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  1. srbin84
    Giles..! :shock: I've never had any reason to suspect him. There has been a little speculation with him. He's like 5'10, 210 lbs, all muscle. And he looked the exact same way in high school. You can eliminate him from the steroid discussions. He slugged over .600 from 99-02 which was the beginning/prime of his career. Since, he is under .500 and has had injuries.
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    I wouldn't give someone a Cy Young who had a worse ERA than other pitchers unless he won like 25 games or had a lot more innings/complete games.
  3. srbin84
    Colon got 6.02 runs per game last year and his bullpen blew zero saves for him.
  4. srbin84
    Kevin Tapani once went 19-9. That's enough evidence right there that wins have little to no value in evaluating pitchers.
  5. srbin84
    Giles..! :shock: I've never had any reason to suspect him. There has been a little speculation with him. He's like 5'10, 210 lbs, all muscle.
  6. srbin84
    Remember when Julio Zuleta laid out sacrafices to the baseball gods in the Cubs dugout during like a 12 game winning streak back in 2001.
  7. srbin84
    I remember when Prior was in his first couple years, everybody had him in the Hall of Fame if he stayed healthy. That should be the only hurdle for Felix as well. He is better than Colon.
  8. srbin84
    No question Boone and Giles have always been at the top of my list of non-superstar steroid suspects.
  9. srbin84
    Going on recent history, the Astros will be about 10 games under and in last place by the beginning of May. At that point, he might just go to Texas if he wants convenience or New York for the best chance to win.
  10. srbin84
    Felix is as good as Prior was at the start of his career.
  11. srbin84
    The Trib pays enough money to win the the world series, Hendry just has mispent big chunks of it in recent years.
  12. srbin84
    I think Murton is the next Paul O'Neil, and I consider that a good thing. So that was a good trade no matter what else happens.
  13. srbin84
    My memory fades after a year, it's just as careless 106 pitches under 5IP is dumb anytime of the year, opening day in a blow-out makes it that much worse. It was dumb of Baker to do so and continues the trend of him being careless with pitchers like Z, Wood, Prior. There's nothing to argue about leaving a pitchers of Z's talent (or anyone's talent) for 106+ pitches, under 5IP, in a rout. No pitcher likes to be pulled, it's Baker's job to what is best for the team. Getting Z out of there earlier was best for the team. Nothing negative came from it as Z pitched another healthy and productive season, but stupid in principle. There were comments made about Wood being the one who wanted to delay the surgery and help the team out of the team. Noble cause by Kerry, but a dumb decision by the Cubs to allow him to stay in the pen for an extra month. The Cubs probably saw it as an opportunity for Kerry Wood to establish himself as the leader of the club through his noble team first actions. What a load of crap.
  14. srbin84
    If Dusty takes a liking to Grissom Jones might sit vs. most LHP's. That would be one of the rare cases when Dusty's fondness for the elderly actually helps the Cubs. As long as he isn't the second coming of Lenny Harris. He made Michael Jordan look like a decent hitter.
  15. srbin84
    Change Furcal to Giles and I agree. Furcal...meh. Would've been spending way too much money for a player that wouldn't have had a huge impact. I think a top 4 of Pierre, Furcal, Lee, Aram would have been pretty lethal.
  16. srbin84
    Furcal was the difference between this being a decent offseason and a great one.
  17. srbin84
    Has Prior had any prolonged stretch (like more than a month) where he pitched like he did in 03? Prior before he got hurt(aka, hit with a line drive) at the end of May last year: 9 GS, 58.1 IP, 2.93 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 9.57 K/9, 3.44 K/BB Those are great numbers but still a little below what he did in 03. Oh my god, he's not putting up Cy Young numbers every year. BUST!! Seriously, I think he's going to be very good this season, but who knows. I still like Prior, but his potential is a guy who puts up Cy Young numbers every year. I don't think that can be disputed, so that would make Olney's statement valid.
  18. srbin84
    Has Prior had any prolonged stretch (like more than a month) where he pitched like he did in 03? Prior before he got hurt(aka, hit with a line drive) at the end of May last year: 9 GS, 58.1 IP, 2.93 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 9.57 K/9, 3.44 K/BB Those are great numbers but still a little below what he did in 03.
  19. srbin84
    Has Prior had any prolonged stretch (like more than a month) where he pitched like he did in 03?
  20. srbin84
    Huh? 2004: .297/.360/.493 29 HR's 2005: .261/.321/.428 22 HR's What is awful about his 2004 and how was 2005 better? I totally messed up that statement. Somehow I confused the first half of 2005 with 2004, that was stupid of me. Still, I maintain the same statment just during 2005 rather than between 04 and 05, which makes sense now anyway because that was when the drug program was initiated.
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    I agree with him that the team has improved significantly. I would have liked to see a better hitter in place of Jones, but other than that, I like everything they did.
  22. srbin84
    I don't think he would really be of value in that regard. It's not an expensive gamble, although it doesn't really have any upside regardless. Yeah, plus if he continues to get shelled in AAA, I can't see why any of our young pitchers would put any stock in anything he has to say regarding pitching, nor would I want them too. If this was like Mussina in a few years or something like that, I would agree with you, but not this guy.
  23. srbin84
    When have the Cubs ever got a guy like this?? Please don't answer Sosa cause he wasn't putting up monster years when they got him for Bell. A smarter organization will nab Cabrera, if he's available. Don't bet on the Cubs. What about Lee? But I agree, the Cubs aren't gonna get this guy.
  24. srbin84
    Another thing you have to remember with Jones. If we are talking about having to have Huff or Jones in RF, Jones cost only money and draft compensation. Huff probably would have cost at least one of Guzman, Hill, Pie, Murton.
  25. srbin84
    Agreed. Huff would have to return to previous offensive levels that he hasn't shown he can get back to in order for him to be an upgrade over Jones. I'll agree that Huff's numbers were bad last season, but he is 1 year removed from a 297/.360/.493 line with 29 HR's and 104 RBI's. In 2003 he went .311/.367/.555 with 34 HR's and 107 RBI's. In 2002 (113 games) he went .313/.364/.520 with 23 HR's and 59 RBI's. Why do you think he "hasn't shown he can get back to" those numbers? He had 1 down season, where he opened the season playing through an injury, bounced between 4 poisitions, and voiced frustration (multiple times) about still being a Devil Ray. I think with a stable position and a change of scenery he can absolutly get back to those numbers. Jones hasn't hit above .254 in the last 2 years, never has had a .350 obp, hasn't slugged .500 since 2002, and despite his speed he has 67 steals while being caught 40 times in his career. He is clearly the better defensive player, but this club needs more offense. It's not just that he had a down year, but it's how it happened. He hit for a much lower average(which isn't particularly worrying), and on top of that his IsoP dropped as well. Whether that's due to the scarlet S, or injuries, or whatever, he's not certain to return to that former production. You're right that he is not certain to return to those numbers, but he might. And if he doesn't his numbers will be about the same as Jones' numbers. That was my original point. Looking at what they have done in the last couple years, down years for both, Jones is still the better player because offensively, they are pretty much the same and Jones has other skills besides batting.
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