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Rick Astley himself has probably said that on many, many mornings. In all seriousness, what is the origin of this "Rick Roll" fad? As is the case with most internet fads, it started at 4chan.com. Don't go there, it's a scummy place. I think Rick Roll should be replaced (or at least augmented) by this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JZIt9-Rih3o That doesn't have a fast enough kick-in. Rick Roll comes right at you.
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Did Lou ever play him there last year? I agree that this would help keep the lineup solid as it's also easier to find a decent hitting second baseman. Looks like he played eight innings at short last year. I think he came up as a shortstop, and he'd played a handful of games there in recent years before coming to the Cubs. I think that is definitely worth a shot. The offensive upgrade from Theriot to DeRosa is pretty huge.
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VanceJergins replied to jmajew's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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Actually, it's not the same as turning singles into doubles. Doubles also have the benefit of driving in additional runs beyond what singles do. Also, if you're going to list that benefit, you also have to take away the outs from his CS as a negative. Fair enough, take away the CS and count the SB as 2B's i'm sure that his OPS would be far superior. In this case Roberts gets CS 14% that is pretty good rate. Again, you can't just count sb as doubles, though. Apparently statistics aren't full proof? For the exact reasons that your stating. Which was precisely my point. MAJOR PWNAGE!!!! Yeah, okay... I thought about adding something else to make it seem more sarcastic....but I knew there were consequences either way.
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What the hell, are all the GMs going out to the bars or something? Will Fukudome's agent be fielding drunk dials? Karaoke It's how business gets done in Japan. Hendry has to get a perfect score on Rock Band or the deal is off. Hmm...I don't think you appreciate karaoke as it is practiced amongst business people in Asia. :-# You would be correct.
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Actually, it's not the same as turning singles into doubles. Doubles also have the benefit of driving in additional runs beyond what singles do. Also, if you're going to list that benefit, you also have to take away the outs from his CS as a negative. Fair enough, take away the CS and count the SB as 2B's i'm sure that his OPS would be far superior. In this case Roberts gets CS 14% that is pretty good rate. Again, you can't just count sb as doubles, though. Apparently statistics aren't full proof? For the exact reasons that your stating. Which was precisely my point. MAJOR PWNAGE!!!!
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What the hell, are all the GMs going out to the bars or something? Will Fukudome's agent be fielding drunk dials? Karaoke It's how business gets done in Japan. Hendry has to get a perfect score on Rock Band or the deal is off.
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What the hell, are all the GMs going out to the bars or something? Will Fukudome's agent be fielding drunk dials? Its like that episode of The Office where they went to that convention....and every GM is Michael.
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But apply it to the Cubs, they had Soriano at the top, in front of Theriot for much of the season. If they don't get someone like Roberts, it'll be costing them runs as Soriano isn't their best overall hitter so it doesn't utilize the lineup theory of giving your best hitter the most PAs and it puts a lower OBP guy in front of your best hitters. The Cubs need hitter(s) to get on base and another middle of the order hitter, hopefully Roberts and Fukudome answer the need of OBP and shifting Soriano down to the 5th spot (hopefully) solves the bat in the middle. If all these rumors pan out and the Cubs end up with Roberts, Fukudome and Figgins and if DeRosa can field SS adequately enough to make Theriot the super sub, this Cub team will be scary good. The OBP of the entire line up will be :shock: excellent. I'd like to replace Figgins with Bradley or Hamilton please.
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I like Gallagher's chances of being a good major leaguer better than Pie's....but Pie has more perceived value...So I'd want more if Pie was involved.
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Thats got to make Marquis feel great.
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Cripes, not another painfully long and agonizing thread... What would you do as a moderator to shorten them? Institute a mandatory castration policy for people who are clearly padding their post count. pssh!
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Leadoff hitter is not a position in the game of baseball. what is your problem, I made a mistake on saying that if thats your best comeback on trying to make me look bad then u obviously have no case in that argument I think you're still misunderstanding peoples' answers to your post. Being a "leadoff hitter" is not a meaningful role that a player fills. Jose Reyes isn't a good leadoff hitter -- he's a good hitter who bats first in the order. Obviously, he's the "leadoff hitter," but to believe this is a position/role that must be filled is illogical. And I don't mean to sound rude, but without periods and commas, some of your posts are a bit tough to read. Your not dont worry, but I corrected myself by saying just a leadoff hitter and he came back right after that saying that I said leadoff position which I didnt I think you're missing the point.
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You are making far too much sense for this discussion. uh huh Really, Matt Murton is a better player than Brian Roberts. Because his OPS is higher. I'm pretty sure the argument was that Murton is too valuable to be a throw in.
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Ok is it just me or does anyone who is trying to make Murton sound good only talk about his OPS from last year and try to make other players seem like just average? Doesn't that say "Career OPS"? All im saying is Murton hasnt started a full year yet...yet u guys are saying Roberts isnt much better than him yet hes a multi-year all-star and probably one of the best leadoff hitters in the major leagues. first - careful of who you group into "you guys" second - I guess two is "multi", but calling it such is as much an effort to be misleading as comparing OPS between Murt & Roberts while ignoring defense, position & baserunning, don't ya think? To be fair, I was responding to someone saying Roberts is like a 2B Murton, and I did mention the baserunning. So I just ignored defense.
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You are making far too much sense for this discussion. Yes, not the exact opposite.
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Good point
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Am I thinking of a different Brian Roberts? That's awfully steep. Done without a second thought. I must be thinking of a different Brian Roberts too, because that is one lopsided trade. He's basically Matt Murton playing 2nd. That is basically a ridiculous statement. Roberts' career OPS: .760 Murton's career OPS: .820 Roberts just steals more. Ok is it just me or does anyone who is trying to make Murton sound good only talk about his OPS from last year and try to make other players seem like just average? que?
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Am I thinking of a different Brian Roberts? That's awfully steep. Done without a second thought. I must be thinking of a different Brian Roberts too, because that is one lopsided trade. He's basically Matt Murton playing 2nd. That is basically a ridiculous statement. Roberts' career OPS: .760 Murton's career OPS: .820 Roberts just steals more.
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Am I thinking of a different Brian Roberts? That's awfully steep. Done without a second thought. murton's four years younger than roberts and has better career offensive numbers. obviously they don't play the same positiong, but including murton in a deal for roberts is too much...let alone topping him off with three other decent trading chips. if the cubs had a glaring hole at 2b, maybe i'd think differently. I definitely think people are over-valuing Roberts a bit.
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That's out of context....Lou just really likes Christmas. Who doesn't? Hitler
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I figured that's what it was, but I clicked it anyway....so.....its up in the air.
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That's out of context....Lou just really likes Christmas.
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The Cubs should absolutely try DeRosa as the SS if they acquire Roberts. He's actually been good there according to a small sample UZR. He has the arm to play 3B and RF and the range to play 2B. Just because the Cubs management thinks Theriot is a better defensive SS doesn't mean he is. Roberts Fukudome Lee Ramirez Soriano DeRosa Soto Pie ....I could go for that.
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This is why we can't have nice things around here. :( :-k Like what? I've been asking for female "companions" for every poster for a while now... I'm still all in favor of the NSBB Dating Service. ;) Too much of a sausage fest around here for that idea to really take off. I think that's his main motivator.