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  1. imb
    I just saw this little outburst on Sportscenter. What's the backstory? Apparently a St. Louis Post Dispatch writer wrote a "cheap shot", as described by LaRussa, at the Cubs and included some quotes by the St Louis manager. LaRussa didn't sound happy and took the guy to task postgame. LaRussa kind of got in the guys face as he was leaving, and the fat guy stood up and started saying "do we have a problem?" over and over. It was hilarious.
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    Let's see, National TV, against the Cardinals, Zambrano on the mound. Forecast calls for flat, 99mph first inning fastballs.
  3. imb
    I think in Marquis' case, you had some good years, and some bad years. The bad years were more recent, (not to mention, in a trend) so concluding that he be a below average pitcher was the obvious conclusion.
  4. imb
    I really have no personal affinity for Sammy, but I am definitely rooting for him this year. I mean, if he even manages a remotely decent season, that would be a pretty remarkable comeback, considering his precipitous decline/year off.
  5. imb
    Yeah, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. I'm afraid to even credit Marquis at all, for fear that as soon as I do is when he remembers just who he actually is.
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    I think with Marquis it was his three-year trends (combined with his ridiculously bad year, combined even further with the big money) that freaked everyone out. He went from a good ERA+, to a decent one, to a terrible one, and appeared completely lost last season. It would have been something to laugh at until we guaranteed him three years in a Cub uniform. That's just a melting pot for disaster. His peripherals were getting progressively worse as well (and they still scare me this year). He's pretty much surpassed even the most ardent optimist's expectations so far, but he has 25+ more starts to go, so I don't think you can blame anyone for being skeptical still.
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    And then Izturis dropped a line drive hit 2 feet to his right and Cedeno struck out and gave Matt Murton cancer without even leaving the bench. I agree that Theriot is no gold glover, but all things considered, unless he is just flat out god awful defensively (and I'm talking Daryle Ward at shortstop bad), he's probably the best overall option.
  8. imb
    I agree about the sleeveless jersey's, it should be nothing short of a visual warning to people pining for a Cubs sleeveless.
  9. imb
    What happened? I wish i was watching it in the other room and I would rewind to recap, but he basically said something about the sonics issuing a statement saying they wanted to move to las vegas, and stern responded with a "they never said that." Gray then replied "they actually re-iterated that today" and Stern stumbled a bit and said "well, tomorrow they will be retracting that." Gray then asked him a few more questions before Stern awkwardly called for an end to the interview. I normally hate Jim Gray, but that was just hilarious.
  10. imb
    Oh my god, Jim Gray just kicked David Stern's ass on national tv during the Mavs-GState game. That was amazing tv.
  11. imb
    On a side note, I really like Texas' uniforms, but the lettering on the front of the jersey is terrible. Maybe the worst in baseball.
  12. imb
    backwards k, burn in hell spezio
  13. imb
    ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK HEARTZ ATTACK
  14. imb
    thank god we have Izturis' stalwart defense at short stop.
  15. imb
    At this point I see no way we don't get a .260/.315/.500 year from Soriano. Even if he turns it up, his slow start is going to kill his overall numbers. $18 mil for this? Damn.
  16. imb
    son of an Ohman.
  17. imb
    Vance, are we drinking a beer or two (10?) in June?
  18. imb
    Are you serious??? Dude, didn't I show you earlier that Cedeno was a much worse SS in the minors than Theriot was? I think all you showed was that Cedeno had a higher e/pg (insert eye roll).
  19. imb
    There's more to defense than errors??? Are you serious? Holy crap, I never knew. :roll: He brought up the discussion about Theriot's number of errors in such and such amount of games, I'm merely refuting it using the same logic he employed. Don't pee your pants, IMB. I was pointing out what a stupid discussion it was. I don't know why you felt the need to respond to stupid logic with stupid logic of your own. Don't poop your pants, OMC. (because poop is a funnier word)
  20. imb
    we want izturis
  21. imb
    Good to see Tyler Colvin racing up the charts...
  22. imb
    There is so much more that goes into playing defense other than "errors per game" that even having a discussion based on that made up statistic is ridiculous. e/pg? seriously?
  23. imb
    Wow. Where did that come from? Where did what come from? I just don't care for Goldstein's interpretation of the whole Prior/Wood dynamic. He's projecting, which I think, sometimes, particular stat-heads are wont to do. It's this whole us vs. them fallacy -- nouveau, enlightened, 21st century baseball paragons vs. old, crusty, chaw-spittin', flat-earth baseball men and the sychophantic sports reporters who suck on their every word. Is this a joke? Did you not just jump into a thread railing against "stat geeks" and their "insecurities"? How can you call it an "us vs. them fallacy" and then divide them into groups and "attack" one?
  24. imb
    =D> =D> =D> =D> [/i] You know, I'm not sure which I find more annoying...bufoonish idiots who proclaim that "Mark Prior is a wuss" or condescending stat-geeks who project their own sniveling insecurities onto others. Are you sure the "stat-geeks" are the insecure ones? Ahahahaha.
  25. imb
    What an idiot I am!! this is entertaining, please continue.
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