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Milton Bradley
stitchface replied to RockTheIvy's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
the backup would be at AAA. -
really? Because this is pretty much what michigan has done for as long as I can remember including under Bo. They wear down the other team and then stuff it down there throat. Seems to have worked pretty well for a long long time. football games aren't two quarters long.
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hahaha - go rapists!
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yes, little things like outscoring the other team.
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and nobody interested in statistics would care about that number either. dusty would probably use it to make a decision though. could not disagree with you more on the second point. Ever heard of Reggie Jackson? How many rings did he win? Could it be that bonds and thomas's teammates weren't good enough? The idea that the white sox won last year because thomas was gone is beyond ludicrous. wasn't AJ Pierzynski on that team? What's his reputation as a teammate like? You can't be serious in making that statement. Gary Sheffield won a ring. So did Miguel Cabrera - isn't he a bad seed too? This could go on for hours. Ernie Banks - how come he never won a championship? Was it Ron Santo's clubhouse chemistry? Come on, this argument is ridiculous.
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no, it isn't. the number of runs you will score if the batter makes an out if much less than if he doesn't. so, its not a good thing. in your scenario above, I would never want a pull hitter to try and hit to right because that will significantly lower his odds of getting a hit and thereby decrease the number of runs your team will score. furthermore, having a runner at 3rd with two out isn't much better than a runner at 2nd with two outs. like I said, 100 years of baseball games has shown that you will score fewer runs by giving up outs to advance runners. if people don't want to believe it, that's their choice - but it is a fact.
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I don't think there is reason to avoid this thread at this point. My general opinion is that announcers and many writers don't like statistics because they de-romanticize the game. The eliminate much of the managerial strategy. They are seen as boring. And they are probably right. And frankly, I don't care if the announcers ignore statistics. My problem is with the GM that does. No matter how much they make your head hurt, the numbers don't lie. With over 100 years of evidence, there is not really much grounds to argue. Incidentally, BP just ran a series of articles on baserunning and its importance. It was a bit loose but interesting anyway.
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moving a runner over is better than not moving a runner - but its not as good as not making an out - not nearly as good. it should not be the batter's goal when he goes to the plate unless the situation specifically calls for a single run (example down one late with a runner on second). In the early innings, its generally a bad play. Now if you're facing vintage pedro and you are 0-30 lifetime, maybe that's a different story. bottom line is a team of loafers who can hit is better than a team of hustlers who can't. you give me 8 ramirezes (manny or aramis) and I will outscore your pierres 100 out of 100 times. so when you evaluate who you want, you look at production first. Let me ask you this, if you are Ken Macha, do you want Frank Thomas busting his butt to slide hard into second? I sure wouldn't due to the risk of injury. I agree that given the same production, I would take the hustler to the non-hustler, but production is far more important. I really don't see any defense for Jones's baserunning - his head is obviously not in the game. to me that's even worse than not running out a groundball.
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djaxx - if these players are useless to you, that would imply that you think you could field a team of hustlers and win the world series. I tend to disagree. I would prefer players that hustle but production is far more important. There is value to playing hard and doing things right - no doubt about it. That won't win you any championships if you can't hit.
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Sure, but the Cubs had Hairston on the team for about 1 1/3 seasons, a significant amount of time. how does that compare to the two mvp seasons sosa put up in baltimore . . . oh wait. corey has contributed more wins to the orioles than sammy is my guess.
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For which school, Davis? Illinois. No idea what to expect for the aggies - except that their stadium is smaller than my high schools. hopefully they removed the bees. Well, based on the fact that the team has had 36 straight winning seasons in football, I would guess at least 6-5. After that I'm not really sure. We will have a new stadium for next year. It was supposed to be ready for this year but the university came up with some BS excuses and it won't be completed until the beginning of 2007. I think it will start off with 15000ish seats and has the potential to be expanded to 30000. where?
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how does that saying go . . . enough about notre dame, lets talk about georgia tech . . . do you think they can beat notre dame?
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the rest of us don't care! :D
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For which school, Davis? Illinois. No idea what to expect for the aggies - except that their stadium is smaller than my high schools. hopefully they removed the bees.
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which was a silly joke to begin with . . .
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that is correct
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I was wondering that too . . .
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the cubs target pitchers without hips in the draft . . .
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Do you remember what we did to get Maddux 15 last season? also silly but not quite as risky as overworking zambrano. frankly, zambrano should be shut down. that won't happen, but to go to a four man rotation would really cement the cubs management as amongst the worst in baseball history.
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I'm hoping for 4 or 5 wins this year.
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if we're going to acquire a backup first basemen, why not somewhat productive phil nevin instead of utterly worthless mabry?
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if the cubs go to a four man rotation to try and get Z wins, I may personally . . . well, I will be very angry. that's about the worst idea I have ever heard.
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pushing out Z would be a good thing. no reason to run him into the ground.
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Astros Extend Oswalt
stitchface replied to Outshined_One's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
this I would call a high risk deal. I don't know that I would have signed him to that with the team the Astros have. Perhaps they think they can upgrade the offense significantly next year. the Cubs should trade Zambrano. -
I'm not sure you noticed but you can also get a boxscore for every game.