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Self needs a FF to shut people up. It's that simple. (But then it will be NC choker talk.) It may not be fair, but that's the way it is, and he isn't the first coach to go through it. Dean, Lute, Donavan, and Roy were all labeled as chokers. It's just the way it works. Those guys, however, had the ability to coach their way out of a wet paper bag. Self, not so much. One of the worst in game coaches I've ever seen. And I'm an Illini fan who thought that when he was here. I harbor no ill will toward Kansas for taking him because, while in the short run Illinois may struggle, the players that do come here will get the most out of their talent as opposed to floundering in the hi-low under Self. And Illinois will be good again and in the tourney next year anyway.
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As I'm sure somebody else has already said, this makes the most financial sense for IU considering the clause in Sampson's contract about violations. If they do it now they'll get hit with the wrongful termination suit, but if they just suspend him now and wait until the June hearing/conviction to axe him they're fine.
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Either that or too many lefties in the rotation. :grin:
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oooh, me me me!! Edit: Damn, also.
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Holy arbitrary, Batman!!!
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Look at Greene's splits away from PetCo park. A case can be made that, for a SS, he's actually quite a bit better than average to below average at the plate when he's not playing at the best pitchers park in baseball. He's a fly-ball hitter and that park just is not kind to his numbers. Or he was better on the road because he likes when people are yelling at him and hassling him. Or he doesnt feel pressure on the road like he does at home. No one knows. I agree that PetCo is a harder park to hit HR's in, but no one is for certain that he would put up his road numbers all the time if he was on the Cubs. Oh my god you seriously could not try harder and be any more wrong. It can be very easily shown statistically that Greene is an extreme fly ball hitter. Petco is huge and is terrible for flyball hitters because it GREATLY reduces their offensive productivity. In fact, I think somebody did a graph of Greene's deep flyball outs at Petco vs. playing at Wrigley and he would have had something like 10-12 more HRs JUST IN HOME GAMES. It has everything to do with park factors and nothing to do with your ridiculous viewpoints on how "watching the game" makes your opinion right. It's just not.
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I'm just going to throw this out there. Is it possible that Alfonso Soriano, being a human being and all, possibly has a mental issue with hitting in a spot other than leadoff? I mean why do guys like Chuck Knobloch, who have been throwing a baseball from 2nd to 1st for 20 years suddenly have major issues doing it? It could be as simple as that and have nothing to do with cause and effect or any other argument anybody is making. I know that may not sit well with some of the stats people on here who want to quantify everything, but that may be it. I think there's a whole lot of stuff out there that can be quantified and analyzed with great accuracy by using numbers, but the human psyche isn't one of them in a lot of cases.
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Interesting that it says Sean Gallagher AND outfielder Felix Pie instead of Sean Gallagher OR outfielder Felix Pie. I'm sure Hendry will way overpay though. Looks to me like he's just grouping together the prospects and veterans and not necessarily speculating as to who's going in a package together.
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Cubs Tickets On Sale Info (SEE FIRST POST FOR TIPS/LINK)
mul21 replied to Mizzou's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I've been searching the Cards site and can't seem to find anything. That's actually what I came in here looking for and nobody seems to know. I'll see if I can hit up the sports radio guys tomorrow in STL and get some info. -
Hadn't seen anything of this nature anywhere and find it hard to believe: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080203-rogers-baseball-cubs-pitching,0,4788946.column
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From DB on the Cubs.com board. Hilarious.
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we're not really saying HRs are worth a lot. We're saying that OBP is worth a lot. and we're also comparing the two extremes, Yes, as long as Jones is hitting his 40 HRs not like last year id take him over Ichiro, who really isnt much more than below average defensively. Ichiro is below average defensively? What?!! Are you kidding me? You would take jones' .220 avg and 40 HR over Ichiro's .350 avg. and 40 SB? How many runs does a stolen base score? Zero, right? How many runs does a HR score? At least 1, possibly up to 4. And last I checked the goal is to score runs, preferably more than the other team. I'm trying to make this as simple as possible to help you understand how this actually works.
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There is a real possibility that it is. I'm pretty sure Joe Morgan found NSBB and has somebody typing for him. Although this guy says he's watched games, so maybe not.
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I'm amused by the fact that vance posted his name as brain in another thread and PP did the same here.
