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  1. goonys evil twin
    I don't think he thinks at all. He just says. He lamented the state of baseball, drowing in stats, and then said they needed more thinkers. He hates thinkers. Those that think about the game (as opposed to those that feel it), are his mortal enemy. He has no respect for the baseball opinion of anybody who is not a major league player or a 30 year scout.
  2. goonys evil twin
    I think the 'Hawks need good PR AND winning. The Wirtz ownership has really destroyed a lot of that fanbase. They need to take steps to earn forgiveness, so to speak. Put the home games on TV. Drop your ticket prices. Have half price nights or whatever. Winning will help you get the bandwagon fans back, but how many of the hardcore fans wwere driven away by poor ownership, and not just poor play? Hardcores were driven away by losing. Games on tv would help. Free tickets probably wouldn't go much.
  3. goonys evil twin
    Yeah, when I read that, my Lou acceptance went way down.
  4. goonys evil twin
    I completely agree. It's smart for a team trying to grow. Probably, but Wirtz is worthless. He's not much for promoting his product. But the thing is I think there's already a substantial supply of fans who are just waiting to see a good product. People in Chicago know what it's like to go see hockey. Maybe the young generation doesn't quite know, but I guarantee a winner would draw quickly. The Fire need more help from promotion, winning isn't enough for them, yet. The Hawks just need success.
  5. goonys evil twin
    Oh don't get me started. Do I need to bust out the attendance figures again? :P Do I need to bust out the "hey let's give 5000 tickets away because nobody wants to pay to see us" argument? Who did that? I recently saw an article about how many tickets the fire give away to get bodies in the stadium. Don't recall where though. And I'm not really sure what the number was.
  6. goonys evil twin
    Nobody beats the Wiz! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/Boobington/wiz.jpg
  7. goonys evil twin
    Oh don't get me started. Do I need to bust out the attendance figures again? :P Do I need to bust out the "hey let's give 5000 tickets away because nobody wants to pay to see us" argument?
  8. goonys evil twin
    What? He had a 3.59 ERA (126 ERA+), 1.26 WHIP, 7.59 K/9, 2.25 K/BB, and a .238/.310/.379/.687 line against. Last year, meaning 2005, not this year, meaning 2006. 94 ERA+. The knock against Soriano is he's performing in a contract year, and is usually not as good as he was this year. Why doesn't Schmidt get same criticism? He's got a much longer track record of underperforming his career year stats. He's got injury issues, and pitchers, in general, are far bigger risks than hitters. If people want to stay away from Soriano due to the risk involved in overpaying, the exact same issues arise when discussing Schmidt. Who in the FA pitching market would you target? Zito? Padilla? Another? Or would you rather try and trade for some pitching? Schmidt scares me for his injury history and the fact that he is getting old. If he were in his 20s still I might be more inclined to take a chance. I'd still talk to Schmidt. I just wanted to point out that Schmidt is as big of a risk as Soriano, at least. I'd like to get one higher end pitcher, and one above average guy with upside. Or, at the very least, two above average guys. A relatively cheap above average innings eater could be Miguel Batista.
  9. goonys evil twin
    Oh don't get me started.
  10. goonys evil twin
    No, but you can't judge him solely on those years. He's done better, and obviously there's a slim chance he could once again do better. That justifies an invite to camp, which costs next to nothing and involves no roster spot. The only guys who I don't want to see brought to camp are guys who would likely become a crutch for a manager and are guaranteed to suck, like Neifi Perez and Jose Macias. Bellhorn has upside those guys don't have.
  11. goonys evil twin
    It's quite possible there will never again be a healthy Izzy. He didn't just break a finger. He's had very serious injuries, and apparantly has some sort of degenerative issue on top of things. I would agree with that distinct possibility. That's I think one of the main reasons that the team needs to go out and sign a second baseman and let Theriot be the top sub so that there will be depth in case that reasonable possibility becomes true again. To go into a season with Izturis and Theriot with no depth but Cedeno behind is just asking for trouble, IMO. Unless the OF is improved greatly, this is true.
  12. goonys evil twin
    It's quite possible there will never again be a healthy Izzy. He didn't just break a finger. He's had very serious injuries, and apparantly has some sort of degenerative issue on top of things.
  13. goonys evil twin
    They can already afford both, the extra money would just give them that much more flexibility.
