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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Okay, now that's weird. We were talking about batting average long before high school. We had end of the season parties where coaches would give out $2 trophies for the stat leaders. I can't imagine a 12 year old playing organized baseball and not knowing about batting average.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    You're not, you're just the one being honest. This is extremely offensive. Just because you didn't understand basic math at a young age doesn't mean nobody did. Except nobody was looking at baseball cards and subtracting AVG from SLG to determine which players were powerful hitters.
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    I don't understand your point. Are you trying to say there's no difference in the exertion of hockey players and soccer players? Completely different kinds of conditioning. I'm commenting on what looked to me like you scoffing at the wear and tear OT hockey takes on players, as well as stating there is no reason why they can't add a sub in OT.
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    Says the hockey fan? Regular season PKs are a new thing that most hockey fans hate. But the important games are decided by sudden death until somebody dies OT. Soccer used to do the "golden goal" (sudden death) format, but it doesn't work. There are 3 subs a game as opposed to 3 minute shifts. People can't just run in perpetuity. The longer you play, the less likely a goal is. PK's are fine. There's no reason why you can't add a sub in OT. And hockey players' legs are usually jello by the 2nd OT. It's not like short shifts means these guys aren't killing themselves out there.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Low risk signing? Isn't that just a Hawks draft pick?
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Kind of disappointing. Given how long it's been since he's had Tommy John, I wonder if that velocity will ever come back. If he has a 74 mph changeup, the 89 mph fastball will work for him. No kidding. How is this even possible? The speed differential between the two has to typically be less than 10 mph, right? I think the ideal difference between a FB and change is 10-15 mph Less than 10 seems pretty weak..
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Says the hockey fan? Regular season PKs are a new thing that most hockey fans hate. But the important games are decided by sudden death until somebody dies OT.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    But he had one week of low A ball at the time, and the closer he got to AA the further his MLB ETA became. So that still doesn't make any sense. Because a year later he hadn't progressed as quickly as they thought. They were probably thinking late season callup to Daytona in '09, midseason to Tennesee in '10, September to majors That's still strangely aggressive for an ETA for a guy that had plenty of questions about his game.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    It's not really hindsight. Plenty of people thought Vitters had a hell of a lot to work on back then, and the smart ones realized he shouldn't be promoted too quickly.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Flamboyant approach eh?
  11. jersey cubs fan
    This pretty much sums up the Home Run Derby. Sure, there are some monster shots, but Berman acted as if every time the ball barely cleared the fence that it was a feat unseen by humans before. It got really annoying after about the 1st HR 15 years ago.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Who had him arriving in 2010? That was incredibly dumb. BA did after the 2008 season. Why would they do that? He had about a week in low A ball by then. Did they just know the Cubs would promote him at the first sign of success? He should have been almost all of 2009 in Peoria, and then almost all of 2010 in Daytona. The earliest he should have seen AA is late this year, and the majors never should have been on the radar. Once you're in AA majors is on the radar But he had one week of low A ball at the time, and the closer he got to AA the further his MLB ETA became. So that still doesn't make any sense.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Who had him arriving in 2010? That was incredibly dumb. BA did after the 2008 season. Why would they do that? He had about a week in low A ball by then. Did they just know the Cubs would promote him at the first sign of success? He should have been almost all of 2009 in Peoria, and then almost all of 2010 in Daytona. The earliest he should have seen AA is late this year, and the majors never should have been on the radar.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, I like him and the other backup ESPN guy.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I'd still chance it. While 2010 is a bust, 2011 actually doesn't have to be, and I think moving Byrd would mean they'd hang on to Fukudome. I think moving Fukudome (in the right deal) would be more beneficial to the team both right now and in the long run. Like I said, if someone is calling up the Cubs with an amazing offer for Byrd there's no reason for them to not take it. If you can get something of value for Fukudome without paying all his contract, sure. But that might be difficult, and if you can deal Byrd for something, you do it now.