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Seems to me Murton's deflated numbers coincide with the time Baker told Murton he was too patient and needed to be more aggressive. He definitely isn't the same guy I remember at the plate prior to that conversation. Would Murton be struggling against RHP if Cubs management wasn't constantly sitting him against RHP for a much less desirable replacement? Would he be struggling this badly if he was just left alone to do what got him here in the first place? Luckily, there are a lot of lefties in the NL Central, otherwise Bynum would be the guy getting 3/4 of the starts in LF with this platoon. Ah, what do I care. I want them to fail now. It's the only thing that will potentially put a stop to this madness.
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If I would have went with Bonderman instead of Madson and his two starts this week, I'd have 5 quality starts in 5 outings, with 4 more starts yet to go against: Cubs vs. Verlander (likely without Barrett) Ervin Santana hosting Padres Blanton hosting LAD Nationals hosting Wang Instead, I'll have Madson facing the D'Rays for a 5th start this weekend. If I'm not in the high 300s by Sunday night, I'll be shocked. And is Glendon Rusch really starting against the Tigers? :shock: All of their righty hitters should have a field day in that game. Oh my.
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I don't have the stats for games he starts, but I can provide a win/loss record in games where he batted more than once. 9 wins, 19 losses. Neifi's contribution in games they've won with him having more than 2 at bats in games they won? 6 hits in 34 at bats, or a .176 AVG. They won in spite of his presence. 4 of his 6 hits in games they won came in the first two games. Since then, he has gone 2-27 in games they won. For the record, I don't want Cedeno in the 2 spot either. Walker and Murton should be batting 1/2.
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Riske to White Sox
BigbadB replied to UMFan83's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Man, could they be any more flagrant about it? I have a suggestion. Maybe whoever is batting when Riske comes into the game should just go ahead and charge the mound before the first pitch is ever thrown. Why wait for the pitcher to instigate the inevitable? Maybe they should call up some scrub that's very large and could crush Riske's skull with his bare hands and then have that guy stand at the plate and yell at Riske to throw at him, because he's ready to retaliate. Nah, I have a better idea. When Riske hits whoever it is batting, the hitter could turn around and just deck AJ Pierzinski again. See, I'm full of brilliant ideas. :cheers: Edited to add: :cheers: -
Umm. No. You didn't. I think what you did is provide circumstantial evidence that will find the defendant innocent, and the murderer will walk. I hope your happy. :P
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I think we can leave this one open. It's it's own subject.
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They will eventually pass the Neifi Perez #2 hitting Chicago Cubs.
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Gammons on Samardzija
BigbadB replied to NorthsideAvenger's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
For those of us that have not actually heard this dude's name mentioned, can someone provide a proper pronunciation? -
We should. Every name mentioned in that quote belongs in the independent league, not the major leagues. :D
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That's only one of Hendry's many faults. Another fault is not recognizing the need to have depth on the roster. Another fault is not recognizing the important positions of need during the offseason. Another fault is how he devalues his players, rendering them worthless in trade. Another fault is how he could allow the man he hired to keep trotting the worst possible line up cards out to the umpires before every game. Another fault is how he masks the injuries on this team. Another fault is how he masks the true problems of this team and makes ridiculous excuses for why this team sucks. Other than that, he's awesome. :roll:
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But at least he would make the pitchers win 20 games in a row for 4 or 5 seasons in a row! What is he doing right now? Duchess of Wales, I think.
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Oswalt must have been shaking in his cleats.
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Just a thought...
BigbadB replied to Post Count Padder's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why bother? A move like that is just re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. :titanic: -
The Cubs also don't scout those kinds of players. They want toolsy guys, not guys who can hit really well. The closest thing they have to a pure hitter like Gwynn and Grace is Murton, who they got from the Red Sox in a trade. What are they doing with Murton? Telling him he's too patient at the plate. What is this advice doing to his offensive production. Making him a below average outfielder.
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I hope tomorrow's line up looks like this: Pierre Neifi Bynum Blanco Womack Mabry Jones Ramirez These guys need to be run out of town. A line up like that ought to do the trick. This team will not be better until this front office is gone. Until they are gone, I hope they continue running Neifi out there in the 2 spot. Dusty's doing it out of spite, and if the front office is going to sit there and lap it up, they deserve it.
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I'm staying as far away from this thread as I possibly can. But, spare the insults boys....and girls?
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6/14 Astros[Oswalt] @ COBS!!![Maddux] - 7:05 pm CT on WGN
BigbadB replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Maybe someone needs to label the line up card with "TOP" in big, bright letters. I don't care, though. He wants to run that line up out there, I have no problems laughing at the end result. You have to honestly be filling out the line up card out of spite to run that line up out there as often as he does. -
That's basically what the Cubs have right now. A bunch of guys that don't strike out that much. Neifi Perez rarely strikes out. The Reds have K'd 140 more times than the Cubs, and I'll take their offense over the Cubs all day long.
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Well, any .400 OBP guy walks often, that's part of what's behind the whole idea. So I'm not sure where you're going with this... :-k I think he means Ted Williams. I mean, thats the only way to get to .400 OBP without ever walking. Ever. Ah, the Ted Williams with a lifetime .344 AVG and lifetime .482 OBP that never walked. Think about that. Lifetime .482 OBP. That's just insane. He was a great hitter and didn't seem to mind taking the base if the pitcher didn't want to throw strikes. He averaged over a 100 walks a season also. Even though he only averaged 120 games played per season.
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Hunter willing to waive clause if Cubs pursue a trade
BigbadB replied to indycub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This is being discussed in Transactions. -
Finally someone who accepts it for what it is. Now, I just proved my original point pages back that Elia is getting too much credit and Cubs coaching is getting too much blame because he hasn't made any big improvements as a hitter; he's just slightly improved to mediocrity and started going for bunts and infield hits more and possibly refined some of his running techniques or workouts to increase baserunning ability and speed. I'm not sure I agree with that. His K's are down and his walks are up. He has a higher OBP right now than he's ever had. I did notice that he is seeing less pitches per plate appearance, however. But, if he's first pitch bunting a lot, that might explain some of the variation. I'm still convinced the Cubs coaches had a lot to do with his failures in Chicago.
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Why are you guys debating how good someone would be after taking away any element of their game? I'm confused. If Patterson can bunt for a hit, more power to him. A hit is a hit. Do you take away Adam Dunn's HR's when discussing his AVG? If it weren't for all those home runs, his AVG would be REALLY bad.
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That's not true, but he's not that far off from doing it. He's reached 195 K's in a season, and he's had an OBP over .400, but it wasn't in the same season. But, if there was a guy that could probably do it, Dunn is probably the most likely.
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Agreed. The strike out also prevents runners on base from being removed from the bases (except in hit and run situations or maybe a runner just attempting to steal, I suppose), but an out that involves contact could create a double play, a triple play, a force out of the lead runner on base and gunning down a runner attempting to take an extra base. The Cubs were one of the league leaders in K's a few years back, and they also scored runs much better than they do now, and they really don't strike out much anymore. The problem with this team isn't that they don't strike out enough or make contact with the ball, it's that most of them aren't very good hitters.
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Trading Deadline Strategy
BigbadB replied to Roast's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
In a sense, yes, they are team stats. But, if a guy is getting on base much more than someone else, he's likely going to score more runs. You can discount park effect if you don't believe it factors into a players performance, but I believe it can make a significant difference.
