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  1. BigbadB
    What's even funnier is that even after cutting loose Bonds and Klesko, they will probably still be the oldest team playing by a pretty wide margin.
  2. BigbadB
    he's bunting the hell out of that ball! HAHA
  3. BigbadB
    What's he swinging? A chicken or a bat?
  4. BigbadB
    I'm going to tell you all right now that this needs to stop immediately. And I don't want to find it in any other threads either.
  5. BigbadB
    Looks like quite a distance to me.
  6. BigbadB
    To be fair, the '07 version of the OLine didn't give Grossman much time to wait for Berrian to run a deep pattern. The '06 OLine did give the QB just enough time to complete those same routes enough times to make a significant difference in point accumulation.
  7. BigbadB
    I'm not all that sold on Berrian. Opposing teams have figured out not to let him get behind the defense, which has turned him into a speedy, but mediocre receiver at best.
  8. BigbadB
    The absolute most important improvements the Bears can make this offseason is the O-Line. Grossman does alright when he has protection. He's not so good when he's hearing imaginary footsteps because he can't trust his line to hold off the rush that he's not so good. I'm a bit concerned about the receiver corps and the running game as well, but there should be plenty of options to improve there as well either through FA or the later rounds of the draft.
  9. BigbadB
    You're looking too hard for a reason, Jake. It's quite obvious that Pittsburgh loves their underhanded relief specialists and have been missing the days of Kent Tekulve and Enrique Romo.
  10. BigbadB
    So much for hoping Dempster is involved in the trade to Baltimore to land Roberts. :D
  11. BigbadB
    Hmm. Forgot about Kuroda. Meh. Probably doesn't make the list.
  12. BigbadB
    Here's my prediction: 1. Fukudome 2. LaRoche 3. Rasmus 4. Maybin 5. Soto 6. Headley (hurt #'s by playing in Petco) 7. Brian Wilson (I think he's a rookie in '08) 8. Towles 9. Bailey 10. Scherzer I'll change the list if Wilson isn't rookie eligible. Bruce will be rookie eligible in '09 thanks to Baker. :D
  13. BigbadB
    Baltimore has their own 40 man roster juggling act to do. They also have other players they would love to part with, including Ramon Hernandez, Melvin Mora, Jay Gibbons and Jay Payton.
  14. BigbadB
    I like them. Bring 'em back.
  15. BigbadB
    I've always believed that diving (not sliding) to the bag is faster than sprinting to the bag. But, the dive would have to be performed perfectly, which is a difficult task in and of itself, and ignores the injury concerns with performing it the exact way it would have to be done. Mark Loretta missed a significant portion of a recent season because he dove to first and broke a finger. Don't remember whether he was safe or not. :D I think the other problem that arises with this debate is the fact that you have to make a decision during your sprint on whether to dive or slide. What prompted the decision? Did you look over at the SS and see he was about to throw? If so, you have probably slowed down the sprint process by looking at the SS rather than focusing on getting down the line as quickly as possible. That slight moment of non-focus could have been the difference between being safe at first by just sprinting. If I'm the manager, I'd rather you be out by a hundredth of a second sprinting to the bag rather than spend 2 or more weeks on the DL. Because the difference of being out or safe at first base is not worth the difference between the starting player and the bench player that will play in your place for several weeks.
  16. BigbadB
    You're probably right, but considering how good the Cubs defense could be this year with potential gold glovers in Pie, Fukudome, Ramirez and Lee, I think the hit the Cubs take defensively at SS between Theriot and DeRosa would be worth it offensively. Theriot isn't exactly a stellar defender. His range is average and his arm is well below average. Theriot probaby has more range and a better glove, but DeRosa has a better arm. Basically, the trade off I see is Theriot getting to balls that DeRosa wouldn't get to, but DeRosa would throw guys out that Theriot wouldn't be able to throw out, including relay throws from the outfield. Of course, the only reason to even consider DeRosa at SS is if they got a better 2b than DeRosa.
  17. BigbadB
    good one -- it's been widely reported that other mods have already been considering this The difference is they are only considering it. I'm threatening to take action. :wink:
  18. BigbadB
    Come on, people. Let's keep it civil or I'll lock the thread.
  19. BigbadB
    Nice to see Patterson really does take it seriously. I think he could be a big help in 2008. It's foolish to own up to your mistakes. Look how well Roger Clemens is doing by claiming innocence of any wrongdoing. Deny, deny, deny!
  20. BigbadB
    Wow. I just looked at Florida's roster. Luis Gonzalez? Uggh. Are they moving Willingham to 3b? Cody Ross and Willingham would have made for a nice platoon in LF. Instead, Gonzalez will suck against RH and LH pitching. Guess Florida just wanted a veteran name to throw into the line up. Stupid.
  21. BigbadB
    I like Ross, but I don't see him going anywhere. He's Florida's insurance policy if Maybin isn't ready. That De Aza clown has proven he doesn't belong. Nothing more to see there.
  22. BigbadB
    I don't believe the Cubs can trade Cintron until June..although this may not apply to minor league contracts.....??? I don't think that rule applies to minor league deals, I'm not sure though. Anyone know for certain? I would find your scenario highly unlikely. The Cubs were rumored to be interested in Cintron several weeks back as a back up to Theriot if Cedeno was involved in a deal to Baltimore for Roberts. If anything, the Roberts deal is probably getting fresh legs. Also, if the Roberts deal is completely off, I don't see Hendry swooping in and pulling the rug out from under MacPhail by signing Cintron. The Cubs don't need Cintron if they have Theriot and Cedeno. My guess is Gallagher, Murton and Cedeno will be in a package for Roberts, with someone else included to get MacPhail to sign off.
  23. BigbadB
    That's quite likely. The dude has very little power. Willy Taveras Light.
  24. BigbadB
    Hmm. I guess I didn't realize Willits is a switch hitter. Not that this would change anything. I'd rather have Pie spending most of the time in CF.
  25. BigbadB
    I wouldn't mind Willits as a right handed counterpart to Pie, but that's about it. And I wouldn't move Soriano out of the lead off spot for Willits. Assuming the Cubs did land Willits and Roberts without giving up Pie (which shouldn't be a problem considering Anaheim doesn't need another outfielder and there is enough in the coffer for Roberts without having to include Pie), I'd go something like this: Soriano Roberts Lee Ramirez Fukudome Soto Pie/Willits Theriot/DeRosa That's some pretty respectable OBP from the bottom spots in the order for Soriano to drive in. Not really sure how Lou would line them up.
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