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  1. Danny82
    My only point is that a comparison of only NL teams is much more relevant.
  2. Danny82
    2006: 29th in OBP, 28th in Runs 2005: 20th in OBP, 20th in Runs 2004: 22nd in OBP, 16th in Runs 2003: 24th in OBP, 20th in Runs Something tells me pitching (namely relying on Wood and Prior) hasn't been the only major problem this team has had over the past four years. I think it's much more objective to present your rankings for just the NL. Of course the AL teams are going to dominate the upper half of those rankings with the inclusion of the DH. I'm not saying that the Cubs will have a great ranking in the NL per se, but you are making things look worse than they actually were relative to a similar peer group.
  3. Danny82
    Heck, even I think that the Cubs should buckle and bump their offer up to 12.5M.
  4. Danny82
    Comparing him directly to Lilly isn't a straight line analogy people. One is getting arbitration money (albeit last year of arbitration money), the other got free agent money.
  5. Danny82
    I don't think that saying really fits the situation here.
  6. Danny82
    Bruce, do you think this is going to have a big negative effect on getting a long-term deal done? Jim is going to have to say alot of negative things to Zambranos face in the process, and with a emotional guy like Carlos, it looks like getting a long term deal will be very difficult. He really doesn't have to say much in the way of negative things. All he really has to do is compare what he has done with other pitchers in their last year of arbitration. The Oswalt example sounds like the best. In fact, that analogy itself should probably win this hearing for the Cubs. Ooops, looks like Vance beat me to it.
  7. Danny82
    Overreaction? Here?!?!?!? No way!!!
  8. Danny82
    Probably because he could give two craps about what people on an Internet message board think.
  9. Danny82
    I think they can continue the hearing if the sides are close to a deal.
  10. Danny82
    never mind, i misread the post.
  11. Danny82
    What is wrong with how Floyd performed two years ago?
  12. Danny82
    You'd easily pick the option who had the lower OBP by over 20 points last year?
  13. Danny82
    Floyd has a career OPS against lefties of almost 800. Jones has one of 625. Quite a difference.
  14. Danny82
    Is it really "stupid" when Floyd is two years removed from a near MVP-like season? Well, I guess they could still trot out Soriano, Murton, and Floyd until Floyd breaks a fingernail. I don't know if you're being serious, but yeah it's incredibly stupid. Floyd was 26th in MVP voting in 2005. Grudz was 27th in 2003... see my point? Saying that he had a "near MVP like season" two years ago means next to nothing for a guy that can't stay healthy. Next to nothing? If he still has the ability to hit 34 HR with a .360 OBP over 550 at bats, I see no reason not to get him an ample amount of at bats. I'm sorry, I don't care what you say, but it's not "stupid" to talk about a guy with that kind of ability to be starting.
  15. Danny82
    Is it really "stupid" when Floyd is two years removed from a near MVP-like season? Well, I guess they could still trot out Soriano, Murton, and Floyd until Floyd breaks a fingernail.
  16. Danny82
    While not top 25, Carlos Guillen peaked on BA's list at 27 and Freddy Garcia at 67. Not too shabby.
  17. Danny82
    Why do people keep saying this? Why didn't he get a fair shot with the Cubs last year? Because they sent him back down after four starts where he had a 9.00+ ERA? It certainly looks like him going back down ended up being the right move considering how much differently he pitched when he came back up.
  18. Danny82
    While it is an honor to receive MVP votes, it is not the best item to use when justifying that side of the Grudz/Bobby Hill argument. Much like the Gold Glove isn't exactly a great hallmark of defensive prowess, MVP votes are not indicative of a player's worth. Listen, my only point was that he must have had a pretty decent offensive year if he got a vote or two. That's it. I never said that MVP votes were some end all be all determination of a player's worth. That year, Grudz had better numbers than Hill has ever put up. I don't seriously think that Grudz deserved any MVP votes though.
  19. Danny82
    Had you taken the time to read MY posts, you would see that I never said that. I've only said that I am not going to get all worried about the possibility forwarded by some uninformed writer that Hill won't be in the rotation until some quote or action by the Cubs organization itself leads me to believe that will be the case.
  20. Danny82
    I'm not so sure of that. Didn't Grudz get a vote or two for the NL MVP that year?
  21. Danny82
    Again, you are putting words in my mouth.
  22. Danny82
    that wasn't his point. his point is that the cubs organization chose the "proven" whose best-case-scenario statistics are mediocre, over the younger player who could potentially give you great play at a fraction of the cost. proven mediocrity is still mediocrity. the cubs have a history of giving mediocre players a chance over someone who could be good. But, how many of those younger players that potentially could give great play actually did? Ever? If you are going to make the argument that their policy is so obviously wrong, there should at least be some example where the younger player actually did something, somewhere. And I think in the case of Grudz over Hill, the decision was most obviously the right one.
  23. Danny82
    USSoccer: Which one of those "unknowns" outperformed anybody, anywhere (save Murton)?
  24. Danny82
    well, then i don't think we have anything else to discuss. you're right, he'll never amount to anything. oh wait, he was one of the best pitchers in baseball post-ASB in '06. guess judging a guy based on a few scattered innings may not be the best way to go. The king of hyperbole speaks again. so you weren't just judging hill on a few scattered innings? No. I'm saying that you can't say that he should have been up more than he was when he put up a 9.31 ERA in four starts in May. Something had to change, so he went down and worked on some things that helped him out. He is quoted as saying such. I know you are a big fan of his. So am I. But, I don't see the reason for all of this clamoring that he has been so mistreated by this organization. He still had to demonstrate that he could perform at the major league level. He didn't do that in May.
  25. Danny82
    well, then i don't think we have anything else to discuss. you're right, he'll never amount to anything. oh wait, he was one of the best pitchers in baseball post-ASB in '06. guess judging a guy based on a few scattered innings may not be the best way to go. The king of hyperbole speaks again.
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