  14. goonys evil twin
    I'm not sure what you are saying here. But, I'd go with Pie in CF if they somehow ended up with guys like ARod, Cabrera, etc. If not, then CF is a place where they need to find guaranteed improvemenent in production. If you want to go with Pie, then that's fine. I admit the point I'm trying to make is a little difficult. I'm just trying to say-----you can't make policy that tries to anticipate something that can't be anticipated. We'll wind up with some bench player in CF for 1 year because we "think" Pie will be ready to be an all-star in '08. We've seen this before---the guy you have in the minors turns out to be a dud, and you're left with another gaping hole in the lineup. Just make a solid decision for '07, and go with it. If that means you commit to Pie, then great. Do it. If that means you bring in a veteran on a multi-year deal, then fine go for it. But don't tip-toe around, saying Pie's not ready, and we can't sign anyone good because we're waiting for Pie-----and then you wind up with nothing. Oh, now I get it. Yes, I agree. I hate stopgaps. But, if they can get Mike Cameron on a 2 year deal, I wouldn't complain.
  15. goonys evil twin
    What? He had a 3.59 ERA (126 ERA+), 1.26 WHIP, 7.59 K/9, 2.25 K/BB, and a .238/.310/.379/.687 line against. Last year, meaning 2005, not this year, meaning 2006. 94 ERA+. The knock against Soriano is he's performing in a contract year, and is usually not as good as he was this year. Why doesn't Schmidt get same criticism? He's got a much longer track record of underperforming his career year stats. He's got injury issues, and pitchers, in general, are far bigger risks than hitters. If people want to stay away from Soriano due to the risk involved in overpaying, the exact same issues arise when discussing Schmidt.
  16. goonys evil twin
    I'm not sure kid in the rotation is all that bad. Some of the best pitchers in this year's playoffs have been very inexperienced. And many had very checkered pasts before this year. I think it's a bad idea to purposefully go into the season with a mediocre offense. It's not necessary to skimp in that area. Your lists don't take into account that the Cubs are in the top 25% in baseball in payroll, whichs means that, unlike other teams, they can afford to pay for pitching and hitting.
  17. goonys evil twin
    You're too kind.
  18. goonys evil twin
    You could make an argument that Schmidt is more of a risk than Soriano. Schmidt wasn't good last year. He wasn't anything special in his 20's. He's older, and has had injury problems. He had a better peak year than Soriano, but he's no better on average.
  19. goonys evil twin
    Chien-Ming Wang was a cheap homegrown pitcher, not to mention, their best pitcher. Wang had a very good season, but wasn't Mussina statistically better? Maybe he was, I was just making a point that having 1 or 2 cheap homegrown pitchers wouldn't make us different from the Yankees. And the Yankees problem was they spent huge money on old guys that don't have it anymore. Yeah, it looks like Mussina was a little better this year.
  20. goonys evil twin
    It's not a matter of being complacent. The Yankees lost because their pitching sucked and they are old and got cold at the wrong time. The Yankees had cheap role players, like Robinson Cano, Miguel Cairo, Aaron Guiel, not to mention Bernie Williams, who made $1.5m. These role players names are the same as any of the role players still alive in the playoffs. They didn't lose because of chemistry, or too many stars. They lost because baseball is a fickle sport when it comes to the playoffs and teams get hot and cold all the time.
  21. goonys evil twin
    Chien-Ming Wang was a cheap homegrown pitcher, not to mention, their best pitcher.
  22. goonys evil twin
    It would be incredibly different. Presumably they wouldn't have $15 million bench players for one. Then again, the Yankees won 97 games this year, was it really the wrong way?
  23. goonys evil twin
    8000 in attendance last night. It's going to stay that way for a while, even if they maintain a .500 record. If they're in playoff contention by Christmas, you might start seeing 15,000 as an attendance figure, and if they are still in it by the end of the year, 18k could be a regular occurence. They aren't going to fill capacity (20K?) until they make the playoffs, make some noice in the playoffs and look to be good the following year. I still believe going to a hockey game is one of the best fan experiences, although I'm somewhat of a novice as a hockey fan. Never played organized hockey, just on ponds, in backyards and later, the occasional late night rink game.
  24. goonys evil twin
    I'm not sure what you are saying here. But, I'd go with Pie in CF if they somehow ended up with guys like ARod, Cabrera, etc. If not, then CF is a place where they need to find guaranteed improvemenent in production.
  25. goonys evil twin
    when do we have to set the offseason rosters?
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