Sammy Sofa

I've heard mention of baseball catching on (on a very slow and small level) in India...is that true? That would be one hell of a huge talent pool if it expands

I never said anything about Soriano until someone else brought him up. My original post never mentioned him at all. Now that he is brought up, he shows similar batting characteristics to Greene. Having too many heel swingers in your lineup is good for slow pitch but real bad when forming an MLB lineup. Hypothetically, let's say Greene ended up on the Cubs and the optimistic projections based on his road splits end up working out and he hits around 20-25 home runs a year. Soriano hits 30-35. The HR isn't the end-all be-all of a player's worth, but can you really tag 2 players hitting you 50-60 of them a season as "really bad" offensively? That's not saying they wouldn't be without their flaws, but to just dismiss them as broadly as that seems really shortsighted.

Wow. There's so much... I mean... The delusion... Wow. Where to begin? He had an OPS under 600 had year. He had 100 K's in the 105 games compared to 22 base on balls. He drove in a whopping 35 runs. I'm not arguing Theriot is a much better player, but if we are looking to make an upgrade at SS their has to be someone else much better out there to waist our time on than Khalil Greene. He thinks power when he is at the plate, and he isn't that good at hitting for power. Yeah he has hit over 10 home runs his whole career, but that is strictly because he is ALWAYS swinging for the fence. Nobody is going to try and say he had anything but an awful 2008 season, but it ultimately ends up being a question of whether one thinks that's truly indicative of who he is or whether his other seasons do. I'm inclined to think the trends of several other seasons do than a single season. He's shown, 2008 aside, that his splits between Petco and away are rather significant, which seems to strongly indicate that a "change of scenery" playing in more hitter friendly parks would mke a huge difference in his numbers for the season. Is this guarenteed? No, but that good possibility combined with his defense and the Cubs' limited budget (yeah, Greene's contract isn't exactly cheap, but it's likely they'd be able to sign someone like Furcal if they actually give RF the attention it needs) it seems like a good "creative" option. At the end of the day, Theriot's complete lack of power, threatening speed, good baserunning skills and defense makes me prefer Greene. I'm not saying he's not without his obvious flaws as a hitter, but I think in a new setting he'd ultimately produce a LOT more than Theriot runs and RBI-wise plus be a much better defender. My first response was mostly due to the final "strike out victims" nonsense.

and our current shortstop has the same range as a tee ball player picking grass. Your point? All that matters to wirgley23 is guys getting on base. He doesn't actually care if they score or not or whether they produce runs...he just wants them on base. He's down with OBP. To an insane level. Stupid guys that get on base and don't score. Base cloggers - that's what they are. If you're trying to make it sound like I'm spouting a Dustyism, I'm not. This simply harkens back to wrigley23's pathological hatred of Soriano that seems to hinge on Soriano being a leadoff hitter and not having a higher OBP. OBP is one of the most important stats but it is not THE most important stat.

and our current shortstop has the same range as a tee ball player picking grass. Your point? All that matters to wirgley23 is guys getting on base. He doesn't actually care if they score or not or whether they produce runs...he just wants them on base. He's down with OBP. To an insane level.

Didn't Vedder start singing the song in 2007? As much as I still love the first 3 Smashing Pumpkins albums (and actually enjoyed Zwan), Billy Corgan has never been anything but an insufferable douche of the highest order.

Wow. There's so much... I mean... The delusion... Wow. Where to begin? It's just as delusional to think that Greene and his salary are the solution to any of the Cubs problems. Nobody said him and his salary were the "solution" to anything. And nobody else has said anything as ludicrous as the slew of "points" in the post I quoted.

Wow. There's so much... I mean... The delusion... Wow. Where to begin?

why would you trade veal for lifetime .248 hitter who hit .213 last year, dont we have Cedeno already? I understand why people think Greene is an upgrade over Theriot, i hate theriot and i still think he's better than Greene. If you are going to look for an upgrade over theriot, than think about Furcal, Renteria, Tejada, Philips, etc before thinking about Greene. Theriot is not better than Greene.

No. He probably believes in wizards, too.

Comcast Sportsrise just said Cuban is not part of the next step of the bidding process.

But you can see them when you're not browsing this site?

Valverde rules. While it's not practical for the Cubs to get him, his antics entertain me to no end.

Very depressing.

Whoever came up with this idea should be in jail.

I'm not surprised. I had a feeling when Demp got his deal we would be out of the Peavy sweepstakes. I'm a bit disappointed but Hendry can make it up by signing Furcal and Bradley :) No way he could afford both of those guys Good, because signing Bradley would be bad idea.

Amazing year on a not that good team while injured. He's basically the MVP of baseball, period. If Howard had gotten it playing like pure ass for around 50% of the season, I would have plotzed.

OK, now we can cut the isht and start the quest for the better draft pick that Angelos will screw up.

How has this team won 5 games? This is embarassing on all levels.

Hey there, sailor. Where have YOU been?

BAH.

No it's not. When you let the QB go 7 for 7 to start the game, you're only screwing yourself.

This is going to be brutal. No pressure on the QB and no pass defense.

From the neckbeard down? Well played.

The Bears don't have an Achilles' Heel...they have an Achilles' Everything From the Neck Down.