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  1. goonys evil twin
    I disagree strongly. They aren't average workers. They are unique elite workers in an industry with strong demand from the consumers. Practically anybody in the country could do what the average American worker does, there's a miniscule supply of labor for baseball players.
  2. goonys evil twin
    I was watching the game in bed, and fell asleep when Aardsma came in, then woke up just before the collision and couldn't fall back to sleep.
  3. goonys evil twin
    I can't believe people are trying to pretend a Lee-less lineup is not a bad lineup. This is already a mediocre lineup, at best, with Lee in it. Without him, it's terrible. That's not to say it will be impossible to stay in the race if he is out for a while, but it doesn't make any sense to lie about the quality of the replacement lineup if Lee is out. It would be flat out awful.
  4. goonys evil twin
    Are you freaking kidding me? They lost that series, so obviously he didn't clutch up enough. You want to talk about random stuff like that, how about throwing in Leyritz. The only reason Jeter has lots of big hits in the playoffs is because he's a good hitter who has played lots of playoff games. He's also had a lots of times he's made big outs (offensively, not defensively) in playoff games because he's played lots of playoff games. I'd rather have the better hitter, which in any given game is usually somebody other than Jeter.
  5. goonys evil twin
    But OBP and SLG are much more telling about a guys production. I highly doubt he'll be able to outproduce everybody in the game hitting .250, but it could happen, and if he did, he'd be the best. You can't just dog on him for the AVG, when it's not as important as other things. Production wasn't part of the debate. It was simply could Dunn be the best hitter in the game. And with his propensity for the strikeout, even though the big swing is where he gets his power, I don't think he will ever be considered the best hitter in the game, There are too many other guys with much higher BAs and similar power numbers that I would not want to see in an RBI situation. Whether he's considered that doesn't matter. A lot of people who refuse to enter the 21st century (Joe Morgan) decide what players are "considered" to be. If he's the most productive, he's the best hitter. If you want to talk about hitting for average, that's a seperate topic. The best hitter for average is the guy with the highest average. The best hitter is the most productive hitter. I don't think that will be Dunn, but it could be, even if he has a low AVG and high K totals.
  6. goonys evil twin
    But OBP and SLG are much more telling about a guys production. I highly doubt he'll be able to outproduce everybody in the game hitting .250, but it could happen, and if he did, he'd be the best. You can't just dog on him for the AVG, when it's not as important as other things.
  7. goonys evil twin
    I may be wrong, but I think the Cubs may have been the first, or among the first to broadcast games on the internet. I used to listen for free a long time ago, before MLB took over and ended up charging.
  8. goonys evil twin
    No he doesn't. Not even close. The two best things about Jeter is he's relatively productive for his position, and he's consistently productive (for the most part). He's not particularly clutch. He doesn't ALWAYS come through. He's just a really good offensive SS, and a questionable defensive SS. He's grossly overpaid. Just because he's on the Yankees doesn't change that fact. If Beltre was on the Yankees and doing what he's doing, he'd still be overpaid. You can't just disqualify a guy from the discussion because he's on a team that can afford him. Heck, every team can afford a bust, because they all have one to some extent or another.
  9. goonys evil twin
    Jeter makes more than double that. He's got a $19m salary, but then he gets a couple million more in signing bonus paid this year.
  10. goonys evil twin
    The guy asked who was most overpaid this year. I answered. Sure it's early and not likely to stay the same, which is why I listed some different categories. Foulke was overpaid last year, he's not in a class with Manny. Yeah but there are alot of people who are off to slow starts that dosent really make them overpaid because Manny and Millwood have a history of putting up good numbers. Much like Aramis they may be off to slow starts but they will get their numbers therefore they wont be overpaid this year. They probably won't stay that way. But the guy asked about present tense. I don't think Manny will stay that way for the season, but he is now. That's why I brought up Garrett Anderson and his $10m. Likewise with Erstad and Alfonzo. I think Mussina is very likely to underperform throughout the year, while the Unit is a good candidate as well. Boston's overpaid guys will be Foulke and Lowell.