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Have you heard of a stat called OPS? Look it up. Have you heard of a thing called park factors? Look it up. After doing so, unless you have a crippling learning disability, it will be come obvious to you that Greene is a massive upgrade due to his power, which has been massively suppressed because of the pasture he has played in called Petco. His numbers away from home dwarf his home numbers and would only be further increased by a move to Wrigley. And that's not even factoring in that he is twice the defensive player Theriot is. Seriously, I don't post a lot and don't know nearly as much as a lot of people on this board, but I would suggest you sit back, read threads for about 2-3 months with an open mind and get a feel for why people say the things they do. Then if you disagree and have the desire to back up your point of view with valid statistics then go for it. But until then, theres an old addage: Better to be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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Last Three Years... Player #1 .292/.357/.399 .756 OPS Player #2 .308/.371/.412 .783 OPS Tell me, which one of those is Kenny Lofton and which one is Chone Figgins, and what (other than age) makes Figgins a stud and Lofton not? (Neither one is a stud, FWIW).... I gotta go with #2 as Lofton based on the memory that Figgins had some weird really good outlier OBP last year. My only concern would be Lofton's ability to hold up for the entire year due to age or if he was brought in to play with Pie still here that he's also a lefty.
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The obligatory all star for a team with Ryne Sandberg? There were a few years there when Biggio was good and you had Steve Sax and Tommy Herr displacing Sandberg here and there. Hell, if you listen to Joe Morgan, he may have still been playing in it those years. :lol:
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Rangers to sign Jennings
mul21 replied to Post Count Padder's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
How depleted is the Houston rotation? How horrible was the trade they made to get him? -
Official report....Heart disease http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3197230
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As SSR has pointed out, his ERA has actually been right around league average for starting pitchers. It hasn't been awful. Plus, look at his home and away ERA splits from his time with the Cubs, and his time with the Phillies: Cubs: 99 Home: 4.20, Away: 3.99 00 Home: 3.71, Away: 5.15 01 Home: 3.39, Away: 4.24 02 Home: 3.09, Away: 4.31 Phillies 05 Home: 4.38, Away: 4.05 06 Home: 5.18, Away: 4.64 07 Home: 5.26, Away: 4.19 The last 3 years in Chicago, Lieber dominated at Wrigley. His road ERA was over a point over his his home ERA each season, which is a dramatic split. As you can see, his time with the Phillies has been hurt by their very hard ballpark to pitch in with home ERA's being worse than road ERA's every year. Take him out of Philly and put him in Wrigley again? His numbers most likely improve, not regress. At worst he'll likely be a league average starter once again, which is a better guarantee than you can say for Dempster. Now, knowing that Lieber has been a ground ball pitcher when he is going good, has his GB/FB ratio taken a hit in the last few years that would make his Philly #'s out of whack since the ball jumps out of there? I seem to recall that him keeping the ball down was the reason for his success with the Cubs.
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Per 1380 am and Post Dispatch in St. Louis. No details on the contract but it is reported to be a major league contract. Link: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/3D286A40262685F1862573C500705B3E?OpenDocument
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I'm in 2 leagues with pretty similar rosters and was screwed multiple time by in game injuries. However, I managed a miraculous win in the consolation bracket after finishing the season a dismal 4-10. In my other league, I missed the playoffs after having the most points scored against me in all of the league and finishing 4th of 10 in points scored. There is a payout for total points thru week 17 and I was in 5th going into week 17. I was 2 points out of 4th and 71 points out of 3rd. I put up 113 point to come from behind and finish 3rd to win the cash. And then my wife laughed at me because I got so excited about $50.
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Astros offer a deal to Prior
mul21 replied to Vanilla Ice's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
You know, looking at those 2 situations, there are a lot of similarities, especially in their attitudes. They both seem fairly detached and a little anti-authority. I don't think Prior would be a good fit with Duncan, unless of course he comes back with a lesser arsenal than he was previously working with and Duncan helps him adapt to a new style of pitching so he can be remotely effective. -
Astros offer a deal to Prior
mul21 replied to Vanilla Ice's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Stl... Will Carroll has suggested that Duncan might be good for Prior. I'm skeptical. He's done so well with Prior lite... I have to assume you're referring to Reyes?