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  1. barryfoote
    Here's what I have. What a disappointing season. 5. Sh*t's gonna happen 4. It's not gonna happen 3. It's gonna happen to us again. 2. It's gonna implode 1. It's gonna happen (if by it you mean lose in the playoffs)
  2. barryfoote
    I say pair him up with Steve Stone.
  3. barryfoote
    I don't see how can you predict that Buffalo will score 24 points on the road against the Bears defense. Here's how: I made a similar prediction for the Seattle game, and we saw how that turned out. I'm just sticking with what works. . In that case I will not ever question your predictions again.
  4. barryfoote
    I don't see how can you predict that Buffalo will score 24 points on the road against the Bears defense. THis team is on a mission. Much like the '84 playoff loss against the 49ers lit a fire under the Bears, the playoff loss to the Panthers last year seems to have done the same to this team. I don't see them letting down at all. Bears 27 Buffalo 6
  5. barryfoote
    http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6008120 Yea, Matt, especially with your o-line trying to block our defensive linemen one on one. To me that a key aspect of this game. It doesn't matter if you have receiver mismatches if you are on your back. The other key is that Grossman can't be throwing balls up for grabs under pressure. The Bears need to win the turnover battle.
  6. barryfoote
    right? and i think he realizes that the reason he didn't play against the vikings was that they were blitzing on every play and he needs to improve his blocking. if seattle doesn't blitz as much, we'll see benson in this game. benson will get his shot eventually, and we'll like him much more than jones. They will. We will be seeing many many blitzes after the way last week went. Gotta get the run game going I agree but picking up the blitzes at home should be easier without the crowd noise.
  7. barryfoote
    Did you notice another quote in the same article? “You don’t want to beat a dead horse to death,” Baker said Monday
  8. barryfoote
    What a concept, starting the player you think gives you the best chance of winning even if he is a rookie.
  9. barryfoote
    That's the problem with Favre lately though. He does turn the ball over with regularity and you aren't going to win when that is happening. If the Bears do not lose the turnover battle they will win by 10 points.
  10. barryfoote
    Another aspect about taking walks (or at least working the count) is that you make the pitcher throw more pitches and therefore are more likely to get to the middle relievers, which tend to be the weakest part of many clubs.
  11. barryfoote
    When you have 4 rookie starting pitchers, there is no realistic chance of getting back into the playoff race. I would prefer that the Cubs do not do well for the rest of the year because I do not want management to be able to kid themselves about how far away this team is from being a legitimate contender.
  12. barryfoote
    Niefi-light was never projected to be a Sandberg/Sosa type player. I agree the Cubs should let him try to work his way out of it, but if he doesn't improve drastically over the last few months of the season, Hendry has got to acquire a real SS for next season. I dont recall that Sandberg himself was projected to be a Sandberg type player at first. My bigger concern is that this coaching staff is unable to develop young players. Theriot starts and can't even be left in for the whole game tonight? We aren't going anywhere so play the kids. Wins and losses are meaningless now, player development is.
  13. barryfoote
    Maybe you just don't understand player development in baseball. Players don't just step onto the field and improve in a straight line. Almost all of them suffer setbacks. To "blame" a rookie, or get upset with a young player for experience normal setbacks in his career is just plain old illogical. I tottally agree with you on this one. Not all players come in and are immediate factors. Ryne Sandberg's numbers for his first two full seasons Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP 1982 22 CHC NL 156 635 103 172 33 5 7 54 32 12 36 90 .271 .312 .372 236 7 5 3 4 7 1983 23 CHC NL 158 633 94 165 25 4 8 48 37 11 51 79 .261 .316 .351 222 7 5 3 3 8 Greg Maddux's first year numbers Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP 1987 21 CHC NL 6 14 30 27 1 1 2 0 155.7 181 111 97 17 74 101 4 4 701 13 7 5.61 4.29 77 1.638 The one good thing that can come from this dismal season is that the Cubs have the opportunity to blow this whole thing up and play the rookies so that they can develop.
