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  1. i could live with a 952 OPS from him this year
  2. Is this the same Steve Kline, who once wish that Mark Prior took a line drive off the head, and that he could no longer pitch in the majors? I mean no longer be a fan or Prior, but I'll never forgive Kline for wishing bodily harm on a fellow player. well you could make an argument the franchise would have been in much better shape the past couple years if this had happened. just sayin.
  3. get rid of willits for milledge. this instant. he'll probably even outsteal reggie.
  4. well he showed better plate discipline last year than alex gordon, chris young, lastings milledge, ryan braun, saltalamacchia, pence, crawford, kemp, soriano, khalil greene, phillips, delmon young, and kendrick, to name a few, and nobody seems to have similar trepidations that those players will have quality seasons this year and productive careers. maybe if he lucks into a .417 babip this season like kemp last year we'll all think he's a fantastic player.
  5. Bailey should be there for awhile, and it's not because of Dusty.
  6. In no way does Theriot have "very good range" if you'll read for another 4 words you might notice i qualified my statement. i guess i'll try to make allowances for this in the future and use as few words as possible to make it easier for people.
  7. chalk it up to the dodgers history of being able to develop hitters, and the cubs' inability to do so. oh, i was hoping for a better answer
  8. http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/images/gomez.jpg
  9. People are letting Theriot's struggles at the plate plague their opinion of his defense. He has very good range (made just above average by playing in a step or two) and is sure-handed, albeit he's not going to make any plays deep in the hole. Lopez is just an error producer with little else going for him at SS. He doesn't even make the impossible plays like Ordonez would or Furcal to compensate for the routine grounders botched.
  10. isn't this a Cubs board? are people not watching the game that need to rely on flawed statistics to make a judgment on a player? what's the point here?
  11. whats with Turco always blowing late leads against LA?
  12. Are we basing this on what the nats did with him? An organization that thinks christian guzman is a quality SS? He might be horrible but I'll take my chances. I'd love to take a flier on Lopez, but Theriot is no doubt a better fielder.
  13. GOD dag nabbit LOU. When will the love affair with Theriot end? I, for one, am actively rooting for Theriot to totally suck from the start. It might take a while, but eventually Theriot will get moved down in the line-up and we might even be shopping for a SS at the trade deadline or (GASP) give DeRosa a chance. It's almost as if Lou is more interested in sparing Theriot's feelings than DeRosa's and that's just ridiculous. We have to just hope the front office finds out what we already know before it really hurts our team. that's strange. i'm hoping he'll be good, along with the rest of our team. i thought that was the point of the whole thing.
  14. wow what on earth is with Furcal lasting until the 175th pick?
  15. No, that will just be the Rays being the Rays (cheap as usual and making a financial decision over a baseball decision). It really is a very similar situation. History says Dusty will send down young players so he can start vets. And in this case he did it again. History says the Rays will send down young players that are good enough to make the team so they can delay starting their arbritration / FA clock and save money long term. And in this case they are going to do it again. Fans of neither team should be surprised by the decisions because it is consistent with the track record of Dusty and the Rays. There's a distinct difference between cheapness and being financially responsible. A team like the Rays can't be throwing away that much money, unless doing so greatly increases their chances for the playoffs this year, but that remains a longshot.
  16. they must not think he'll ever regain the velocity on his fastball. another Wade Miller it seems.
  17. The forecasts are puzzling, for the large part. In the 7 year forecast for Wieters, they have him topping out at 15 HRs and a .437 slugging. Similarly, they don't have clement slugging .450 until 5 years from now. I'm curious why JR House isn't on the list, seeing what they project for him. But if the upside definition is completely divorced from the forecast, then I guess I'm making a moot point, I haven't read all of it yet.
  18. If they wait til mid-May or so it'll save them about $10m in the long run. Why are we laughing so much about this? When Longoria gets sent down that's just Maddon being Maddon too?
  19. Gallardo will have the better W-L record and pitches in the much weaker division and league, but Liriano is the better pitcher. I usually go for upside but Gallardo is probably the choice. But if you think your team is mediocre as is, then swing for the fences.
  20. the full court press makes NCAA games unwatchable
  21. your first team is steals starved and I'm not too keen on your batting average either. Beltran went under the knife for both knees and scares me worse than Pujols. there's a better 2B than the O dog on somebody's bench or FA. i'd scour the waiver wire for better #5 starter. dustin mcgowan? derek lowe? verdict: middle of the pack team the second team- oh thats so much better. you've got too much power still, trade dunn for victorino and a closer and put pennys big ass on the bench or the FA pool. i don't trust him. verdict: solid 2nd place team, first place contender if you could trade dunn for SV and say, raffy soriano
  22. it's going to be funny when they trade for Brandon Inge.
  23. it's going to be funny when they trade for Brandon Inge.
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