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  1. goonys evil twin
    .263/.374/.397/.771 Is this the beginning of a decline? The OBP is good, but thats about it. Considering he's making twice as much as Jones, I think I'd rather keep Jock. It's not the beginning. The beginning was a couple years ago. But even still, he provides the one thing the Cubs need above all else and will probably continue to provide that for a couple years. But I think it's pointless to discuss at this time. True, they do need OBP. But does the difference in the OBP outweigh the larger SLG disparity? With Jones? I think Jones is far from a guarantee to repeat a .100 point SLG advantage. That being said, I'd still take a .50 point OBP advantage over a .100 point SLG. The Cubs can, and will, find SLG elsewhere. They've failed repeatedly to find OBP. So I'd take it where I can get it.
  2. goonys evil twin
    Isn't Francona basically a Dusty Baker? He's a vet manager that vets love to play for...Blah, blah, blah... I think Tito would be quite a change from Baker. I am somewhat concerned that he goes by Tito.
  3. goonys evil twin
    Isn't Francona basically a Dusty Baker? He's a vet manager that vets love to play for...Blah, blah, blah... One difference is that Francona influenced the Schilling deal, whereas Dusty didn't play a part in any significant players coming to Chicago.
  4. goonys evil twin
    What is your opinion on the Mark Cuban issue?
  5. goonys evil twin
    I don't know anybody at the Trib but I'd bet the Cubs are sold sometime within the next 365 days.
  6. goonys evil twin
    WGN
  7. goonys evil twin
    What do you like about Francona?
  8. goonys evil twin
    I'd probably go with Brenly. I don't like the issues and baggage that belong to Girardi. I'd hope that some of Len's knowlede had at least rubbed off on Brenly and that he might consider things like run expectancy in making decisions. What issues? Him telling Loria to quit yelling at the umpires? It's Girardi's job to communicate with the umpires, not the owner. thats not necessarilly "baggage." I'd also have to have a stronger endorsement of Brenly other than he's sat with a PBP guy the past two years. It probably won't be either one of these guys anyway. I think it's kind of interesting that Girardi's only support in the front office was Loria, and that he ended up not being able to get along with the guy. The "baseball people" wanted somebody else. I have no conclusion with that, just find it interesting.
  9. goonys evil twin
    .263/.374/.397/.771 Is this the beginning of a decline? The OBP is good, but thats about it. Considering he's making twice as much as Jones, I think I'd rather keep Jock. It's not the beginning. The beginning was a couple years ago. But even still, he provides the one thing the Cubs need above all else and will probably continue to provide that for a couple years. But I think it's pointless to discuss at this time.
  10. goonys evil twin
    I'd probably go with Brenly. I don't like the issues and baggage that belong to Girardi. I'd hope that some of Len's knowlede had at least rubbed off on Brenly and that he might consider things like run expectancy in making decisions. I wonder how interesting the Len/Bob relationship would be if Brenly got the job.
  11. goonys evil twin
    In short, other relievers often control what becomes of the runners you put on base, while a lot of the runners you let score might technically go on somebody else's ERA. All a pitcher can do is keep guys off the bases. Strike guys out, don't walk them, don't give up homers, and get lots of grounders. When you allow an 800 OPS, and have a 1.48 WHIP, you just aren't pitching all that effectively. FYI, I'm not saying he was terrible or anything, he was a mixed bag, which is what happens with most relievers.
  12. goonys evil twin
    I'm not convinced that time wasn't Monday at noon, in Hendry's eyes. Or maybe Sunday night. As Dusty said, he should have been evaluated on his body of work, not the past couple of months. Hendry should have done this a long time ago, and I think the amount of time and energy it took to convince himself to make the change took away from whatever effort he might have been able to make to find a replacement. A returning GM who is looking to replace an outgoing manager whose contract was expiring and was a lame duck doesn't need to do an exhaustive search, especially when he went through a search 4 years before. A new GM needs to do a search. A guy who just took over the job should get a chance to conduct a search. A guy who inherited his previous manager should be allowed time to do a search. But a sitting GM replacing the guy he hired 4 years prior should have that replacement in-line immediately following the dismissal of the original.
