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Oh, ok. .250 then.
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I just think it's funny that it felt like he was slumping when he was hitting .300. That's just sick.
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I agree. He certainly has the awards (5 time all-star, 1999 MVP, and 2-time silver slugger), and I think he has the elite status many hall of fame voters look for. He's also been excellent in the postseason. It's still going to take a few more seasons to make his career numbers appear more top notch, (i.e. his 2,000th hit, 350th and 400th homerun, etc.)
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Excellent post. I think some of this has to do with the Cubs' "losing culture," and I don't necessarily mean that as a knock. For so many years, the fans (hey, maybe even the players, although I doubt it) expected to lose. With revenue coming in from ticket sales, the front office didn't need to spend money on winning teams - the fans were going to come anyway. Think about it: these last 2 seasons were the first winning seasons in about 30 years. Franchises like the Yankees and Cards, however, expect to win. The thing is, we've just gotten a taste of how nice it is to be a top team in the league, a team on the verge of winning the pennant. The booing comes from the frustration that we are all feeling because now that we've had that winning sensation, we don't want to revert back to the old days, even though our record now would've been a blessing in the past. And because Baker gets booed frequently, and has the reputation as a players' manager (you know, the kind of guy who won't discipline players who act up and will make excuses at any cost) he is very quick to defend anyone who's booed, saying 'It wasn't nice for the fans to boo,' when asked about the booing, instead of something along the lines of 'The fans are frustrated, and I can't blame them - we haven't been getting the job done.'
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I'd think about it if there was no NCAA Football or NHL... :P
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What does all of this mean for Cedeno? I think it's pretty clear that he should be playing over Neifi, but of course, Dusty would never do that. Neifi is a pretty good backup SS, but now we have 2 on the bench. Are we going to send Ronnie down, where he could actually get some playing time? Get rid of Neifi? I would seem to be pretty pointless to have 3 SS on the team.
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cedeno is widely regarded to have excellent to gold glove caliber defense at shorstop. it is, after all, the first time he's ever played in the big leagues. i would cut him some slack. Especially since he has a total of one error in the major leagues. Sorry, I should've clarified. I didnt mean error as in the scorecard's 'E'. I was referring to mental mistakes throwing and on the basepaths that don't get scored as "errors." This is just my opinion. Am I completely off the mark in saying that I don't think he's as fundamentally sound as Garciaparra?
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You know... Blanco has been really hot since changing his number to 24. I don't know if it's just the fact that he's played sparingly or what, but I really wouldn't mind seeing him start more games, especially after Barrett's complete meltdown tonite. I wasn't even angry, I was just looking at the tv thinking, "what the f$%&$?" It seems like we've been experiencing enough of Barrett's defensive fiascos. I say we give Blanco a shot. -
I don't think that such a team would be terrible, but I think we'd be better off with Nomar and Walker up the middle. I know this is blasphemy on this site, but I haven't been very impressed with Cedeno. For a player who doesn't have much to offer hitting-wise, he sure does make a lot of errors. Now, his playing time relative to Neifi is a different story - he should be playing and Perez should be on the pine - but compared to Nomar? Bench him. Walker is also a proven vet (a true proven vet, not Dusty's definition of one) and he's a bigtime gamer. Plus, he and Nomar are already familar with each other as far as the DP goes. I don't have a problem with Murton or Pie getting a chance, and if Patterson can prove himself, I welcome him. Despite his freeswinging past, he still has the potential to be a great hitter, and he's already a great fielder. I like the idea of a young pen, but I always get nervous thinking of how they'll be able to deal with the pressure. I'd like to see another veteran in there.
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You may not be able to take steroids without knowing, but you can violate the MLB steroid abuse policy by not reading a label of a dietary supplement, which is what happened to Rincon. It was mentioned in the Tribune yesterday. However, Raffy took a steroid - simple as that, and it's a shame.
