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Pretty much. I don't know why you're getting so excited, you're gonna win. I don't get all hyper when I'm fairly sure of victory.
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Just coming in to say that the UCLA- Kansas game was the ugliest game of basketball I've ever seen, and strangely officiated. (The reffs wouldn't give Kansas fouls at the end even though they were practically molesting Bruin players) Very bizarre game. At least I picked UCLA out of that bracket.
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Lineup protection has to have some impact. For example, what if the Giants in 2001 or 2002 had decided to bat Barry Bonds 8th? What do you think would have happened to their RS? Bonds would have been stranded on 1st a lot, and their RS would have gone down significantly. Now, most managers aren't that silly-but many managers do bring some of their worst hitters up the lineup to bat in situations they shouldn't. I tend to believe that when a team complains of a lack of clutch hitting they either 1) just haven't had their luck turn around yet, 2) don't get very many hits in the first place or 3) their lineup order is wrong, which means the people who get on base have bad hitters coming up that cannot drive them in effectively on a regular basis. I see all those options are perfectly viable. Most all of the things that old school people talk about exist-it's just that stats people have shown that some of those things balance over time in order to create a negligible effect overall. You're talking about the extremes here. When we say lineup's "don't matter (much)" we are basically throwing out the most ridiculous situations, because they would never happen. The biggest part of lineup order isn't the perfect combination of players to get the best runs, but to get your best players ( and conversely, keep your worst players from getting) the most at bats.
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I dunno man, we haven't had a great off-season, but I don't think we've hurt that bad. This is really frustrating because we very likely could be better next year, not make the Superbowl, and be criticized without end on how bad Jerry Angelo is.
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I dunno, I tend to distrust all the old school thinking around baseball. From all the stats I've seen, "lineup protection" and similar things like that really have no profound impact on the game. Running stats over the course of baseball history has shown that a man on first that is a threat to run doesn't significantly help the player in the batters box. I just feel like most of the old school stuff is hogwash that is made up to add a facet to the game that just doesn't really exist.
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The Cav's finally drop a game and we can't take advantage...at home. WIN A GAME [expletive] :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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3/19ST Cubs (ss) Vs. Mariners (ss)/Cubs @ Brewers 3:05 CT
BigSlick replied to Omar's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Where can I go to check current Spring Training stats? MLB.com doesn't have it, and neither do most of the main sports sites. -
Sounds good to me! According to my BP book "Baseball Between the Numbers" bunting for one run is actually more valuable when you have a lead, so, not really a bad decision there. The idea that he's going to be aggressive on the basepaths worries me though. Stealing in general isn't really a positive play to make. If I remember correctly, in that book they had a list of how efficient a manager is, and Lou was close to the top of the list. He had seasons near the top of the efficiency and seasons near the bottom, he didn't average out as the best or the worst. In the end I'll just consider it a wash. Remember, the stats they used to judge how good he was was confined completely to Bunting, Hitting and Running, Steal Attempts and a few other things. There a couple more things that are important in the managers job, notably, use of the relievers and the decision on who gets what starting job. And yeah, as has been said before, the lineup really doesn't matter as long as you aren't leading off with your pitcher or something silly like that.
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Meh, fine whatever. Lets resign Ian Scott now.
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Sounds good to me! According to my BP book "Baseball Between the Numbers" bunting for one run is actually more valuable when you have a lead, so, not really a bad decision there. The idea that he's going to be aggressive on the basepaths worries me though. Stealing in general isn't really a positive play to make.
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We are sooooooo bad on the road. It really is frustrating.
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see, the Bears DO need a WR now Ah Tennessee, where really bad Bears WRs go to still suck. Hey now, this is no endorsement of Gage, but Bobby Wade played quite well for us. I was strongly hoping he'd come back. But, of course, like everything else this offseason, it made sense to do it so Reinfeldt didn't do it. :cry: In 2005 Bobby Wade had 10 fumbles in about 40 offensive/special teams touches. Thats nearly 1 fumble every 4 touches.
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I dont think that bracket is going to finish out well.
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Nah. They really have got to try to lose this, but I still have hope. :) Winthrop may have busted by bracket a bit, but they made me so happy. :P Suck it ND.
