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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I guess if Emery keeps performing he could lose the job, but my guess is it's more about riding the hot hand (plus trying to light a fire under Crawford) than actually threatening the job. There's still a long way to go, it's only three starts.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I'm pretty sure that one and the one with Schlereth didn't get picked up.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Because the runs he actually produces are real, while the theoretical ones he costs us are not nearly as quantifiable in real life.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I always liked the guy and would have loved to have him last time around, but between the money you'd eat on Soriano and the money he'll end up getting, I can't imagine it happening.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    That's a new one.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Which still leaves that value at very freaking high.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    35.5, lowest of the week.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Isn't the whole story that STL had opportunities to lock him up in previous years but chose not to be serious with an offer?
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Did you miss the Tribune era?
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know about that. Jackson isn't any good, but his rating this year is 77.9, and it's 77.1 for his career. He completes roughly 60% of his passes and throws as many TD as INT. Hanie's rating is 48.6, he's got 2 TD/6 INT, completing only 52% of his passes. Hanie has just 6.4 YPA, and 3.4 AYPA, while Jackson is 7.0 and 6.1 in those categories. I mean, Jackson is not a good QB, but I think Hanie is clearly worse. Even in Jackson's first action, at age 23, he didn't look as bad as Hanie has looked.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    i assume that you have been extremely wealthy and therefore are able to make judgments about what is and is not stressful for people who have a lot of money? because it sure sounds like you have perspective that none of us have. We all have "stressful" situations in life but I understand my problems are not as bad as what some people are going through. It doesn't mean they are not stressful to me, but I carefully chose my words when talking about them to other people. Did Mrs. Pujols show any empathy toward the employees of the restaurant who will lose their jobs if it closes? Again, perspective is a key word. I think it is funny that you have no problem judging my comments but have a problem with how I judge the comments of Mrs. Pujols. Funny. I thought she sounded self-important and whatever but you're so over-the-top in attacking her that I almost want to defend her. Hah, I was thinking the same thing.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Sandusky's attorney talking goofy with reporters.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    It is when your stated goal is to acquire assets. Unequivocally wrong. Maybe if we always have backtobanks working on the deals.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    So ultimately you accomplish something like that in 2016, in the meantime you don't try and emulated the Oakland Athletics and you absolutely acquire a real impact bat because you need it and can easily afford it.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    The 2008 Cubs had elite catcher, 2B and CF production, plus very good 1B, 3B and LF production. They also had Dempster at his best, very good Zambrano and Lilly and half a season of a sick Rich Harden. Pitching aside, that offense had, at its weakest spot, a guy who posted a .360 OBP. They were solid top to bottom, with no black holes, and several very good bats. It's extremely difficult to pull that off just making the sort of tweaks the Cubs have made so far or the type of non-tender value acquisitions so many people here apparently prefer. They had Lee, Ramirez, DeRosa/Fontenot, Soto and Soriano already in the system and really only added Fukudome and Edmonds. The Cubs don't have anything close to that core already in place, and I highly doubt they find an Edmonds stand-in, although yes, they did acquire a Fukudome clone. You need a lot more than just a good approach. You need productive hitters. The 2008 Cubs had many of them, the 2011/12 offseason Cubs have very little of them.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, guys. Most of them will be just that, guys. Not particularly good players or anybody you actually want to pay 1B for you, just guys.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    I'm more than fine acquiring jerks who are really good. But the jerkier they are, the better they have to be. And if they are going to be like this guy, they have to be locks for big time production. He'll be 34 next season, coming off a bad season and injury. Plus, when he was productive in his early 30 seasons he was only doing so in 500 PA seasons with half his time at DH.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    It is when your stated goal is to acquire assets. In trades you relinquish assets, and presumably your younger, more valuable to the long-term stability of the franchise ones, at that.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Last minute benching of SF's D for the Bears D worked out well, CHI outscored them by 5 points and I won by 4.8. Thanks Brandon Lloyd for doing something last night.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Hadn't considered the Marquis comparison - it's a pretty good comp. I wouldn't be angry if the Cubs signed him or anything (unless he cost us actual money), but it seems like I've seen him mentioned more often than a mediocre innings-eater should be. Maybe I'm overblowing it, though. Seems like a guy who is worth $4-5m, especially for a decent offensive team. But if you are running out there with the pathetic group the Cubs currently have, there's not much point in paying for mediocre pitching.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I'd guess the interest is based on being able to throw lots of non-horrible innings. He's been about a 1.2 - 1.5 WAR pitcher for several years, with 190 - 210 IP. Basically a little better than Jason Marquis was when they signed him.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Somehow the Bears are still 4 point favorites. This has to be a reputation line, since Chicago was quite good early and Seattle was quite bad. But Seattle has won 4 of 5, granted 3 of those wins were at home and they only have 2 road wins all year, but 1 was at the Giants. The Bears should conceivably be able to shut down Seattle's mediocre offense, but all they need is 10-12 points.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Except one is a roller coast and the other is a ferris wheel. Fielder produced in his "down" year. Comparing age 23-26 seasons with age 28 seasons also isn't fair. Not to mention fielder putting in full seasons to soto playing much less. Fielder has varied from ver goo to great. Insinuating that he's as unreliable as soto or terribly inconsistent just doesn't hold up.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Ramirez takes a lot of unfair heat from multiple sources, but Wrigley Field has always buzzed positively for the guy. I think he'll get an ovation.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I don't follow your math here. If he repeats his next 3 years twice, which you acknowledge is super optimistic, we're looking at overpaying by 25 million or so. Add in the down year like you mention, and any type of decline for the last year or two of his contract, and we're probably looking at overpaying by closer to 50 million. I just don't know if Fielder's star is bright enough for that type of gamble. Why is it super optimistic that he repeats his age 25-27 seasons in his age 28-30 seasons?
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