Sammy Sofa
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Do it right, dammit.
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Lack of clutch hitting. Not enough hustle. Need more guys who put the ball in play. Walks clog the bases. The list keeps on growing...
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I hope Miller keeps this up and does the Cubs a solid and comes back cheap next year. -
Maddux back?
Sammy Sofa replied to Neuby's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I've always wanted to say this. Can I borrow your time machine? Are you implying that Maddux is still a consistent pitcher? He has a 4.22 ERA this year, and is the type of pitcher that can keep you in the game, would be great around all of our rookies, and I beleive he still has the stuff to be a good #5. But as I said I would not offer him a whole lot. A 4.22 ERA isn't good. He took the Cubs out of games just as much as he kept them in them, and if he's such a good influence on our young pitchers then hire him to be a pitching coach or a bench coach. He's not worth committing a rotation spot to what should be a retooling team next season. If we got a 4.22 ERA out of our fifth starter, I would be ecstatic. In fact-if you told me before the season that I'd have a guaranteed 4.22 ERA from every single pitcher before the season, I'd sign on to that in a second-we'd move from 25th in pitching in the league rankings to 8th. If we can have a 5th starter with a 4.22 (or even a 4.4 or 4.5) he still would be better than just about any fifth starter in the league, and combined with a good bullpen we could have one of the better starting staffs in the entire league. I agree with a lot of this, but do you really want to pay your #5 guy what Maddux is likely to command/demand if he keeps playing? -
His dad should go congratulate him in person. And then stay there.
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Resistance is futile.
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Your continued attempts to somehow compare Hill and Theriot are completely nonsensical. Again, stop ignoring Theriot's career numbers. They'll tell you a LOT more about him than this tiny burst of power hitting over the last 2-3 weeks. blah blah blah. if u didnt know talent when you saw it with hill why should theriot be any different? I did see talent in Hill...in his stellar minor league numbers. That's why I was so frustrated with him when he was tanking it up in the bigs. If anything, Hill's career is backing up my point...these guys' minor league numbers often help give you a damn good idea of what they're capable of. Theriot's don't even come close to sustaining what he's been doing for really only about a month.
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What people are saying is that our offense is so bad we can't afford to give him that chance. And if we give up on next season, then there are players more deserving than Theriot that should get a shot. This is the truth.
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I do and I agree. I think it just comes down to different schools of thought on the issue that aren't going to bend.
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look at oakland, the twins, st louis, detroit, & boston as far as 2b & ops. That doesn't support playing an average at best player almost every day on a team shooting to be average at best. Guys like Cedeno and Theriot are not Murton and Hill. They simply don't have the career indicators that support them being successful starters.
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Really? I don't mean to take anything away from his daughter's situation (not to mention his whole family's situation), but it seems like a strange thing to retire because for. Also, where was the quote, if he said it? There was no quote. This is based on a post in the other thread about Lee not playing the rest of the season. This isn't any kind of proof, and the guy could be wrong, but it doesn't seem like he has a reason to lie...and besides, it still raises the hypothetical question whether Lee said it or not. It's not stretch to think he'd retire, at least for a while, f his daughter is seriously ill for an extended period of time. Is it really that strange to see him retire over this? If I had his money and one of my kids was seriously ill or injured, I'd take at least an entire season or two off to be with my family, probably more.
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I'd still prefer if they traded away the big guns that they get a better IF prospect than Cedeno or Theriot as part of the influx of players. Theriot does nothing for you as a starter on ANY kind of team.
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This thread should be bolded, stickied at the top of the page and somehow have fireworks shooting from it. PREACH ON!!! Though I'm also all for throwing Cedeno under anything that keeps him from starting for the Cubs next year.
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Oops, that was the second batter.... STILL! Trust me, I was just as stunned actually seeing him strike out the first batter in only three pitches.
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Well, that was shockingly un-Dempster-like. Holy crap, is this a winning streak?!?
