oldcubsfan

Congrats. IN MY OPINION, this is the dumbest post in the history of NSBB. Once again, congrats. How anyone can think this post has merit is well beyond the comprehension of the normal thinking members of life.

Why would anyone do that?Why would anyone sell them to you at a discount to the market price? So you can resell them? Don't think so. I picked mine up at Fedex today. Want to talk about price?

Truly funny, silly stuff.

So in other words, you can't dispel the fact the some people are more capable than others in driving in runs?

Not true. People bitched about him not carrying the team in a nonsensical way. People quote numbers that they don't understand. But then again, they read a book, so they know all. The evaluation ability here is always very questionable.

I notice the baseball genius, Steve Stone is never on anyone's list.

And when he's hitting sixth in the lineup he turns into Ty Cobb. Same sample size. It's not like anyone is going to dispute that Murton went 54-215 with RISP. It all matters to some degree. "Is it predictive?" is the question. Are there biases here. Is a 200 at-bat batting average susceptible to a lot of random variance? Or should we just conclude that, "that is Matt Murton ... can't hit with runner's in scoring position." No, a reasonable person concludes others hit better with runners in score position. Many here tend to believe in absolutes with their theories and that just isn't the case.

Still seems off because of the running out of another game, but, the Cubs beat a bottom feeder team, as they should have and the Brewers beat a better team that they were predicted to lose against. that's correct, and there's a longer explanation here Sorry, but with the lead and winning just plain improves your chances. The explanation is nonsense.

To refute this, I'm saying that a player's performance does not shift whether or not there is a base runner on or not. The fact that his numbers are different with runners on is all just a matter of coincidence. A player doesn't suddenly gain better offensive ability (or worse), based on the situation at hand, i just cannot believe that theory. Well, you're wrong. Pitchers pitch differently with RISP, and are likely to leave more balls over the plate. Therefore, there is a difference when hitting with runners on. Good hitters, like Ramirez, will make pitchers pay for challenging them. I'm not sure if you're trying to fuel the "RBI's matter" argument, but if you are, I think you're doing it incorrectly. As you said, Rammy hits well in those situations because he's a good hitter, not because he's a clutch hitter. Rammy's gonna get his hits one way or another, and a lot of the time they'll come with runners on. Sorry, but this is a very tired and old argument. RBI's do count and so does BA/RISP. No onw with any knowledge disputes this. It is not based on position in the lineup. Use any player, Murton for example. He is a good OBP and decent average hitter, yet his BA/RISP is lower than his overall average. So, you must be suggesting that the law of averages seems to apply when he happens to come up with men on.

Cocaine's a hell of a drug. nice post. Anything to back up that claim? Or do you just like slandering people?

The issue at hand is really... HOW. Those seats are not season tickets, and were supposed to be open to the public, yet he is there nearly every game. Not really true.

Which is...? You're kidding, right? Oh well, TJS is Tommy John surgery. :oops: I don't know alot of medical terms and/or abbreviations OK, sorry for the snide comment.

Which is...? You're kidding, right? Oh well, TJS is Tommy John surgery.

I agree. It really is too bad.

out for 2008. Having TJS, according to Bruce Levine on ESPN1000.