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Dusty talks about youth movement
goonys evil twin replied to ToupeeOnFire's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
the cubs fan base is not the pacers fan base. wrigley field will always be full. Wrigley will always be full, sure-because going to Wrigley is an experience, even when the team is not liked that year for whatever reason. Do people think that Chicago Cubs history dates back to 2003? Wrigley Field will not always be full. It has not always been full. It was extremely easy to get tickets in the 90's, and the park was quite frequently only half full. The excitement of '98, along with a general improvement in all baseball attendance, got people's attention. But between 2000-2002, tickets were still easy to come by. The failures of the years following 1998 drove down demand. 2003, and the very new idea of good young players that could win games and create a consistently successful franchise, brought about equally unprecedented demand. Tickets have been selling out quickly in February. But continued failure by the team will eat away at that demand, and empty seats will continue to rise. -
Please, don't hate Neifi. He is a good bench player. Emphasis on bench player. Hate those who express their man-love for Neifi by playing him over more logical choices. No he is not a good bench player. A good bench player brings something to the table offensively. Neifi brings nothing. He's a barely passable bench player. There's a million guys out there who can field but not hit worth a crap.
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That's some of the most nonsensical gibberish I've read. I'll try and clear it up. Walker was never clutch. Yet he always seemed to be hitting .280-.290 when you looked at his stats, He would always seem to get that 2 out double in the 7th inning with the Cubs down 8-0. He did take pitchers, and get on base...trouble is he would have trouble beating a parapalegic in a footrace. Seemed is a dangerous word. Clutch is BS. But just for the fun of it, from 2003-2005, 3 full seasons, Todd Walker hit .272/.330/.432 with nobody on, .290/.356/.443 with RISP, and .316/.409/.500 with RISP/2 outs. Maybe the problem was that the Cubs were down 8-0 too often.
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That's some of the most nonsensical gibberish I've read.
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On Tuesday, August 8, the Cubs were 16 games under .500 and 9.5 games out of the wild card, the closest to .500 since June 23. The question is, will that be the high water mark from here on out?
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http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2000/04/possible-free-agents.html
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Hey Fred, your mission if you decide to accept: For each of Aram's home runs this year, is there any way to find out what the game score and inning was and also the Cub's record entering that game? I'm curious as to how many of his HRs came during meaningful times of a game and during a time the Cubs weren't tanking (realizing they were in the race only a few weeks). Did anybody on this team do anything of value when the team was in the race? Walker, Lee, Murton and Cedeno hit well, Maddux and Dempster pitched well. The team has been out of it for most of the season.
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I think the idea was that Davis wouldn't have pitched around Aramis if 1st base weren't open. I agree with the not swinging at bad balls part, but Aramis probably would've seen better pitches without the double steal. If Pierre is going to be in a lineup, he'd be more valuable in the 7 or 8 spot, where "small ball" might actually help produce a run every now and then. Why MLB teams feel they need to put traditional leadoff types in front of power hitters is beyond me. Henry Blanco can score from first on a D-Lee homer just as easy as Pierre can. Oh. I took it as saying the walk took the bat out of his hands, as if he shouldn't have accepted the walk by swinging at the borderline pitches.
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Didn't Jones strike out on a foul tip?
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Brewers announcers said the same thing. You can't refer to the walk as having taken the bat out of his hand. What about if a guy singles, steals 2nd and 3rd, and still doesn't score. Just because he didn't score doesn't mean it was bad to single, steal, steal. You take a walk if the pitcher is giving it to you because otherwise you're just swinging at bad balls.
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He seems to be favoring his groin. His own or Dusty's?
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Bruce talks about dusty's future
goonys evil twin replied to ryno-mvp23's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
To be fair, that's just Bruce's interpretation of what they'll do. For all we know, they planned from day one to extend Baker and all of this is just trying to pass it off to the public as the right move. -
Actually, hardcore Brewer fans can't stand Ned Yost. They view him almost as badly as we view Dusty. While I haven't followed the Brewers enough to have any real opinion on Ned Yost one way or another, some of the stuff I've read about him makes a pretty good case that he is a clueless putz. He could be. Frankly I think managers in general are overrated, and since many of them are old time baseball men who hold onto the beliefs that formed the foundation of what is now conventional wisdom, a lot of them probably do more harm than good. But when I hear a guy rip a manager because his players don't bunt enough, well, I have my doubts. By and large, managers should not try to "make something happen". It's when Dusty acts that he is at his worst. Double switches, hit and runs, sac bunts, all this stuff usually hurts the teams chances. The few times they work do not make up for the many times they fail. The one obvious exception is when he doesn't act, ie. taking out starting pitchers. But then again, you could characterize "taking care" of pitchers as a sort of action.
