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The Cubs need to see if Soto, Pie and Cedeno are worthy of major league jobs. Cedeno has certainly been given a few opportunities, but he's matured now to the point he's either a major league SS or you move on to someone else. And I think he deserves an opportunity to prove whether he's matured enough to be the answer to the hole at SS. These are cheap, internal options that if proven to be good enough production, could allow the team to upgrade elsewhere in the line up at the trade deadline. With those 3 guys, the Cubs really do have more changes to their 2008 line up from their 2007 line up besides Fukudome. Those 3 guys added in with Fukudome makes half their line up "new". Soriano started the season in CF last year, not Pie. Izturis started at SS. Barrett started at C. Soto, Pie and Cedeno combined for just a hair over 300 at bats last year. Why are you pretending Cedeno has a chance for playing time at SS? The Cubs lineup is very similar to the one that ended 2007. Fukudome has replaced Murton/Floyd, and Pie has replaced Jones. We know where the weaknesses are and there is no need to wait to make improvements. Make the upgrades now, and if you need more upgrades later, then you can still do them then. -
I thought the Cubs did show some interest a few years ago.
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Maybe I am the only one, but I am a Bears fan who doesn't hate the Packers. I don't like them, but that burning hatred just isn't there. Now the Cowboys, there's a team that I hate. I probably dislike the Vikings more than the Pack as well. The Colts, too. Heck, there may be 10 teams I like less than the Pack. I'm similar. I respect the heck out of Favre, and don't really hate anybody currently associated with the team. The Cowboys are a much bigger villain. I wouldn't actually cheer for them or anything, but as things stand now, I think I'd rather see GB win than anybody else.
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San Diego has accomplished the unthinkable by making me hope New England wins this game. As much of a whiny baby that Brady is, Rivers is ten times worse. Merriman and that spasm thing is one of the worst things that's ever happened in sports.
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Yankees fans are bad, but the thing is, they are generally also Giants/Jets, Rangers/Islanders and Knicks fans. Plus, they've accepted who they are. Boston fans still try and act as though they are the most tortured fan base out there, and the underdog, all while displaying every bit of cockiness of Yankees fans.
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The NFL Draft Thread (Formerly Early Entries for NFL Draft)
jersey cubs fan replied to soccer10k's topic in Other Sports
It is going to be interesting to see how teams use the knowledge that you don't need a franchise RB to succeed, countered by the Peterson ROY thing. Peterson may have made McFadden a few million this year. But I think most teams will be better served to wait to get RBs later. Of course, the Bears will probably be stupid and spend huge on Turner or something. -
Tradition is why ncaa football has gotten as popular as it is in the first place. The NCAA is simply a collection of the schools administrations. They aren't an autonomous organization. The conferences are also a collection of the schools administration, how they can be conceived to have too much power is beyond me. They are the schools deciding what they will do. The different conferences sizes is something that happens when you deal with such large institution. Corporations are going to pay multi-millions for a playoff if it ever happens. Those sponsorships are what allow football to exist, and allow fans to be able to see so many games. And the fact is basketball shares every single one of those issues to blame, yet they have a playoff. There is no perfect system. There never will be in a "league" where 120 teams can play just 12-13 game schedules. I think the topic of deciding college football championships gets far too much air time for what it's worth. It's not the national travesty so many try to portray it.
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I agree that Hendry is still looking to make moves. I'm certain some of these names will be dealt.
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yes, there's also the regular season, which concludes with teams like indy, gb and dallas sitting a lot of their regulars for the last week or two because they're already locked into their playoff spot. 95% of people who don't want a college football playoff (16 teams, say) feel that way not because they think a playoff would be boring, but because it would cheapen what is the most important "regular season" in major sports. and I contend that it the regular season being so "important" is ruining what could be a good thing And I can't figure out why it's more important to have an important regular season than an important postseason. Seems to me like sports are played to win in the postseason primarily, so why cheapen that to make the regular season more important? College FB already is a good thing. Sports are played to compete in meaningful games. It already happens. Determining who can make it through a mini-playoff isn't really all that meaningful.
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Who is returning for the 2008 season?
jersey cubs fan replied to moochpuppy's topic in Fantasy Sports
When's the Vail trip? I am already jealous. Ten feet of Sierra cement just doesn't compare. 4 weeks -
If the odds were 10:1 and you put down 100, and won, you'd make 1000. I believe what 10:11 means is you'd have to put down $110 to win $100. In other words, they are a lock to win and won't pay out much at all. It's like betting on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, they were 9/2 at the start of the year, and are now 2/7. If you put down $7, you will win $2. (I think) And as daske points out, a lot of this is because so many people bet on the Cubs. Perhaps people just can't resist the urge to bet on the perceived longshot of the Cubs winning, so that if the Cubs ever do win, they can be proud of their bet. But it's not a good bet at all, because the odds are unfairly low due to the high activity.
