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  1. goonys evil twin
    No it isn't. It's possible, but not likely. He's already at his peak age. He's been consistently bad throughout his professional career. It is possible that he will have a year where he matches the high point OPS+ of 88, but even that is not a guarantee, and wouldn't indicate that he has improved. Maybe he'll have a fluke year where he rattles off a 110 OPS+, but it's not likely. And even if he does, you're most likely going to have to put up with several substandard seasons both before and after such a spike season.
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    I've got no problem with them giving him more chances, until or unless he is exposed. But your last sentence is kind of pointless since they are going to do all they can to keep Z from having any extra days off.
  3. goonys evil twin
    It sure as hell looked like he was asking for an explanation.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Not to be snotty, but why root for the Cubs? How about because they're a team that everyone on this board has an emotional investment in? How about because it's counter-productive to root against a team that you supposedly support? I think it's kind of ridiculous that fans would want to see their team lose games in the hopes that next year will be better. They're still a form of entertainment, regardless of the product on the field right now. While I may not support many decisions made by management and dislike the production of several key members of the team, I still would like to see them win. While I think it doesn't make much sense to tell people they can't root for the Cubs, I also think it's irrational to claim it's counter-productive to root against them and that it's ridiculous to want to see them lose in hopes of next year being better. It is not at all counter productive, and it is not at all ridiculous to want to see the team lose now in the hopes that next year will be better. The whole point of having an emotional investment in the team is to want to see them succeed. This year's chances for success are gone, and change is necessary for success to be achieved next year. I totally understand not wanting to take part in the let's lose now so we can win later campaign. But I think it's absurd to criticize those who do.
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    I think he'll get a big raise if this season is a success, and I can't reasonably support the notion that he's being shafted because they are paying him what his contract says he should be paid, just because other teams paid more for other coaches.
  6. goonys evil twin
    I think he's a 4A player, in terms of him being an everyday corner outfielder. But he's a major league caliber bench player and there is no excuse for him to not be on the big club all year. The Cubs foolishly want all of their bench players to play 6 different positions and worry about gloves on the bench instead of production.
  7. goonys evil twin
    The Yankees won WS titles when he was a kid, being led by some very good veterans. Since those guys left, they haven't won a WS. Jeter hasn't led them to anything.
  8. goonys evil twin
    I'm sure he pumped something.
  9. goonys evil twin
    This is true. I would prefer to see homegrown guys instead of journeyman. But a lot of that is based on the fact that using homegrown guys is more efficient than going out and signing/trading for other guys. I'd have had no problem if they replaced Patterson with some expensive stud. My problem is they didn't really upgrade but spent a lot anyway.
  10. goonys evil twin
    yep, as it should be.
  11. goonys evil twin
    I don't recall this Goldstein guy from before, but I'm seeing his name everywhere today. That China/Yao prediction is so pointless. A country with a billion people that has recently started showing interest in baseball is going to produce a really talented player in the next 10 years. Wow, what a stretch.
  12. goonys evil twin
    3/$15m right fielder 3 good prospects + $5.75m + potentially many more millions of dollars $2.8m Do you seriously need this explained to you?
  13. goonys evil twin
    I believe this is statistically provable and entirely accurate.
  14. goonys evil twin
    I don't think you can really work your wrist back to full strength by going to the minors. Rehab starts would be a good idea to see if he's ready to help the team yet or not, but it makes no difference to his health if he's playing in the majors or the minors right now. The team doesn't need him, and it would be incredibly foolish to even consider something like rushing him back.
  15. goonys evil twin
    http://www.northsidebaseball.com/PremiumForum/viewtopic.php?p=1027529#1027529 viewtopic.php?p=1027529#1027529
  16. goonys evil twin
    As a drunken softball player, I would never wear a uniform like that. true drunken softball players don't wear uniforms . . . they wear ragged old tshirts. Or they pay for a team shirt on opening day, play all season with ragged t-shirts and receive the team shirt at the first playoff game.
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    As a drunken softball player, I would never wear a uniform like that.
  19. goonys evil twin
    I like the sales job.
  20. goonys evil twin
    Think he'd take a spring training invitation? Anything more than the guaranteed minimum would probably be a waste on the guy.
  21. goonys evil twin
    You're wrong, it's the 2nd or 3rd time at least.
  22. goonys evil twin
    I think that is an excellent description of the situation. :fencing: :flame: :hammer: :alright: :fingerfight:
  23. goonys evil twin
    You can't call out one player because his name isn't on the back? Do you think the announcers will be confused when the SS makes an error but can't tell if it's Zambrano, Izturis or Lee? What I meant was....players could NO LONGER play for the name on the back of the jersey, but instead play for the name on the front of the player. I may not been as clear with my thoughts, but you definately didn't understand what I was trying to say, and I hope I made it clear. So the removal of the name from the back will turn a selfish player into a team player? I don't follow your logic and suspect that you are completely wrong on this issue.
  24. goonys evil twin
    You can try out different lineups here: http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-bin/LineupAnalysis.py According to the simulator, Murton and Barrett would be the ideal 1 and 2 hitters for the Cubs, but as goony said, the difference in runs per game isn't very much (about .7 runs) no matter how you shuffle the same 9 players around. .7 runs total, or .7 runs per game? It's per game. And I don't understand how you can say .7 runs per game isn't very much--is a pitcher with a 3.80 ERA not much better than one with a 4.50 ERA? Yeah, that's why I asked. .7 runs a game would push us from the 20th best offense last year to the 5th. It would have pushed Pittsburgh from the 28th best offense to the 7th best offense. I know we probably don't have the absolute worse lineup, but even a .2 to .5 difference per game is signficant over the course of a season. I was thinking along the same lines, over 120 games that translates to 84 more runs, pushing the Cubs' total to 593. .7 per game would clearly make a difference. I'm skeptical that this little program is accurate though. It seems to be assuming that this would be the lineup everyday, and one thing is for certain, Barrett would not be able to hit in the 2 hole everyday. I still don't think it would really make much of a difference. A difference? Probably. But it's not my biggest worry.
  25. goonys evil twin
    I've never seen that site before, thanks.
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