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Alfonso Soriano Is Hurt (2-4 Weeks)
OleMissCub replied to Alfonso Soriano's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Which means 30day DL in Cubs World. There's no such thing as the 30 day DL. Whatever, 60 day. -
Alfonso Soriano Is Hurt (2-4 Weeks)
OleMissCub replied to Alfonso Soriano's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Which means 30day DL in Cubs World. -
Can we get on OF that can play some defense??? Mr. Pie better be heading to the airport.
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I'm expecting this injury to carry over into '08......maybe even for the life of his contract. Wouldn't shock me as a Cubs fan. :-)
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Let's also not judge the severity of the injury based on Soriano's awful looking reaction. Having anything like that happen in mid-stride will freak you out something awful.
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Alfonso Soriano Is Hurt (2-4 Weeks)
OleMissCub replied to Alfonso Soriano's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
yea, you better heal your hammy now :lol: Couldn't resist, it's just too funny to think that someone called AlfonsoSoriano is reporting a Soriano injury :lol: Not really. -
Alfonso Soriano Is Hurt (2-4 Weeks)
OleMissCub replied to Alfonso Soriano's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Correct. Soriano's awful looking reaction might also not be the best way to judge how serious it is. It probably scared the crap out of him and he reacted as such. -
Alfonso Soriano Is Hurt (2-4 Weeks)
OleMissCub replied to Alfonso Soriano's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Looked like a cramp to me the way he seized up and put no pressure on it. Most other leg injuries you can at least put some pressure on that leg. -
You ever had a bad leg cramp playing sports or running around? Only thing I've ever had that hurt worse than leg cramps was when my knee exploded and my ligaments tore.
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He probably could have put more pressure on it if it were a hamstring. It looks like something seized up i.e. a cramp. I hope.
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Joe Torre has basically said as much. He says that one of the most unfair advantages that Bonds has is that one of the essential elements of batting (fear of being drilled) is taken out of the equation, because not only does he wear all the armor, but in today's game pitchers are discouraged from pitching inside, much less hitting players. that body armor has helped him get a whopping TWO hit-by-pitch this year, 10 in 2006, and ZERO in 2005 It's not about actually getting hit so much as the psychological edge it gives you to be able to stand there and treat an AB like batting practice. Whereas Aaron played with the constant and very real fear of getting smashed in the face with a baseball.
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Joe Torre has basically said as much. He says that one of the most unfair advantages that Bonds has is that one of the essential elements of batting (fear of being drilled) is taken out of the equation, because not only does he wear all the armor, but in today's game pitchers are discouraged from pitching inside, much less hitting players.
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That's not a totally accurate comparison. Shelton had never done anything like that before, while Kendall has an entire career of performing like he's performed lately. So I don't see Kendall's latest performance to be as fluky as Shelton.
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It's all relative. Aaron didn't have some advantages that Bonds has today and vice versa.
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He's famous for having some of the quickest wrists in the history of the game. I think he would have been fine. He could have pneumatic-powered wrists, but if he wasn't more direct to the ball there's no way he's catching up to the fastballs of this era. He faced Koufax, Fergie Jenkins, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, etc. You act like he was facing highschoolers. This was only 40 years ago.
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like Barry Bonds? Yes, like Bonds. The difference is that Aaron managed to have authentic longevity and health. Bonds longevity is artificial.
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He's famous for having some of the quickest wrists in the history of the game. I think he would have been fine.
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Yes. It was harder to hit a home run in his day than it is now. well, you're probably right, as Aaron would probably have been juicing along with everyone else had he played in the 90's Some people don't need the juice to be blessed with great hitting eyes or wonderful swings.
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Yes. It was harder to hit a home run in his day than it is now.
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So when does your respect for older players start? 1980 forward? Was Willie Mays also worthless in your eyes? Dimaggio? Ernie Banks? Those guys were great, just like Ruth, in their era. But you act like, as athletes, they wouldn't have been able to have improved their game to match the modern game. If Ruth had the ability to wear body armor, not fear inside pitches, have video previews of a pitcher's pitches, have mechanics instructors to work on his swing, supplements to improve his overall health...I'm sure he wouldn't have been too overmatched by a 95mph splitter like you say. Ruth was by all accounts a born and gifted athlete. They said he would often go into a gym and destroy everyone else at basketball, even though he had never practiced or played it much in his life.
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So when does your respect for older players start? 1980 forward? Was Willie Mays also worthless in your eyes? Dimaggio? Ernie Banks?
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He claimed that he could, but like I said, that was probably just his ego and insecurity talking. He was getting older and the new man on town was the Babe.
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Cobb got a hit 36% of the times he stepped to the plate during his career. Even the best home run hitters of all time only get a home run in 1 of every 11-12 AB's. If he didn't have a home run stroke to begin with, how can you fault a guy for not trying to hit home runs when he's able to get a hit so frequently. I wish the Cubs had a guy who could hit .370 and steal 60 bases.
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That wasn't how he wanted to play baseball. He thought he had a better chance to get on base and thus help his team if he played the way that he knew best, which was slapping the ball to all fields i.e. Ichiro. He was wrong, then. Or maybe he realized that he didn't have home run power and felt it was a better use of his abilities to play his style of ball. His career OBP of .433 isn't too shabby. His statements concerning Ruth were probably more to do with his insecurity at no longer being THE star of the league moreso than some nostalgic longing for small ball. The guy had quite the ego.
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May 5th, 1925: 6-6, 3 homers. It set a record for total bases in a game that stood for a long, long time.