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  1. Sammy Sofa
    It was never time to compare him to Jordan. Thankfully it never will be. Don't be ridiculous. He's only 26, and there's been an abundance of reasons to compare him to Jordan since he showed up in the NBA. He is THAT elite.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Are you really saying that Jordan NEVER had a bad 4th quarter in ANY "big game?" Just wanted to specify, because that's a helluva lot different than focusing only on Jordan's Finals performances. I was bored earlier today and if you ranked all of Lebron and Jordan's Finals games by "game score" (not that I know what that means but it's some reductive number) from highest to lowest Lebron would hold 5 of the 7 lowest spots. Of course Lebron had played a total of 8 Finals games compared to Jordan's 35. Yeah, there's no doubt as it stands right now that Jordan is the better Finals performer by far. I was just a bit taken back by someone now declaring that apparently Jordan never had a bad 4th quarter in ANY "big game" he played in.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Are you really saying that Jordan NEVER had a bad 4th quarter in ANY "big game?" Just wanted to specify, because that's a helluva lot different than focusing only on Jordan's Finals performances.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    The Mavs are in it because they're a good team lead by an amazing player. Teams were "in it" against Jordan, too, so I'm not exactly sure why the Mavs making it a series would be such damning evidence against LeBron's ability.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    That one to Polanco also looked kind of flat - it was actually a pretty good pitch to hit. Yeah, small sample size, but guys seem to be making more good contact with his pitches recently. But hey, Cubs win! Dare we dream of finally seeing the much vaunted winning streak tomorrow? Of course it'll happen against the best rotation in baseball, just to mess with us.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Man, he's hanging these things lately.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Lock it down, Marmol.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    The [expletive] I am. Don't lump us all in with those Fecal League hacks.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Soto! Colvin! Ye gads!
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Because maybe, the fact that every other 3B in the league is having a very down season is at least a partial explanation for why Aramis has had a down season. You can't ignore a league-wide pratfall in offense and just look at one player's year over year numbers and declare "he declined!". Yes, but it's likely not something specific to 3B. I think what you're saying is that offense in general is down, but it's just more pronounced (for a number of reasons) at 3B, right? Of course, it's league-wide, independent of position. I used his position because it's a lot easier to contextualize 7th of 17 eligible 3B than it is 65th of 204 eligible position players or whatever he is, and because the whole discussion is about either keeping Aramis or replacing him with one of his peers. Right. Just want to make sure it's clear enough for Mr. arm2.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Because maybe, the fact that every other 3B in the league is having a very down season is at least a partial explanation for why Aramis has had a down season. You can't ignore a league-wide pratfall in offense and just look at one player's year over year numbers and declare "he declined!". Yes, but it's likely not something specific to 3B. I think what you're saying is that offense in general is down, but it's just more pronounced (for a number of reasons) at 3B, right?
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Because the tract of the discussion was revolving around what Aramis could potentially command if he had a dramatic rebound that ended up with him OPSing over .850. The performance of other people at the position he plays is going to influence how much he'll be able to make next season as a FA. Nobody's saying that there's something exclusive to 3B dragging them down; plenty of teams will look at their options and just assume it was a fluke, but others are going to look at someone like the hypothetically OPSing .850+ Aramis as their best option to improve the position. I don't know why you think that the performance of other people playing the same position wouldn't impact how much money he'd make as a FA if he rebounded that dramatically.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Everyone else will get better. Who knows about Aramis. Are you serious Clark? Of course. Leaguewide numbers for 3Bs are extremely likely to revert toward the mean (i.e., get better). There's nothing specific to being a 3B that's causing a precipitous drop in offensive production (relative to history). The whole notion is preposterous, frankly. Who knows what Aramis' hitting problem is. But it isn't that he stands nearest to 3B when the team is in the field. Wait, you honestly think anyone is arguing that?
  14. Sammy Sofa
    In that specific role, sure. But as a whole he's been pretty middle of the pack, as TT pointed out. "Godawful" is pretty melodramatic, especially since we actually saw what a "godawful" Aramis looks like just last year.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    I have no doubt someone will throw $10 mil at him, I meant is it worth it to us. IMO the money would be better spent elsewhere. Probably. I'd have little problem with a combo of Baker/DeWitt over there as a stopgap instead of likely overpaying for Aramis.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Just to clarify, any WC change is separate from the two "regular" picks we have post-ASB, correct?
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Nobody said it was. One poster brought up whether it was realistic for him to get eight figures if he ended up producing above an .850 OPS. The production of 3B around baseball is going to strongly influence whether that happens or not, so, yes, if he rebounds that much then there's a very good chance he could command at least $10 million next year. And no, he hasn't been "godawful" this year. He hasn't been the power threat they need, especially not for the money he's getting, but he's not "godawful."
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Because he hit 20 HR last year and so there's the meatball-y belief (pervasive amongst fans, sports journalists/analysts/hosts AND the Cubs front office) that he could be a decent starting OF.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Yay for my WC HR Derby pick! Booooo for Randy Wells.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    When the pitcher is trying to give you an out and apparently can't bunt worth a damn just pitch him a [expletive] strike instead of nibbling and working a full count, Wells.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Man, I had no idea that Phillies' offense was so...underwhelming this year.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    .850+ would be pretty [expletive] phenomenal given how down 3B production is around baseball.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    If his power numbers rebound why wouldn't he be?
  24. Sammy Sofa
    All those balls just kept hitting those damn birds.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Wanna see a Fecal League?!?! Check out this guy's diaper, AMIRITE?!?!?! HIGH FIVE!!!
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