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Slugging Percentage: Floyd .380 Murton .371 I'm just saying. IsoP Floyd .090 Murton .118 Pierre in 2006 .096 None of 'em have been particularly productive.
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Fallen from what? He wasn't that good of a player to begin with. His best players were from age 28-31, when he was a nice complimentary player. He's got a career line of .296/.326/.469 with an OPS+ of 105, and his 2007 numbers are just a bit below that. That's to be expected for a 35 year old.
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Yeah Cliff, nice tailor made double play grounder that sneaked through a drawn in infield that luckily didn't result in the same result that you achieved in every other weak at bat last night. I'm sorry about your loss, but please try to play some decent baseball for a change over the next 10 weeks, thanks.
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I don't necessarily think the argument impacts anything, but very few baseball players have EVER played under the pressure that Smarz faced while at ND. Not even those in the CWS. That Notre Dame-USC game was ridiculous pressure wise. That being said, I don't think that's an argument for bringing him up, but who cares if he makes an appearance or two. He gets a taste of wrigley, enjoys the excitement of a pennant race. He isn't gonna be used all that much. I know I'd enjoy it. I don't think a team in contention for the playoffs should be making September call-up decisions based on who will enjoy it most. Samardzija doesn't deserve a call-up, he hasn't been good this year, and has been terrible for much of it. There's absolutely no reason to even consider it. As for the pressure at ND storyline. A big league pitcher is going to deal with a hell of a lot more pressure than a freaking college receiver. -
Of perform to their potential? Duncan has shown time and time again he can get the most out of questionable veteran starters. I don't think it has anything to do with magic or luck, he just knows how to get the job done.
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Are the Cubs contenders the next 2-3 years?
jersey cubs fan replied to JonnyRed's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Pure speculation. However, TB can't Crawford soon, and the organization's best move is to deal him sooner to improve the value of the return package. What's this mean? FYI, Crawford is signed to a very team friendly contract and under team control through 2010. In '08, he's only owed $5.25m, making him very affordable. The $8.25m option in '09 might inspire a trade by then, but since the acquiring team would be able to keep him for just $10m in 2010, I'm guessing they'll hold out on a trade. -
It's sad to us because it's so ridiculous how this keeps happening. You can feel free to come up with counter-examples from our own team though. :wink: Matt Clement, Joe Borowski, Sammy Sosa, Jon Lieber, Mark Bellhorn, Ryan Dempster, Michael Barrett, and I'm sure many, many more. The following should be excluded from you list: Sosa (makes no sense because damn near his entire career was with the Cubs), Lieber (has had quality seasons with Pitt, Yanks & the Phillies), Bellhorn (which season with the Cubs was any good?), Dempster (he had one great season with Florida, and he may very well have had other quality seasons if he was removed from his starter role before joining the Cubs). In 2002, Bellhorn did this, .258 .374 .512, for an OPS+ of 133. He was also pretty good for Boston in 2004. But he did stink for most of the rest of his career. Todd Van Poppel was a major bust who managed to stick around for a long time, before putting up back to back good years out of the pen for the Cubs, including a career year performance in 2001. Regardless, the whole theme of this thread, and all the others like it, whining about the luck of the Cardinals is truly sad.
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Well, they did give him a no-trade clause, absurd for a prospect, especially such an unspectacular one as him. For a team that's really talked about rewarding performance and giving opportunities to guys who earn it, I'd have to wonder how it would sit with others if he did get a call.
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Are the Cubs contenders the next 2-3 years?
jersey cubs fan replied to JonnyRed's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
C - Soto deserves a legitimate shot. SS - Theriot's line of .290/.352/.376/.728 would be seventh out of twelve SS in the NL which is fine if you have other hitters in the order. CF - Pie, like Soto, deserves a legitimate shot. LF/RF - Ditto for Murton. There's no reason to believe he can't repeat his .809 OPS from 06 if given consistent playing time. 2B - DeRosa. Obviously, if these guys underperform then the Cubs will be in need of another bat. But if Murton and Soto can produce the lineup will be fine. EDIT: Just playing a devil's advocate here. Yes, guys deserve shots. But the fact is, they need something close to guaranteed production in at least one of those spots. Ideally they would have played Murton all year and would know a heck of a lot more about what he might bring next year. -
they need a series win. A sweep would be nice, but it's never realistic to expect one, especially on the road.