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Your continued attempts to somehow compare Hill and Theriot are completely nonsensical. Again, stop ignoring Theriot's career numbers. They'll tell you a LOT more about him than this tiny burst of power hitting over the last 2-3 weeks.
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So did Cedeno last year. I just can't take him seriously, the comparison is too apt. there is a slight difference between cedeno's .731 in 80 ab's last year and ryans .961 in 99 ab's. this guy is the real deal imo and it just took getting playing time in the majors for him to shine. there is no doubt that he is way overachieving now but there are not many (if any) holes in his game imo. he seems to be very solid all the way around. He has NO history of power in the minors. Not even ANY. I'm all for having him on the bench next year as a Neifi! type player, but his power stroke is really a fluke when compared to his minor league numbers. That would be the one major error in his game. I know it looks like he put it all together, but again I'll point to Cedeno last year. Looks can be deceiving. You're so wise, Mr. Owl.
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Stop ignoring Theriot's career numbers. I'm not going to tolerate this team getting burned again like they did with Cedeno. I don't like that Dusty seems to be setting up to bring in Dempster.
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Yeah, I want him hustling down the line and if he gets winded from that to where it throws off his pitching performance (even if he was the 3rd out), then the problem is his conditioning. Trust me, I'm not worried about him getting "winded." I'm worried about the starting pitcher getting hurt unecessarily and, quite frankly, stupidly over something that's so meaningless and subjective. And to clarify, I'm not talking about like what Z does when he gets an ACTUAL hit. There's a massive difference between trying to stretch out a legitimate hit and bolting down the line for 1st after hitting a lazy dribbler that the hitter only makes base on if the fielder Dunston-izes the ball into the stands.
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How good is Ryan Theriot, really?
Sammy Sofa replied to rynesrevenge0206's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't want to believe it myself, because if that's true this organization is getting dumber by the minute. -
How good is Ryan Theriot, really?
Sammy Sofa replied to rynesrevenge0206's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Probably a very good utiltiy player. Look at his career minor league career numbers. He's playing WAAAAAAY above his head right now, even more so than Cedeno did at the end of last season and the beginning of this one. The Riot's performance right now is the epitome of "sample size." He's a guy I'd like to have off the bench but not who I want starting on a regular basis if I expect this team to get significantly better any time soon. -
Soriano rumor....
Sammy Sofa replied to C.C.'s topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I think the Cubs need to sign a top FA pitcher (Schmidt). I think there are cheaper FA position players that could help the Cubs (Durham, C. Wilson). I think the impact bat is going to have to come from a trade. there aren't many pitchers out there either and they are even riskier. I would rather build an 850 run lineup and then worry about pitching. Yeah, but is Soriano going to be a help or a hindrance towards an 850 run lineup? He'd most likely help, but not for what we'd have to pay him. I'd rather sink less money into Trot Nixon and Craig Wilson as platoonmates and slide Murton into a platoon with Jacque in right, which would also give us a big bat off the bench and another decent bat off the bench at any given moment... something we've been sorely missing for a long time. Edit: Of course, that thought is predicated upon viewing Soriano as a LF. If he's a 2B, it could be quite different. Though I do still find myself more inclined to grab Nixon/Wilson and Durham to fill out the holes. I highly doubt Soriano comes to Wrigley if he's not playing 2B. And even so, I'd still love the Cubs to pick up Wilson. -
I assure everyone, I am not trying to be crass. I fully understand why Lee would retire if his daughter is seriously ill...I would do the same thing. That's why I'm starting this thread seperately since it was said that Lee himself mentioned he would retire if his daughter has a serious or life-threatening condition. It does bring up the legitimate question of what would the Cubs do in that situation?
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Do you want your pitcher bolting like crazy on every easy ground ball he hits when he's up to bat?
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I'm not a fan of pitchers who can't handle a 8-0 lead. :evil: Me neither. I think the guy will mature and be able to deal with situations like this as time goes on, but as of right now he is NOT ready to be in the starting rotation from the get-go next year.
