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  1. jersey cubs fan
    There were like 60 relievers in the NL who held opponents to a lower OPS against and only 6 who had more blown saves. He was a completely middling middle reliever this year. Probably 4th best guy on a not so good Cubs bullpen. He was not "darn good" this year and he wasn't last year either.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Brett Jackson probably can't hit enough to justify a corner spot. maybe on a .500 team
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Other stats for Wood are pretty bad. ERA+ is only another version of looking at his ERA, not great. Fangraphs have him worth less than his contract. He's way down the list of relievers and was not pretty darn good. And Pena's decent season doesn't not equate to excellence.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    espn.com had a "quade is their latest goat" story up and somebody else wrote a "firing quade isn't fair story". I also think Sandberg talking to STL is perceived nationally as a mark against the Cubs for some reason. I don't see how it is turmoil at all, but espn has never been good at being in tune with what is going on.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    I had on ESPN briefly last night and the host said something like: "The Cardinals, Dodgers and Cubs, three marquee franchises going through some turmoil right now." I couldn't understand how what the Cubs and Cardinals are going through is turmoil while the Red Sox are not mentioned.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    could play DH in interleague and World Series, not sure where else during rest of season.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    1.Boston 2.Chicago 3.St.Louis Not so sure about this, given the events of the last month. I don't see how having a successful playoff run makes an opening any more attractive than it would've been without said playoff run. If anything, it might be marginally worse because of expectations. I took that as stating Boston's internal implosion muddies the water there.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Their payroll is also dwarfed by a division rival, ownership threw the last group under the bus despite 2 WS and a bunch of success. 90 win seasons are a huge disappointment. The fan base is insane. Anything less than 2 WS titles in the next decade will be deemed disappointing. There's a lot of negative about that gig.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_ultimate_free_agent_tracker_baseball_110211 Here's another list. He's got Pena listed 19th and said he had "an excellent season". I'm not sure how a guy who was 16th at his position for WAR could be considered excellent. Kerry Wood is listed 35th and the quote is: "His reinvention as a late-inning reliever is one of the nicer stories in baseball. No more talking about what could’ve been. What he is now is pretty darn good." I like the guy, but Kerry Wood has not been "pretty darn good."
  10. jersey cubs fan
    What is that publication? How do they claim his teams steal well when they were in the 65% range? A lot of that was in the 80's and early 90's. It's a different game now, so I'd be curious where he stands on that issue today. Yeah, I think it's a stretch to take too much away from his style - if it's even accurate - from 25 years ago in the low minors. But that said, I'd love to hear more about his present game philosophies. The Phillies were not a big SB, SH or SF team this year. They haven't been a SH or SF team in recent years, and while they have been a big SB team, that has been due mostly to 2 guys, Victorino and Rollins, and their percentages have been in the 80-85% range, which is great.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I thought it was clear Greg didn't want a day job.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    What is that publication? How do they claim his teams steal well when they were in the 65% range? A lot of that was in the 80's and early 90's. It's a different game now, so I'd be curious where he stands on that issue today.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Of the two I think he's much more likely to return to his team than Fielder. StL can afford it, he's obviously the most iconic player there in decades. Can they actually afford him, though? If they could, it never should have gotten to the point it is now. I'm not big on predictions, but this is one I'm pretty comfortable betting on. I think they can, but may be unwilling, as it would stress their payroll much moreso than it would stress a bigger payroll team.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I might be wrong, but he has managed in the Cubs organization, I think Iowa, in the past. Oh, and he's originally from Chicago and a former 2B. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Mackanin According to wiki he's managed Nashville, Frederick, Bowie, Pittsburgh and Cincy the latter two on an interim basis only.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Of the two I think he's much more likely to return to his team than Fielder. StL can afford it, he's obviously the most iconic player there in decades.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    just manager
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Everything I've heard about the guy says Charlie Manuel is kind of a doofus and sort of crazy. So they must have somebody sane in that dugout or on the staff to assist him. I wouldn't be opposed to the Phillies bench coach, but I have no idea who he is.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    He is a suit, and people hate suits. He's from the Tribune, and people hate the tribune. There have been Hendry supporters and Hendry bashers and throughout Cubs history opinion wavers on the baseball decision makers. But for at least as long as the tribune has been involved, people have used ownership as the primary target. Now only the real loony tunes are angry at Ricketts, so the only remaining suit to hate is Crane.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    you guys are too hell-bent on that. he took his shots back at a world that didnt treat him to greatly. he's bitter. so what. Wait. Hold on a second. The world didn't treat Ryne Sandberg too greatly?
  20. jersey cubs fan
    And you are not kidding around?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    He said that? R.T. I lost my virginity to your daughter! Rob, you were there.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I dont give a [expletive]. its his HoF speech. when Sosa gets there, he can say what he wants ohh wait, thats right, those jerky sports writers will never let him in. I know, LETS TRASH SANDBERG. Really? You don't care what somebody says up there? You don't care if they dump on their former teammates?
  23. jersey cubs fan
    You have a very strong emotional attachment to this man. sure, in a Cubs-fan way I love the guy. That doesnt mean I dream of him being the Cubs manager, but to irrationally dump on him is rather emotional too, dont you think? I don't know what an irrational dump is.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    You have a very strong emotional attachment to this man.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    so you are saying you are just a general fan of baseball, not the Cards or Cubs, who just happens to hang out of Cubs message boards talking about the Cardinals?
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