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  1. jersey cubs fan
    When the Cubs have their regular lineup healthy (which hasn't been often in the past year), you can't tell me that Aram, DLee, Soriano, Bradley, and Soto (circa 2008) can't support a .290 singles hitter in the lineup. Sure when they have a bunch of guys in their 30's with various degrees of reoccuring/lingering injury issues plus a catcher with one good year under his belt all at their best, they can hide Theriot. I don't know why you'd assume all those guys would be healthy and at their best next season though. That of course just emphasizes the point that the guy needs to be hidden because he's not good, he's also aging, and if this team wants to get better they should look long and hard at replacing him.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Not that odd that you'd pick the home team in an opening day game among two teams you consider more or less equals.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Burke and Colvin struck out at about the same rate, right? And Burke did it while walking a whole lot more, which is much more acceptable.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    seriously? those are all terrible teams. Iowa's terribler. i mean Northern Iowa's win over Iowa State in 2007 is worth more than a win against freakin notre dame. I don't see how a win over a mid-level FCS team is worth more than a win against ND Because ND is a joke.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    wake and rutgers are @Pitt and @ND the year before, plus a 3-point loss to Utah in the bowl game. East Carolina, @Stanford, @UConn in 2006, plus a 1-point loss to BC in the bowl game. Colorado State in the bowl game in 2005. Navy has at least 1 win in any given year, and usually more, bigger than anything Northern Iowa has ever won. This is, IMO, a ridiculous argument. Pitt, and especially ND, are also scrub teams.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    You're trying really hard to talk yourself into that one, and in the end you still have nothing positive to say about the player. ;) huh considering the rates at which players make the bigs, saying that I think a guy can make the bigs ... well, I thought that was very positive, particularly considering how much discussion Colvin has engendered. I was a fan of the pick then, and he'll likely make the bigs. Again ... how's that ... not positive? He was a first round draft pick coming out of a big college, just making the bigs isn't much of an accomplishment and it does not make it a fine pick. Luis Montanez has seen the big leagues, doesn't make him a good pick.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    wake and rutgers are
  8. jersey cubs fan
    You know, that had a certain, "I'M A MAN, I'M 40!!!" vibe to it.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    For me it's more like as long as the Cubs are good it's tolerable, but when they aren't it's annoying. And I see no reason to apologize for that. He's a douchebag, but if he's performing well I don't care too much.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    what happened? Presumably the fact that he gave up 2 runs. For his first win since July 22nd? Against the Pirates? Funny guy, you are. Actually Z got pissed that Lou took him out. They got into a heated discussion in the dugout. Heavens to Betsy. Theodore would never pull such shenanigans.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    what happened? Presumably the fact that he gave up 2 runs. The Cubs played a game today?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    There is zero need to look for a "leadoff hitter." In an ideal world Fukudome and Bradley are already slotted as the #1-2 hitters for the rest of their time in Chicago. I wouldnt hold your breath on that one happening. Bradley is a middle of the order lefty DUDE, he isnt a number 2 hitter. Lou has been willing to have Bradley bat 2nd a lot, what he hasn't been willing to do is have those back to back lefties at the top of the order.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    am I missing something here?
  14. jersey cubs fan
    what happened?
  15. jersey cubs fan
    He actually had a piece praising Cutler's performance in Denver. I was shocked. He's hedging his bets. I've seen him a couple times basically just try and be the devil's advocate saying people are too optimistic, even though Cutler is good.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Is he downgraded for age or because of how much time he's spent in low A ball?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    He makes 4.2m this year, I'd have to think he gets more than that, close to 5 maybe. I think the Cubs would have to offer at least about 3.8
  18. jersey cubs fan
    This is the same garbage that prompted my semi-rant last night, right down to the comparison to the Broncos defense. Better or worse than the Rick Morrissey "lots of optimism without any realism" column this morning? I just saw the headline on my blackberry and assumed who wrote it and how crappy it was.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    somewhere it has to be
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I know a girl who has an adverse reaction to lots of alcoholic beverages, but the one thing that doesn't give her problem is Tila's drink of choice, tequila.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Why do the Cubs have a 42 year old man pitching in A ball?
  22. jersey cubs fan
    This was the story a couple days ago, and she refuted it by saying she's allergic to alcohol and that it's publicly known.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Because he's not good? And yes he not the biggest issue with the team currently but he's still the same guy who everyone wanted gone last year and the year before that and it's not like he's gotten markedly better. Hot garbage is...well...still garbage. Who are you going to replace him with? Will giving up 3-4 players to get someone like Reyes and pay him a ton of money make the Cubs into WS winners? Theriot is a role player that fits pretty well in the Cubs framework. He's not a guy who can carry the team alone for a few weeks, but how many shortstops can? He was the everyday SS on a 97 win team last year and would have done the same this year if some of his team mates could have stayed off the DL, produced as expected, and used their bats to hit baseballs instead of Gatoraide machines. Being the starting SS on a 97 win team is meaningless in and of itself. Theriot took a step back this year. And going on 30, typically a bad age for middle infielders especially mediocre ones like Theriot isn't a good thing. He's mediocrity personified.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    The excitement would dwindle, but the opportunity for success would not disappear.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    It's not specifically seeking out only a shortstop. It's not limiting your options. My argument is that moving Theriot to second if we can find a good upgrade at SS should not be ruled out. The goal, however, is not to move Theriot to second. The goal is to upgrade SS and then keep Theriot in the lineup by moving him to second. We can also platoon Theriot and Fontenot at second and then either use Baker as a super-sub, trade him or let him walk and save some money. In his career, Theriot has OPSd .824 against lefties. Baker has done better, but with his terrific numbers as a Cub this year, he might have more trade value than Theriot (though neither would have a lot). There's also the option of finding a SS upgrade, platooning Baker/Fontenot and trading Theriot. It's all about having as many options as possible when our overall options are limited as it is. Refusing to move Theriot to second further limits our options needlessly. I don't really think there should be any sort of goal involving keeping Theriot in the lineup. In 2 of his 3 full seasons, he has been a rather lackluster hitter, he's not a good fielder and he turns 30 in a couple months, which indicates his usefulness as a middle infielder may be dwindling soon as he loses whatever step he had on the competition. If you can't find a better replacement, so be it, but they should try.
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