BigbadB
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Ha ha! Career .309 OBP or whatever it is is exactly what this team needs at the top of the order. =D> Never in all of my many years of being a Cub fan did I actually cheer for Cub losses until this year. I cannot support this idiocy. I just can't do it. I hope that Dusty and his Pierre/Womack top of the order gets shut out tonight.
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Well, I wonder what Tim might want for the incredibly oft injured Kerry Wood? I'm shopping.
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Probably not. They have no reason to be disrespectful to Maddux. There are 3 teams in the Southwest that they could trade him to, so there really isn't any reason to be disrespectful to him, either. See what the Padres, D-Backs or Dodgers are willing to give up for Maddux. All three teams might feel that a quality starter might put them over the hump down the stretch. Maddux would probably be a 3.25 ERA or better pitcher pitching regularly in Petco. -
The glass isn't half empty. It hasn't had water in it since the end of 2003.
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I could only agree that Patterson would be starting ahead of slappy if there was a different coaching staff. With the same coaching staff, I'm not sure Patterson would be doing what he's doing now in Baltimore. Think of all the other teams that wanted nothing to do with Patterson this past offseason. Bet some of them are kicking themselves now. However, I do agree that it's an absolute waste to trade a guy like Patterson when his net worth isn't anything more than a couple of never will be's.
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And the truth should set you free!
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Between all the double switches and pinch hit at bats for the pitchers, yeah, I'd say their using the equivilent of a DH for at least part of each game. Oh, and the Cubs #3 hitter is only 4 RBI ahead of the Cubs #9 hitter.
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Here's a useful fact. Kansas City Royals= 231 runs Chicago Cubs= 228 runs Want to make it even worse? The Cubs have played 1 more game than the Royals.
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Don't look now, but Kansas City just past the Cubs in run production. :shock:
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Did anyone start Kameron Loe this week? Yikes.
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I can't imagine their record is very good on ESPN either. Actually, their record kind of sucks no matter what channel their showing on. :D
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Bill Hall
BigbadB replied to Brewhaha's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hall can play multiple positions and would make for an ideal guy off the bench. Amazing that the Brew Crew would consider bench depth as a need and the Cubs consider it unnecessary. Bill Hall or Neifi Perez. Such a tough choice. Not! I'm going to take a wild guess that Bill Hall doesn't make half what Neifi Perez makes. [-( -
I hate the Sox. But, the management team over there has a clue. They may not exactly classify as "intelligent", but they assembled a very solid baseball team.
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I did find it interesting that one of the Cub announcers mentioned that Dusty seemed more perturbed tonight than usual. I'm curious at what he would be perturbed about? He couldn't be perturbed at the hitters. They are doing exactly what management wants. Be aggressive and swing away. He couldn't be upset with the umpire about balls and strikes, since it's rare that a pitch goes by that a Cub hitter doesn't like. They didn't cause any errors. Other than Rusch being Rusch, there was nothing for Dusty to be disgruntled about. He's getting exactly what he should expect.
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Yeah, I gotta do that on occasion,too. Otherwise I'd be buying new tv's every week.
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Cubs pitchers threw 164 pitches through 8 innings. Reds pitchers threw 136 pitches through 9 innings. Same old song and dance. Opposing hitters show more patience and they rack up more OBP and more runs scored. Cub hitters tonight had 5 hits and zero walks. Reds hitters tonight had 10 hits and 5 walks.
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He saw a lefty with a high K rate who ended up beating the stuffing out of the league in 2004. I don't blame Hendry for rolling the dice here, but they've clearly come up snake-eyes. That's all well and good, but he gave out the 2 year contract after the 2005 season, not 2004. :wink:
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Horribly, I believe.
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Not really. They have a high team OBP and score a lot of runs. Seems like a good example. Let's look at Cincinnati, who spends less on their roster than the Cubs. OBP of the Cincinnati Reds: Felipe Lopez= .369 Austin Kearns= .363 Adam Dunn= .380 Edwin Encarnacion= .364 Brandon Phillips= .361 Ryan Freel= .378 Scott Hatteberg= .400 Ken Griffey= .352 Rich Aurlia= .338 The Reds have drawn more than 100 more walks than the Cubs. They've also scored nearly a 100 more runs. Of the players listed, only Griffey and Dunn make significant money. 5 Cincinnati hitters have over 30 RBI's on the season. 7 have over 20. They've had 788 base runners via hit or walk. As a team, their batting average is only .268. That's really not all that great. Cubs have had 647 base runners via hit or walk. 141 less than the Reds. The Reds are scoring more runs because they get more guys on base. Plain and simple.
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Me too, I saw that, then went and built a house. What's the best field to major in to become a construction worker? :D
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Oh cool. Personal insults to attempt to win a debate. How original. =D> yes, since that was a personal attack directed towards you personally. It's my opinion that you can believe whatever you want to believe. If you believe that the best way to score runs is to have all 9 guys in the line up bunt every time up, more power to you. You can share your opinion that the current Cubs approach to hitting is the best way to score runs, but the standings, the stats and the durability of the opposing pitcher seems to dictate that this is not the case. Do you have some sort of evidence that aggressive hitting actually produces winning results? I really hope that it's just an aberration that the Cubs will eventually score 10 runs a game with this aggressive approach they preach. Instead, I see shut outs and 1 run games, and I'm tired of them. I want them to put patient hitters that have a high on base success rate. To me, the aggressive approach isn't working. What is your evidence that it is working?
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Maybe the Cubs should invest in guys who take 6 or 7 pitches per at bat. Those guys tend to be better hitters. They'd also help get to the bullpen much sooner in games when the opposing pitcher is on. Who on the Cubs takes the most pitches? Their best hitter, Derrek Lee. Coincidence? Well, they can replace the centerfielder, but who else you want gone from the starting lineup?? lee? walker? cedeno? Aram? Barrett? murton?? jones?? The manager, the general manager, the hitting coach, the vice president. And I broke a vow to no longer discuss baseball with you to answer that question, so I shall now call it a night and go hit myself in the head with a hammer.
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Oh cool. Personal insults to attempt to win a debate. How original. =D>
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Cubs: 29th in runs scored, ahead of only Kansas City 25th in hits 30th in Walks (I'd give them credit for being tied for 29th, except that Cub hitters have been intentionally walked more times than the Royals, the team they tied for last with) 29th in pitches per plate appearance. 4 MLB teams have walked more than 100 times more than the Cubs. The Cubs are at the bottom of many other offensive categories, and it's not really just coincidence. Today's pitcher is not the next coming of Roger Clemens. He's a 28 year old never will be. But, at least the Cubs made every effort to give him something he can relive with his grandchildren.
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The Marlins just need to get their arms all in a row, and they're going to win games in bunches. It's an exciting team to watch.