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I think my overhype is in direct response to Dusty, Hendry and others overhyping the importance of Dusty. People thought he could make the difference, which was absurd. You need the players, not a big name $4m manager. They foolishly thought the problem with the Cubs was a losing mentality, completely ignoring their losing philosophy. But Baker does inflict damage and make things worse.
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Interest in Edmonds?
goonys evil twin replied to RynoRules's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'm not opposed to a 1 year deal, I'm very skeptical of anything beyong that. I guess I feel about him similar (but differently) to how I feel about Soriano or Lee. They aren't my first choices, but they are better than what's here, so I'm not going to cry if they are brought in. I still say move Jones to center (unless you can trade him). -
The problem is Hendry isn't going to replace Murton with Abreu. He's going to find somebody who is similar to Jacque Jones, with maybe a touch more power. The guy will probably be an OBP decline from Murton, whoever he is. And while he'll have more power, it won't be worth the money. True. But at the same time, I still feel Murton is not the answer as a starting corner outfielder for the Cubs if we want to see noticeable change in the next year or two. It's a craptacular catch-22 of Hendry's design. If they get an Abreu, I'm all for replacing Murton. It's just not going to happen.
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Listening now, this is great. I love Len, and I've never said that before. He's freaking great. Len and Bruce are going to be batman and robin attempting to straighten out the jokers in the front office. Lenny Bruce baby!
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The problem is Hendry isn't going to replace Murton with Abreu. He's going to find somebody who is similar to Jacque Jones, with maybe a touch more power. The guy will probably be an OBP decline from Murton, whoever he is. And while he'll have more power, it won't be worth the money.
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Interest in Edmonds?
goonys evil twin replied to RynoRules's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
You really believe that? His slugging alone makes him worth more than Pierre, and he isn't going to forget how to take a walk. Did you not notice the first part? If he continues on this decline, his numbers will look like Pierre's. I don't know if they will continue on that path. My guess is it won't be that drastic. But it's been that drastic for 2 years, and he's an old man with a thousand past injuries. I read your post to imply that you believe he will continue to decline at that rate. I don't think he will, but based on Serena's post perhaps I am wrong. I don't believe he will decline at that rate, but it's entirely possible. And I do believe he will continue to decline. -
This attitude reminds me a lot of the questions about Hill, and every other prospect that isn't great in his first year. How long? Well, a long time actually. At least until he's 26, when he'll be reaching his peak. His power is likely to keep improving after that age, even if his overall game declines. Here's a perfectly realistic potential developmental line for Murton: Current - .295/.362/.417 2006 final - .300/.365/.425 (24 years old) 2007 final - .305/.375/.440 (25 years old) 2008 final - .310/.380/.460 (26 years old) That is a gradual improvement, and entirely possible. Do I predict it'll happen that way? No. He might take a big jump next year and have a setback in 2008. Or he might stay stagnant in 2007 and make a huge leap in 2008. I have no idea. But that 2008 season, at age 26, is pretty darn good, and he'll still be pretty affordable. If that happens, I would expect similar production for the next 3 years, and by that time the Cubs will have spent maybe $16-20m on all his pre free agency seasons. That's nowhere near Lee or Ramirez, or the elite outfielders in baseball. But it's pretty solid production for a very reasonable cost, allowing you to spend much more on other positions, to make up for any SLG deficiency.
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He'll end up being a Cub. I'm sure the Cubs will tack on 2 more years at a higher salary. They won't lose ARAM unless they have a killer backup plan and you know they don't... I know they don't have a killer backup plan, but they might think they have one. If Hendry finds a harder working, gutsier, clutchier, faster, defensiver option, he might just let Ramirez walk. Hopefully not.
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I love not being the most pessimistic Cubs fan. I still hold out hope that Hendry could see the light and make a couple good moves. I'm not confident at all, but holding out hope. Yeah, I recall giving you a ration or two about your pessimism. I've definitely surpassed you. I don't think a good GM could fix what Hendry has done, so I have little hope that Hendry can fix it. But I could....... Seriously though, this team is in a worse position than it was a couple years ago. Before it was just an annoyance that Hendry concentrated on the wrong things. Even though he was making it more difficult to win, it wasn't impossible, and still quite possible to make the team quite good with just a couple moves. Now it's a little more difficult. But baseball is all about odds. The best teams have real good odds to contend. Mediocre teams have longer odds, but can still do it. Hendry, unfortunately, relies a lot on good breaks or many peaks occuring at the same time to make an otherwise ho-hum roster look pretty great. It's a bad way to create a team, but it does not guarantee failure, it only increased the likelihood of failure.
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He's so hot that all the bats ignite when he touches them, so they have to way for him to cool off before inserting him back in a game.
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I love not being the most pessimistic Cubs fan. I still hold out hope that Hendry could see the light and make a couple good moves. I'm not confident at all, but holding out hope.
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I think there is enough, although that would change if Pierre got a 3/30. They also can't handle any more Rusch/Neifi signings. That means no signing a possible 5th starter or other worthless garbage.