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  1. Rob
    2008 projections courtesy of baseball prospectus. Theriot: .274/.333/.361 Cedeno: .276/.316/.413 Before this season, they were projected to have about equal numbers. Cedeno has a higher ceiling, and pretty much mashed the ball at AAA this season. Theriot's ceiling is being league average (which he isn't even close to now), and he was pretty horrible with the bat all season at the major league level. Next year's projections are going to start reflecting the big difference between their bats, a bad season in 2006 for Cedeno is not going to be enough to make Theriot the better option. I'd prefer ARod, Renteria, or Tejada... but failing at that, Cedeno should get first crack at the starting gig... and I mean a real chance. Not just a short leash based on who does better in spring training.
  2. Rob
    FWIW, the going price for Lou would probably be Melky Cabrera. Cano is too good to be included, but Melky fits the mold pretty nicely. Then again, from everything I've read, he profiles to be a classic "tweener".
  3. Rob
    Well, Theriot is better on the basepaths... but not nearly enough better to cover the gap in their value. While I like Theriot, I honestly think our team is better off without him entirely. Lou seems to have developed a huge man-crush on the kid, and let's face it, he has almost no offensive potential. If we sign a guy like ARod to cover short, Lou will be smart enough to bench Theriot... but I don't ever see Cedeno getting another shot at the job, and Cedeno actually has the potential to do something with the bat.
  4. Rob
    Thanks again for posting all this stuff Raisin!
  5. Rob
    Trying to turn CPatt into a contact hitter ruined him.
  6. Rob
    BIS is actually tracking the speed and vector of each ball in play, along with exactly where the fielder was positioned and all that jazz. If you haven't already, read "The Fielding Bible"
  7. Rob
    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Giants. Sabean certainly seems to like picking up one legitimate superstar, and filling in with mediocre veterans. And the money coming off the books now that they've announced they wont bring back Bonds, coupled with the fact that the Pirates picked up all of Morris' contract, means that they will have enough cash to get in the bidding. And don't forget that the Giants don't really have an adequate SS or 3B.
  8. Rob
    Is that the same "timing mechanism" Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire used? To be fair, Sammy's rise to stardom coincided with the time he finally figured out how to control himself on pitches low and away... and his star faded when he lost that corner.
  9. Rob
    I don't particularly mind Perry, but I've been saying for a while that Von Joshua should be our hitting coach. Most of our guys are pretty established and set in their ways, but Joshua has done an amazing job when working with guys like Murton, Pie, Soto, and Cedeno. If we can get full seasons of those guys hitting like they have for Von Joshua, combined with guys like Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez who don't require much coaching, we could have a very very good offense.
  10. Rob
    Not too shabby... http://www.seatdata.com/images/mlb_cubs/1024x768/240.jpg
  11. Rob
    Four tickets to the first home game. Anybody remember that site where you can check the view from your seats?
  12. Rob
    Mine is.
  13. Rob
    Slower than every Christmas eve when I was kid !! Even though you had to walk barefoot five miles uphill in the snow to get to the tree? Then walk barefoot five miles back uphill to your house? Damn !! You know where I grew up !!! Yup, Pangea.
  14. Rob
    Slower than every Christmas eve when I was kid !! Even though you had to walk barefoot five miles uphill in the snow to get to the tree? Then walk barefoot five miles back uphill to your house?
  15. Rob
    Negatory. Will you turn a blind eye if it's funny? If not, don't look at page 41. :lol:
  16. Rob
    Seconded. tirded +1 Somebody should start a poll.
  17. Rob
    Damn straight, you bastard!
  18. Rob
    Just do it, man. These threads are gonna be moving so fast that the mods will never be able to keep up.
  19. Rob
    38 non-premium pages before the game even starts. Is that a new record?
  20. Rob
    You could teach them the subtle difference in "abusing a broken system" versus outright "cheating."
  21. Rob
    Because 26 yr old career minor league relievers are impossible to find? Leo Rosales has good #s, but seriously. Ones projected to have an OPS over 800 are hard to find.
  22. Rob
    I think I might've found a nice place by O'Hare for still relatively cheap. Gonna have to see if my friend is willing to go halfsies on it, but that shouldn't be too hard. Looks like I'm probably in.
  23. Rob
    if ANY Cub gets a ring this year, I will hardly complain, let alone vilify Marquis. like it or not, Marquis helped get you to this point. he deserves a spot on the roster, as others have said. is he good? no. but he paid his dues early on this year. Marquis picked up the slack for 'bad Z' early on. how quickly we forget... Marquis hasn't done anything since May. Yeah, overall he's been a decent help in getting us to where we are, but by no means does that make him the best choice of a roster spot for the playoffs. Monroe, Marshall, and even Ohman would probably end up coming in handy much moreso than Marquis will this series.
  24. Rob
    I'm staying at a cheap motel not far from Wrigley. It's only costing me $65 a night. Of course, I think I'm going to bring my own sheets. At that price, I'm not sure what the bed will look like. What's the name of the hotel? Sheffield House. Dear god, I'm reading some reviews of that place online now. It's scaring me.
  25. Rob
    I'm staying at a cheap motel not far from Wrigley. It's only costing me $65 a night. Of course, I think I'm going to bring my own sheets. At that price, I'm not sure what the bed will look like. What's the name of the hotel?
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