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Who had him arriving in 2010? That was incredibly dumb.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Because they don't have anyone to fill the position? If someone is offering a great offer now, fine, but the Cubs could easily sell high with him later. Soriano-Fukudome-Colvin? Brett Jackson might be called up by September 1st as the thread on NSBB speculates. Calling Jackson up to get a look-see when rosters expand is one thing; calling him up with the intention of keeping him up as a starter or 4th OF next year isn't very wise, and dear Lord, Colvin is still nowhere near showing he should be a starting OF. Focusing on trading Fukudome right now makes a lot more sense than moving Byrd just because he made a nice defensive play at the ASG. Again, the Cubs could easily sell high on Byrd by the deadline next year, or even in the off season between 2011 and 2012. I don't see why they shouldn't trade Byrd today if it was possible. The lack of a viable replacement isn't a legit reason. This team is going nowhere, yet they still have people who can do it. If his value is high enough to net a return this year, there's no reason to risk waiting until next year when his value could easily slip. He doesn't have a long track record of sustained success and he is almost 33 already.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    What uniform did he wear? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3706621043_431c37a8a0_o.png He's wearing a NYY uniform here.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Nah. He's really young for AA and has had stretches of dominance at Peoria and Daytona. His status as a prospect took a hit this year, but to call him a bust would be quite premature. Didn't that status take a hit last year? I thought he was considered a top 40-50 guy early in his career but then after stupidly being promoted to Daytona too early and then not hitting at all for a couple months most people bumped him down lists.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    When he was younger plenty of people suggested he was going to be prone to earlier declines than normal due to his size, long arms and swing. He's had plenty of nagging injuries, to the back and neck, two things that do not get better with age. It would not be the least bit unusual if Lee was nearing the end of his productive career.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    In the blind scouts eye of Jim Hendry they did. But they are essentially the same team, only older. Why you insist on ignoring the fact that 30 something players get worse is beyond me. Of course they get worse. But they tend to get worse slowly not fall off a cliff especially if they haven't hit 35 yet. When they do fall off a cliff, they tend to have bounceback seasons. Soriano is having one of those now and while his numbers are still not as good as at his peak which do show a decline as he gets older, it's still a lot better than 2009. Lee and Ramirez and to a small extent Theriot and Nady are experiencing that this year. None of them should be expected to hit anywhere near their peak production next year because they are all declining. But they all are somewhat likely (Ramirez the best, then Lee, Theriot, Nady) to have bounceback years. Falling off a cliff at 34/35 is hardly unprecedented. That's what Lee is doing.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    In the blind scouts eye of Jim Hendry they did. But they are essentially the same team, only older. Why you insist on ignoring the fact that 30 something players get worse is beyond me.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    It doesn't mean he's likely to get significantly better at 31 either.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    23.5% of his AB's in 2007 were against left-handers. 27.5% of his AB's in 2010 were against left-handers. He was used part-time for part of 2007 but he really wasn't platooned. Playing part-time didn't prop up his numbers much and it's questionable if there is a link there at all. The 40 point drop in OPS from the first half to the second half suggests he got worse once he played every day. But regardless of how you want to characterize the difference, he's been nearly the same player.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Theriot had a 71 OPS+ in 2007, and it's 65 right now. He's essentially the same player that took over the starting duties that year (as his numbers were propped up from platooning earlier), and he's turning 31 this offseason. He's not all that great a bet to be any better. He probably shouldn't even be used. Straight up OPS comparisons to past years aren't as telling as you are hoping, because for one, offense is down across the board. The NL OPS is 729, compared to past three years of 739, 744 and 756. These guys are also pretty old. Having worse numbers in your mid-30's than you did in your early 30's should not be a surprise. Combine the expected regression of aging with the significant decline in offense as a whole, and Ramirez is still the only one with a surprising low performance. And he's still the guy who had a real bad shoulder injury last year, was hurt this spring and dealt with an injury all season so far.
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