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  1. BigSlick
    Thats actually pretty amazing. Not that stuff like this doesn't happen all the time.
  2. BigSlick
    The "house cleaning" you seek will never happen. Wishing for the Cubs to lose is...well....I don't understand it at all. What will you do when they extend Dusty Baker? Sean marshall had a rough game yesterday. That's all. Nolasco pitched a good game. Nothing more. How can they extend Baker if they keep losing? There would be riotting in the streets.
  3. BigSlick
    And then much money is made while you introduce a new and revolutionary ball game to the naive American public!
  4. BigSlick
    Let's do it. I call 3B. I think I got the arm for Left Field. One problem. I'm afraid of the ball. :oops:
  5. BigSlick
    Huh? Why does anyone want to hear about a player sucking? Why should that be publicized? A player reviving his career, OTH, is actually news. i was just saying i don't buy the change of scenery argument. You ever feel like you got a fresh start...got a second chance? Maybe thats how he feels. He doesn't need to worry about the pressure as much anymore. Heck, its not like he didn't have the tools. It was always a mental thing with Cpatt.
  6. BigSlick
    Because K's isnt a big deal when you are getting on base at such a high rate. (see, adam dunn. 54 K's .380+ OBP) Or hell, in this case, see corey patterson: 2 more k's, seventy more points of OBP. K's are overblown anyway. Jason Giambi tends to K more than the average MLB'er, because he'd rather take a pitch he can't do much with than pop up or something. He also gets on base at an incredibly high clip, so I think we can absolve him for it. And while this is a small point, sometimes K'ing is better than hitting into a double play. :lol: Solid contact > weak swing. (Many of Dunn's and Giambi's strike outs are called, thus they take marginal pitches. They rarely K swinging) Now when a player strikes out a lot, barely makes contact (like Corey was *ahem* known to do) and can't seem to differentiate between a ball at his eyes and a ball at his knees...then we got a problem.
  7. BigSlick
    Huh? Why does anyone want to hear about a player sucking? Why should that be publicized? A player reviving his career, OTH, is actually news.
  8. BigSlick
    Incredible. I feel sick.
  9. BigSlick
    Agreed. However, need we lose in such dramatic fashion? Only the Cubs can grab defeat from the jaws of victory with such grace and dignity.
  10. BigSlick
    I agree - if he doesn't get in there ought to be an investigation. He was so dominant its almost unfathomable. Imagine if the Sox had actually put some players around hm during his prime (other than Ventura) and had starters other than Blck Jack. And please stop measuring HOF-worthiness based only on HRs. The fact that Sosa has more - steroid aided or not - does not make him a better hitter than Thomas. Thomas was and is a much better hitter. That...was sorta the point I was making. Sosa has about 150 more homers...but was/is the inferior player to Thomas (even counting the fact that he played much of his career at DH). The fact that Thomas could control the strike zone, hit for power and average, draw walks, etc. makes him a better overall hitter.
  11. BigSlick
    Ah, yes, OPS+ -- a favorite stat among HOF voters. Batting average is, and a career .307 hitter looks very good to those voters. Plus, wow, look at that career OBP. .427 is fantastic for a season, think of how incredible he had to be for so long to get it that high.
  12. BigSlick
    he's been bombed twice, but he did have an outstanding outing, so I'm not going to criticize him. Hahahahahaha, this is almost sigworthy. Wait, CubfaninCA is serious? Wow. There goes any logical discussion.
