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There was a lot of talk about Renteria for either Garland or Arroyo around the trade deadline, FWIW. -
You better be if I was. To be fair, all of this has gotten so ridiculous that each time I see one of his posts, I laugh til I cry. You aren't nearly as funny, which makes you more expendable than MurtonFan. Yes OMC, MurtonFan is more important to the enjoyment of the people on the boards than you are. Now go cry yourself to sleep.
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Oh wow. Bases juiced and nobody out in the first.
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What if the Rockies and Phillies both get in? Rollins, mostly because writers are lazy Holliday not winning the MVP would be armed robbery. Adjusting for ballparks and defense, Wright has been better than Holliday. These are the people who should win, not neccessarily who will. NL MVP: David Wright AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia NL ROY: Troy Tulowitzki AL ROY: Jeremy Guthrie NL Comeback Player of the Year: Derrek Lee AL Comeback Player of the Year: Carlos Pena Silver Sluggers NL C: Russel Martin NL 1B: Albert Pujols NL 2B: Chase Utley NL 3B: Chipper Jones NL SS: Hanley Ramirez NL LF: Matt Holliday NL CF: Carlos Beltran NL RF: Brad Hawpe AL C: Jorge Posada AL 1B: Carlos Pena AL 2B: Brian Roberts AL 3B: Alex Rodriguez AL SS: Derek Jeter AL LF: Manny Ramirez AL CF: BJ Upton AL RF: Magglio Ordonez AL DH: David Ortiz
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Trachsel a Cub (this should be fun)
Rob replied to JeffH's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Marquis is not a bum. He's an inconsistent pitcher who's had some excellent starts and some stinkers. He's not at all bad as a #4 or #5 starter, which is what he was signed to be. I definitely think a case can be made for leaving him off the postseason roster, but calling him a bum is way overboard. April - 2.35 May - 3.38 June - 5.09 July - 6.29 August - 4.45 September - 6.15 (after his inning today, if my math is right) He was decent enough in August, but he hasn't been worth much since the end of May. -
Trachsel a Cub (this should be fun)
Rob replied to JeffH's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Number of starts where Marshall has given up 0 Earned Runs: 1 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 1 Earned Run: 6 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 2 Earned Runs: 7 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 3 Earned Runs: 1 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 4 Earned Runs: 1 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 5 Earned Runs: 1 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 6 Earned Runs: 1 Number of starts where Marshall has given up 7 Earned Runs: 1 He might not pitch a huge number of innings, but he's been more than just pretty solid for us. Who cares if that means we're using 3 lefties? The only thing that matters is the quality. I doubt anybody here would complain if our rotation was Santana, Liriano, Hamels, Kazmir, and Sabathia. -
Only the Cubs can make De Aza look good.
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And yet, somehow, the score is just 1-1.
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Geovany Soto K's.
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DeRo flies out to left. DLee holds up at third.
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Aramis with the single. Theriot to third, DLee scores. 1-0
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DLee doubles, Theriot at third.
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And just so you guys know, Kendall has made the playoffs once. Last year. And the A's had a much bigger lead than the Cubs do. And he hit .258/.303/.290 in the playoffs.
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For those of you who are counting on the Padres
Rob replied to The Voice of Reason's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If Sunday is gonna be the deciding game for the WC, they'll throw Peavy. -
So you say I'm being ridiculous for saying that momentum could exist in other sports including baseball and then you state that momentum exist to "some degree" in baseball, but is "pretty minimal" to the point of being negible with no evidence nor explanation. Talk about calling the kettle black. Do me a favor ask a baseball player if he believes in momentum and see what he says. Baseball players believe a lot of things to be true that aren't. Most of them aren't the smartest guys on earth. Ask a baseball player if a corked bat is helpful. Ask certain baseball players if sliding into first base is a good idea. Etc. Carl Everett doesn't believe in dinosaurs.
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they were a .596 winning percentage team with those two before Braun was called up. I kid, but you could same the same thing about Graffanino taking over first base from Fielder. yes, he's very popular amongst the Baseball Tonight crew, but puh-leaz. he's the fifth best hitter on his team, maybe a slightly above average fielder for his position. how stealing bases vaults him above so many others for mvp consideration with these two facts floating about, I have no idea. According to VORP, Rollins has been the second best hitter on the team. Yeah, both his OBP and his SLG are 40 points behind Howard... but Howard plays first. Rollins' production for SS is great.
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Can someone explain 2nd and 3rd order pythag W-L?
Rob replied to third eye's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
First order is just based off runs scored and runs allowed. Second order is based off Equivalent Runs and Equivalent Runs Allowed, which are simply the predicted runs scored and allowed based on batting lines. Third order is based off Equivalent Runs and Equivalent Runs Allowed, but adjusted for the quality of the opponents' hitting and pitching. I could be a bit off on all of this, but it's a good groundwork for Meph to correct later. -
Perhaps you are right, but I personally don't see how it matters because the only advantage Helton's team could gain from his testimony would be that Bradley is suspended...which doesn't matter because Bradley is out for the season already with his injury. The question isn't how the Padres respond to it. It's how the umpires respond. He sides with the umps, and maybe they get some preferential treatment. He sides against them, and they may attempt to find retribution.
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Lilly and it isn't even close, to me. Just for giggles... WARP3 scores. Ramirez - 9.4 Soriano - 8.5 Lee - 8.3 Zambrano - 7.1 Lilly - 5.9 While Lilly has been a slightly more effective pitcher, don't forget that Z has thrown a few more innings, fields the position better, and hits significantly better.
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Aramis is the MVP, followed fairly closely by Lee and Soriano, then Lilly and Zambrano.
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I always take the regular season crown, and I always crap out in the first round of the playoffs. This year though, I've broken the cycle. I managed to squeeze a tie in the first round on a pinch hit by Pujols in the last game on Sunday, and the tiebreaker went to me since I was in first place. I'm just crossing my fingers for the championship now.
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His 90th percentile PECOTA forecast: .292/.392/.550
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.305/.403/.537 That'd only make him the best hitter on our team this year. Yeah, it's a real good thing we didn't pick him up. He wouldn't have been better than the crap we've had from CF or RF a good chunk of this season. Lee and Aramis both have him beat in batting. Lee has the same on base percentage. Bradley numbers are lower then this because his Oakland numbers.He often hurt and is a jerk. EqA: DLee - .297 Aramis - .300 Bradley - .286 with OAK, .334 with SD (where he has approx 2/3 of his PT) This season, Bradley has been a better hitter, even including his Oakland numbers (which are nothing to scoff at). Yeah, he's been injured a good chunk of the season, but putting him in CF when Jacque was performing so badly would have been worth quite a few wins, or in right when Floyd had forgotten how to hit for power. He may be an asshat, but he's a very valuable one.
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.305/.403/.537 That'd only make him the best hitter on our team this year. Yeah, it's a real good thing we didn't pick him up. He wouldn't have been better than the crap we've had from CF or RF a good chunk of this season.
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If I had seen this the second it was posted, I would have been getting in my car and driving the three hours... but alas, it was not to be.
