BigSlick
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You mean like the power he didn't have last September when he had 4 HR's in 44 AB's? no, i mean the 0 HR's he has in his last 76 plate appearances. it's time to worry. Not only has the wrist injury obviously dinged his power, but he seems to have lost about 15-20 pounds.
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when he starts hitting home runs will you finally zip it? he will hit homers dude mark it I have a feeling he wont touch 30 homers this year. :cry: I still love you Lee, especially if you get on base .400+
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LAME
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I just came in to post that the Ump is giving Wainright the most ridiculous strike zone I've ever seen. I can only hope we get the same benefit.
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I believe he can't be traded until June 1. I'll get my wrench ready.
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I really hope all the whining by Riley, Shaq and Wade doesn't get in the Reff's heads and they start making make-up calls. That would suck.
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It should make you think of the Who. :cry:
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I don't see it that way at all. While it's true that a pitcher can't control what happens to a pitch once it's put into play, that doesn't mean that he's lucky if the defense makes the play behind him. It can mean that he's executing his gameplan perfectly. ML defenders are going to make the plays the majority of the time. Luck is tricky and hard to define. What about the pitcher who misses his location and gets the batter to strike out swinging? That's much more luck than allowing your teammates to make routine defensive plays. ---- Marquis didn't walk anyone today. The point is that pitchers that "pitch to contact" tend to fluctuate wildly in their performance not only due to the defense behind them but because of stadium effects, weather, and pure luck. (Luck constitutes most of it) A pitcher that tends to strike out hitters to get his outs tend to be a bit more stable in their ERA, WHIP, etc. A nice stat though, is that he didn't walk anybody. That and he's keeping the ball in the ball park, and lets hope that continues.
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i don't get what you're trying to say. not making outs is very good for scoring opportunities. we still make a lot of them. I edited it, and still I think i'm quite clear. Hitting + Walking = OBP, and SLG + OBP = Runs.
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Walking != OBP OBP != Scoring Runs These things help, sure, but they aren't the only thing that matters. For an example: Cleveland is 3rd in OBP in the AL, and yet 3rd to last in runs scored. Some of that is luck based, and don't even begin to think I'm arguing against OBP, but it is again, only one facet to scoring runs. (The most important one)
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3-2 call on jones, he walked. Cedeno was off running, slid slightly PAST the base. Eck made a big deal about it, and because eck was able to slightly push C's foot off the bag as he was PAST the base. Big C was called out. C is doing very poorly but the more I think about it the more we've gotta get back at them by winning. Cedeno just slid past the bag. As much as I would like to rip Eckstein for something, all he did was tag Cedeno and keep the tag on then point out that Cedeno's foot came off the bag. Sure he whined, but any infielder would have in that situation. The umps made the right call because Ronny screwed up. Also, Eckstein is a midget with albinism.
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Thats pretty much the most rude thing I've heard come out of a ex-teammate's mouth. Thats pretty darn harsh right there. Marquis does suck, though. BTW, I love that Marquis is getting a ring even though he didn't make their playoff roster. I don't know why I'm cool with Frank Thomas getting one when he wasn't on the playoff roster in 2005 and not Marquis getting one. Maybe because Thomas is a future Hall of Famer and Marquis is a future "Among worst ever"
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No Love for Hill?
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The second our hitting warms up is the second these starting pitchers begin to suck.
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I thought that proof was in the continued excellence of Wainright and Looper. That and the Great Satan himself, Albert Pujols.
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GO CUBS!!!!!! Cubs are (0-0) when I use exactly 6 exclamation points.
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Alright. I've made my decision. I'm prepared to attack Cliff Floyd's knees with a wrench. If I have to force the Cubs management's hands, I will. Floyd will collect all this nice insurance stuff, and I'll spend a couple months in jail. Maybe I can watch the Cubs World Series between bars. EDIT: Complete joke if you can't tell.
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Veddy nice, how much?
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Cubs pythag has them at 10-7 record, and yet they are 7-10 right now. We always manage to outplay out Pythagorean record...just not in the best way.
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Incidentally I just picked up Josh Hamilton, so expect him to start sucking immediately. I went with a cheap sabermetrician's dream outfield of Pat Burrell- Swisher-Dunn, and ended up HORRIBLY with all of them. (My infield and pitching is quite good)
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5 run lead. Let the guy get his confidence back by, hopefully, having a good inning. He came in before when we had 5 runs at the beginning of the inning...
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I came in late... It appears the Cubs are primed to actually win a game...this can't be.
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I quietly said to myself as the Heat came within 1 point in the closing minutes: "If the Bulls manage to lose this with a 9 point lead and 2:30 remaining I will not watch any more Bulls games teh rest of this postseason) Luckily, (for them?) they didn't blow it. Also that 3 play sequence where Tyrus Thomas blocked 2 shots and then dunked a ball was incredible.
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Because he's the worst player in the NBA. :lol:
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C'mon Bulls, exert dominance on your own court. Not an awful first quarter, but I hoped to have the lead at the end of it. Don't let Wade run around you so easily, and don't give up all those easy dunks. If Walker is just gonna keep shooting 3's, thats fine, let him do it.