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  1. goonys evil twin
    http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/columnist/2006-09/25505711.jpg I can't take this guy's articles seriously. He freaks me out.
  2. goonys evil twin
    Between September 2004 and April 2005 Neifi had about the name number of at bats and about the same OPS.
  3. goonys evil twin
    Contract incentives cannot be tied to performance measures like wins or saves. The only "performance" incentives MLB allows are for awards like MVP, Cy Young, All-Star game, etc. I'd give him IP incentives (including a "will not reach" incentive of as much as $5m for 150 IP), and I'd have no problem throwing in MVP, Cy Young and other type of incentives. You can get bonuses for "games finished" which is a cheater way of getting a bonus for a save.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Know-it-all rookies, know-nothing management and incompetent veterans. 3 steps to your very own 2006 Chicago Cubs.
  5. goonys evil twin
    None of those guys compares with Wood if he's at his best. The only reason he should stay in the pen is if he's physically incapable of returning to the rotation.
  6. goonys evil twin
    Saw, and thought, the same thing. Where would we be? Blanco missed a sign, but that's okay, rookies don't pay attention to him.
  7. goonys evil twin
    I'm really starting to get annoyed at all the body language police piling on Benson.
  8. goonys evil twin
    Unless the Cubs can get somebody likely to put up an 800 OPS, and/or dominate against LHP or RHP specifically, I want them to go all kids on the bench. You don't need a veteran bench. You need 8 good starters. You need 5 good pitchers and 4 good relievers. It'd be nice to have a good bench, but you're just as likely to get a fluke good year out of a kid like Theriot or Moore as you are out of the vast majority of veteran bench players you can sign. And you absolutely do not make defense a focal point of your bench. Your bench should be filled with guys who can be a threat to hit. Versatility on defense is vastly overrated, because if all you're after is a guy who can play 8 positions, all you are going to get is a guy who does nothing well. Get a couple middle infielders. Get a couple corners guys, and somebody who can backup CF. Get a backup catcher. If there is room left over, then you can get another one of the first two groups.
  9. goonys evil twin
    I'm all for trading a reliever if possible. Normally I wouldn't want the Cubs getting more free agent relievers. But at least with Wood, they wouldn't be giving up a draft pick to sign him. Plus, there's still the outside chance that after a year or two of bullpen work, he could still return to the rotation as an effective starter. Yes, I know the chances aren't great, but I think a low guarantee high incentives contract is worth that bet.
  10. goonys evil twin
    For the overall numbers at that price I have to agree, and if that's the arguement I'm on board. I still want to know what this magic cut-off number is for OBP is for someone to be worth "X" amount of money. There isn't a magic cut-off number. It's a sliding scale that takes things like SLG, as well as age/room for improvement, etc. In general, if I'm going to pay multi millions, guaranteed for multi years, the guy better be well above average. If I'm getting bottom half of the league production, I'm not paying for it.
  11. goonys evil twin
    My problem is he doesn't seem to say Andy failed, he just wants Andy to do more of what he's already done. In my opinion, Andy has done too much. This isn't a rudderless ship, it's a ship that left port with bad maps.
  12. goonys evil twin
    I'm not so sure about that. I don't think Juan really wants to stay. Espically since Baker is gone. That may prompt Hendry to overbid though and that worries me. C'mon! When was the last time the Cubs out-bidded anyone! Neifi, Rusch, Jones, Howry, Eyre, Dempster...the list is long and lamentable. Outbid means other teams also made a bid. No, it means our bids were so far over the top no one even tried. All of those guys would have had jobs in the bigs. Someone would have paid them. Wait a sec! Howry and Erye in hindsight weren't bad deals at all. Farnsworth got 3/17 and Looper got 13.5 million! The Cubs actually did pretty well by signing them early... And Jones actually performed pretty well for what he is getting. So you have to shorten that list to Neifi, Rusch, and Dempster. Even though with his performance last year someone would have probably gave Dempster more. Neifi and Rusch are the only 2 really stupid "pre-bid/overbid" players JH screwed himself on. The list was players the Cubs outbid somebody for, why would you have to shorten it because guys were actually decent?
  13. goonys evil twin
    Exactly. He was already team president. He briefly took the GM reins when grooming Hendry. But the president's role is not the day to day on field operations of the ballclub (manager) or personel decisions (gm). As president he is responsible for bigger picture things, like hiring the guys who make personel decisions, meeting with the league, dealing with CBA activity, dealing with the stadium, bleachers and all the rest. Rogers is basically criticizing Andy for paying attention to the things he's supposed to pay attention to and delegating baseball decisions to the people who are supposed to make baseball decisions. Players play, coaches coach, and owners own. To add to that, GM's manage the ball club and presidents preside.
