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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Nope.
  2. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    You could say that about any player that has a terrible season. You can say it more strongly about players who have a second terrible season. The second one is critical. In what context? You say that like it's a flat rule. What if he had been good again this year, but then terrible next year instead; is that just as bad? It's just "two bad seasons out three" and that's it? What do you think of 2014? Why do you think he's bad this year? Why do you think he's unlikely to ever bounce back? Kyle, this is someone actually ENCOURAGING you to talk about baseball.
  3. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    You could say that about any player that has a terrible season. When you put it that way then why should anyone bother letting him play professional baseball ever again? Teams convince themselves to take chances on risky players all the time. Plus you see inconsistent players picked up by other teams all the time; the idea of a change of scenery or that they KNOW they can fix him or what have you is strong with baseball FO's. As bad as his bad seasons have been, his good seasons have been good enough and he's young enough that teams are going to be tempted, whether it's the Cubs keeping him or a team trading for him or the Cubs putting him through waivers. What did you think he was going to do coming in to this season?
  4. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    So what is so different this year? Is he similarly bad this year as he was in 2013? He just seems to have so much trouble making any kind of major adjustment in-season. I mean, most players are going to have trouble with major changes to varying degrees, but it seems like he just keeps trying to pull the ball to duplicate what happened last year, but when that doesn't work he just can't try anything else.
  5. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I'm mainly just wondering if anyone saw discussion or an article or something in the offseason that called out any red flags or warning signs. If anything it seemed like the opposite and I only remember a few things about why the Cubs SHOULDN'T trade him in the offseason. Most of my "defense" of him stems from the simplistic approach of, "OK, if he was able to rebound so well in 2014 from 2013, why can't he do that again?"
  6. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Can someone smarter than me explain why Castro's 2014 is sometimes talked about like it was smoke and mirrors and merely just a blip in what's apparently been a now 3 season decline? I've seen that season dismissed here a few times and looking at both BR and FG I don't get it. FG seems to think it was his best season offensively, and BR arguably has it as his second best. I don't see an obvious in-season decline at first glance, so what gives? My desire for them to hold on to him is largely hinged on not seeing that season as a fluke, so I'd genuinely be curious to have someone breakdown for me what the warning signs are from that season.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Eh, he's been kinda wild this inning and was laboring (well over 20 pitches at the point he hit him) plus he just threw a slider in the dirt Bryant offered at. Seemed like he was just coming back at him hard on the hands and missed the spot. Oh, I have no doubt that he's wild, as per usual, but he's also Garza, who is a notorious dick. Put the two together and voila.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Granted, I can't see the game, but I'm going to assume that Garza kindasortamaybe did that on purpose.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Holy hell, Rizzo is making up for lost time like an animal.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Nicely done, Hendricks.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    The H is O, Rizzo.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    (And yes, I know Rondon's been better)
  13. Sammy Sofa
    ... So have Strop and Grimm. Be cool.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Eh, you're right. Forgot about that for some reason. -- Maddon says no Rondon tonight. Please don't be a 2-1 game going into the 9th. They still have Strop and Grimm.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Like, if they have a draft and, say, only 2 guys are initially any good out of it do you hate the next season, but then if down line it turns out they got, like, 5 good players out of it would you retroactively go back and de-rage over it?
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Sometimes you don't know if a draft resulted in "multiple impact starters" until you're well beyond that draft.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    people aren't insanely optimistic because we've got a .500 pythag i guess you can sort of point to the '06 Cardinals, but they had Mark Mulder's half-season of 7+ ERA and Marquis's full season of 6+ ERA they could happly ignore in the postseason and 3 HOF players in the prime of their careers (all with DL stints, i believe?) meanwhile our 2nd-best player/hitter is a guy who strikes out 30% of the time and is sub-.800 OPS Please, I'm the last guy who anyone can accuse of being overly optimistic about the Cubs. I'm just tired of the talk like it's even a longshot for them to just make the playoffs at this point, or that they're all but a lock to be annihilated even if they did make it.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Honestly I wish Lester gave up his David Ross blankie and we could do without another extreme hole in the lineup with him I'd have agreed with this more before Lester went beast mode his last start. Lester can still have Montero; I highly doubt Ross made any kind of real difference if you're comparing him and Miguel.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    I'm really not trying to pick on this so much, but you say "considered one of the best in the NL" like it's a thing in the future when they have the 5th best record in the NL right now. If a top 5 team isn't one of the best, then what is? That's fair. This is a horrible answer and you deserve better, but it's like porn. I don't know how to truly define what the Cubs being one of the best means, but I will know it when I see it. We all will. And it will even better than watching porn. I mean, I assume it would be. I don't watch porn. I'll watch enough for the both of us.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    There are, coincidentally, only 7 teams with a better record than the Cubs right now. Odds are there's always going to be better teams out there.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    They should all have glowing eyes.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    I'm really not trying to pick on this so much, but you say "considered one of the best in the NL" like it's a thing in the future when they have the 5th best record in the NL right now. If a top 5 team isn't one of the best, then what is?
  23. Sammy Sofa
    I keep seeing this mentioned like it's a bad thing, when in fact it's a very smart thing and by design. I like it, but I can see a failure condition. I sometimes wonder if the Cubs aren't focused on the kinds of hitters that would thrive in the 00s, but might not translate well to the 2010s pitching environment. To me it seems like the kind of the thing that can run really hot and cold to extremes.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I keep seeing this mentioned like it's a bad thing, when in fact it's a very smart thing and by design. I agree, but I think many are expecting too much. It's not a bad thing at all, but I don't think it's too likely they end up with some kind of nu-Murderer's Row that's just taking advantage of everyone. Pitching is still going to dominate.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    The way some people talk I'm kinda convinced they'd just assume the Cubs would fail in the playoffs if they face any team that technically has a better regular season record.
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