  11. goonys evil twin
    But he still produces, though. Yes, but it's all relative. If a guy making $8m can be overpaid for not playing like an $8m player should, then a guy making $22m who isn't playing like one is overpaid. Michael Barrett is productive, but he's not $15m productive.
  12. goonys evil twin
    Screw chin music, just plunk him.
  13. goonys evil twin
    The guy asked who was most overpaid this year. I answered. Sure it's early and not likely to stay the same, which is why I listed some different categories. Foulke was overpaid last year, he's not in a class with Manny.
  14. goonys evil twin
    Jones sucking isn't a luck thing. He's not a good hitter. That tends to weigh on your numbers.
  15. goonys evil twin
    You'd have to differentiate between guys playing and not living up to contracts and guys who are injured and not living up to contracts. Based on injury, I think Bagwell is the most overpaid position player and Hampton as the pitcher. Guys who are playing is a fight between Manny and Beltre (at least Bonds has a .500+ OBP) right now, while Chan Ho is probably still the leading pitcher. Projecting for the year, I think Garrett Anderson might have one of the worst production/salary ratios in the game.
  16. goonys evil twin
    Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. But I'm sick of that line. A lot of these "tip your cap" games are really just a perfect example of the Cubs stupid approach at the plate. If you're facing Pedro and he's on and shreds your lineup, then you tip your cap. But when you look foolish against the highly mediocre Derek Lowe, you've got problems. It's pretty amazing how many entirely unimpressive pitchers can have such dominant performances against the Cubs year after year. A swing at everything approach is the reason why so many guys can look great against the Cubs. Hopefully the semi-new look lineup can at least partially change that problem the rest of the season.
  17. goonys evil twin
    I'm actually sick of waiting. The NFL does a great job of capturing the attention of the masses all year long. They freaking had a live unveiling of next year's schedule. But I believe this is the latest we've waited for a draft, at least in a long time. It's usually in mid-April. I can't remember it ever being this late in the year.
  18. goonys evil twin
    But they go hand in hand. Smart hitting is not aggressive hitting at all times. Yet the Cubs teach aggressive at all times. They talk about being aggressive and downplay the value of walks, but then they act surprised when a guy looks silly in an at-bat like that. They really do go hand in hand. Smart hitters are patient. They've had a swing early and swing often mantra up and down the ranks of the organization, and it can't surprise anybody when guys fail in sitautions like this. It's the price you pay when you rely on talent and skills and ignore approach.
  19. goonys evil twin
    His ERA is 3.01 career currently for those curious. In order to get his career ERA to under 3.00, if Maddux throws 220 IP this year, he has to post do so with a 2.58 ERA or lower. That's a pretty tough assignment: the last time Maddux had a season that good was 1998. In other words, he'd be the likely Cy Young winner, as srbin insinuated.
  20. goonys evil twin
    And the mediocre shape of the team as a whole. That's what really matters. If this team isn't great, management hasn't done their job well enough.
  21. goonys evil twin
    If Cuban isn't manly enough to make big financial decisions like this without his wife then how can we count on him to instill the mental toughness needed to win in baseball.
  22. goonys evil twin
    Without looking, I'm going to guess it's just referring to the Chicago articles (Daily Herald/Trib/SunTimes) that all referred to Boras mentioning that Ned Colletti was one of the Cubs front office people that wanted to keep Greg back in the early 90s. It's not really "insider", just linking to other articles you can get for free.
  23. goonys evil twin
    Cubs pinch hitters are putting up a .389/.421/.722 line right now, good for third in the league. But that's only 18 at bats. Overall they are 12th in the NL in OPS. Although it's still way too early to make much of these numbers.
  24. goonys evil twin
    It's not the Cubs fault? They didn't try to get him at all. I don't know about fault, but the Cubs are at least partially responsible for him not being here. More importantly, they are entirely responsible for the sad state of their outfield.
  25. goonys evil twin
    Unfortunately that's nothing new for Aramis. He's incredibly talented, but he's just got an awful approach at the plate. And being on the Cubs, nobody is there to tell him otherwise. He epitomizes the over aggressive hitter who gets by on skills alone. I still think he'll have a fine season, and probably a very good next several years. But as he gets older, if he fails to improve his approach, he will start to stumble.
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