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  1. Sammy Sofa
    No, stop this discussion right now. I just said sac bunts and sac flies were the same stat until 1954. They were recorded together as a single stat called "sacrifice hits." There's no need to try and breakdown Benchwarmer's inane post...anyone with a functioning brain is going to realize that most of Ruth and Gehrig's "sacrifice hits" were sac flies and not bunts.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Sacrifice flies and sacrifice bunts were a combined stat until 1954, so if you think most of those "sacrifice hits" for guys like Ruth and Gehrig were bunts then I've got a LOT of things I want to sell to you.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    We aren't paid executives in charge of the decision making. I'm just curious what has changed that took people from thinking it was a great trade at the time to thinking now that it was a terrible trade at the time. If Gorz wasn't the greatly superior option at the time, what has changed to make him clearly that at the time of the trade? The Cubs ended up nearly 20 games under .500 and people get punchy.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Lazy players swing, because they hate to run and try.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    So was it CubsGM?
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Right. Gorzelanny could have been useful, but I'm sorry, planning for two starters to go down after/during their first starts AND all of their replacements being THAT bad wasn't feasible. Having Gorzelanny wouldn't have magically spared Cashner, and he's only one guy. They'd have won, what, maybe 5 more games because of the guy?
  7. Sammy Sofa
    http://bobbrenlyreallywisheshewasmanaginginsteadofannouncing.org Weird that you demand that I back up my reading between the lines when all you've done is decided out of thin air that Bob Brenly decided to not manage the Cubs because he decided he's too good for them. I'll take that as a 'No'. Brenly has been reported as in the mix for multiple managing spots since 2004 and has come away with nothing each time. If you're really convinced that he was being pursued each time and turned them all down because they weren't the "right fit" then this is pointless, because that's ridiculous. How about the Brewers? Brenly was reported to be after their management spot after both the 2009 and 2010 season. Do you think he turned down offers then, too?
  8. Sammy Sofa
    My gut tells me he hasn't been responding because he's been banned. Whoops, looks like you forgot Benchwarmer.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Is Buck going to announce the rest of the game like it's a [expletive] funeral because of the cancer "tribute?" Lighten the [expletive] up, you ghoul.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    What's the difference in walks between the top teams and the bottom teams in those leagues?
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Damn, that's nuts.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    PNC is easily my favorite MLB park INCLUDING Wrigley. It pains me to go to Wrigley and see how dumpy it is knowing that parks like PNC exist.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Oh man, I forgot to bring this up. I love that his argument for Brenly is using an article where Bob basically slams Buck [expletive] Showalter.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Dusty is a bad manager because he beats up his pitching staff and doesn't know how to use a pen. Mike Quade is exactly the same. So, yes, they are two peas in a pod. Quade and Dusty are light years apart when it comes to abusing their starters. Quade's issue is from time to time leaving a guy in too long when he's too hittable, not grinding the starter into the ground. And Quade's mistakes with the bullpen are pretty typical. In no way does he handle it exceptionally poorly or unusually so. Comparing Dusty to Quade is absurd.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    I'm just impressed you're in second with Dunn as your #1.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    http://bobbrenlyreallywisheshewasmanaginginsteadofannouncing.org Weird that you demand that I back up my reading between the lines when all you've done is decided out of thin air that Bob Brenly decided to not manage the Cubs because he decided he's too good for them.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    So his blatant mis-managing of the pitching staff and pen is fine with you? Really? REALLY? REALLY?!?!?! No, those are the main things of the "things I don't like" about him that I mentioned in the very post you quoted. He's left his starters in an inning too long too many times this season, and his use of Mateo was a dick move, but in the grand scheme of things, no, I don't find him to be an exceptionally bad manager. The Cubs haven't lost most of their games due to his handling of the pitchers. They've lost most of their games by not being very good. Well, if that's the case, you would be fine if Dusty were back? He and Quade are two peas in a pod. They're really not. And I've made it clear twice now how I think Dusty is an exceptionally bad manager compared to how most managers are just "typically" bad. Pretty much any manager is a dinosaur-brained oaf who does more harm than good if left to their own devices and given a bad team. The key is to construct a good team that can win despite the manager. Thinking that a manager can make a team win is completely ass-backwards and futile.