  14. barryfoote
    My personal opinion is that you should treat it like it was a 2-0 or 3-1 count. Look for a certain pitch in a certain location and if you get it then take a swing at it. I would make an exception though if the pitcher is struggling with control. In that case you should make him throw a strike. It does annoy me when a batter swings at a first pitch ball from a pitcher that can't find the plate.
  15. barryfoote
    My friend tells a story about going down to Florida when he was a young child and noticing in the local paper that the Cubs were in first place. When he got back to Chicago they were in last place. As it turns out, he was mistaking the Cubs for the Cubans in the paper.
  16. barryfoote
    To further hijack a hijacked thread. I still to this day place the majority of the blame on Hawkins. The blown save in New York with a three run lead and the blown save against Cincinnatti at home just seemed to suck the life out of the team. That's hardly Nomar's fault. Hendry was able to swing a deal to replace (arguably) out weakest starter at the time with a player that had historically been an all-star caliber player. Also, he was able to swing Murton as part of that deal as well. I generally like Hendry myself, but I do think that he did not adequately address right field this year.
  17. barryfoote
    Jesus also has the capability to rise from the dead.
  18. barryfoote
    I think it's still too early in Spring Training to read too much into his struggles. If it gets to the end of Spring Training and he is still struggling then I would start to be concerned.
  19. barryfoote
    This is totally my opinion, but I would not be surprised if Hendry may be putting his foot down on playing Cedeno with Baker. From what I read, Hendry seems committed to wanting to see the young players in the lineup. If Baker decides to not play them, then that may be a trigger for Baker to get fired. Again, this is entirely my impression and not based on any solid evidence.
  20. barryfoote
    If these guys are healthy, then the bullpen will also be strong. There would be no excuse to overwork the starters. However, it still too early to tell. I am glad that Hendry stockpiled some arms (Jerome Williams, Glendon Rusch) just in case.
  21. barryfoote
    I would generally agree with you on the yesterday vs. today comparison. The one thing I would add about the recent upswing in HBP is what I would call the Biggio factor, having an elbow guard and then leaning into pitches. I wouldn't claim that this in and of itself is the reason for the increased HBP, but I'm sure that it is a factor.
  22. barryfoote
    I loved reading this thread. One factor about this though is in the olden days, pitchers would not only throw inside more but also throw at players more. I think Don Drysdale would be an example of that. If someone hit a homer vs. Drysdale, the next batter better watch out. There used to be an intimidation factor that is not the same now. So a player that throws the ball 95 mph but doesn't work inside could very well be less intimidating. This argument could cut both ways. If you were playing in 1915 you were playing for the love of the game, not to make money. Even though modern players make far more money, it doesn't seem to translate into better fundamental play, in fact you can make the case that it's quite the opposite because stats often drive contracts.
  23. barryfoote
    I'm not going to rank them, but I'm surprised that the name Roberto Clemente hasn't come up. (unless I missed it somewhere) Obviously his career was cut short but he may have the best mix of offensive and defensive capabilities as anyone. His arm was unreal. My #1 pitcher Cy Young - 511 wins is hard to beat My #1 non-pitcher Willie Mays - just great all around
  24. barryfoote
    Here we go again. It is a position for a player that can bunt, take some pitches to allow the leadoff man to steal and is willing to sacrifice himself to advance the runner. I know this is a crazy idea, but maybe the person that does this the best should be batting in this position. If Cedeno is that person then he should bat second, rookie or not. Just let the performance on the field decide this instead of pre-ordaining this a "veteran" position. Also, in my opinion the reason Lee was walked a lot last year had more to do with who is batting behind him. Of course if first base is open, Lee will get walked if Burnitz is batting behind him. If Ramirez was batting behind Lee however, then the choice to walk Lee becomes much more difficult.
  25. barryfoote
    The Pirates at 80 wins? This team hasn't won 80 games since 1992. I believe that these were their major offseason moves: Sean Casey, Joe Randa , Jeromy Burnitz and Roberto Hernandez I cant see these four players pushing them from 67 to 80 wins.
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