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This article really makes me sick. I'm sure that this is supposed to be an article about black pride, and that many blacks have to deal with unfair media pressure. This may or may not be true, and that opens a whole new can of worms. However, Mr. Jackson is doing a disservice to the black community with this article. His own personal racism is clearly bleeding through. What's that Scoop? Dusty's awful managerial decision blew the game again? Oh, Dusty, they don't want you out because you're a horrible manager, you just happen to be black. Any such talk about Robinson being canned in DC, Scoop? Lloyd in Pitsburgh? Gimme a break. He says that he doesn't speak for Baker, yet he somehow attemps to despite the fact that Dusty disagrees with him... :? Let Dusty fight his own battles... such as the ones that exist, (e.g. getting into the playoffs). What a disgrace...
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I know Len and Bob were mentioning Mitch Williams, but was anyone else reminded of Beck tonite? I was just waiting for Demp's arm to start waving :lol: In all seriousness though, Dempster has done a pretty good job as a closer this season, and although he was ridiculous tonite, in the end, he got the job done, as YearofDaCubs said. In baseball, that's usually good enough.
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Thanks to Perez chasing 2 pitches that would have been called balls. Look, all I'm saying is that it must be something that either Brenly's noticed or its been proven somehow, that Dempster sweats more than what the heat/dewpoints help produce. Why would Brenly not have just said "with the heat and humidity, its creating sweat on Ryan's hand"? IIRC, Bob said something to the effect of "because of Dempster's profuse amounts of sweat on his throwing hand, he can't get an effective grip on the ball to throw his splitter the way he wants to." I didn't really pay much attention to how much he was using the rosin bag, but I will note that Ron was pleading with Rothschild (or Barrett) to go out to the mound after Bell struck out to give Dempster a breather and to allow him to cool off. The adjective he used was "dripping" and I really don't think he was too far off. I'm not sure on this, but weren't most of the pitches he was missing with breaking balls? It seemed like ihe was having much less trouble challenging hitters with the fastball (I think he reached 97 on one) than the breaking pitches, which could be attributed to sweat.
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Actually, if you remember, Joe played in the Mexican leagues before ending up in the majors, and according to Dusty, 'people of color play better in the heat.' A few seasons playing in Mexico, plus his heavily tanned arms make him a 'person of color' in Dusty's book, and therefore, a good closer. However, I'm currently trying to get a $50,000 grant from NU to find out why he was only good for one season... :D P.S. Is sarcasm officially posted in green? Why do people keep saying Borowski was only good for one season? Do people not remember '02? He wasn't a closer in '02. I believe it was El Pulpo. JoBo only had 2 saves that season, and since we are talking specifically about closers, I said he was only good for one season, implying in the closer position. He was a good reliever that season though.
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Actually, if you remember, Joe played in the Mexican leagues before ending up in the majors, and according to Dusty, 'people of color play better in the heat.' A few seasons playing in Mexico, plus his heavily tanned arms make him a 'person of color' in Dusty's book, and therefore, a good closer. However, I'm currently trying to get a $50,000 grant from NU to find out why he was only good for one season... :D P.S. Is sarcasm officially posted in green?
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It's a proven fact that bad closers have abnormally high body temperatures, exemplified by Latroy Hawkins, who insisted on wearing short sleeves this past April against Pittsburgh at Wrigley, where the gametime temperature was hovering around 30 degrees.
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I'm going to be a freshman this fall, but I do happen to live in Skokie, so I'm almost always on campus anyway, haha.
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Hi all, I'm new to posting, but have been a longtime fan and reader of nsbb. As far as I'm concerned, this is the best source of baseball information on the web and I check here before ESPN usually. Anyway, enough sucking up :D As I'm sure any Cubs (or for that matter, baseball) fan is concerned, runners left on base is one of the most frustrating aspects of watching a game, (e.g. today's game). I'm in the middle of Moneyball right now and I got to thinking: since we keep stats on basically every aspect of baseball these days, does anyone know who leads the league in LOB or how the Cubs rank in LOB? I think Holla would at least lead LOB/AB.
