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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I don't. Coaches just don't accept jobs and then go out interviewing for another one immediately, without criticism. It's not a generally accepted way to do business. They have contracts, they can get out of those contracts if they get offered a higher position elsewhere, but they do not quit the day after signing (and the day after praising Lovie and the organization).
  2. jersey cubs fan
    But how does that prove the person is his cousin? It's not hard to get a name and an address, and then tell people how far you live from that address.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    That's nonsense. It's one thing to leave for greener pastures in the middle of a contract, but to interview again immediately after taking a job shows a complete lack of credibility. not at all, in fact I've been in that situatin before where I accepted a posistion and later THAT DAY was offered an interview with a firm i liked more. I eventually ended up withthe firm I preferred, and eneded up appologizing to the former firm, but i had no way to predict that situation. it happens Just because you did something similar doesn't make it any less of a douche move.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    This word, I do not believe it means what you think it means.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    That's nonsense. It's one thing to leave for greener pastures in the middle of a contract, but to interview again immediately after taking a job shows a complete lack of credibility.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Well that's odd. Why would you accept a position just to interview for another? Security.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    I'm less concerned with the 2nd half swoons than I am with his age. He's already 31 and very few middle infielders maintain their game into their mid-30's. Guys that do are generally corner players and pitchers. It's possible he won't decline for a while, but considering they'd almost be forced to sign him to an extension if they traded for him, a contract that would pay him into his mid-to-late 30's, he's just not that attractive of a target. Had they trade for him last year, and gotten two seasons out of him, great. But it's not like he's some superstar, he's got a career OPS+ barely over 100. And with a game that relies heavily on his legs, I'm not that optimistic about him maintaining the recent levels for much longer.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    so he proved that he has a cousin How does that even prove he has a cousin? And how is getting a name and address and providing a distance from another location trouble? i have no idea. i just thought it was really funny how that stuff mixmastamiguel posted was supposed to make the guy's story more credible. forget the fact that giving addresses provides nothing. Amateurs. You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    so he proved that he has a cousin How does that even prove he has a cousin? And how is getting a name and address and providing a distance from another location trouble?
  10. jersey cubs fan
    He has to pitch in the majors to make a $1m.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Steve Phillips says Tim Raines doesn't pass his gut check.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    It seems like you've accurately described the disconnect. If a very good but not amazing pitcher had some fantastic postseason appearances, it's enough to sway fence sitters to vote for him, while an inconsistent decent hitter's postseason success isn't enough to sway people who probably weren't even on the fence. I think voters are probably not very sympathetic to hitters with inconsistent performances like Carter and probably aren't as impressed with a couple homeruns as they are with a great game pitched by a starter. Also, pitcher's win totals are always more interesting to people than their w/l record, so a guy who wins 20 is going to be respected, regardless if he lost 13, likewise, a 17-game winner is going to be called a 17-game winner even if he went 17-16. And Carter may also be subconsciously hurt by the HR backlash of the post-steroid era.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    The lack of anything to say about spring training is more intriguing than HOF debates. You're posting a lot in a thread about the HOF for a guy who doesn't care about the HOF debate. A lot? If you think that's me posting a lot in a thread, well, you'd be wrong. I really haven't posted anything about whether or not a guy belongs in the hall, I've commented on the way people frame the debates.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    The lack of anything to say about spring training is more intriguing than HOF debates.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Hell of a good question. what else is there to talk about in january? if you have to talk baseball, the hot stove, pitchers and catchers, spring training are all far more interesting than HOF talk.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    That's a good point. As for Lovie's time requirements, I don't think it changes much. He's now got an asst head coach who was a former head coach and has plenty of NFL experience. I think the DC position is going to be effectively split between Marinelli, Babich and Smith, with the level of input in that order. Aside from time with the media/public appearances, the time Lovie spends at Halas Hall was probably entirely defensive in nature anyway.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    But what's the motivation for being politically safe? If it was a political move, they'd fire Babich. I think he's acknowledging something needs to be done, but my problem is that he's not acknowledging the more important issue, that perhaps there are some flaws in his strategy. He's always said there's nothing wrong with the system, it's a matter of the players playing the system the right way.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    My friend got the same email. Have they introduced Luis Vizcaino?
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Why do people get so worked up over the Hall debate? These guys spend the majority of their lives being worshipped for the ability to play baseball, and then we spend years/decades debating on whether we should worship them some more? I just don't get it.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    The last time Lovie took more control was after the Super Bowl, when he was able to fire a non-Tampa 2 Lovie BFF coordinator in favor of his BFF Babich and have more say on personel matters. That did not work out well. Well, at least a move like this might mean it's 2009 or bust for Lovie. If this defense remains the mediocre mess it's been the past two years he'll have very few people to blame. glass 1/2 empty, glass 1/2 full 1. we arent getting rid of lovie this off season 2. at least he is doing **something** to correct his wrong All he's doing though is more of what he did before (tightening the inner circle of yes men).
  21. jersey cubs fan
    That sounds less "balanced" and leaning more toward the subjective nature of evaluating baseball. And you might want to take a look at some of the comments on this site about how many journalists still dismiss and even ridicule sabermetrics: http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/index.php/topic,65754.0.html You might even come back thinking I'm Voros McCracken by comparison. :D Don't take offense if I say I hate you for introducing me to that site. Players should be evaluated by the stats that were en vogue at the time they played. That site would be perfect for an FJM-style assault.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    The last time Lovie took more control was after the Super Bowl, when he was able to fire a non-Tampa 2 Lovie BFF coordinator in favor of his BFF Babich and have more say on personel matters. That did not work out well. Well, at least a move like this might mean it's 2009 or bust for Lovie. If this defense remains the mediocre mess it's been the past two years he'll have very few people to blame.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    That sounds less "balanced" and leaning more toward the subjective nature of evaluating baseball.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Disappointing
  25. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/01/breaking-pioli-accepts-chiefs-job/ Pioli is going to GM in KC.
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