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  1. Rob
    We've got plenty of options in house between Randy Bush and Dave Littlefield. What are we waiting for?
  2. Rob
    4) This sounds like something Al Yellon would say. I understand if you have relationships with these people because of your website and don't begrudge you if you feel the need to defend them, but don't expect fans with less access to want change. Like I said, he wouldn't have survived this long in any other major market. Change for the sake of change is an awful idea. There needs to be somebody out there that's better then Hendry and is likely to be available for it to make any sense at all to fire him. Is it really so crazy to think a full one-step ahead?
  3. Rob
    Last year, his BABIP indicates he was a bit unlucky. However, his FB rates the last two years have been 44.9% and 42.0%. That's not a good idea in Safeco. But even beyond that, his plate discipline seems to be eroding as quickly as his mental state. His strikeout rate is up over 30% and his once-prolific walk rate has dipped as well. He's already burned through 8 teams in the league, none of which is likely to welcome his return. Of the remaining teams, I can't imagine more than a couple would have any more than a passing interest. The way I see it, it's likely Tampa Bay or bust. They're a saber-oriented front office which makes them more likely to value his potential contributions, they are in contention and trying to make due with a Fuld/Damon/Johnson trio across LF/DH, and Bradley's league-minimum pricetag matches up nicely with their thrifty ways. Also worth noting is that the media coverage is pretty light. Of course, the wildcard in that proposal is Desmond Jennings. The Rays will delay free agency by a year if they keep him in the minors until this Saturday, but it will likely take into July to avoid Super-2 status. If they're inclined to think Bradley may rebound, it may do them some good to pick him up and give him a shot until July or so. But ultimately, I think they'll pass. As will the rest of the league.
  4. Rob
    It'd be easier to just make him start riding home from the bars with La Russa.
  5. Rob
    The whole decision to make our lineup more left handed was meant to alleviate our issues against RHP. Do you really not understand that? Also, the DeRosa trade has worked out perfectly. He sucked in the year after leaving the Cubs, we got three good prospects for it, and one of those prospects (Chris Archer) was the centerpiece of the trade that netted us Matt Garza. How so many people still have a problem with this trade is absurd to me... Also, the Cubs couldn't afford to bring Wood back at anywhere near the contract he was going to demand on the open market. Any offer we made was going to be an insult. If he wanted to come back at a substantially reduced price (like he did this year), all he had to do was ask.
  6. Rob
    Pfff. You would have a lot more time to worry about eating crow if you weren't so busy eating the crow. I seem to recall having a very vocal "who cares?" stance on our 2B situation just before the season began... at least as far as it pertains towards Barney/Baker/DeWitt. I did want to acquire a better option from outside the org if at all possible.
  7. Rob
    One must be cautious when using pronouns that the reader can easily identify the antecedent. Also, you're not making much sense there is the proper way to say what you were attempting to. Your is a possessive pronoun, not the contraction for you are.
  8. Rob
    Drinking a protein shake before working out is much, much, much more effective than using HGH. Protein shakes are perfectly legal and acceptable supplements. HGH is a PED.
  9. Rob
    that has to be the most amazing post i've ever read. Do you have HFFC on ignore? The real question is if he has HCCF on ignore. In today's lesson, we learn that you should not be typing on your computer while on the phone wishing your mother a happy mothers day. Otherwise karma will lightly tap your nuts.
  10. Rob
    that has to be the most amazing post i've ever read. Do you have HFFC on ignore?
  11. Rob
    The Cubs are not so secretly auditioning Jeff Baker to see if he can hit righties well enough to be attractive trade bait / insurance against a Barney collapse. While the evidence supporting previous estimations of him as a platoon player is very strong, there is a bit of a sample size issue. It's not a bad idea to give him a shot to prove us wrong. However, this means the Cubs have pretty much given up on DeWitt being more than a bench player. Given his defensive issues and questions about his power output, this isn't surprising... even if it is a bit disappointing.
  12. Rob
    The good news: His K% is down and his Iso is up. The bad news: His BB% is down, and while his .340 BABIP isn't unsustainable with the right skillset, I'm not ready to buy on Barney having enough speed to support it... let alone keep up his current 25.0% LD rate. Still, it's an encouraging first month. But he's got a long way to go before anybody has to worry about eating crow.
  13. Rob
    He still sucks. Hard-hitting analysis there. He sucked for a few weeks in a cold April where he was dealing with an injury. It seems a bit premature to write him off... especially given the signs of life he's showing (as Mojo pointed out).
  14. Rob
    I don't think I can make it any more clearer by saying that I hated watching him pitch. Just close your eyes. It's what Todd did.
  15. Rob
    Haha, Turd. Funny name.
  16. Rob
    I took a look at the demo on milb.com and it looked good on my computer screen. The cost is lower for somebody that also subscribes to mlb.tv, but I don't know how much the discount is. I don't have it just because I don't like being tied to my computer screen to watch an entire game. If it ever becomes available on streaming devices (such as blu-ray players) like mlb.tv did I'd subscribe in a heartbeat. It looked like that demo was the AAA all star game. I figure that's about as good as their coverage gets. I was wondering more along the lines of how it looks every other day.
  17. Rob
    It's cool.
  18. Rob
    Just tied it up in the bottom of 9. Nice.
  19. Rob
    AC stands for "After Championships" now, does it?
  20. Rob
    Worth noting the announcers are morons. Fukudome was in fact on the Cubs 2008 postseason roster.
  21. Rob
    Because 56% of homes now have a high def widescreen tv?
  22. Rob
    Does anybody have any experience with milb.tv? I just saw that it's only $30 for the year... if the quality is even just ok, that's a huge steal. But I figured I'd make sure it's not one awful guy in the cheap seats with a shaky cam for every game.
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  24. Rob
    Let the influx of crazy talent to KC begin.
  25. Rob
    Officially postponed until July 27.
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