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  1. CoolHandLuke
    We gave up waiting. Part of the reason was that he seemed to have given up. The papers in PGH sometimes reported that his teammates felt he was soft. Maybe he needs a winning environment :lol:
  2. CoolHandLuke
    http://www.ocularvision.com/OV-Blue%20Syringe.jpg :lol:
  3. CoolHandLuke
    That outfield would really murder opposing pitching.
  4. CoolHandLuke
    It is a silly rule. I know Ben has to follow it, but there's no reason for it. I know, let's have a new rule: No more drinking from straws. You must drink from the glass itself. If you don't, then no cake for you!! I hate straws. but I also hate cake :cry:
  5. CoolHandLuke
    Pie has made strides. I think Patterson is much closer to his ceiling than Pie is right now - the question is will Pie get to his ceiling or not? I am not convinced Patterson is a better player right now but I think he is probably slightly less likely to collapse in the majors than Pie. As far as I know I think both are potential leadoff hitters. Does this mean in a couple of years Soriano gets moved to 5 spot? Pie definitely isn't a leadoff hitter. I agree, but do you think Hendry does?
  6. CoolHandLuke
    damn right they have it... I stock up on those frequently. I vote Totino's because it's frozen pizza and I know it's not gonna be great, so might as well go cheap. Totino's and a salad can be a nice $1.50 dinner. Damn, I guess I'll have to shop around and find them. For some reason the Dekalb Walmart never has then anymore. :cry:
  7. CoolHandLuke
    Not really. Because while they make a "competitive" offer, their best offer is still going to be significantly worse then the Cubs. ? Do you honestly see the Cards offering a comparable deal to that of 3 yrs $44/45 mill the Cubs offer? I don't. The deal I see them making is 2 yrs $22/23 million. I don't see the Cards outbidding the Cubs. Did you honestly see anything in my post referring to the Cards? I was talking about the Cubs offer that both the Chicago Bruces say didn't happen.
  8. CoolHandLuke
    Ok sure, but what national chain gives out the best free garlic dipping sauce that makes you feel like crap two hours later?
  9. CoolHandLuke
    Not really. Because while they make a "competitive" offer, their best offer is still going to be significantly worse then the Cubs. ?
  10. CoolHandLuke
    How does Adam Eaton get 3/24 while wells gets 1/4.
  11. CoolHandLuke
    what kind of money? If it is cheap then this is a real good move in this market, imo.
  12. CoolHandLuke
    I would love it if EP steps up and fills the leadoff/2B hole in '08 but I am most certainly not counting on it. Very little about his career so far suggests "can't miss" and if I guy does not fit that description I have a hard time penciling him in this far ahead. With a solid showing next year in AAA and a quality september look he definately would be a candidate but I don't think we can count on him yet. At his best i see him being a quality above average hitter, but I see Pie being a superstar at his best.
  13. CoolHandLuke
    They mentioned the contract offer during the Bulls pregame on CSN. They probably got their info from the national stories but it at least kinda gives the story some local backing.
  14. CoolHandLuke
    ibl!
  15. CoolHandLuke
    Holy what!? How the heck did NIU make a bowl? So is the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl one of the more prestigous bowls?
  16. CoolHandLuke
    Well, I find it humorous that you refer to Patterson's .263 average seemingly to say he had a mediocre year, but then you use IsoD later in the post. As you probably know, batting average is a really lousy stat to evaluate a player's performance. And by the way, he hit .358 at Iowa. As for AFL, he ranked in the top 10 in BA (there's that stat again!), OBP and OPS, so regardless of it being a hitter's league, he was one of the best players in the league. And, it should be noted that the Southern League traditionally favors pitchers. I don't think I need to do much to say that Patterson had a mediocre year in the SL. His final line was .263/.330/.408 to go along with average at best defense. While I do like Patterson, I just don't see what he has done that justifies drooling over him joining the lineup in 2008. His .358 at Iowa was impressive but it came in only 60 some at bats so I don't think you can use that to form much of an opinion. Patterson definately has more leadoff potential than Pie and definately has a better shot of reaching his upside but Pie's ceiling is so much higher than Patterson's.
  17. CoolHandLuke
    Patterson BB/PA (roughly): 0.082 Pie BB/PA (roughly): 0.075 It's not like Patterson has a ton more discipline than Pie. and besides, he should be a lot more disciplined than Pie. He grew up playing in the US and played college ball and is two years older.
  18. CoolHandLuke
    Patterson still hit .263 in AA this year at 23. He had a hot stretch in the fall league but the conditions in the AFL extremely favor the hitters so take those numbers with a grain of salt. I like Patterson but imo Pie is still a superior prospect by a good margin. (And it's not like CF is a position chock full of hitters, and Pie seems to play premium defense, wheras Patterson seems to have some defensive questions) *note on Patience* Patterson's IsoD: .063 Pie's IsoD: .058
  19. CoolHandLuke
    Meche does have potential, and if he was a cheap under the rader type signing I would be all for it. Potential in this market gets you 3/30 though and I would not be comfortable giving him that. He pitched in an extreme pitchers park and his numbers were still not very good. No thanks to Meche in this market.
  20. CoolHandLuke
    He already plays a plus major-league CF, and projects to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Gotcha. I was just under the impression that he wasn't your typical "speed/range/glove" center fielder. So more like Damon than Pierre? A lefty Mike Cameron with some extra speed and not as much patience at the plate. That's what we're all excited about? No kidding. Now Soriano in CF and Eric Patterson at 2B - THAT I can live with. Why are you so quick to write off Pie but so high on Patterson?
  21. CoolHandLuke
    Bruce says this isn't true. Then again, Gammons is on the 20 dollar bill so it's hard to believe he's not right. I'm perplexed here. I don't believe an offer was made. Remember, agents like to float a lot of things, especially to get the market going. Do you believe that they are interested enough to make an offer in the 3-4 year range at close to 15 per year? Have you heard anything about the Igawa bid? thanks Bruce.
  22. CoolHandLuke
    I'm going to believe Bruce on this.
  23. CoolHandLuke
    I think its more than that. I think there is a rule that you have to wait a certain amount of time before trading draft picks.
  24. CoolHandLuke
    How do you figure? He's struck out about 8.5 per 9 innings for his career, and was right around that last year. That's quite good for a starter, even if it falls with the increased competition. I was referring to the Ishii comparison. In Ishii's last four years in Japan(age 24-27) he put up the following K's/9: 11.05, 10.96, 10.33 and 8.90. In those four years his H/9 ranged from 6.74 to 8.32 (three of the years in the high 6's) Igawa's K/9 in his last four years in Japan (same ages as Ishii) were 7.82, 10.24, 7.57 and 8.36. His h/9 were 8.04, 8.54, 10.39 and 7.75. So while Igawa had better control than Ishii, he also seems to strike out less people and allow more hits.
  25. CoolHandLuke
    he seems to have worse numbers when it comes to other important things though, such as k/9 and h/9.
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