  13. goonys evil twin
    I actually think it would factor into McDonough's mind more so than Hendry. It's a marketing bonanza, but based strictly on baseball terms, maybe something else.
  14. goonys evil twin
    I'd roll the dice on Girardi. I agree...What choices are left Brenly or Lou? Brenly. Lou may be worse than Dusty. At that point, what might matter most is who has the shorter contract, and who is most likely to be canned after one year. I have to believe a really bad 2007 means Hendry is gone before 2008, which also probably means a new GM gets to pick his own guy.
  15. goonys evil twin
    I believe that Dusty was Jim's first choice and he hadn't even thought about the replacement before yesterday. Even if you believe that Hendry wanted to keep Baker (and he probably did), Dusty has been gone for a while now. As soon as the Cubs fell totally out of contention this year, Dusty was done, and I'm sure Hendry knew it. Jim gave some thought to possible replacements awhile ago, I'm quite sure. The only reason Baker held onto his job until the end of the season is because Hendry likes him and didn't want to can him. Jim didn't tell him before the end because he dreaded doing it, IMO. I think he held his job because Hendry was looking for any excuse to bring him back. Lots of teams have replacements already set-up when a guy is fired, especially when that guy has been a lame duck for a long time.
  16. goonys evil twin
    ERA is a flawed stat for relievers. Eyre had a 1.48 WHIP and 800 OPS against, that is not good. To put that in perspective, only one team bullpen had a higher OPS against and only 3 had a higher WHIP, in the NL. That's counting all relievers, not just the millionaires who are guaranteed for 3 years.
  17. goonys evil twin
    I fear that he's an old school sac bunter. But I don't know that. And I don't loathe him. My beef is with people who try to use his Chicagoness as a reason why he'd be a good manager.
  18. goonys evil twin
    I'd roll the dice on Girardi.
  19. goonys evil twin
    I believe that Dusty was Jim's first choice and he hadn't even thought about the replacement before yesterday.
  20. goonys evil twin
    Dude just lucked out from being Bartman.
  21. goonys evil twin
    I agree. There was nothing wrong with the way Howry and Eyre pitched this year. Wuertz, when he was finally called back up, was a stud. They were not the problem. The problem with the pitching staff was mainly the starting pitching. If you have better starting pitching that lasts longer in the game, you won't have to use up your bullpen as much and then you won't have to use the guys in the back of the pen as much either. Eyre did not pitch well. Plus he was out of shape, which may have contributed to his injury. Dempster sucked and it had nothing to do with the starters. The bullpen was definitely part of the problem.
  22. goonys evil twin
    They raise it every year.
  23. goonys evil twin
    Aren't there rules about interviewing managers when you haven't even released your current one? I don't think there are rules against interviewing a potential replacement for a guy still employed by your team. There are rules about talking to guys who currently have jobs. But the point is, Dusty was a lame duck 3 months ago, and Hendry let it fester. I think, in his heart of hearts, Hendry wants Baker managing this team. But he felt pressured to let him walk. Because he was not willing to move on, he put the Cubs behind the 8 ball.
  24. goonys evil twin
    I don't think there is a fascination. I just think Hendry wanted him, but lost the chance to get him because of his absurdly deliberate handling of the Baker situation. He acted as if the most important thing was treating Baker as an outgoing conquering hero, as opposed to the most important thing being doing what was best for the Cubs. But I think part of the like of Gonzalez is that he's not those blowhards that have been mentioned, combined with his history of working with the smartest organization in baseball.
  25. goonys evil twin
    I have thought Clemens was guilty for quite some time, and see no good reason to doubt his guilt. Pettite, not so much.
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