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  1. goonys evil twin
    I'm not in a rush to bring up Felix either, but as usual, the Cubs reasoning for making their decisions is completely contradictory to what a team should be thinking if a championship is the main goal. The player friendly atmosphere has done nothing to attract quality free agents.
  2. goonys evil twin
    He's got a knack for assembling teams that would look good if, and only if, everything went well and there were no setbacks. He builds teams that could win, instead of teams that should win.
  3. goonys evil twin
    He said the same thing last year.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Question #1-Rex Grossman. Question #2-Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson are the RB's. Question #3-I dunno. Who was the "offensive weapon everyone feared in 2005"? Peter King is such a hack. He continously lets his bias get in his way. The division is so strong that the Bears, at 9-7, wouldn't make the playoffs? In general, the east coast bias is overblown. But with PKing, it's blatant. He and Zimmerman live about 15 miles apart, and concentrate 95% of their efforts on teams that play within 200 miles of their homes. If you want to predict the Bears go 9-7 this year, you have to predict the defense takes a step back, the QBs manage to play worse than the 2005 QB's, and TJones and Benson somehow manage to be worse as well. You can't make that prediction based on those patheticly overplayed questions that amount to nothing more than rehashing last year's forecast. By the way, almost every 3 game stretch takes place over a 15-day span. If you play Sunday, 7 days go by then you play on Sunday again, then it happens all over again. You can just say they plan 3-straight road games in the northeast. Which, by the way, is a vastly overrated area of football. The 2 NY teams are a combined 19-14 in the Meadowlands the past 2 seasons. Hardly dominant. It's a tough 2 games, but the Jets game should be a cakewalk. And that's hardly enough to determine the outcome on the season.
  5. goonys evil twin
    todays Baseball Prospectus playoff odds have the Cardinals division odds at better than 81%, the Reds at about 11% and the Astros at about 7% Isn't that the point, they aren't a lock. 81% is a nice number, but it's not 99%. Hmmm, 81% or 11%, better than 4 out of 5 or essentially 1 out of 10 Oh and the TOTAL playoff odds for the Cards is over 85% including the WC odds of 4% Perhaps you would like to make a straight up $100 bet with me? No? Why not? Are you ignorant or just being obtuse. The quote was not a lock. Of course they are the clear favorite. They just aren't a lock.
  6. goonys evil twin
    my teams don't play bad defense, my teams have great fundamentals, my teams always play deep into October.
  7. goonys evil twin
    I was just pointing out that Steinbrenner has put up with a player who routinely makes awful throws. He's never been shy to cut bait before.
  8. goonys evil twin
    todays Baseball Prospectus playoff odds have the Cardinals division odds at better than 81%, the Reds at about 11% and the Astros at about 7% Isn't that the point, they aren't a lock. 81% is a nice number, but it's not 99%.
  9. goonys evil twin
    It really wouldn't take that much creativity. Resign Aramis, sign a couple decent starting pitchers, convince Florida to trade Aramis for the farm, and you've got a pretty darn good team. I have my doubts that Hendry could pull it off. But I completely disregard the thought that it can't be done. Did you mean Cabrera? And do you trust Hendry from here to there? oops. Do I trust him? Not at all. My point is that I disagree with the notion that it can't be done, or that it would take a crazy amount of moves. I really don't think it's that hard, even though I have no confidence in Hendry to pull it off.
  10. goonys evil twin
    It really wouldn't take that much creativity. Resign Aramis, sign a couple decent starting pitchers, convince Florida to trade Aramis for the farm, and you've got a pretty darn good team. I have my doubts that Hendry could pull it off. But I completely disregard the thought that it can't be done.
  11. goonys evil twin
    The Yankees put up with Bernie Williams for a very long time.
  12. goonys evil twin
    He's not going to get a guy who likes OBP. But as we know, it's not impossible to win without OBP (just very difficult). It is possible that Jim will hire a manager that is a better fit with what is going on. Somebody who will be less inclined to do some of the worst things Dusty is guilty of. Namely, somebody who is a better strategist, not hard at all. I don't expect much, but there's a chance.
  13. goonys evil twin
    So your answer is no? My answer would be possibly. I would have to know more about the surgery, and make it worthwhile by giving the team the option. You wouldn't sign him as one of your starters for 2007, but its a similar, if not better, investment as you'd take in a young kid who might never make it past AA. Mulder has high upside if healthy.
  14. goonys evil twin
    That was quite an ignorant post. The thread started with a question, should the Cubs go for another reclamation project. He did not create a "let's get Mulder thread".
  15. goonys evil twin
    He won't be. But the point is you do it to get rid of him. You don't let the wound fester. Do you think a team should ever hire an interim? I don't see the point in worrying about it only being 29 games, or worrying about Girardi. Girardi isn't the answer to our prayers. And he's no guarantee to come here either. You don't wait to fire a guy you are going to get rid of eventually anywhere, cut the cord, give the job to an interim candidate, lay down some ground rules for his tenure, then hire a full-time guy in the offseason. That's the smart way to do it.
