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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Baseball offenses are not well oiled machines. They are a collection of individuals putting up individual performances that turn into a range of bad, mediocre decent and good team totals. A manager does not make that happen.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    What's the salary structure likely to be with Toews, Kane, Bolland, Hossa, Keith and Seabrook next year? It seems to me Huet and Campbell have to be on the block.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    If your problem is with Hendry re-signing Bell next year, I can't argue either way there. I can't predict what Hendry will do. I can say that making this trade upgrades our team in an area of weakness now, though, and I'm in favor of upgrading the team - at a reasonable cost. A pitcher who wasn't a top 30 prospect in a (then) bad system who is currently pitching well above his head and is likely to regress sooner than later is a reasonable cost for a very good reliever. And what are the chances that Wells keeps up this performance all year and into future seasons? He could, but his stuff and the expectations surrounding him entering this season don't favor him continuing to be a dominant starter. I'm not saying don't trade him, I'm saying don't trade him for another freaking reliever. And I don't know what there is to say about a potential resigning. He's not free agent eligible, and Hendry is not going to non-tender him. He'll get a deal.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Has to be a Bowman related move. I don't see the point. Hopefully he's not making anything.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Yup, exactly. The key here is "maximizing scoring chances", not just bunting and playing small ball because it's your "philosophy". Maximizing scoring chances is just meaningless words. What the heck does it even mean? It's called "making things happen" which is what managers do to make themselves look involved and important. Conventional wisdom does not criticize a manager for making things happen, if a sac bunt attempt fail, he's still congratulated for trying it.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I haven't read the whole thread, but for my part, the point is that we DON'T have that on the Cubs, so expecting some grand result just because we switch to Brenly is highly unrealistic. Give me the equivalent of Schill/Johnson in the rotation, and Gonzo OPSing in the stratosphere? Take your pick of managers, we're going to win, unless the rest of the roster is completely laughable. So why didn't we win in 2003 with Sosa and Prior/Wood? Sorry, but that's just a really easy question to ask given your logic here. Because the AZ guys stayed healthy all year and were better.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    My guess is, because they are desperate. That's my guess. If they were a game back and hitting okay as a team, I think Ramirez would not be coming back until July 16. I think the primary motivation is the problem with the rest of the team, not that Ramirez is as healthy as he is going to get, or on target with expected return dates or 100% ready. They were talking about "around" the ASB, which is normally a euphemism for after the ASB. Now it's a full week before the break? Ramirez was quoted last week saying something like "I don't know where Lou got that, I have no idea when I'll return". Now suddenly he's definitely coming back Monday? Sounds strange to me. Looks like a rush job.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    It's "still" .377 only because it started out so high. He was at .491 halfway through April, and .461 by the end of that month. He had a .415 OBP in May which kept his total at .439. But his June OBP was just .278. His season total is still relatively high, but he's not still getting on base. He's really sucked again (531 OPS in June).
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Agreed. I'm of course happy to see him coming back, but given the limited number of games before the ASB he'd be able to play in and the nature of his injury I'd prefer if they just waited until after the break. As long as he is as fully healed as he'll get (sounds like this injury may linger either way), I don't think they're rushing him back. Keener made the point that we're toward the end of the 8-week time frame anyway, so I don't see how they're rushing him. Plus, if he's not being rushed, having a few games to see some live ML pitches and get some ABs might help him to be more productive coming out of the break. The initial 4-8 weeks diagnosis is meaningless. They had no idea until recently when he could seing for real. I don't see how he could be considered as fully healed as he will get. A week and a half has to make a difference. Because of the ASB, I think it makes more sense to wait out the 6 extra games for the 10 extra days of rest, instead of getting him back in there for those 6 games, including against STL, which is probably a huge motivator.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    they signed Kopecky from Detroit as well.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    But is the cap hit still related to the average cost? I thought the NHL cap policy used the average, and not whatever that specific year's salary was.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Im assuming the 12 years is just a way to get the least amount of a cap hit right? Im not all to familiar with how the hockey cap is, but is it like the NFL where years are basically meaningless, or is it more like baseball where its guaranteed? It's guaranteed. In a way, yes, it's a way to get the least amount of cap hit. He made what, $7m this year? He wouldn't have signed a short-term deal for $5.2m, it would have been $6-8. He made $7.45m last year, turning down a longterm deal with Pittsburgh for $7m per year, and reportedly a deal from Edmonton worth $9m. The smaller cap hit is an advantage. For the next 3-5 years, Hossa at $5.2m per is a bargain. The problem is all in the future.