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  1. USSoccer
    I'll bet you $20 that Sunil Gulati got a half-stock when he read that. Not that the special one would ever coach the USMNT, but I'd love to hear the conversation where Jose's agent laughs Gulati off the phone.
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    Then this is an excellent example of when being "in the game" doesn't make you more informed on a subject. Look at TT's post. How many relievers/closers use the windup? How many would care about the 4th run in a 5-3 game? This is conventional wisdom proven wrong. Look at every scenario. You still need the same outcomes, so why not take the extra run? If you say having a guy on 2nd rattles the pitcher, why wouldn't giving up a grand slam rattle him? It doesn't make sense on any level to not take the extra run.
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    None of that changes in a 5-4 game as a result of a home run. Unless you are convinced that the only option the hitter has in a 5-4, no one on scenario is to hit a home run. He has other outcomes at his disposal. Seriously, this isn't hard. I can't believe this is an actual debate.
  4. USSoccer
    If you're down 5-3, your odds of tying the game with a guy on 2nd depend on the hitter's ability to hit a home run. The 4th run is irrelevant. If you're down 5-4 with the bases empty, your odds of tying the game depend...on the hitters ability to hit a home run. It's the same thing. So take the extra run. And then your hitter can try and get on base, or hit a home run.
  5. USSoccer
    The hitter has the same options at the plate regardless of the baserunner. His goals don't change in the slightest. His goal is to get on base.
  6. USSoccer
    The hitter always has the option of just trying to get on base.
  7. USSoccer
    The only time a double is better than a homer is if your the team that gave up the double.
  8. USSoccer
    Wow, you're missing the point. I don't need a job in the game to make me any smarter or more insightful. If I got hired by the Cubs tomorrow in their marketing office, or as a PA during the broadcasts, I'm no smarter or more insightful than I am today. That's the point. We all understand what you do. What you don't seem to understand is that it doesn't make your point about Ryan Theriot any more or less valid. You, however, seem to think that your experiences with Theriot like 2 years ago have anything to do with his value to the major league ballclub, and you had no problem telling us how your experiences and insider status gave your opinion a guilded edge. And as far as being 1/485, I'm sure if I had the time on my hands I could find more examples, but even if it's only like 40/485, it's an example of how stats don't tell the whole story. So to speak.
  9. USSoccer
    You use that card in nearly every thread in which someone has an opinion of a current or former Cubs minor leaguer that differs from you. For instance: Why do you feel the need to qualify your opinions using your occupation? Can't your points stand on their own without reminding us what we don't do for a living?
  10. USSoccer
    There's a difference between having a respectful discussion of a disagreement, and getting lectured by someone who trots out the "I'm-In-The-Know" card every time he's pressed into a discussion or debate. I don't care who does what on this board. I don't care if jaxx is a radio guy for the Smokies, or if Goony sells hotdogs in Battery Park. I care about the substance of the post. And the substance of his original post was condescending. Just to draw a contrast, Bruce Miles is in the media, in the know, and when he gets into a discussion, doesn't play the same "I'm a beat guy and you aren't involved in the game" card. Now look at how people treat Bruce, and tell me the whole thing about the poor poor insiders who come to NorthSide and get abused.
  11. USSoccer
    THAT'S a riot. :lol: Yeah, I edited that out. It was stupid.
  12. USSoccer
    For the record, you don't have to be an announcer, scout or former player to be able to correctly peg a major league baseball player. Thinking otherwise is incredibly arrogant. Ryan Theriot is an acceptable SS on a team with an above average offense. On this current team, he's replaceable. Not because people don't like him, but because his production at his position makes him a candidate to be upgraded.
  13. USSoccer
    Trust.
  14. USSoccer
    I'd flip Lilly and Z. I wouldn't. As erratic as Z can be, I have more faith in his ability to completely shut down a team than Lilly. Z's A, B and C game are better than Lilly's.
  15. USSoccer
    Owen went off - I wasn't listening at the time, but the commentators say he looked like he had a 'twinge'. Injury time now, 4 minutes. Michael Owen must infuriate people in England. He's like an Italian sports car.
  16. USSoccer
    That's pretty much it right there. At his salary, he's an acceptable player for now. If the offense improves at CF, C or RF, you can hit him low in the order and live with it. If we can't improve at those 3 positions, you have to improve at SS and let Theriot fill in at 2B or SS in a utility role. And it's all about numbers. It's great that he plays hard and seems to be a smart player and an effort guy, but with our current roster, you need better production from half of your position players.
  17. USSoccer
    I'd go with Z, Hill and Lilly, in that order.
  18. USSoccer
    If our overall offense was better Theriot would be a nice player to hit 7th or 8th.
  19. USSoccer
    There are a lot of people in the US soccer community that are ill informed. You'd think it wouldn't be the case, really. Yeah, because of the underground nature of soccer coverage in the US, fans and analysts are usually pretty informed. Here are some topics they touched on: Oguchi Onyewu might not be the player everyone thought he could be. Rossi is really talented and from the US but not playing for them. Bradley and Onyewu sometimes are too physical. Did you know this Bradley kid is the coach's son?! Landon Donovan isn't the most clutch player ever. They were discussing all this like it was breaking news. Wow. Was it like two 14 year old AYSO players hosting?
  20. USSoccer
    There are a lot of people in the US soccer community that are ill informed. You'd think it wouldn't be the case, really.
  21. USSoccer
    Portland, OR?
  22. USSoccer
    Yeah, my bad. I got my starts mixed up.
  23. USSoccer
    On 3 days rest his pitches probably will have more movement that they normally would.
  24. USSoccer
    Ok, so Luis Felipe Scolari slapped someone on the sideline after Portugal's most recent Euro qualifier (I had FSC on mute, so I didn't catch all the details), but it seems like the federation is all pissy about it. If they are stupid enough to fire him, the USSF should be all over it like no one's business. He's a really good coach.
  25. USSoccer
    If anything he was taking Plaschke's article-which was a blatant shot at the stats/scouts thing in it's own right, btw-and ridiculing the way Plaschke makes LaMacchia look like Yoda for figuring out that the A's minor league POY was a prospect worth trading for. Just because he takes stupid, overdramatic sentences and highlights their ridiculousness doesn't make it an attack on the scout. He qualifies himself enough on that article and others for him to be able to take shots at the dramatized, heavy handed way Plaschke wrote about the scout.
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