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Are the Cubs contenders the next 2-3 years?
jersey cubs fan replied to JonnyRed's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
wouldn't be enough. You could make it work. Colvin, Pie, Murton, Gallagher, Veal, Marshall, Hill, Wuertz, Marmol, Patterson are all names that could be intriguing to a team in need of cheap talent. Some lower level guys, like Burke, may have made enough of a name for themselves this year to also add value to a trade. Cabrera is going to make over $10 million next year. He should be signed to a longterm contract, and I can't see Florida wanting to do either thing. Yes, other teams have more to offer than the Cubs. But, that doesn't mean those others teams will be willing. People don't generally trade their top prospects, especially when they are elite. -
Are the Cubs contenders the next 2-3 years?
jersey cubs fan replied to JonnyRed's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
give up the farm for cabrera. -
What's the point? Maybe as a not so subtle hint to guys foolishly thinking of doing it for real.
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The makeup game and the upcoming rotation
jersey cubs fan replied to Mizzou's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
They are in the middle of a road trip, but both teams are in the area. The Cubs go from Pittsburgh to Houston, so a stop off in Chicago isn't that big of a problem. The Cards go from Arizona to Cincy. Both teams have afternoon games on Sunday, so they could get into Chicago relatively early Sunday night. Then play Monday afternoon and be in Houston/Cincy Monday night before their Tuesday night games. -
I've seen this sort of staged reaction to the proposal before, can't remember where though.
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Are the Cubs contenders the next 2-3 years?
jersey cubs fan replied to JonnyRed's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
There's no reason why they can't be contenders for the next 2-3 years, at least in the NL Central. But they've got some work to do. Lee and Soriano are both already past their prime. Ramirez is leaving his prime years, and as a health risk he may decline a little sooner than may be expected. They'll need somebody to step in and contribute offensively. Hopefully Pie and/or Murton can be regular positive contributors next year, otherwise we might be looking at yet another season of mediocre offense. -
very true, not sure why Lou doesn't call on good Wuertz more often.
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I kinda want to see the Cubs win this game.
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Your active roster can expand to the size of the 40 man. Generally teams only call up a handful of guys, like an extra catcher and a reliever or two.
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I don't think anybody, he would be a call up. Sorry, I mean in terms of reps. Only so many innings that can be pitched. Who would get fewer appearances in favor of Sam... My guess is that he would only get time in blowouts, so he would just keep the relievers that the Cubs might need for the playoffs from racking up innings. Let Gallagher and Co. handle that duty.
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some goofball redneck cards fan just called into the dibble and kennedy show that is on for the rain delay. I can barely understand what the hell he's talking about. thankfully pat's voice takes over just in time before listening to kennedy's answer
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The outlandish contract was thank you enough. He doesn't deserve a promotion. Make him earn it through performance.
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Floyd
jersey cubs fan replied to moorecg's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
425 plate appearances or 100 games started. He is already ineligible for 100 games started-I believe the most he can get is 97 now on the season. He's had 243 plate appearances, so he'd have to average 4.667 plate appearances per game through the rest of the year. That's not happening even if he started every game the rest of the year (which he won't), so Floyd will have no guaranteed money for next year. I wonder how far he is from reaching 2007 performance bonuses though: 2007: $4.5M for PAs & time on active 25-man roster That is as specific as I've seen. Presumably, that was about rewarding him for staying healthy, assuming he'd be good if he wasn't hurt. I don't know what the PA or time on active 25-man roster equals though. After 2 stints on bereavement and this restricted time, I think he's probably still on course to be on the 25 man roster for a good 150 games or so, which I would guess is enough to trigger a bonus. -
very true. Although I think the Yankees one is obvious.
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