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The NFL Draft Thread (Formerly Early Entries for NFL Draft)
jersey cubs fan replied to soccer10k's topic in Other Sports
That mock draft doesn't even have the correct order of draftees, as the Bears draft 14th, not 12th. If they reach on a QB in the first round with all the other more important holes they need to address, it'll be a catastrophe. That's because that site hasn't updated since December 20. It's odd because they usually update a few times during the season, than right after the regular season ends and the top of the draft order is known. It's possible they won't be updating any further. Most every mock draft is probably going to say Bears go QB in the first, and they might be right. But I don't want it to happen and I don't think they will do it. As raw said, there isn't a QB in the draft worth the spot or the cap hit he'd be guaranteed. Take somebody later, and take a QB every single year in the middle of the draft. -
I know it will never happen, but Murton in left, Soriano at second and DeRosa at short, would dramatically improve our offense, and wouldn't downgrade our defense too much IMO. Imagine replacing Theriot's bat with Murton's That would give us two severely below-average defensive players, and they would be playing key positions. Plus, Murton is weak defensively and he would be replacing one of the best LF's in the game. It would definitely improve the offense, but I'm not sure if I'd do it at the beginning of the year. Defense was the Cubs' strength last year, and I'd rather first see if our offense will improve in other ways (Lee's power returning, better early numbers from Soriano, Fukodome) before we try that. Soriano is not one of the best LF in the game. He has an arm and speed, but nothing else.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/batting?team=chc&season=2007&split=82&seasonType=2&type=reg I think it's pretty telling that Theriot's numbers as a SS are a bit below his total 2007 numbers. In other words, once he became an everyday presence in the lineup, he got worse.
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Did the Cubs make a move over the weekend that I am not aware of? There's no reason to expected increased production from SS. Theriot is going to play most of the time and more likely than not continue to perform at the low level he, and the rest of the SS crew, performed at in 2007. The Cubs SS hit .254/.309/.331 last year. That's probably the floor of what should be expected from Theriot/Cedeno. Don't see why anybody would think that. Cubs SS hit .254/.309/.331 last year With RT at .253/.312/.325 And RC at .222/.255/.378 Theriot is going to be given every chance to keep the job full-time, and he's more likely than not going to be as bad as last year. Nobody should expect improvement if they stick with these guys. They might get it, but they could easily be just as bad, or even worse. If Theriot doesn't find another outlier fluke month like last July, the floor for his productivity could very easily slip below the 640 OPS level.
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What in the world does the general board opinion of rostering Ronny Cedeno 4 years ago have to do with today? Moving Cedeno would leave the Cubs with just Ryan Theriot as a servicable SS. Nobody else in the system appears to have any chance of ever doing anything in the majors. And Theriot himself isn't really much of a SS, more of a 2B who can move over and not be completely overwhelmed. It's a risky situation to be in.
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Did the Cubs make a move over the weekend that I am not aware of? There's no reason to expected increased production from SS. Theriot is going to play most of the time and more likely than not continue to perform at the low level he, and the rest of the SS crew, performed at in 2007. I agree, but I think if Theriot continues to put up those numbers the Cubs will almost have to make a trade at some point. I have hope for Cedeno but not a lot of confidence. If the team is winning with Theriot at SS, I could see them remaining satisfied staying with the status quo. I have hope for Cedeno, but not a lot of confidence that he'll get the job done, or being given a chance to get the job done.
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It's interesting that you brought up Jacque Jones, because that's exactly what I thought of. Rolen doesn't want to be in St. Louis, so STL trades him out of the country and to a crappy team for a very respectable return. The Cubs trade Jacque Jones (who doesn't want to be in Chicago) to a team that's lined up to win a World Series as soon as this year for very little return. The difference is that Jacque Jones, at his best, isn't all that bad, but is quite often all that bad. While Scott Rolen is often extremely good. It doesn't make a lot of sense for Toronto if 2007 Rolen is here for good. But if you have a reasonable expectation for some improvement, it's a very good move for them.
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Did the Cubs make a move over the weekend that I am not aware of? There's no reason to expected increased production from SS. Theriot is going to play most of the time and more likely than not continue to perform at the low level he, and the rest of the SS crew, performed at in 2007.
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It would be very difficult to fail to reproduce last year's CF numbers, methinks. Should be stronger on either side, with Sori a full year in his best defensive position and Fukudome instead of the madness that was RF last year. I'm actually starting to warm up to our outfield for the first time in years. If Pie even hits marginally it will be much, much better from what I can see. The Cubs got an aggregate .710 OPS from CF last year. I don't think Pie is going to be much, much better than that. Just my opinion. Yeah, it's still very much in question whether or not they see improved production from CF, and it's not a sure thing that RF will be improved. RF wasn't bad last year, despite all the people who think it was terrible. They had the 6th highest OPS and the highest OBP of any NL team's RF. I wouldn't assume Fukudome & Co. is going to significantly outpace that number. Fukudome with a little help from Murton may be a good bet to do better than that, but it's no guarantee.
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pure genius
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Not only do they have no motivation, there's just no reason to consider that. They traded Cabrera and Willis for financial reasons, and got back multiple prospects. Maybe one day, when Hanley is making money, they'll move him. But it's going to be for a much better package than what you suggested.
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And what do we get out of this deal?? Oh, that's right. Jim Hendry's job security. ](*,) Movement in the marketplace that may open up options for Hendry to fill the real hole, SS. The opportunity to move on Hendry's real target, Bedard, after B_More rearranges their roster with the Roberts trade.
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That is a very good point.
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Cubs sign Chad Fox
jersey cubs fan replied to Tim's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hopefully they bring him up as a September call-up, then he pulls a Ben Christenson while warming up in that first weekend in Cincy.
