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  1. bukie
    That was a good AB, it was a borderline pitch low and outside. A good pitch that he just didn't pull the trigger on. He had 11 runners possible to drive in yesterday, and he knocked in 4 of them (the fifth RBI was himself). A 36% conversion rate is as good as can reasonably be asked for from any player in RBI situations. I'm curious if there's a stat available that lists players RBI conversion %. That'd be much more useful than raw RBI to determine how effective a player is at run production. It may seem like there are a lot of runners left on base, but that's merely because the Cubs are putting a lot of guys on base. More opportunities leads to more runs.
  2. bukie
    Belt high, middle-in, looked like a mistake breaking ball that just kind of rolled over.
  3. bukie
    Here's my line of thinking (not to be confused with the Cubs' front office line of thinking): Sean Marshall is barely being used right now, thanks to the rotation stabilizing itself. The Cubs already have two long relievers available besides Marshall that are pitching well anyway (Hart, Lieber), and the lack of a lefty in the pen hasn't hurt them (in fact, it keeps Lou from using relievers like tissues to play the lefty/righty matchups). Also, the way Lou manages, the Cubs are regularly out of available position players well before the 9th (heck, they were winning 8-1 yesterday and had to use Marquis to PH), so having an extra position player available, even simply in a PH role, wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. In addition, it was pretty obvious that Ward has no business as a backup OF from the one time he was used there. He's strictly a PH/backup 1B at this point. So then, putting it all together, it would make sense to send down Marshall, get him some use as a starter to stretch him out as an available starter when the Cubs need one, and leave Murton up, giving the Cubs 14 position players and 11 pitchers.
  4. bukie
    Cub front office think: Currently the Cubs' offensive balance looks like this: 9 righties, 4 lefties. Soriano is a righty, so it only makes sense to send down another righty when he comes back. Blanco is necessary as a backup C, Cedeno is necessary as a backup SS and is hitting the cover off the ball, so that leaves Murton to go down.
  5. bukie
    A couple years ago, I decided: Wrigley East: PNC Wrigley West: Coors Wrigley South: Turner Wrigley North: Miller The GAB needs its own place on that map at some point, I'm working on the theory. GAB is Wrigley Middle East, PNC is Wrigley Far East.
  6. bukie
    The Cubs are 4-4 against teams that would without a doubt be considered contenders (Milwaukee, Philadelphia, NY Mets), and 10-2 against everybody else. That's a recipe for 100 wins.
  7. bukie
    Although if you are talking since WWII (1945), you'd be almost correct (Milwaukee, SD, Colorado) I think this is probably what I heard. And it looks like I typed a 2 where I meant to type a 3 in my original post. Couldn't recall the teams, but seemed to remember hearing San Diego in the group. Make that 4, and add the Mets. :)
  8. bukie
    But I like Ronny.
  9. bukie
    I'm on a half first name basis with the commish...I call him Bud and he doesn't call me...
  10. bukie
    The smart-ass answer to this would be on May 28, when the USMNT plays England in a friendly. Isn't Spain before that? I think that could be the big La Liga/Jozy showcase. England is on May 28, Spain is on June 4. Who knows, Jozy may not be on the plane back to America after that.
  11. bukie
    If I'm the Cubs, I think about starting the game with Lieber ready to go at a moment's notice. Lilly needs to start remembering how to throw strikes.
  12. bukie
    And...Utah just won game 2 on the road.
  13. bukie
    The smart-ass answer to this would be on May 28, when the USMNT plays England in a friendly.
  14. bukie
    Jim Hickman, statistically, or are you saying physically? Statistically. And although that's an impressive jump late in a career, I wouldn't call it Sosa-like. That's just me, though. It was a significant, unprecedented jump in power and patience. Remember the era also, of the high mound and dominant pitchers of the late 60's, so a jump of 20 HRs in one season was really unheard of. Most of the other similar "late bloomers" are more due to teams simply not giving them a chance until their 30s or going off to fight in WWI or WWII during their prime years (Hank Sauer, Dixie Walker, Dazzy Vance, Earl Caldwell). Nobody is suggesting that Sosa's jump in productivity wasn't rare. It was rare (and, of course, not nearly as rare in the "steroid era"), but mostly due to a change of patience, which isn't something that a steroid-assisted boost would provide.
  15. bukie
    Jim Hickman, statistically, or are you saying physically?
  16. bukie
    I think he's completely drunk on Boston success. He was much more accurate on everything when all his favorite teams were jokes. I swear I posted this comment before he posted this article. God help us all if the Bruins win tonight.
  17. bukie
    Although if you are talking since WWII (1945), you'd be almost correct (Milwaukee, SD, Colorado)
  18. bukie
    Huh? The Cubs have a .514 lifetime winning percentage, and the second most overall wins in MLB history. Just the NL teams that the Cubs have winning records against: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Colorado, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, San Diego, and St. Louis. Add the Mets if the Cubs win today and tomorrow, and they have a lifetime .500 even record against the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks own the Cubs, though. And the Astros, Marlins, Nationals, Pirates and Giants.
  19. bukie
    Closest I can get (1901-2007)
  20. bukie
    I think he's completely drunk on Boston success. He was much more accurate on everything when all his favorite teams were jokes.
  21. bukie
    Sosa in 1995 (linked for huge): http://homerderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/sosa-1995-card.jpg Sosa in 1996: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:k_-RcmWR5MOC3M:http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/006/823/09F.jpg Sosa in 1998: http://internetfm.com/gif/sosa1.jpg Can't say I see a real marked difference in there. Can't find any images between 1990 and 1995, but it appears he did bulk up a bit in there.
  22. bukie
    Personally, since Felix is such a good defender, I'd like to see him get switched in more regularly in games where the Cubs build a sizeable lead. And early enough to get a couple ABs in those situations.
  23. bukie
    You should probably be more mad at yourself for counting on Eric Gagne as a fantasy reliever.
  24. bukie
    Updated through yesterday's game, yesterday's entire lineup (+Cedeno and Marquis, -Soriano) was hitting above average on the year.
  25. bukie
    If the only way something can be funny would be that a negative racial stereotype is hilarious, then it's not appropriate. The exception to this being White Men Can't Jump.
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