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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Did I say all-time? NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    No, it's the opposite of that.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    I refuse to ever look at the Brewers as one of the Cubs' "greatest rivals." They're the [expletive] Brewers.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I had the reverse; the game started but my ESPN just kept showing Sports Center until like the 4th inning and then it randomly went to the game.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    How the [expletive] did Holliday hit the home run.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    I'm sure that you would concede that if we knew our projections about everybody were spot on 100% accurate and that somehow, in some freak coincidence, we needed to squeeze an extra two runs out of lineup to be guaranteed a playoff spot, it'd probably make sense to move Castro down. And since I'm only arguing the technical point of it (even going so far as to say I'm glad Castro is batting 2nd in my initial post), I really don't see the need to argue exactly at what point the picture becomes blurry enough that player development concerns (if they exist) override it. Fair enough. I get what you're proposing and normally would lean towards preferring that, but with someone like Castro I'd rather see what he can do sooner rather than later. Just put him where you want him to be down the line and leave him there.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    I say again, NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Basically you'd "have" to relegate him to 7th by that thinking. Like I said before, I'd rather Castro sees the type of pitches that a #2 hitter is going to see as opposed to a #7 hitter hitting in front of the monstrosity at 2B and then the pitcher. The Cubs are a team in transition (though yes, it's a shitty division, but let's think big picture) and I'd rather that someone ideally as important to the Cubs' future as Castro go through his growing pains in the hitting spot that ideally he will be in for a long, long time (and where he'll get more PA) than facing the garbage that can be thrown at the #7 hitter in this lineup. Hell, I think he'd actually see better pitches as the #8 hitter in front of the pitcher than #7. And I'm assuming you'd want Soto at #2 instead of Castro, right? Who else on the team (discounting Fukudome assuming he's going to be leading off consistently) is going to so significantly outperform Castro in regards to OBP? There's Aramis, but I'm guessing you want him sticking at #4.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    STEALING OUR JOBS, STEALING OUR FOOD.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Castro should be hitting lower in the order NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Prepare to be one-upped. This name popped up in my brother's game of Baseball Mogul. No kidding, no editing at all. Spoilered for language (seriously) Yessssssss.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Not as good as what The Show 2010 gave me. GOOKIE BAXTER 4 LIFE.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, at least surprises are fun!
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Yup, he might as well.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    My God...the sample sizes.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Group A: Adam Dunn Group B: Prince Fielder, Adrian Gonzalez Group C: Carlos Pena, Luke Scott, Aramis Ramirez Group D: Victor Martinez, Adam Jones, Carl Crawford, Alexei Ramirez, Joe Mauer WC: sending
  16. Sammy Sofa
    The inevitable realization that you're a Brewers fan? Yeah, that's gotta be tough.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    This Oh yeah. Never does one day seem so damn long.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    This begs the question... does Olney get his intel from NSBB conventional wisdom or does NSBB get its conventional wisdom from Olney intel? They seem to be more or less in complete agreement. How do you figure this, o swami.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    But isn't that to be expected? Not a chemistry issue, but that both being on the floor is going to impact the play of at least one of them?
  20. Sammy Sofa
    I have no idea. It's certainly possible he stays in that range. So why not let him bat 2nd so that he gets more PA instead of being banished to the doldrums of the lineup? Why would you WANT him batting 6-7 in the lineup? For a player that doesn't fit into the Cubs' long term plans to hit #2 instead? If you've got a player who is this important and is, hopefully, as skilled as he seems then I'd rather see what he can do in more important roles sooner rather than later. I'm not really worried about his "role" in the lineup. Hitting is hitting. The number of at-bats he gets this year out of a lower spot, with regular playing time, should be plenty for his development. I think the Cubs are close enough to contention that they shouldn't be throwing away runs unnecessarily playing suboptimal lineups. But I guess I have my answer. Why? Because he's developing for the future. Hitting isn't just hitting regardless of where you are in the lineup. Dismiss it if you will, but I'd rather he get as many PA as possible hitting 2nd instead of 7th. Plus pitchers are going to approach him differently if he's batting in front of the heart of the lineup as opposed to the mess at 2B and then the pitcher.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    This roster doesn't have a stunning lack of talent.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    I could be wrong, but I'm not expecting him to be one of the better hitters in the lineup. He stands a pretty decent chance of being our 6th or 7th best hitter. Seriously?? Last year, he was definitely worse than Soto, Fukudome and Soriano. He was pretty much even with Byrd. Throw in bounceback years from Pena and Ramirez, and he'd be the 7th best hitter in the lineup. Obviously there can be a lot of variance in the upcoming year, but I don't think that's unreasonable to guess. You're looking at him like he's 25-year-old Blake DeWitt instead of 20-year-old Starlin Castro. The only benefit to batting someone else there this year is in the short term. We should want and expect the Cubs right now to be looking at the long term future of the team.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    I have no idea. It's certainly possible he stays in that range. So why not let him bat 2nd so that he gets more PA instead of being banished to the doldrums of the lineup? Why would you WANT him batting 6-7 in the lineup? For a player that doesn't fit into the Cubs' long term plans to hit #2 instead? If you've got a player who is this important and is, hopefully, as skilled as he seems then I'd rather see what he can do in more important roles sooner rather than later.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I could be wrong, but I'm not expecting him to be one of the better hitters in the lineup. He stands a pretty decent chance of being our 6th or 7th best hitter. Seriously?? He's a very young, relatively inexperienced player entering his second season. There's a very good chance that he has a shaky year. That said, I see him ideally projecting to be a #2-ish hitter later on, and I'd rather the Cubs take advantage of having an "in between" team to let him get more PA by batting near the top of the order instead of burying him.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    So you see him projecting to be a 6-7 hitter for his career?
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