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  1. Sammy Sofa
    I think this merits a poll. There already looks to be 4-5 people in favor of the mythical "right deal."
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    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.
  3. 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.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    This guy gets it.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Jersey, out of curiosity, do you want or expect him to be the Cubs #3 hitter going down the line?
  6. 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."
  7. Sammy Sofa
    And I wonder why the Ricketts would rather deal with the city than private lenders.
  8. 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.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    [expletive], I didn't even know that Kemp was still out. Heal, dammit...HEAL.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, because you're likely to get someone better than your amazing 22-year-old shortstop.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Well, at least you're not letting emotion cloud your judgement or anything.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    YESSSSSSSSSS.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    I really hope the second half was a joke.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, it's OK; it was totally necessary to be terrible for some reason.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Do you add anything pertinent to any thread you post in? Seriously between the rap attempt and this, I'm wondering are you 14? Don't you have middle school tomorrow? Actually, yes. But as a teacher. I AM MOLDING THE FUTURE. And I tried engaging you; you persisted only with a cesspool of anti-logic. Now you will only know deep hurting.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Think about what you just said.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    He struck out.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Go back to putting your farts in jars.
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    Ugh, now we get a dave thing, too? dave, there's been plenty of talk here about Castro's aggressive approach, especially since he's been holding down the #3 spot, and especially in the last week. I have no idea if the word "walk" was specifically mentioned enough for your liking, but if you're seriously going to try and pretend like nobody here has voiced any concern about his lack of patience/walking then you're just trying way too damn hard for some solidarity with neely.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    "Not talking about Castro and walks in one thread = never talking about Castro and walks" is hilariously close to LCCF's "hypocritical dishonesty" thesis in the politics thread last night.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    DOUBLE NAILED IT.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    As opposed to the offensive juggernauts they've been running out there?
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Don't forget the Starlin Exception: if everyone likes you and you don't walk much, then BA matters and OBP is ignored. Great point; people never talk/complain/worry about Castro and walks here. NAILED IT.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Man, the date/box score was bad enough, but that article is just like 18 different kicks to the balls.
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