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again fielder tagging up and running. Is there a drive thru window at third?
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yeah the brewer fans were pretty lame this year. I went to a reds game up there earlier in the year and after the Brewers won, they start yelling "F--- the cubs" I felt like I was at the cell
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I take back what I said about greene's baserunning YESSSSSSSS I even like his hair now!
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its the reverse of randolphs first season when they lost just about every game the first two weeks of the season.
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fielder can advance on hits to the outfield but Kalihl Greene cant? Something is wrong there.
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2007 International Free Agent Market
questionmarkgrace replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Any signing out of Africa yet? I know Omar Minaya went there earlier in the year and was impressed with the young talent and athleticism. -
Position really shouldnt matter for Arod. i have no doubt he could play just about anywhere on the field. He d look nice at ss or right field though.
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pee-pee hands was so bad in left he made sosa look good in right. Seriously, though his defense is atrocious. I couldnt stand his routes or his throws. I too do not miss the check swings. Great hitter though but at this stage in his career he belongs in the AL.
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Ned Yost Appreciation Thread
questionmarkgrace replied to XZero771679666304's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
thanks ned for allowing bill hall to play centerfield in the late innings of todays game. Nevermind that Corey Hart, Gabe Gross, and Tony Gwynn Jr are better center fielders. You went with your gut and it paid off for cubs fans. " Real Men of Genius" ...... -
I've seen alot of umps do less to difuse a situation and more to fuel it than in past years. most of the umps do a good job. but there are a few that incite problems on the field by showing guys up on what should be ball four or by arguing with players instead of calming them down. im glad SD's first base coach backed Bradley on this because most people, including me, would not have believed him. I dont know if selig can or will take action but something needs to be done. In general, a uniform strikezone would probably ease relations between umps and player/coaches.
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I have heard of players getting a % of the concessions, though I am not sure if its true or not. But this rumor is crap. First off the NY Post is pretty much a tabloid at this point and they have to resort to stuff like this to get people to read it. Secondly, if this rumor did come from Boras as the article suggests, it merely illustrates how cunning he is as an agent. It wouldnt be the first time he has manipulated the media.
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well, I guess he didnt feel like managing today.
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Hudson should have been out of this game after putting two men on. That was poor game management by Bobby Cox.
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Playoff Tickets go on sale Sunday at 9am
questionmarkgrace replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
for those of you who dont know the "work around" is hitting ctrl and N multiple times to simultaneously to open an excessive amount of windows. It allows you to basically cheat the waiting room and turn one place in line into many. There really is no reason to hide it because the scalpers are all doing this with multiple people and multiple computers. thus the chances of getting tickets are slim. So I'd rather see some real cubs fans get a ticket at face value, than get screwed by the secondary market. good luck -
Alexei Ramirez defects
questionmarkgrace replied to Mephistopheles's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
nice plate coverage. that ball seemed to be a couple inches off the plate. Not too many guys can hit a ball like that back to their pull field. I expect the yankees and red sox to be in heavy on this guy. Especially if the yankees dont want to re-sign arod. -
Marquis has done what he was signed to do
questionmarkgrace replied to Bruno7481's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I like marquis also. I think solid is a good word to describe what hes done for us this year. I just wish that he would work on countering the effects of fatigue. Because when he starts getting tired the wheels seem to completely fall off. -
sure he hits lefties well but he still left five men on base in his other two at bats. If he can play an serviceble rightfield defensively It wouldnt bother me at all. But I'm not too sure he can.
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Murton has .853 ops in all of 87 at bats since the all star break. Thats a small sample size to get an accurate analysis of a player's stats. But if you want to go there we will. His post all star numbers are based largely on the fact that he is hitting lefties to the tune of a .913 ops vs righties a .815 ops. He is also hitting .317 with the bases empty and .195 with men on for the season. People criticize soriano for the same thing but at least he is hitting .254 with men on base. But again none of this matters because murton isnt taking over left field and cant play right field to save his life. He takes terrible routes, misplays balls, and misses cutoffmen. What more is there to say? I dont know about you guys but I watched every game last year, as I always do, and it was painful to watch teams run all over our entire outfield. I dont want that to happen again. As for soriano's numbers keep in mind his post all star ops is .793. WHich is not that big of a drop off when you consider that he missed 20+ days on the dl and that he is playing no where close to 100%. And he is still carrying us in the clutch. With 2 or more men on since july 31st he has 9rbi's and 3 hrs in 25 at bats. not too shabby.
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your post amazes me. how can you justify putting Murton in our line up right now? He 'd probably be comparable in right to what we have all year but he makes floyd look like a gold glover out there. So its a moot point. Apparently everyone forgot how baserunners ran all over murton last year. Soriano still takes suspect routes and his arm looks much better in left as evidenced by the number of assists he has had, so hes not moving over for him. In 06, He also grounded into 163 outs. If last years teams was so inept he would have grounded in to 40 double plays instead of 16. The year everyone seems to think was awesome, Murton barely posted a .800 ops. Not that great. Consequently a very injured Soriano has so far posted a .853 and has been carrying this team for the last month with his defense and offense.
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wow. I know this thread is about the nomar trade and the fringe players involved but your reaction sounds alot like you would rather have Murton in left than Soriano. Whether you meant it like that or not lets get it straight. Everyone is in love with Murton because of what he could be not what he is. Murton is a young guy with some decent upside but so far his has little power, hes a liability on defense, and has a low baseball IQ. He will be lucky to make the playoff roster, if we get there.
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In the last five games we have recorded 20 outs when the first pitch is put in play. We averaged 4 outs a game on first pitch swinging alone. God knows how many men on base that is. I think the rest of the league is on to us.
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Thats just it though. Why is DeRosa who is normally patient been swinging at the first pitch for the last month? And Ramirez and Lee for their careers have been patient hitters so why are they doing the same? I wont single out Soriano because first pitch swinging has always been his m.o. Your probably not going to change that. But at least he is capable of doing what he did thursday.
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it seems like we cant stop doing it. DeRosa, lee, ramirez. And whats worse is that these guys always come up with men on base and more often than not when they swing at the first pitch they kill the rally in one way or another. I'm not too sure there is ever a time any one should swing at the first pitch. So why r they doing it. I have maintained that our scouting department is [expletive] and that has something to do with it. But Ultimately its the players. I think these guys are confusing Lou's idea of attacking a good pitch with attacking the first pitch because they are not very patient with runners on.
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that soto guy takes too many pitches. do we really need a 1000+ ops ? :lol:
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murton 1 pitch one out!