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Man card? I think there are other things you're going to have to turn over... The woman in Derwood's sig is more manly than you are. Not to mention the long-haired blonde in Meph's sig, for that matter.
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maybe he hasn't told angelos yet . . . :D
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What's wrong with this picture?
Electron Blue replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i don't see it... it's just a washington americans jersey, right? -
I know all that, it doesn't mean it's a good financial decision right now. He's played 1 year. It's the largest extension given to a player with less than 2 years of service. His OPS was down 100 points after the AS break. No reason to give him that money without seeing if he can do it again. Here's more the response I was expecting in the thread. I see both sides, but lean towards it being very risky.
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Neyer's top 10 MLB seasons of all time
Electron Blue replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Interesting that the #s 1/3 and 2/4 of all-time were put up by two players' consecutive seasons. -
as stupid as this surely sounds to some, count me as surprised that he's that old.
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Cubs sale delayed? / Trib may own Cubs on Opening Day
Electron Blue replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yet you're named after, and have an avatar of, one of the Cubs main corporate advertisers. :D (sorry Old Style) This post brought to you by Budweiser. Read Responsibly. -
you know you had a bad year when they need to give a 9-ish inning split to give some good stats...
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Fixed. :D awesome
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haha, thanks, Rocket, I knew I'd seen it somewhere :D
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pretty sure this is a joke post, you guys. I think it even sounds a little familiar...
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it can't be said enough, Bruce, you're really appreciated around here :).
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Torres might Retire
Electron Blue replied to mdwilla's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why? Does he not want to play for a winning team? He likes his life in Pittsburgh (irrespective of baseball) and doesn't want to uproot his family. crazy! are you suggesting he's a baseball player and a human being?!?! -
lol, i was just kidding you. i'm not sure anyone was even actually confused. i just thought it looked a little funny when it finally hit me what it technically said. :)
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I'm half-surprised no one has been confused by the wording of the thread title... Fukudome coming to US? us? as in we, the cubs? obviously, most people were following the thread daily (errr, hourly) and understood the meaning of "officially" but still... :)
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didya read that cardinals source? ;)
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Do you think he is going for both? The Figgins' rumors came out after the Roberts' deal cooled. I think Jim is going for one of them and Fukudome, not all three. It doesn't seem like the Cubs could afford all three anyways if they are keeping it around 120 mil. This morning's Tribune hinted that Hendry had a deal on the table for an OF that would cost some prospects awaiting Fukudome's decision. Is this what you were looking at: [quote name="Dave van Dyck Tribune staff reporter]What the Cubs are doing—hoping the outfielder chooses to leave Japan and then opts to come to the Cubs—is a huge gamble' date=' although general manager Jim Hendry claims he has fallback trade plans that would cost young talent as well as money.[/quote']
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Yeah, I'm guess they either have it backwards or just don't know what they're talking about. um...4 > 3 and 40 > 36. It's guaranteed money, so it's more. The per year is less, but the contract amount is bigger. Not saying it's a better deal for the player, but it's certainly more. If that's really Fukudome's choice, I'd take the Padres offer. Unless he flops, he's going to make more than $4m in that 4th year after his Padres contract expires. I think the more important point is that cbssportsline didn't say which offer was better. The cubs sound like front-runners in their snippet "because the Cubs almost certainly will out-bid them." We may not be in the lead, but the Padres best offer is on the table whereas the Cubs can go higher. that's my impression at least
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Tigers looking to shed Payroll
Electron Blue replied to jmajew's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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Leave it to the guy with the caveman avatar to talk about speediness and lineup balance. Interesting first post. Yeah, it wasn't that great. Second post isn't much better. :D welcome
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Well, I am sure you agree with me that guys with high OB% are best at the top of the order for a few reasons - most importantly they will get the most plate appearances. That is one reason why I am not a real big fan of Soriano at the top. The SLG% he brings is nice, but a great majority of his HR's could have caused more damage had he been hitting 3-4-5 with high OB% guys scoring on his hits. I am sure that the good "Leadoff" hitter's skill gets lost in the shuffle after the 1st inning - but if they keep getting on base and the sluggers hitting 3-4-5 keep knocking them in, I think it DOES matter where a guy bats in the order (to an extent). I'm sure you agree with that. yeah, really nothing in there I wouldn't go along with. Seeing "leadoff guy" just sets off bells in my head at this point, since so few people mean high OBP guy who deserves the most ABs. Really -- and the smarter people on the board may dispute this -- it makes sense to stack the order from highest OBP to lowest (very, very simplified reasoning there). As for the second paragraph, you're almost just saying you want a good hitter to follow every other hitter in your lineup. Which is comparable I think to, "get the best eight hitters regardless of the mold they fit (and get the best hitters the most ABs)."
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Respectfully, that really is only an opinion. I guess, though I've never understood the dissenting view. I understand. I just appreciate the art that made Rickey Henderson so great. I just haven't really studied all of the "mathmatical" analysis of the game - just what I learned on the field. I like to think the "leadoff hitter" has a pretty defined role - and I mean the first batter of the game, as each inning literally has a different "leadoff hitter" if one wants to be technical. Fair enough - we're hardly disagreeing, if at all, I think. Henderson probably would have been just as good hitting 2-8, though, I guess is the mathematical point. He got on base very well and stole a ton of bases efficiently. That's good whenever/wherever you get it. The idea of a leadoff hitter having a certain role... i was gonna jump on you there, until saying that each inning had a leadoff hitter. That's a good point, though it's an aside to most "leadoff hitter" debates.
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while I like the strong language in that story, I still fear that Jim's idea of being blown away is not necessarily a great deal.
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Respectfully, that really is only an opinion. I guess, though I've never understood the dissenting view.