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  1. Andy
    Alou in 2003: 280/357/462. That's decidedly mediocre, at best, for a corner outfielder. Sosa: 279/358/553. Not great, but certainly a much bigger part of our success than Alou. It was pretty much the pitching and some luck that carried us.
  2. Andy
    <3 Z
  3. Andy
    CCR.
  4. Andy
    I think you're asking this question to the wrong group. There probably aren't a lot of Cub fans who believe Santo does not belong in the HOF, excluding everything he has done since he retired. Right, but can everyone be THAT wrong? You're asking this about the Baseball Writers of America, right? Remember, these guys inducted Bill Mazeroski into the Hall basically for one swing of his bat. (career OPS: .666)
  5. Andy
    Cork doesn't help you hit the ball any farther and may actually be a hindrance to home run hitters. It's effect is entirely psychological. Ron was outstanding, but Sammy was better.
  6. Andy
    This is an absurd argument. Sammy had arguably one of the greatest seasons in MLB history in 1998. He absolutely carried the Cubs...thats not just an assumption, the numbers bear it out. The case you are making is ridiculous. Sammy's 1998: 308/377/647, 66 hr, 158 rbi, 73 bb, 158 k Sammy's 2001: 328/437/737, 64 hr, 160 rbi, 116 bb, 153 k As outstanding as Sammy's 1998 season was, his 2001 season is among the greatest in history, at least for someone that we don't know was juicing during the season (which would DQ all those absurd numbers Barry put up from 2001-04). In addition, the team Sammy very nearly took to the playoffs by himself in 2001 was even worse than the team he took to the playoffs in 1998, as I've posted before. Sammy's 2001 is almost inarguably one of the greatest offensive seasons anyone's ever had, all things considered.
  7. Andy
    So much for Z winning 17 straight decisions or whatever it was Contreras did. Dusty should've known better than to let this happen. :wink:
  8. Andy
    For those curious: The 1 win was the 14-inning marathon against STL on 6/2. I'll edit this post when I find the one win when down by 3 after 7. Edit - Otis, you were right, the 1 win when down by 3 or more after 7 came against Florida on 4/24 and the 6-run eighth inning. I confess I didn't pay that much attention since it was also the night of the Bulls' Game 2 :D
  9. Andy
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA now that's a funny thought - Hendry deciding to lay down the law... :lol:
  10. Andy
    Umm, so we can rule out him as the interim manager then?
  11. Andy
    QFFT Sir, you have blown my mind
  12. Andy
    QFT means "quoted for truth"
  13. Andy
    Sosa is, at worst, #2. You could definitely make a case for Banks's 512 homers, a lot of which were in the second dead ball era, being superior to Sammy's total, but he tops everyone else. Ridiculous.
  14. Andy
    This is absurd. Jerome and any one of the young guys other than Ryu or perhaps Hill that have started this year should trump that.
  15. Andy
    The Police by an eyelash
  16. Andy
    Finally, a matchup I'm informed enough to vote on. (Queen's the pick)
  17. Andy
    Barrett batting 3rd in front of Lee, Ramirez, then Jones plz
  18. Andy
    Unless he sneezes Or moves. Or breathes. Or pretty much attempts to leave his plastic bubble in any way.
  19. Andy
    Maybe you're just comparing it the Cubs ability to turn perfectly good lemons into rotten ones? That's not intended to be a slam, but when's the last time the Cubs saw improvement from players they've signed? And in all fairness, the Cards have definitely had their share of bad signings. People seem to remember the drastic turnarounds, but there are none to be seen this season. Jones, Barrett, Lee, Walker (the 04-05 versions), Ramirez, Rusch (in 2004), Neifi (late 2004-early 2005). And that's all in the last two and a half seasons. The Cubs' problem is that they don't know when to let go and quit while they're ahead, while STL does.
  20. Andy
    Why don't we ship Aramis out for Bill Mueller too? Speed and defense baby!!!!111
  21. Andy
    Of course teams would try to trade for Big Z. But no one in this organization would dump him.
  22. Andy
    That's probably not true--or even close--but I'm way too lazy to actually look it up. Boston 2004 had Cabrera and Mientkewicz but everyone else was average or worse defensively
  23. Andy
    Yeah, but how many of you can say you remember your team being created? :wink:
  24. Andy
    That's ludicrous. Another team's pitchers pitching a bunch of innings and actually suffering effects from it? Come on.
  25. Andy
    Why is it ludicrous to expect that? They have upgraded on defense from last year and haven't lost a single starter on that side of the ball. No one is aging or in decline. The Bears have the easiest schedule in the NFL and they have improved their offense with the addition of Griese (In the event that Grossman breaks or bombs). They have upgraded their special teams and return games. 9 games? That's absurd and based on the fact that you are a massive Panthers homer. What the hell does me liking the Panthers have to do with the Bears? Are they fierce rivals now and no one told me? And just because there are a lot of Bears homers on this site doesn't mean it's not possible that you are not being homers too.
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