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  1. RynoRules
    Hmm. Tell that to Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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    I agree with your rumor of a rumor thing, but Neifi's defense wasn't all that good. He cost us at least 2 games because of 2 error innings. Might want to check a thread I just posted in the Baseball forum and decide if you wish to retract that one.
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    According to Rob Neyer's sabermetric catagories (FRAR, WS, and UZR), Nefi Perez was the best defensive shortstop in the NL this year, and deserved the goild glove. Source: Neyer's article on ESPN.com Insider addressing the "willful ignorance" of GG voters. As Tree has aptly put it: "I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'."
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    That is interesting. Wonder if that might motivate Williams to get involved. And I think Contreras is the guy to trade. You caught lightning in a bottle this year - trade while value is high\.
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    Downey suggested it in this morning's Trib. At least, unlike Sullivan, he clearly makes it a suggestion, and not something that is likely to happen. Thoughts? I wonder if the Sox could score a good young player by agreeing to take on his salary. I also wonder who they'd have to trade. Would you deal one of their SPs for Thome and a prospect, w/ the Phils picking up a portion of Thome's money?
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    First: consider the source. Second: So long as he's not starting, I am less concerned.
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    I don't think those things are necessarily mutually exclusive.
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    Let Ronny play, please: Furcal Murton Lee ARam Giles Barret CFer to be named (but not named CPatt) Cedeno
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    No, I don't think they have waived it, but it may be "common knowledge" that they won't be bringing him back.
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    I wonder if this means Towers belives that resigning Giles will be difficult?
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    True, it's not absolute like ops. But it can be backed up w/ various observations... Jeter, Bernie and Paul O'Neill were "great clubhouse guys," the Red Sox have a fun clubhouse," etc., etc., etc.... Thus an opinion can be supported to some extent. If you want to give it a value, perhaps 5-10% of winning a title is based on "chemistry." Sometimes talent and luck can override this though. See the 72-74 A's for more.. I think Vance's point is that, in building a team, you can't rely on something as nonquatifiable as "chemistry" to save you. I agree - talent and production are more important. I just don't think chemistry should be completely disregarded as a factor (even if its only 5-10%) just b/c its difficult to quantify by nature.
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    Yep. Let's have Hendry evaluate these guys correctly and make these types of deals. Have we traded a prospect at his highest value? The only one that I can think of that's even close would be Hee Seop. I would say we got maximum value out of Brendan Harris and Justin Jones, to allow the Nomar trade to happen. Also, though many have forgotten it, we traded a lefty named Felix Sanchez to Detroit for another minor leaguer, Jon Connolly, and Connolly is clearly the better of the two. Where the Cubs screwed the pooch biggest IMO was with Cruz and Dubois, both if traded at the right time could have brought in a nice haul. Agreed, particularly re Cruz.
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    If there's any validity to it, it's not a bad move. I'm not sold on Pierre at all, but we're really not giving up much. I like Sergio as much as anyone around here, but he's out of options so he needs to be traded. He won't clear waivers, and when looking at the current personell in the bullpen and rotation, I don't see where he fits into the Cubs 2006 plans. Patterson also is likely to be moved after his dismal season. Pierre will fill the gap in CF, although costly, and gives us the prototypical lead-off hitter Dusty desires. It's not a great move, but it likely doesn't make us a worse team either. Agreed. Its not as though we are giving up Pie, Nalasco or Hill. That's my "nine-hundo" post, btw. :D
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    Another reason to trade these guys while their value is highest. 90% of them will never pan out anyway. Keep 3 or 4 who you think are cornerstone -types and deal the rest. See: Braves.
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    Define "plenty". I'd want them to eat a good portion of his K and give us a pitching prospect. Z is a rare commodity: a young, cheap workhouse who not only eats up 200 innings a year but does so w/ an ERA at or below 3.00. How many of those are around?
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    Should only take one or 10 more years of a sub-3.00 ERA and 16+ wins before he gets it. :x We really should stat inindating the press with notes about Z. And does anyone else think the whole "Prior-Wood" argument is getting old? Its like the press doesn't feel like looking at the rest of the team. If Prior and Wood stay healthy and pitch well, it won't matter if our OF still has Burnitz and Patterson and our IF is populated in aprt by Perez and Macias.
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    Bless you, sir. Balance, Daniel-son!
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    I think it will take a whole lot more than that. I'd think more along the lines of J. Williams, Pie, Hill, and likely one other prospect at least. I'm not sure if I pay it or not, but if I could get Ichiro without giving up Pie, I'd strongly consider it. I like Pie, but not so much that I wouldn't give him up to get one of baseball's best hitters. Can you imagine an offseason that nets Ichiro via trade and Giles via FA? On second thought: :pig:
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    :roll: C'mon now. Its like any other "noun" or "title" that has taken on a life of its own and become a desriptive term. Like "Rollerblading", which is actually in-line skating. Okay, then it's an overused adjective, and one that is sure to cause a lot of unnecessary argumentation due to people interpreting it in wildly different ways. Could be. I know what I think when I read it, but you may have another opinion.
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    :roll: C'mon now. Its like any other "noun" or "title" that has taken on a life of its own and become a desriptive term. Like "Rollerblading", which is actually in-line skating. And BTW, I think Mr. Miles is in a far better position to judge Hughes than we are. I would also note that he qualified his statement re Hughes by saying that he didn't think too many folks on this bd. would agree with him. There's a message there.
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    If the Cubs as a team are not doing well in July, but Wood specifically is on individual numbers, it wouldn't surprise me to see Hendry approach Wood on a trade. The Cubs are probably not going to pick up Wood's $13.5M option in '07, so instead of running the risk of letting him walk for nothing, they may try to shop him, and Wood might be willing to waive his clause if the trading team picks up his option. While I'm not "in the know" I doubt very much that Wood is being shopped this offseason. Agreed [/points to his earlier post above]
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    He can waive his no trade clause He can waive his no trade clause He can waive his no trade clause There. That said, he probably wouldn't, unless the destnation were AZ or TX, and even then I do not think its likely. If he did, I think he's a tradeable commodity b/c his contract has only one more guaranteed year (albeit at a high price), but there are plenty of teams who would pay it if (big if) he were healthy, IMO.
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    I pretty much feel the same as X-Zero. Its not that I care so much about the concept of team chemistry. I care about this misguided notion that because something can't be quantified into hard data that it must not exist. I strongly disagree, whether the topic is baseball or the rest of life.
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    Well put.
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    How do you measure good parents then? Kid's SAT scores? I'll take the other side on that one. First you have to define "good parents". And while you are at it, also give us a definition of "good team chemistry". I will go as far as to say it is very difficult to measure what hasn't been defined. Good parents have a good kid or kids... Of course, it all depends on what's considered "good" though. My whole point is that math formulas aren't the answer to everything. Just cause someone can't break down chemistry into something like obp or ops doesn't mean it should be disregarded and scoffed at. Again: =D> It should also be noted that to ignore and scoff at the so-called intangibles is highly provincial.
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