, a lower OBP and BA, yet scored 10 MORE RUNS and hitting 18 less homers... Soriano just isn't maximized as a leadoff hitter, and he absolutely KILLS the team as a spark plug against good pitching...
  17. hossdriver
    Except that when he actually faces someone on the mound better than a cardboard cutout (as in the playoffs the last two seasons) he is inept at leading off, hitting homeruns, and pretty much anything else offensively... Soriano smells like a rose when he swings at the first two pitches of an AB. He bats .375-.400 in his CAREER when he puts the ball in play in those situations. He's a fastball hitter and does everything AGAINST the theories of what a leadoff hitter should do... He's a great stat padder, but when the game is on the line, and he has two strikes on him, he will FAIL because he refuses to adjust and play the team game. 3-28 with a solitary walk in the last two playoff series is ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW... .107/.138/.245 0HR 0RBI
  18. hossdriver
    What, nobody wanted Abreu? I think picking up Ibanez was going to cost the Cubs a draft pick? He was 37 years old and showed nowhere near the potential that his reality has brought to the table... That being said, Milton led the WORLD in OPS in 2008... Adam Dunn, while a beast in power and OBP (especially at Wrigley Field), carries a career ~.245 batting average and closet full of buffoonery in the OF. Abreu was the SMART choice, playing 150+ games a year since (I think 1997), with good power, speed, average, and defensive ability. His asking price (at the time of the Bradley signing) was about $5-6M more per year... The Angels 'Madoff' like Bernie...
  19. hossdriver
    Had a lot of people ripping me when I was talking about the 'inconsistency' of the offense. What do you know, the Cubs don't hit homers, they don't win... Living and dying with the homer = being bounced in the playoffs again (if you we even make it this year)...
  20. hossdriver
    Yea it was just posted in the minors section tonight. No wonder he sucked...
  21. hossdriver
    Heilman reminds me of Farnsworth without the 100mph stuff... Heilman has good stuff (mid-90's) but his location and command are crap... He'd be a good 'power' addition to a bullpen if he'd just throw strikes early...
  22. hossdriver
    See, leadoff double, and the run doesn't score... Too bad Lee didn't get a crack at it... Again, not a downer, but the Cubs just can't seem to move and score runners efficiently unless their putting it in the bleachers. Makes it REAL tough against REAL pitching... :?
  23. hossdriver
    Y'know, I really love this delicious steak in front of me, but I'd also like to see some hot dogs out there, too. And when the steak dries up (homers)? We starve again... awesome analogy. When we stop hitting, we won't score anymore... Hey, you started it... =D>
  24. hossdriver
    Y'know, I really love this delicious steak in front of me, but I'd also like to see some hot dogs out there, too. And when the steak dries up (homers)? We starve again...
  25. hossdriver
    Not to be a downer, but all but 1 of the 13 run scored in the last two wins have come via the longball... I like the power surge, but I'd also like to see some 'situational' hitting as well...
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