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Waiting for the right opportunity? I can't believe two people in this thread have said that Brenly chose to stay in the booth instead of taking a managing job. All of the reports in the offseason indicated that he was, yet again, trying his damndest to get hired as a manager, including with the Cubs, and came back emptyhanded. Maybe Brenly doesn't want to take ANY managerial job. It could be that once he gets into the negotiations, he sees how the franchise is run by the owners and says no thanks. There's plenty of reasons... He's got a good job in broadcasting and isn't desperate. If the right job opens up and he's interested then, he'll interview. Bunting is a fundamental of the game and EVERYONE needs to know how to do it. Like how to throw to the right base, etc.. Even slow-footed ARAM needs to know how to bunt. Ugh. You're an awful troll that's wrong about everything. Yeah, Brenly had zero clue how the Cubs were run despite being their color man for several years until he was pushing to manage them and only then did he willfully step aside because he was appalled by what he saw. Brilliant conclusion. Brenly would manage the Astros in a heartbeat if they asked him to. He's not turning down any managing offers.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    So his blatant mis-managing of the pitching staff and pen is fine with you? Really? REALLY? REALLY?!?!?! No, those are the main things of the "things I don't like" about him that I mentioned in the very post you quoted. He's left his starters in an inning too long too many times this season, and his use of Mateo was a dick move, but in the grand scheme of things, no, I don't find him to be an exceptionally bad manager. The Cubs haven't lost most of their games due to his handling of the pitchers. They've lost most of their games by not being very good.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    I said I really didn't care if he was the manager. He loves all the stupid "small ball" garbage that ultimately means squat, but in the end he was a pretty run of the mill manager. Give him a good team and I'd likely have little issue with him, though I'd say the same thing about Quade, too.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    You realize Quade had the same reputation, right? Pretty much every manager does not named Dusty Baker. And I hope you'll agree that Quade has proven to be pretty bad at mananging a baseball team. He's done some things I don't like, but I'd have zero problem with him managing a better baseball team. No manager was going to make this team better.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Waiting for the right opportunity? I can't believe two people in this thread have said that Brenly chose to stay in the booth instead of taking a managing job. All of the reports in the offseason indicated that he was, yet again, trying his damndest to get hired as a manager, including with the Cubs, and came back emptyhanded. Umm, Brenly took himself out of consideration for the Cubs job in Sept 2010. Seems like old Bob has plenty of respect around the league though. Yes, when it was made abundantly clear to him he wasn't getting the job. The same answer he's gotten everywhere else in the majors when he's looked into managing since 2004. The idea that he's this highly sought-after manager who is willfully being a color man instead of in a dugout is laughable.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    You realize Quade had the same reputation, right? Pretty much every manager does not named Dusty Baker.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Waiting for the right opportunity? I can't believe two people in this thread have said that Brenly chose to stay in the booth instead of taking a managing job. All of the reports in the offseason indicated that he was, yet again, trying his damndest to get hired as a manager, including with the Cubs, and came back emptyhanded.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    For years and years, the Cubs have been an all or nothing team. If they can't hit the long ball, they lose. Plain and simple. How about execution? How about hustle? How about getting them on, getting them over and getting them in? I have seen this team blow more scoring chances that ultimately costs them games because they absolutely REFUSE to do the little things. You don't want Brenly? Fine. I have no problem with him. You haven't even said why you do not like him. They REFUSE to do "the little things?" That's absurd. And to go from "they only hit home runs" to "WE NEED MORE BUNTS" is even more absurd. Talk about going from one flawed extreme to another. What's much more glaring is the lack of patience and lack of hitting ability, not [expletive] bunting. And like I said, I don't care if Brenly is the manager if the team is good. I just think the idea that he'd improve the team is dumb.
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