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  1. Sammy Sofa
    But wouldn't you have been signing him with the understanding that even if he's not great his first season he'd still very much be a work in progress?
  2. Sammy Sofa
    It appears that either CC or PriortoTheo hacked Nuts&Gum's account. Blech, he's hideous, just like the rest of his cursed kind.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    http://samzell.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/murton.jpg?w=460
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I DON'T TELL FART JOKES AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR SUCH ACCUSATIONS.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    I think that's pretty dubious. If I had to identify one trait that number three hitters are expected to show, it isn't less patience but more power. He's hardly been swinging for the fences every time up there. It's not just a matter of him trying to hit a home run every time he's up there; I think it's just the expectation of generally getting things done or making something happen from that slot in the lineup. Again, I'm not stating this as some kind of fact; I'd just feel more comfortable with such a young and aggressive (and probably still impressionable) not hitting in a spot that carries so much weight, and it's not even one he's likely to hold down.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Yes, this I can agree with you on. Much of anything else, not so much. Damn even my baseball stuff? Things I choose to edit out for no reason? You have a way of writing that makes my head hurt. The minor league stuff is okay when it's not completely out of left field. N&G tormenting you doesn't help either, but you have to learn to not poke a bear with a stick at some point. What the [expletive]?
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Don't resist jumping in front of a bus.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    My mind is blown. He's just so...Muppet-y looking.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Holy God, please make that happen.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    As one of the few people on the board who's actually attracted to men I'll weigh in: Darwin Barney. GET OUTTA HERE WITH THAT.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Time IS telling, and we can see reality. As pointed out, these are his numbers in May: .246 .338 .456 .795 Surely this will make you reconsider and... .......ohhhhhh. You're one of those. For the record this is your first response. Missing the "engaging" part. Hopefully you teach PE or maybe credit recovery. Funny, you teach in the Chicago area but don't know what ELL is? the last 7 games .167 .375 .167 .542 Surely this will make you reconsider and... I think it would be smart to let a little more time tell us which way this is going, it could go your way but it may not. Throwing a stat line for 20 games as proof doesn't do much. Nobody "threw it as proof," you dolt. The whole point from the beginning is that we're HOPING that Stewart is showing sings of improving, not "oh man, he's a lock to be good because of this limited sample size." People insult you because you're awful and they can't stand you. And yes, I know what ELL/ESL is. I was mocking the irony of you using it to mock someone else considering your posts often read like the semi-literate ramblings of a sentient water buffalo.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Too ethnic.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Christ, let Castro sit.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Carlos Boozer.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    WHY DID I CLICK ON THAT AND READ THAT ARTICLE?!?! I HATE YOU, FINGERS AND EYEBALLS.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    I think this merits a poll. There already looks to be 4-5 people in favor of the mythical "right deal."
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Ideally they would have better hitters right now who could fit the bill in the middle of the order and allow him to hit somewhere else. Down the line, I see no reason why he couldn't be the type of hitter to rely on everyday in that spot for years and years. If the 2, 3, 4 in 2015 was Jackson, Castro, Rizzo, that could be pretty cool Personally, I'd want to see Jackson and Castro slid up one spot each and #3 filled with awesome player to be named later, or Rizzo slid up and #4 filled by awesome player to be named later. That would also be nice, but Castro could very easily be a 900 OPS type hitter in his prime and awesome enough in his own right. Would be great. Personally, I don't see him ending up with enough power to hold it down, but it's definitely one of those situations where I'd love to be wrong.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Ideally they would have better hitters right now who could fit the bill in the middle of the order and allow him to hit somewhere else. Down the line, I see no reason why he couldn't be the type of hitter to rely on everyday in that spot for years and years. If the 2, 3, 4 in 2015 was Jackson, Castro, Rizzo, that could be pretty cool Personally, I'd want to see Jackson and Castro slid up one spot each and #3 filled with awesome player to be named later, or Rizzo slid up and #4 filled by awesome player to be named later.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    This guy gets it.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Jersey, out of curiosity, do you want or expect him to be the Cubs #3 hitter going down the line?
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Not necessarily; I already said he's talented enough that he's likely going to succeed no matter where he hits, but the expectations of hitting #3 could be hindering him in certain areas. It's not like we're saying that him hitting #3 is making him bad; we're saying that maybe it's causing him to be even less patient than before and as such he's swinging at more garbage so he's walking even less, striking out more and his power isn't taking the steps up we were hoping it would. There's a difference between "being a #3 hitter is making him suck" and "maybe hitting #3 is exacerbating the flaws in a young, aggressive player's approach."
  22. Sammy Sofa
    And I wonder why the Ricketts would rather deal with the city than private lenders.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    You think hitting third caused that? I think that's a pretty silly contention. I would have used the word "dumb", but I agree. I don't think hitting #3 is causing that, because he's always been and probably always will be an overly aggressive hitter, but I do worry it's not helping. We can sit here and talk about how lineup roles or overrated or irrelevant, but players are probably going to look being handed a spot like that as coming with certain expectations, and in this case those expectations could lead to a very young, overly aggressive hitter to exacerbate some of his worse qualities trying to get things done like he thinks a "#3 hitter should." Of course my thinking on that could just be swayed by how simply do not want him as the Cubs #3 hitter. Yes, I know they really don't have better options. I still don't want him in that role in the long run.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    [expletive], I didn't even know that Kemp was still out. Heal, dammit...HEAL.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, because you're likely to get someone better than your amazing 22-year-old shortstop.
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