  16. goonys evil twin
    I've preferred Von and would love for him to be the Cubs' next hitting instructor. But Zisk is pretty good. Despite the Dark-Age idea that middle-of-the-order hitters need to be aggressive at all costs? Where did he say that? He said he'd prefer teaching patience to an aggressive hitter than vice versa. He also said the Cubs weren't going to pay Harvey to walk (duh). You know that's exactly what this organization thinks. I don't see the point in giving him the benefit of the doubt when they've been doing the same thing and getting the same results for so many years. They have no interest in teaching patience. They want aggressive hitters and they'll never take it out of him. If they were forced to choose, he'd choose patience and chisel down, but that doesn't mean he would willingly chisel down. They never have, and never will.
  17. goonys evil twin
    I've preferred Von and would love for him to be the Cubs' next hitting instructor. But Zisk is pretty good. Despite the Dark-Age idea that middle-of-the-order hitters need to be aggressive at all costs? I don't really think that's what he's saying. \ I don't think it's that extreme, but it's close. It's not that bad of a philosophy, if you actually work to "chisel down" the player. The Cubs just don't do that, so it's about the same as having that dark ages philosophy. I just don't see why the Cubs have to take such an extreme view. They are so opposite the OBP mark that they have to be last in walks. They are so opposite patience that they talk about chiselling down, instead of just finding guys who actually have a decent approach to begin with. The problem is their number 1 priority is aggressiveness, and that's just absurd. It's why Jacque Jones can get picked off repeatedly and not be reprimanded. It was an aggressive mistake. That's what my high school coaches taught, if you are going to make a mistake, make an aggressive one. Professionals have to be held to a higher standard. Don't make the mistake, but if you do, don't do it again.
  18. goonys evil twin
    I'll be pissed, but then just hope they can actually make their stupid system work. It's not impossible to win that way, it's just more difficult. So if the guy wins the WS in the first 2 years, I might have some patience with him.
  19. goonys evil twin
    Exactly. 1 1st is too much for such receiver, 2 is absurd. They're just playing nice while trying to keep him.
  20. goonys evil twin
    Believe that all you want, but it was the tangibles that sunk this ship. Too many overly aggressive hitters. Too many guys who value putting the ball in play over getting on base. Too few baserunners, not enough power. And the pitching staff that has allowed so many baserunners in recent years simply imploded with the burden of constantly working under pressure. They don't have the benefit of an offense that will bail them out, and they always work with men on base because they walk so many. The Cubs problems center on the walk, they have for years. They don't take enough and they surrender enough. It's a very tangible problem that was never addressed because management doesn't see it as a problem. It's not intangibles that hurt, it's very real, measure commodities. Isn't that a coaching issue also? Yes, it's coaching related, but more importantly, organizational. The organization fails to address those issues, and actually deosn't see them as problems, so the coach isn't going to instrust otherwise. But the point is it's tangible. Not a fluke.
  21. goonys evil twin
    I think Z and Lee are going to be cornerstones even if Aram leaves. It wasn't that long ago that Z was considered the weak link of the pitching staff and there were rumors this front office was all about trading him. I wouldn't be surprised if they still thought he wasn't man enough to be the cornerstone, or something similarly foolish.
  22. goonys evil twin
    The problem with the Cubs is they equate hitting to swinging and pitching to throwing. They don't seem to grasp the fact that both encompass so much more than the raw skill of motion. I think from top to bottom they have a very high school attitude. It's all about rah-rah-rah, aggressive, chemistry, we'll just outhustle them because we've gut spunk. When it should be professional, get the job done, no excuses, the results speak for themselves, get on base, score a run, keep them from scoring, win, and I don't care if you get along, just do your job. They're well paid amateurs.
  23. goonys evil twin
    But is it just the pick, or aren't they going to probably have to renegotiate his contract too? I mean, isn't that why Branch is upset? So they have to pay him like a free agent AND give up a second round pick? I think that's where Angelo is balking... I read $6m per year, which is essentially MM money, which is like paying two #2's number 1 money.
  24. goonys evil twin
    Is Branch really all that good individually, or is he the beneficiary of being in a great system on a great team? I really don't know. His numbers sure aren't impressive, averaging about 700 yards and 3.5 TDs per season.
  25. goonys evil twin
    If you are going to give make good contracts, you have to build in a team option for the 2nd year. It makes no sense to pay a guy to rehab, but then not have a chance to profit after he's better. I assume season ending surgery would affect his 2007. By 2008 he might be good. If you offer a $500k guarantee in 2007 with a $1m buyout in 2008 and $6m team option, then it might make sense. But just paying a guy $1m to rehab with no recourse for the team after the season is stupid.
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