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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I can't believe you really need an explanation, it's fairly simple. Matt Murton was productive last year, and Floyd was not. Given their ages, it could be expected to see improvement in Murton, and not Floyd. Seriously, you didn't need that explained. What I needed explained is why you think Murton's .782 OPS v. RHP "was productive" but Floyd's .765 OPS v. RHP "was not productive." Unless, in your view, the line at which a player becomes "productive" falls between a .765 and .782 OPS. What a stupid post. Nice laydown. Seriously, you're asking me to explain something I never said. Murton was productive last year and is at an age where you can reasonably expect improvement. Floyd wasn't productive last year and is clearly broken down. It's just asinine to try and pretend the two are in the same boat.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I can't believe you really need an explanation, it's fairly simple. Matt Murton was productive last year, and Floyd was not. Given their ages, it could be expected to see improvement in Murton, and not Floyd. Seriously, you didn't need that explained. What I needed explained is why you think Murton's .782 OPS v. RHP "was productive" but Floyd's .765 OPS v. RHP "was not productive." Unless, in your view, the line at which a player becomes "productive" falls between a .765 and .782 OPS. What a stupid post.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, he was pretty good, but nothing special, for a brief time. And now he's old, and not good.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I can't believe you really need an explanation, it's fairly simple. Matt Murton was productive last year, and Floyd was not. Given their ages, it could be expected to see improvement in Murton, and not Floyd. Seriously, you didn't need that explained.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    If......... then? Maybe I'm just not watching much, but I don't see the hype. They are hyping up the upcoming season, of course, but I don't see them hyping up preseason games specifically.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Haha, nice move trying to dump him off on the Cards or Brewers I was wondering about that quote, whether it indicated Hill didn't want to go back to the minors, and the Cubs are trying to accomodate him, or if the Cubs have no interest in keeping him around, given the relative depth of the position down there now.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Slugging Percentage: Floyd .380 Murton .371 I'm just saying. Murton has 4 hrs and 9 doubles in 178 ab's while Floyd has 4 hr's and 8 doubles in 220 ab's. Floyd hasnt hit a hr since June 26, my God thats pathetic. OPS: Cliff Floyd .744 Matt Murton .699 The bottom line is that they're both terrible and should not be starting corner outfielders for a pennant-contending team. And yet, one of them will be, and only Murton has shown signs of being productive within the past year.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know if I'm evenly divided or not, but I tend to go on a long run of one or the other. I'll read 5 or 6 history (war, president, nations, etc) books and then a bunch of fiction (crime mostly). But I haven't read much in the past few weeks. I need to go on a new buying spree.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    they need a series win. A sweep would be nice, but it's never realistic to expect one, especially on the road.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    give up the farm for cabrera.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    What's the point? Maybe as a not so subtle hint to guys foolishly thinking of doing it for real.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I've seen this sort of staged reaction to the proposal before, can't remember where though.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    very true, not sure why Lou doesn't call on good Wuertz more often.
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