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I was kind of hoping they wouldn't have to spend a draft pick on a DTackle. They've spent a bunch on them already and need so much more. It's 4 months on paper.....likely reduced to 2 months. Tank didn't even practice until August last year with his injury. This year he'll be ready to go mid-April with early release. Bears don't need to draft DT. Dvoracek is like an extra 2nd round pick this year. We don't? We only have, i think, 3 on the roster counting Tank Johnson. Is Anthony Garay still on the roster? Remember, Ian Scott and Alfonso Boone are both gone. Can't Idonije play either DL spot? Why let a solid DE rotation get watered down? Face it people, we need to either draft or sign another defensive linemen. Its not that big of a deal
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Damn that puts a nice spin to the season. Of course we've also lost to tons of mediocre/bad teams in the West and Orlando twice. :cry: Oh yeah. And the Bobcats.
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I was kind of hoping they wouldn't have to spend a draft pick on a DTackle. They've spent a bunch on them already and need so much more. It's 4 months on paper.....likely reduced to 2 months. Tank didn't even practice until August last year with his injury. This year he'll be ready to go mid-April with early release. Bears don't need to draft DT. Dvoracek is like an extra 2nd round pick this year. We don't? We only have, i think, 3 on the roster counting Tank Johnson. Is Anthony Garay still on the roster? Remember, Ian Scott and Alfonso Boone are both gone.
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:lol: He does suck. But, but -- he's tough! he's gritty! he's a vet! clutchclutchclutchclutch If he was 17 inches shorter we might have a David Eckstein situation on our hands. (Jesus, what if he won NBA Finals MVP honors?!)
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I can't believe how awful this guy is. He's truly a bad, bad player. But as long as Nocioni is injured and Tyrus Thomas is getting 5 fouls by the 2nd quarter, he'll play.
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EDIT: I'M WAY OFF BASE HERE
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:lol: Tyrus Thomas had a really great game, but he still was in consistent foul trouble. I don't really want to say it, but he might actually have to tone down his intensity. EDIT: Ben Wallace took so many shots because the Celtics were sure not to let the guards beat them again. The plan was actually pretty smart because we can't consistently depend on Ben Wallace to score as well as he did, he added a 15 foot jump and a couple sky hooks too. He had some nice dunks though. So did TT.
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He's a special teams stud, but is one dimensional as a player. He's good against the run, but he can't cover, and he can't rush the passer either. He's a good backup ILB/special teamer, but that's about it. Eh, sounds ok. No idea why we're going to pay him $4 mil and didn't have interest in similar dollar amounts for Stallworth, Bennett and Travis Henry, though. Oh, don't worry. You guys aren't the only team not to do anything in FA :x Flames it seems like more than a few teams are just abstaining from FA completely, and for good reason. The market has gone out of control Its sometimes better to just consolidate what you have and wait for the draft. Its not worth it to overpay very mediocre players just because you feel like you have to do something in FA. Some teams have pretty much stuck to the philosophy of maybe one big sign an off-season and then just resigning what talent they have and then signing their draftees. Teams that spend a ton in free agency...don't seem to have a higher winning percentage at all. Its frustrating, but blame people like Dan Snyder for it.
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Burnitz finally retires
BigSlick replied to YearofDaCubs's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'll never understand how Hendry could justify going into 2005 with the OF he had, which pretty much guaranteed Burnitz would get a ton of playing time. He was, uh, hamstrung by the sosa situation. Which is why we had to have Burnitz instead of Beltran. Or something like that. Yeah but we had this dude named Matt Murton who could have used some more starts but Dusty just had to play Burnie damn near every day. It was like Burnie was some indispensable superstar and not a washed up geezer who wasn't going to be on the team the next season. No way did he need or deserve to get 155 starts. I don't think we got Murton until halfway through 2005? At least thats what I thought. -
Well I would like to see it cause we made it that far extending our 25 win season streak. But, I think they will destroy us. I wish we could have gotten that game two years ago. You know the kids Bill left playing against him. Self couldn't make it out of the first round in 2005. Hard to meet your old team when you can't get up and beat a 13 seed or something. :lol: I'm pretty sure I have a rematch of the National Title game of...Football for me. This time I have the Buckeyes taking it. Not sure how 2005 is relevant to this year. There isn't one remaining player from that season. I'd say 06 is pretty irrelevant, too. We were basically all freshman. I'm pretty sure I responding to someone talking about Illinois and Kansas meeting in 2005. Yea. So thats how its relevant. In response. To what that guy said.
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Well I would like to see it cause we made it that far extending our 25 win season streak. But, I think they will destroy us. I wish we could have gotten that game two years ago. You know the kids Bill left playing against him. Self couldn't make it out of the first round in 2005. Hard to meet your old team when you can't get up and beat a 13 seed or something. :lol: I'm pretty sure I have a rematch of the National Title game of...Football for me. This time I have the Buckeyes taking it.