  13. BigSlick
    What do you mean by "manufacture runs?" I can't tell if that was a sarcastic question or not It's not a sarcastic question. I'm with you about the lack of OBP. But it sounds like you're in favor of "manufacturing runs" instead of "Weaver-ball." Players with high OBP are usually also players who hit a lot of homeruns. It sounds to me like you want to have high OBP without relying on homeruns. That would be hard to do. Players in the top 40 in OBP last year with fewer than 15 homers: Luis Castillo, Placido Polanco, Sean Casey, Joe Mauer, and Bill Mueller. I really don't know how we could field a high-OBP team that "manufactured runs" without relying on power. Power = Pitches out of the Strike Zone = More Walks = Less Outs/More Baserunners = More runs Basically a proven formula. [sarcasm] But I thought walks were bad? [/sarcasm] I almost can't believe that some of you say Dusty thinks walks are bad, I'd like to see some evidence to this. In no way is adding a baserunner and avoiding an out a bad thing, ever. (ok we might get into some stuff with a pitcher comingup, but c'mon now)
  14. BigSlick
    See the problem with the Oakland A's is that they wait on the 3 run homer, and they can't manufacture runs. They are still waiting. What? He says this stupid tirade every single broadcast. (Insert team for Oakland A's)
  15. BigSlick
    What do you mean by "manufacture runs?" I can't tell if that was a sarcastic question or not It's not a sarcastic question. I'm with you about the lack of OBP. But it sounds like you're in favor of "manufacturing runs" instead of "Weaver-ball." Players with high OBP are usually also players who hit a lot of homeruns. It sounds to me like you want to have high OBP without relying on homeruns. That would be hard to do. Players in the top 40 in OBP last year with fewer than 15 homers: Luis Castillo, Placido Polanco, Sean Casey, Joe Mauer, and Bill Mueller. I really don't know how we could field a high-OBP team that "manufactured runs" without relying on power. Power = Pitches out of the Strike Zone = More Walks = Less Outs/More Baserunners = More runs Basically a proven formula.
  16. BigSlick
    how does zambrano count as a kid? I brought up the 5 kids cause I'm ticked that Cubs system continues to suck. He's 24. Def a kid. Your wrote that "the kids have taken the cubs down the toilet in may." Why didn't you start a post saying "maddux, pierre, and walker have taken the cubs down the toilet in may"? Surely, we should be relying on these three much more than Cedeno, Murton, and Marshall to pick up the slack of DLee, Wood, and Prior being gone. It shows your bias against the younger players to single out the play of Murton and Cedeno and blame the team's losing on them. gmab. Z's been in the league for several seasons. The Cubs are 0-7 in the games Guzman & Hill pitches and Murton & Cedeno have been brutal. They've killed the team.. Bottom line. Sorry. o rly? Whats the record of the Cubs when Murton is in the 2 hole? I don't think the constant shuffling of the lineup helps the "kids"
  17. BigSlick
    Agreed. Funny how he can have ~150 less homers than Sammy and is practically guaranteed...and there are doubts about Sammy's ability to get in. Especially when Thomas has just as much evidence of steroid use pointing at him as Sammy does (which is to say, none). *shrug* What do you want me to say?
  18. BigSlick
    I don't even know if we want to win this game.
  19. BigSlick
    Agreed. Funny how he can have ~150 less homers than Sammy and is practically guaranteed...and there are doubts about Sammy's ability to get in.
  20. BigSlick
    Not really. Since this season is over already we might as well throw him into quick freeze and warm him up for his 15 starts next year.
  21. BigSlick
    BTW, which Bears were watching? I hear Ricky Manning is a fan. Nah, I heard Peavy uses laptops in public. Manning wants to beat him down. He deserves it, the nerd. http://www.aquateencentral.com/epguide/images/screenshots/revengeofthemooninites/full/revengeofthemooninites07.jpg
  22. BigSlick
    They lost it when they were winning 4-0 through 7 or something and managed to relinquish the lead. To Rob Mackowiak no less.
  23. BigSlick
    The only thing that could be worse is if the Giants joined the Cards and White Sox as one of the top teams in the league. The LAST thing I want is for Bonds to get a World Series title. Theres still hope for the A's to win the whole thing or something. That would pretty much be the only team I could stand to win it. I don't want to see the Yanks, Red or White Sox, Cardinals, or Giants (not that they have a shot) win it.
  24. BigSlick
    Zombie Prior? His arm is dead anyway.
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    BigSlick replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

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