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Not sure why I'd be offended, but no, I didn't expect that out of Theriot last year. But he was at his peak age so a career year wasn't at all crazy. And he still wasn't good. He had a singles inflated OBP but his overall production was mediocre and weighed down heavily by double plays and outs on the basepaths. It wasn't just about sending him too much. Theriot is a pretty dumb baserunner. Cedeno takes all sorts of heat for dumb mistakes, but Theriot does the same crap. He's just not good, and I'd rather there were better hitters atop the lineup. And eventually a better player taking over shortstop. -
I'm fully expecting the "Theriot shouldn't have the most AB's on the team" comment, but what is wrong with a .387 OBP guy (85 runs) leading off? Could be worse. There's always something to complain about, I'd save it for something more worthwhile than Theriot. He's not a .387 OBP guy just because he did it one year. I don't expect him to loop enough singles to right to keep that OBP as high. He's 29 now, and no longer the base runner he was once rumored to be. His double plays and outs on the basepaths are enough of a drag to significantly offset the one thing he does okay, which was getting on base last year. I'd bet he's be closer to his 2007 or career averages than what he OBPd in 2008.
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I doubt they'd load up all the lefties in the 5 (SH), 7, 8 spots. I also hope Theriot is nowhere near the top. Hopefully Fukudome improves enough to get bumped up there.
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He was in his mid 20's and just made his first million. Now he's entering his early 30's and set for life financially. I'm sure he's mellowed...
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He's averaged 89.5 games played the last 4 years and 99.7 since 2002. That's the biggest reason (other than the economy) that he's not making the really big bucks. If the baseball gods guaranteed you 300 regular season games of Milton Bradley (not counting postseason) over the course of this contract, would you take it?
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If it's 3/30 but the third year requires a games played vesting option, that's a pretty nice signing by Hendry.
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If that happens, this could turn into a trainwreck in a hurry... At least it'll be entertaining. Bradley is probably far more likely to have a Cubs career somewhere along the lines of Rondell White/Moises Alou than Jacque Jones. Jacque was a relatively weak hitter compared to those three. The key is that at least the Cubs have some other quality bats. They are maintaining their status as a team of good but not great hitters, which, when couple with minimal holes, can lead to a lot of runs.
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Not too much to ask for, but probably too much to expect. He's averaged 89.5 games per season the past 4 years, and 99.7 games since 2002. I think we'd have to be happy if he ends up playing 300 games for the Cubs. When he plays, he's been a very solid contributor. Not amazing, but solid. His 2003, 2007 and 2008 rate stats were fantastic. There's a couple higher quality guys, but not a lot out there. And of course, from the Cubs standpoint, the key was he's a switch hitter.
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Seems to me like he's really enjoying his life.
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In an offseason where only the elite really got what they were looking for, and there's all kinds of supply on the market, I'm a little surprised Bradley got 3/30. I would have thought he'd be under $10m and get only 2 guaranteed, given how injury prone and volatile he is. Oh well, at least his talent is worth it. Hopefully he lasts more than half a season.
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College Football vs College Basketball
jersey cubs fan replied to cubswin2009's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
There's a reason everybody knows February is the worst sports month even though college basketball is approaching its climax. Basketball just isn't that interesting. -
Was Mitch the guy asking why Sheets hasn't gotten an offer or the guy pointing out that he was injured? I'd say it's pretty obvious that in this dead market with tons of supply out and virtually no demand, oft-injured pitchers like Sheets who ended the season injured would have a hard time getting offers. Why would somebody be perplexed about Sheets not getting offers?
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That sounds horrible.
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Burrell to Rays
jersey cubs fan replied to Lefty's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
With no teams out there aggressively pursuing free agents, it probably shouldn't be a surprise that quality players will be getting paid significantly less than what was expected in the past, but man, nice deal for Tampa. -
Aurilia is a righty Good observation.... but too bad he never says Aurilia is a lefty. I agree with Dex. What's all this crap about getting lefties or versatility. Why not just get a good player?? I think Lou has a lot to do with it. All last year he would bad Hendry Blanco against lefties when we had guys like Edmonds, Hoffpauir or Fontenot on the bench. I would rather have one of those guys batting any day over Blanco no matter who's pitching. Lefty/Righty matchups are overrated and it pisses me off. Perhaps, but this isn't the first time Hendry has overemphasized versatility. We got guys like Macias and Neifi because they could play multiple positions and not hit from both sides, and it didn't matter to him that they sucked.
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http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/01/haters-guide-to-the-postseason-afc-2nd-seed-pittsburgh-steelers.html
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I put this on for a few minutes this past weekend. They were showing some Red Sox documentary and I saw the intro. I turned the channel, then went back about 15 minutes later, they were showing a black screen with white writing showing the title of the show, duration and that type of info, then restarted the documentary. Either it was a 15 minute show they re-aired repeatedly, or it was a glitch. I don't really care for all that old-timey stuff though. I'm interested in watching once the game begin.
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I don't know what the numbers were, but it felt to me that Philly was never in danger of losing the game. The 2 Philly fans at my house were fairly calm all game as it was just a matter of waiting for Tarvaris to be Tarvaris.
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ditto
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Good call by the voters. Manning flew under the radar until the last couple weeks because the Colts started 3-4 but he was just amazing over the last few weeks. Yeah, the only reason that team is in the playoffs is Peyton Manning. It's a pretty weak safe pick.
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Re: College Football - Bowl Discussion
jersey cubs fan replied to dew1679666265's topic in Other Sports
Has there ever been an entertaining dry alcoholic? You take the drugs and/or booze away from somebody in the performance business and 10 times out of 10 they are going to lose whatever it was they had before. It's probably best that he remains quiet. -
We see similar reports every year. I see no reason to assume they will happen before they do happen. The Cubs are worse right now than they were last year.
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Again, the supply is through the roof and there is no demand. In years past he may have gotten that raise, but under current conditions, there was no reason why the Cubs GM had to be the idiot that gave it to him (and then guaranteed a 2nd year). And as I said before, number of positions matters because Hendry is insanely in love with the concept of versatility. Just because he has played other positions doesn't mean he has anymore value. If he's anything other than a backup 2nd baseman he's hurting your team.
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No, I'm not. I'm reacting to the silly overreaction that the Cubs are "in trouble" because they've marginally reduced their chances of winning the Central, and marginally reduced their chances of winning the World Series. Again, I'm not justifying any one of the moves they've made this offseason. The signing of Miles -- particularly because I suspect he will play every day while Fontenot again languishes -- is particularly egregious. I don't think the bolded is what will happen, but we shall see. Anyway, I agree with your point entirely. Hell, you could probably argue that the Cubs chances of winning the central going into 2009 are better than they were going into 2008. At this point, they're decreased from what they would have been had we not made these moves, I guess, but I think that's a pointless argument to make when there are still more moves to be made. It matters now, but it probably won't mean a whole hell of a lot come April. Or even next week. I think it's pointless to assume other good moves will be made to make this team better. The only thing we know is what the team looks like today, and it looks worse than it was last year.
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Re: College Football - Bowl Discussion
jersey cubs fan replied to dew1679666265's topic in Other Sports
I can remember when Pat wasn't really terrible, so I find it hard to be amused at his mistakes too, it's like the worst possible "bad announcer" scenario. You can? Can you name the date? It had to be late 80's at least.
