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  1. BigbadB
    ok, let me just say that how patient the reds hitters were is probably completely irrelevant. Did Chambliss make them patient? doubtful. I guess there is some benefit in not teaching patient hitters to be impatient but hendry is the man that needs to go get patient hitters. chambliss isn't going to turn jones into a walk machine. In a perfect world, the Jacque Jones' of the baseball world end up playing in some other outfield, far, far away from Chicago. Better players, like JD Drew, take his place. I really don't know the extent of what hitting coaches do for the players. But, I do know that early in the 2006 season, Dusty was getting on Murton for being too patient, which, IMO, induced his slump. Baker stressed aggressiveness. I doubt that the hitting coach stressed the opposite.
  2. BigbadB
    Considering how patient the Reds bats were under Chambliss, I'll happily welcome him to Wrigley. Hopefully, he doesn't change anything in wake of his firing.
  3. BigbadB
    I could listen to Anita Baker do the National Anthem all day long. Wow, what a voice! In case anyone missed it, she did the SSB for game 2.
  4. BigbadB
    Ya, he did. He looked just like this: b Funny, but backwards. The dude singing looked 10-15 years older than me. I'm almost positive it was Bob Seger, age 61. Thanks. I wonder who looks good for their age, because I'm 18 years younger than Seger.
  5. BigbadB
    Tejada after the 03 season. Beltran after 04. Abreu 06 deadline. To me, having Alex Gonzalez, an expensive Sosa, and a losing team in those respective years are not reasons to let great bats go without giving much of an effort. I will forgive the Vlad thing with a still somewhat good Sosa and Alou. I cannot forgive the Vlad thing. Sosa's defensive skills had reduced him to nothing more than an average/below average LFer by that time. Felipe Alou had just taken the San Francisco Giants job, which made it easy to move Alou to the Giants. Vlad in RF and Sosa to LF. Sosa was horrible in RF and Alou ended up in San Fran anyway via FA. Vlad is not here.
  6. BigbadB
    Ya, he did. He looked just like this: b Funny, but backwards. The dude singing looked 10-15 years older than me.
  7. BigbadB
    Does anyone know who sang the opening at Game 1? I had about 3 people tell me that it was the splitting image of me, just 10-15 years older.
  8. BigbadB
    Link That's one way of looking at it. However, they lose out on compensation for Aramis and Pierre.
  9. BigbadB
    Good point. With BJ Upton likely playing 3b, Cedeno could have some appeal. I think they really want pitching. I can't think of any teams that will give up a front line starter for Crawford. Renyel Pinto, Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco for Crawford seems like a good deal. Oh, wait. Nevermind. Marshall, Cedeno and Novoa is where I would start. They'll likely start with Hill, Marshall and Cedeno. Crawford is definitely of interest to me.
  10. BigbadB
    Because they need to. Actually, I'm okay with Izturis and Theriot as the utility infielders. If this team wants to improve the offense, they can't pencil in horrible OBP guys like Izturis or relative unknowns like Theriot. For those expecting Theriot to continue to hit like he did in 2006, I'll quickly remind you that Cedeno did enough in 2005 to have our support with a starting job in 2006. Neifi Perez did enough at the end of 2004 to have management's support in 2005 and beyond. Theriot is basically an unknown. I'd rather go with a known commodity. Also, if there is a spot open for Izturis or Theriot, I have no faith that Lou would give the nod to Theriot over Izturis. Izturis has a slick glove, therefore his offensive deficiencies will be forgiven.
  11. BigbadB
    Marshall, Gallagher and Mateo or something comparable is probably what I think Tampa would want in return. The negotiating may start with Hill.
  12. BigbadB
    I'm not sure. If that was the only change, I could easily see it passed off as minor. Baseball media in general ignores the draft. I'd view it as major. A lot of players go unsigned late into the offseason, as teams await the arbitration deadline to avoid giving up compensation. A lot of players get avoided by teams that don't want to pay top dollar for a free agent AND give up draft picks. Removing free agent draft compensation changes things in a huge way, IMO.
  13. BigbadB
    I believe pilfer is the correct terminology. Pitching is what every team needs more than anything else. Half a teams roster is made up of pitchers. Trading 3 pitching prospects for a 1 year rental (and not a very good one at that) is pilfering the farm. If we were getting someone decent in return that would be here more than a year, I might change my overall impression of that trade. But, it is what it was. Hendry way overspent for Pierre.
