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  1. Sammy Sofa
    I'd guess you'd be more likely to see Bradley, Aramis, Hoffpauir at 3, 4, 5 in the order. I wasn't sure whether Lou would want lefty-lefty at 2-3 or 4-5. Either way, ideally Soto would then be batting 6 instead of 7.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    I would not be opposed to sitting Lee as much as possible when the season starts with the idea of him being stronger later on, especially since it would ideally means Aramis is batting in the #3 spot.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Exactly. Let's hope Lou really grasps the idea of resting Lee as much as possible this year.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Really nice 2 inning outing by Guzman today. Hopefully we'll see more like it over the next two weeks.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    On what planet and for what reason? Planet Earth and because Hoffpauir might be just as good as him. Actually, it would make a lot more sense to stick Hoff at 1B and dump Lee on a team dumb enough to take his contract, because you'd save $10M and not be saddled with a league-average first baseman, but unfortunately since Bill Bavasi and Jim Bowden are now unemployed, there may not be a MLB GM dumb enough to take on Lee's contract without demanding a bunch of money at the same time. So, in short, we're nowhere near to Lee not being a starter for the Cubs. Like people have been saying.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    I assume Heilman is smart enough to realize that between Zambrano and Harden (and maybe Dempster) and the usual pitching health brouhaha he'll get plenty of opportunities to show he can start.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Why does dexter care?
  8. Sammy Sofa
    He's nowhere near that point.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    SALMONS! What a beast tonight.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Man, makes me wish I was going to be near PNC. Great place to take in a game, and who is going to turn down food and sodas for a buck each?
  11. Sammy Sofa
    NASTY dunk by Salmons. Picking up him and Miller is looking very good tonight.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Rose is just owning the paint since he came back in in the 4th.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    This game is pretty awesome. Epic game by Salmons, and Rose with a couple fantastic drives in the last minute.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    He did.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    We're trying to, but Master Billy Quiz-Boy over there shut it down.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Meph is like the Riddler, but that really crappy Ridler when Gomez Adams played him instead of Frank Gorshin. Here's a lovely olive shirt for him: http://www.wearyourbeer.com/images/Humor_Good_With_Numbers_Olive_Shirt.jpg
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Guess so. You should work on that.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    In 2007? He most certainly did offer power. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wardda01.shtml If you're talking specifically about home runs, that's different. not as a pinch hitter he didn't. unless you consider a .341 SLG to be good power. That's not his only role as a bench player. What, are you going to evaluate Hoff's numbers last year and then this year based only his PH appearances? what are you talking about? i merely stated that it will be nice, hopefully, to have a LH power threat that can come off the bench late in the game in pinch hit situations. do you disagree with that statement? No. What I'm saying is that Hoff's value won't hinge on PH performance as you're seemingly trying to do with Ward in 2007.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Oh, if only.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    In 2007? He most certainly did offer power. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wardda01.shtml If you're talking specifically about home runs, that's different. not as a pinch hitter he didn't. unless you consider a .341 SLG to be good power. That's not his only role as a bench player. What, are you going to evaluate Hoff's numbers last year and then this year based only his PH appearances?
  21. Sammy Sofa
    In 2007? He most certainly did offer power. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wardda01.shtml If you're talking specifically about home runs, that's different.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Well, if you actually look actually look at his numbers, he was pretty consistent throughout his career. which is the problem, as most power hitters don't stay "consistent" into their late 30's. He didn't really drop off power-wise until his 40's His numbers didn't significantly increase late in his career like Sammy, McGwire, Bonds, etc. I think hitting 40 homers late in your career when you have done it previously is a little different than hitting 60+ homers late in your career when you pretty much averaged 40 home runs most of your career. Having your career year power-wise at 37 is a little odd. Having another season at 39 that potentially could have been just as "career-y" if it wasn't shorter by 19 games is also odd. Hank has some weird fluctuations in the final decade of his career. Could just be one of those things.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Remarkable power surge for Mr. Aaron in his twilight years. Guess since the rock solid evidence of "his head looks bigger" and "man, he got huge" aren't present, that's not questionable at all.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    It's all based on subjective comparisons to begin with. And "the integrity of the game" has been shaken plenty of times before. "Miracuously," the game has survived, as it's clearly doing by how it's thriving right now. Do you really want to sit around and whine about what happened in the past? For how long? For what purpose?
  25. Sammy Sofa
    That was just one example of many. The greatest legitimate home run hitter of all time, Hank Aaron, never hit 50 home runs in a season but Brady Anderson did. I guess you're right, the steroid era didn't skew the stats at all. I realize it's tough to admit that the baseball you have watched most of your life has been tainted by steroids but it is what it is. And Hank Aaron took greenies, so was he really legit? Jaywalking and armed robbery are both violations of the law. Are they both equally bad? Evidently greenies don't help you hit home runs or maybe Hank Aaron would have had as many 50 home runs seasons as the great Brady Anderson. Brady Anderson had one amazing year in a career of mediocrity. Boo-hoo. and McGwire "saved baseball" by hitting 70 home runs while juiced up to look like the Incredible Hulk which caused a jealous Barry Bonds to illegally bulk up. Not to be outdone by other "heroes" of the game like ARod, Pudge, Juan Gone, Tejada, Palmeiro, Clemens, etc., etc. And...? What was lost? What was damaged?
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