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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, at least the first official Cubs' hot stove signing is a good one. Please keep it going, Jim. Welcome back, Kerry.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    But who plays CF?
  3. Sammy Sofa
    So he can go 17-10 with a 4.00 ERA? No thanks. Not a chance in hell that would happen. I counter that with the numerous scrap heap acquisitions they've had who have given them a season or two of randomly good to awesome production. Rusch is exactly along those lines. Yea Kip Wells and Mike Maroth looked fantastic for them this year. Hey, it doesn't always work out, but their success ratio the last few years with those kind of players is absurdly high. One thing is for sure, Rusch would absolutely own the Cubs if he pitched for the Cards. Magic Cardinal voodoo, crappy pitcher and he's a soft tossing lefty? Dominance.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    So he can go 17-10 with a 4.00 ERA? No thanks. Not a chance in hell that would happen. I counter that with the numerous scrap heap acquisitions they've had who have given them a season or two of randomly good to awesome production. Rusch is exactly along those lines.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    That's why I put myself on a daily aspirin schedule in addition to trying to eat better and exercise.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Damn, things like that and clots and the like scare the hell out of me. Poor guy.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    "Ty Cobb" is definitely one of Soundgarden's worst songs, and was a very clear sign that their end was right around the corner.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, fake troll account strikes again. Do you really believe that?
  9. Sammy Sofa
    He does? How has he proven that he has the ability to return to 04 form? He hasn't proven that he can't. If Prior comes back without a loss in velocity, there's still the potential out there to be much better than '04, let alone as good as. If you don't think Prior can get back to '04 form, then go ahead and cut him loose, but I'm of the opinion that this was a guy who's been pitching hurt for the better part of 4 years, and to set him free now that he was actually diagnosed properly is crazy, and frustrating. I'm not saying he can't return to '04 form, but he definitely hasn't shown the ability to do so yet. All we've seen from Prior since '04 is constant injuries and inconsistency and ineffectiveness when he has pitched. Actually, he was pretty effective in 2005 when he wasn't injured, too. 2006 was the only year where he wasn't able to pitch well when he wasn't on the DL.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Not only was he racist; he also abused women. http://baseballguru.com/bburgess/analysisbburgess02.html Lemme see if I have the argument right... This is more clearly evidence of his hot temper, not racism or abuse of women. Uhm...seriously? Did I get it wrong? I was trying to get OMC's point of view. Dang, and I was reading OMC's posts so closely too. I'd say you got it wrong, since even OMC agreed that those examples are likely clear examples of his temper, racism and violence towards women.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Not only was he racist; he also abused women. http://baseballguru.com/bburgess/analysisbburgess02.html Lemme see if I have the argument right... This is more clearly evidence of his hot temper, not racism or abuse of women. Uhm...seriously?
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Meet the "new" Yankees, exactly the same as the old Yankees. It was cute seeing a lot of their fans/media get all exicted for a week about "the big changes" that were gonna happen with the Venture, I mean, Steinbrenner Brothers now running the show.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Richard Bak's "Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours" has an entire chapter dealing with Stump's book, Burns' Baseball documentary, and ESPN's Sportscentury series on Cobb. Statistician Bill Burgess also has written some articles about that subject. Indeed it is. Much of the anecdotal contemporary tales that exist about Cobb come from papers in rival cities who obviously had an interest at the time of making Cobb a villain. My earlier point about the NY Times was stated because I think it is interesting how a paper which despised the man so much would actually not seem to care too much about him jumping into the stands and whooping on one of their own spectators. Fair enough...but the guy still jumped into the stand and started beating a fan. I have no doubt he was saying some vile things, but there's a reason why still today it's a big deal when an athlete crosses that line and physically attacks a fan. I'll check out Bak's book. Is there anything else out there, print-wise?
  14. Sammy Sofa
    I've read this, too, actually. People have pointed out different statistical deficiencies in the book. Things as simple as Stump saying that Cobb stole X number of bases in a season, and then upon looking up his stats that turns out not to be true. Things like that. Cool...I'm not saying OMC is wrong, I just don't know where to start looking to find these points.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    OMC, I'm curious where you were reading about how Stump's work with and about Cobb has been "debunked" or whatever you're saying it's now being viewed as. And looking at contemporary newspaper accounts for anything is good for confirming things like dates and details, but character studies? I'm not saying it's impossible, but the yellow journalism that was rampant in Cobb's time makes it very difficult, either for or against him.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    What is the motivation for the Dodgers to do that deal, even if the Cubs picked up all of Dempster's salary?
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Contrary to my initial expectations, this might be the greatest thread ever posted in this forum.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Arod also got another 2 years from what the yankees were offering originally (5 year extension: 8 years $221) by waiting for the season to be over and opt out. In the end they did well. Only Yankee fans/media in denial are looking at it as if ARod and Broas somehow "lost." They won out in terms of the deal, big time.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    That would be awesome. Hendry could pay them in bums who hang around Wrigley. I imagine that Ronny Woo Woo would be first. They should eat those kids who play the buckets. Just because you're allergic to rhythm doesn't mean you need to ruin it to the rest of us.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    He's a Cali boy. Don't know if he still lives in Sacramento though. So given his daughter's unfortunate medical condition and likely a general desire to be around the family more back "home," it likely wouldn't be too difficult to trade him to a west coast team.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    I would love that deal. It's waaaaaaaaaaaay too good for the Cubs...two very useful players and all we give up is crap and overspending? No way.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Where does Lee and his family live in the offseason? It's out west, right?
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, there's no way this is less than 10/250.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I'll look forward to when we sign Prince Fielder. 12 years from now.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Thank you.
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