  14. BigbadB
    Or in the Cubs case, a typical #1 or #2 hitter. :D
  15. BigbadB
    There isn't a need for deception on a sac bunt. The whole ballpark can know its coming, if you get the bunt down it doesn't make any difference. Wet field, wet dirt. Runner advancing to 3rd can be slowed down by mud in his cleats, fielder can slip. Wainright's filthy breaking ball could have forced a pop up of the bunt attempt, could have put 2 strikes on the hitter, which would likely take the bunt sign away, etc...
  16. BigbadB
    That argument is as ignorant as when "old time baseballers" flat out deny the statistical side of the game. You have to look at both. I just happen to think putting runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out would have been the better move. It may tighten Wainwright up a bit more, having never pitched in a situation as big as last night. He was throwing very well though. I suppose it would have been possible that a sac bunt had a higher chance of working successfully given the wet grass. But, Goony just threw another wrench in there with walking Reyes to get to LoDuca.
  17. BigbadB
    I don't think ARam is going anywhere, but obtaining ARod or Tejada is a step backward because ARam matches them in production and the Cubs don't have to give up players for him. Agreed!
  18. BigbadB
    It's an easy argument for the people looking at the results in hindsight. Wainright was filthy nasty last night. If the Mets did bunt the runners over, it wouldn't have mattered one iota because he basically struck out the side anyway. That last pitch to Beltran was unhittable.
  19. BigbadB
    With Floyd, who has only had one other at bat the whole series? Floyd is hurt and can't run. Even if he did get a hit you have to take him out anyway. I thnk the smarter move was to bunt, then PH Floyd for Lo Duca possibly if needed. Floyd had just as much capability to drive the ball into an alley, over the fence, etc. as he would to make an out. Unfortunately for every Mets hitter in the 9th, Wainright had a very nasty breaking ball that the best hitters in the league couldn't have hit.
  20. BigbadB
    True, but a basehit after the bunt most likely ties the game, espcially with Chavez running. An extra base hit (okay, a long single since Floyd can't run) ties the game and there are still no outs. Pinch run for Floyd and then consider bunting the pinch runner over. No way do I waste a precious out down by 2 in the bottom of the 9th.
  21. BigbadB
    I thought it was the right call to swing away. It just didn't work.
  22. BigbadB
    Pierre will likely have a security blanket to fall back on when he does file for free agency. The Cubs MUST offer arbitration in order to restock the farm system Hendry pilfered when he made the trade to get Pierre. Pierre may not be able to find a long term contract that would match what he might get in arbitration, and Pierre could then attempt to put up a better season than last year so that he can possibly land that bigger contract next year. Hendry will likely keep money aside in the event teams balk at losing compensation for signing Pierre and offering him a hefty contract. What really scares me is that if Aramis were to opt out and become a free agent, Hendry might put more energy towards giving Pierre a long term deal. Inevitably, that will likely be the end of Hendry if that happens. Because I really can't imagine this team being very good next year with huge money tied up in mediocre players.
  23. BigbadB
    80 XBH's, 119 RBI's with basically crap hitting in front of him all year, 13 errors at the hot corner in 157 games played is not elite? Wow, our expectations have really gotten lofty. No, he's not A-Rod. He isn't getting paid like A-Rod and no one expects him to perform like A-Rod. Would I rather have A-Rod? Depends. I'd rather have both. Is A-Rod a big enough difference maker to match Aramis type production and also make up for another position of need as well? I doubt it. In other words, this team is not going to be much better offensively if all they do is replace Aramis with A-Rod. Finding a way to keep Aramis should be the top priority. Take care of what you can control first (something they completely ignored last year with Nomar), then attempt to strengthen the roster with things you cannot control, like trading for Drew or signing Soriano, etc... A-Rod: 62 XBH's, 121 RBI with premier hitters in front of him all year, 26 errors at the hot corner in 157 games is not nearly as impressive as Aramis was this year. A-Rod did put up staggering numbers in Arlington, but I wonder what Aramis might do if he played in that stadium all year. Letting Aramis get away this year would be the worst thing that could happen to this organization this offseason. Period.
  24. BigbadB
    Let's see. Scott Moore? Aaron Boone? Aubrey Huff? Or Aramis? No contest. If they have no urgency to bring back Aramis, then they also have no urgency to win in 2007.
  25. BigbadB
    I'll mail you one. :D
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