  14. goonys evil twin
    I take issue with his insinuation that the reason the Cubs are flailing is because Andy is not there to lead. He completely ignores the possibility that they are making wrong decisions based on wrong philosophies. It's simply wrong to try and paint the Cubs problems on a lost Jim Hendry out on his own without the genius of Andy to make things right. I like that he says you have to question leadership above Baker. I don't like that he thinks a good move would have been to extend Baker earlier. It's a cop-out really. He fails to talk about the real problems about this team. The Cubs aren't going to suddenly get really good if Andy starts paying more attention to the team. Andy's fingerprints are all over this failing franchise. Call for him to demand changes. Call for him to re-evaluate their methods and adopt new standards. But don't pretend that absentee presidency is the reason the team sucks.
  15. goonys evil twin
    Doesn't jive with Rothschild coming back this year. Doesn't make much sense when talking about personal issues either, as that's a direct team issue. I think that personal issues could be a dislike between a manager and a pitching coach that was forced on him. Rothschild had to know that Baker may be gone after this year and thought he hadd a chance to be the head guy if Baker was let go around the break. You may be right Goony but something about these two guys relationship has always bothered me. It's seemed odd to me as well. But Larry coming back makes it really hard for me to think they hated each other.
  16. goonys evil twin
    Doesn't jive with Rothschild coming back this year. Doesn't make much sense when talking about personal issues either, as that's a direct team issue.
  17. goonys evil twin
    Not if he's pitching the way he's pitching now. Somebody wanted him for the pen a year ago (and I supported the idea), but I'm not sure if he's going to be all that effective throwing 89 and junk out of the pen.
  18. goonys evil twin
    This will be the first year since 1975 that I will not see a Cubs game live somewhere. A new streak will start next year - hopefully with a three stadium tour. This is the first year in a very long time (not sure how long) that I have not stepped foot in a baseball stadium where the Cubs were playing.
  19. goonys evil twin
    It wouldn't surprise me. I'd assume Nomar wants to stay in CA, but he seems to like Chicago, and money talks.
  20. goonys evil twin
    I said I'm in favor of such a contract. I don't think I need to realize anything. I'm just questioning the notion that Miller came back quicker and better than Prior or Wood and is more dependable as well.
  21. goonys evil twin
    He didn't leadoff everyday.
  22. goonys evil twin
    Sorry, misread that, didn't mean to put words in your mouth. I was just trying to say that his 200 hits have contributed to his obp. I guess my point is what is the cutoff for an acceptable OBP? Say Pierre did what he did in the 2nd half (.353 I think), is that ok? I'm just trying to understand people's cutoff and if its the number itself or HOW they get to that number...be it via hits and no walks or mainly hits. If you have absolutely no power (low SLG), you better have a respectable OBP. It's hard to come up with a cutoff, but it's not hard to say a line of .291/.330/.390 is pretty weak and hardly something you want to invest large longterm dollars, and play everyday atop the lineup.
  23. goonys evil twin
    Yes he is. The Cubs single great offensive weakness is the lack of OBP, and that ties to an unwillingness to take walks. In other words, the Cubs aren't good offensively because they make outs too frequently. And Pierre is part of that very large problem. Hit totals don't mean anything. I'm on board with the OBP, I really am. I just don't see how "hits don't mean anything". Isn't getting on base via a hit contribute to the OBP? I think the fact that he gets so many hits is a very good thing in itself...but you are right on the fact that he doesn't walk enough. I still don't think he's a major problem though, i'd be more worried about other positions. And letting him go makes that trade even worse than before...doesn't that count? I didn't say hits don't mean anything. I said hit totals don't mean anything. People wet their pants when they hear 200 hits, or led the league in hits. Well, when you bat first everyday and never walk, it's really not that hard to lead the league in hits with more than 200. The total means nothing. Pierre's lack of OBP outweighs everything else, as it's the most important stat, and one he's really bad at.
  24. goonys evil twin
    They probably wish they traded more good players for horrible or injured bullpen arms. And may I add, I'm really happy that Hendry didn't trade some of his bullpen arms for good players because without that strong investment in the bullpen we wouldn't be where we are today.
  25. goonys evil twin
    He's getting to around 90 pitches through 5 innings though. He's getting into a lot of jams because he gives up too many baserunners. It's not like he's cruising and getting pulled. thats true. he is throwing alot of pitches because of his control issues. although he does get into jams of his own making due to the walks, they are not hitting him very much either. his control will most likely get better next year being 2 years removed from his surgery. he is still only 30 and would fit well into the mix of hard throwing guys like z & prior (we can inly hope!). maybe a 1 year with a club option for 2008 would be appropriate. I'm all for bringing him back. I'm not supportive of penciling him in for 32 starts, at least not 32 decent ones.
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