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  1. Rob
    Why on earth would we bat Pagan 2nd? DeRosa or Murton would be perfect fits there.
  2. Rob
    When the difference is as drastic as it is in this instance, it's not worthless by any means. Just to make something perfectly clear... Correlation != Causation And there is absolutely no proof that Barrett was the cause of Z's struggles. None. Zip. Zero. Nada.
  3. Rob
    Yeah, we'd be so much better off if we just had Freddie "Boom Boom" Bynum back to play right, and Blanco to catch... they'd never be on base to get thrown out.
  4. Rob
    Large variations and almost zero consistency. IE, Z was better with Barrett two seasons ago, almost dead even last year, and much worse with Barrett this season.
  5. Rob
    No way DeRosa belongs on the bench behind Theriot/Fontenot. IMO, the ideal lineup offensive lineup has DeRosa at second, Fontenot at short and either a Murton/Floyd platoon or just Murton in right. If memory serves, DeRosa is a better SS than Fontenot...
  6. Rob
    Whats asinine is your comment and the logic behind it. IMO of course :D The logic sticks. You're rallying for Theriot to get more playing time that would come at the expense of Murton. Yeah, right now they're hitting pretty similar (.680 OPS for Theriot, .683 OPS for Murton)... but I don't think anybody is going to say they have a similar ceiling. Murton simply has a chance to be much, much better than Theriot. Why we'd make a move that would only lower the ceiling for offensive production while doing nothing to increase the floor is simply beyond me. It defies all logic.
  7. Rob
    funny how when murton can't hit for beans, everyone says it's because he's not getting regular playing time... when jones can't hit, it's because he flat-out sucks. To be fair, Jones does have quite the history of suckitude, regardless of PT.
  8. Rob
    ERA is back below 5.00, too.
  9. Rob
    Ummm... no? No matter how badly Murton, Floyd, or even Jones is performing at the moment, there is absolutely no basis to assume Theriot or Fontenot will perform better over the rest of the season. To short change your big, struggling bats in order to get in more playing time for your anemic, middle infield bats only guarantees a low level of offensive production, with no upshot whatsoever. Bottom line: Theriot and Fontenot have no chance to hit like big league corner outfielders. Putting them in at the expense of people who do is asinine, and only compounds our problems.
  10. Rob
    Get some glasses, then. Cubs win! Wooo!
  11. Rob
    Walk for Berkman.
  12. Rob
    Should we stop using a quality closer because of his second blown save of the season? Do you feel comfortable with Dempster as closer? So who should he go with? Trade for Papelbon. :D A closer isn't worth half what he costs on the trade market.
  13. Rob
    Should we stop using a quality closer because of his second blown save of the season? Do you feel comfortable with Dempster as closer? I feel more comfortable with Dempster closing than with just about any other reliever in the pen. An argument could be made for Wuertz, but Dempster has been solid overall. I might want to see how Marmol handles the duties, but I'm comfortable enough with Dempster.
  14. Rob
    I'd settle for a reliever we could have trusted the 8th with, cause Eyre forcing Dempster to go 2 innings isn't helping anybody.
  15. Rob
    C'mon Pie... pick us up.
  16. Rob
    Aside from Pagan leading off, this is about as good a place in the lineup to start as any.
  17. Rob
    There you go. Typical! I have no faith in Barrett blocking things in the dirt. Blaming that on Barrett would be extremely poor form.
  18. Rob
    C'mon Demp... I've seen you pull through worse.
  19. Rob
    No no no no, let Eyre do it. Well, we want it to hurt, not tickle him. If somebody just sprinkles powdered sugar on the ump first...
  20. Rob
    Renteria better get suspended for that crap
  21. Rob
    And Lilly is tossed... what a load.
  22. Rob
    Benches clear!
  23. Rob
    Good thing he's leading off. Wouldn't want to waste any of those HRs by having guys on in front of him. By putting Izturis and the P right in front of him, we've virtually guaranteed that 90% of the HRs he hits will be solo shots. Well done, Cubs. Well done. Yes, because only the Cubs have realized that Soriano hits best out of the leadoff spot. Those stupid, stupid Cubs. I'm sorry, but I don't believe that where he hits in the lineup makes a damn bit of difference. Of course he wants to lead off, he loves to swing the bat. He gets more chance to do so if he hits first. But would he suddenly be terrible hitting 3rd or 5th? I don't believe it. And frankly, there's no stats that "prove" in any real sense, that his spot in the lineup effects his performance. He had a great year last year hitting 1st. Would he have had the same production in his walk year hitting 3rd or 5th? I think so. It amazes me how many people say "he hits better in the leadoff spot" as if his position in the lineup determined the results of his ABs more than all the other factors at play. If Soriano believes he can't his as well out of the leadoff spot, it's true. There's nothing about the leadoff spot itself that makes people hit better or worse, but if Soriano fools himself into thinking he can't hit anywhere else, we're better leaving him there.
  24. Rob
    Clean as Lee plays the game, I sincerely doubt it. He's a real class act.
  25. Rob
    I wouldn't mind seeing Gallagher throw a couple of innings. I haven't seen Gallagher throw in quite a while. I do hope he gets in this game. Seems like a good time to do it with a nice lead like this. Now that I think about it, I might let him play RF. Freakin Jacque.
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