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I don't think the Bears would take less than a first for Briggs. I could be wrong though. I can't see the Bears taking less than a 1st + another pick for Briggs. That's why they franchised him. The franchise player rules state that if the Bears don't match another team's offer, they'll get two 1st round picks as compensation.
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Is that a shin guard on his left leg? And if so why is it on the inside of his shin? Cause that's where most foul balls off the leg hit. Makes sense. I'm just used to seeing it closer to the outside like Bagwell used to have his ankle guard. http://www.nbcsports.com/2006/1215/645508_320X362.jpg
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One of the over-riding things that the the sabermetric analysis has shown has been that the "traditionalists" don't fully grasp the negative value of outs, whether that's through attempted steals, sacrifice bunts, or undervaluing OBP. I think it was Tim who suggested we should switch from using OBP to using 1-OBP as a proxy for how often a batter makes an out. It would put the emphasis more on what really matters - avoiding outs. Juan Pierre makes an out 67.0% his PAs, and Youkilis makes an out 62.0% of his PAs.
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Is that a shin guard on his left leg? And if so why is it on the inside of his shin?
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I find the value that the newer statistics provide is when they show some of the traditional thoughts about baseball to be incorrect. Some of the standard examples: - 6'1", 220 lb Kevin Youkilis is a more valuable leadoff man than Juan Pierre - Unless a runner has a high success rate (I think the breakeven is near 70%), attempting stolen bases does not increase a team's expected runs scored - Randy Johnson did not deserve a 5.00 ERA last year - Albert Pujols, even though he was injured for part of the season, was a more valuable player than Ryan Howard last year It's also one of the main reasons that newer statistics are disdained by some. It's hard for Joe Morgan to believe that Kevin Youkilis is a better leadoff man when the prevailing thought has been that a leadoff hitter should be a fast, slappy hitter.
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Just happy to see Derrek on the field.
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Nice question O_O. I prefer newer statistics because they are a more accurate representation of a player's performance. That being said, it's still easier to interpret the older statistics, especially how day-to-day performance affects those statistics. For instance, say in the middle of May Derrek goes 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. I know his hits and doubles increase by 2, his runs scored doesn't change, and his RBI increase by 3. I have a rough idea of how much his OBP and SLG and even his EqA will increase, but have no idea what will happen to his VORP and WARP as a result of that one day. For pitching I focus on K/9, BB/9, HR/9, IP, pitches/IP, as well as the traditional statistics of ERA, SO, and WHIP. Also I check out VORP for pitchers, but to the earlier point it's difficult to understand how one performance will affect a pitcher's VORP. Defensive statistics at this point I fully ignore.
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Looks slightly cross-eyed.
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Or as the article points out, we've never seen anyone in sports accused of what Bonds is and not defend himself, either in public or in courts.
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This might be the most lopsided poll in history.
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Cobs. We can only hope. Can we stop calling them the cobs? Do they deserve that now? Or do they have to go win the 90 games first. Moran.
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Probably some old rich guy who paid for the priveledge to put on a uniform with the fellas. . Or all those rumors about Pujols's age were understating the fact.....
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Awesome article Bruce. I'm not sure Cub fans will agree with every decision Lou makes, but it'll sure be entertaining. We're all enjoying the ride right now.
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5 runs a game would be very nice. The prediction for 789 RA would have to be based of injuries. PECOTA predicts that only Z will be able to give us 200+IP. It predicts Prior at 100, Hill 153, Lilly 166, and Marquis 150. Should our pitching hold up, 85 wins would be a very conservative estimate for a team scoring 828 runs.
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Calvin and Hobbes?
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Man that makes me happy.
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I pull my hair out when I think of why we haven't tried this yet. Granted, he was a rook, and maybe he doesn't have WR hands (pure conjecture on my part), but a guy with that speed HAS to get a few looks on offense, right? Aside from an occasional end-around or outside run, the talents as a return man don't translate well to an offensive set. That being said, he would be a great decoy in certain situations, similar to how the Saints used Reggie Bush at the beginning of the season.
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All we can do at this point is look at past history to see how things have worked out. Let's see....... the last time the Cubs were on the cover of SI in spring training was 2004..... http://www.desipio.com/images/si-cover.jpg .... and that team lost 7 of their last 9 to miss the playoffs by 3 games. So basically we're screwed.
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Rivera's de facto demotion to linebackers coach after being in charge of a top-5 defense for two years running suggests that Lovie is more instrumental to the defense than originally thought. The Bears should get him locked up to a deal quickly.
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The ballots are out: Pitchers Gibson, Bob Kaat, Jim Maddux, Greg Catchers Bench, Johnny Boone, Bob Freehan, Bill Rodriguez, Ivan Sundberg, Jim First Basemen Hernandez, Keith Mattingly, Don Parker, Wes Power, Vic Snow, J.T. White, Bill Second Basemen Alomar, Roberto Mazeroski, Bill Morgan, Joe Richardson, Bobby Sandberg, Ryne White, Frank Third Basemen Bell, Buddy Boyer, Ken Chavez, Eric Robinson, Brooks Rolen, Scott Schmidt, Mike Shortstops Aparicio, Luis Belanger, Mark Concepcion, Dave Jeter, Derek Smith, Ozzie Vizquel, Omar Outfielders Blair, Paul Clemente, Roberto Dawson, Andre Edmonds, Jim Evans, Dwight Flood, Curt Griffey Jr., Ken Hunter, Torii Jones, Andruw Kaline, Al Maddox, Garry Mays, Willie Puckett, Kirby Suzuki, Ichiro Walker, Larry White, Devon Winfield, Dave Yastrzemski, Carl Link for online voting
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Wood to Avoid Throwing Curveball This Season
TB_11 replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If he has good movement on his fastball, he'll only need two pitches to be a successful closer. The changeup will be icing on the cake. -
Apparently Ron's prepared to make a switch. This was in an article related to Rivera's chances as becoming head coach of the Chargers, but the point still applies if he goes to SD as defensive coordinator. Link And apparently now it doesn't matter that Rivera has never run a 3-4, because the Chargers hired Ted Cotrell as defensive coordinator. Link My posts are becoming outdated in record time.
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Rawlings will have fans vote on a 50th anniversary Gold Glove team: Who would have guessed that Derek Jeter would make the ballot? Link Voters can voice their opinions online at Rawlings Gold Glove Website. Polls aren't up yet, but should be once the official ballots are announced.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6485778 So I guess Rivera wasn't that essential to the Bears success.. Have the Chargers hired anyone for defense yet? If not maybe Rivera is going there to help Turner. Rivera's run a standard 4-3 defense throughout his coaching career. I'm not sure how big of a shift going to a 3-4 is for a defensive coordinator, or if Turner will keep a 3-4, but it may require a change in thinking on Turner's part.
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McShay's previous projection of the Bears picking Olsen was made before the Super Bowl. His most recent projection had the Bears picking up Paul Poluszny from PSU, but that seemed to be contingent on the Bears not re-signing Briggs.