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    As of a few days ago they still had no idea when he'd return. Now all of a sudden it's definitely Monday against Atlanta, a week before the All Star break. Why not give him another week and a half of recovery time and start after the ASB? We know it was going to be a time thing, and that he had to work on getting it as strong as possible. I have to think another week and a half would help.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I would have predicted Toews getting 12 years, not a 30 year old free agent. It's not a crippling cap number, but it takes him through age 42, and by then it might be buyout time. Man, if they could convince Havlat to play on a 1 year deal, leaving them flexibility for next offseason, that would be sweet.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    A team that cannot hit and doesn't have a dime to spare should not be trading guys who have pitched well as starters for more relief pitchers. He will be back next year making $4m. Once middle relievers start getting saves on their resume, their price skyrockets past their value.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    The Chicago Blackhawks have signed star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year whopper deal. Sources tell ESPN.com the deal is worth an average of $5.2 million a year.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Oh, you mean a manager who is aggressive and plays smart baseball? That's a problem? :scratch: Lots of sac bunts, steals, and hits and runs is not smart baseball. It's usually dumb baseball. I just caught this comment. What a stupid viewpoint. No offense, but seriously, that's stupid. I'm sick and tired of people deferring ONLY to sabr and totally discounting things like bunts, steals, the small things in the game. The 2009 Cubs are one of the laziest, stupidest, most fundamentally [expletive] teams I've ever witnessed. How in the blue hell could things get any worse by steering the offense away from the K or 3R HR mentality? Seriously, I get so pissed off reading comments like this. I don't understand it. Help me understand. You guys realize we play in the NL right? There is huge value to all those "dumb baseball" strategies like steals, bunting, etc. Have you watched the Dodgers this year? Did you watch the Rays this year or last? Have you watched the Cubs this year? Yea. There really isn't huge value. They have their place. But being extreme about it, like Baylor was and Brenly would be, is dumb. It runs you into outs.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Its risky but this is what happens when a team is desperate for offense. Plus the sooner we find out if Ramirez is going to be able to play adequately or not the more time we'll have before the deadline to swing a trade if needed. But the sooner you bring him back, the more likely he's not fully healed and he'll struggle. If he starts July 16, that leaves plenty of time to watch him play. Another 6 games isn't going to make or break your decision.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11850 The Sedin's resigned with Vancouver.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    They talked about getting Havlat to agree to a one year deal. In this economy, I have to wonder if he'd view that as a smart move, and then go to free agency next year. Bring back Havlat, add Hossa, let Khabi walk, and this team is stacked on the ice.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Weird. Today's papers suggested they were looking to trade Huet and resign Khabi. I wouldn't mind, especially if Khabi's contract was only 1-2 years.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Be the team that trades Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir, not the other way around. Scott Kazmir was always an elite prospect. He had terrific stuff and an extremely bright future. Wells has pretty good control and average or so stuff. There's a world of difference between Kazmir and Wells. The Mets traded a guy that had the potential to be a top of the line, elite ace. The Cubs would be trading a guy that might be a decent fifth starter throughout his career, unless he's able to dominate with average stuff. Why is it either 5th starter or dominant? What about being a decent 3rd-4th starter, those guys are valuable. They get $10m+ contracts. But yes, Kazmir and Wells are not similar.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Fair? Probably. But useful? Not really. The Cubs waste too much money on relievers every year, and they keep spending valuable resources replacing the guys that were going to be the solution when they figure out how terribly inconsistent relief pitchers can be. SD would be selling high on Bell as well, seeing as how he's a 31 year old reliever entering his most profitable arbitration seasons with the benefit of playing all his home games in cavernous pitcher's parks. He's a reliever. And now that he has spent a few months racking up saves, he's got "proven closer" label attached to his name, driving up his price, if not his real value. They can't just offer him arby and hope somebody else signs him as a free agent, thus netting draft picks, like when the Cubs signing Latroy Hawkins as a gift to Minnesota.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Pretty much. He went nuts with that stuff when he was actually managing. That and he committed some serious abuse with Schilling and Johnson during the WS season. If you are going to abuse pitchers, do it with old dudes who have been horses in the past and if the World Series is on the line. I wouldn't mind Lou putting Lilly through the ringer this fall if he got the opportunity.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Absolutely. But for something that matters, not another bullpen arm.
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