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Oh good, the old, "if it was the right move the Cubs would have done it" theory. Nice to see that one back again. It was a general question...nice attitude. General question? You specifically questioned how he could be any good if the Cubs didn't call him up.
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Konerko on the move?
jersey cubs fan replied to inari's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
They're currently ranked in the upper half of per game attendance in the major leagues. Just thought I'd note that. If you were aware of that before your post, we define the word "pathetic" differently. Attendance figures account for tickets sold, not butts in the seats. My guess is those numbers are quite skewed when a big market team goes in the tank because they're likely selling more tickets in advance. The highlights made it look packed last night. -
Oh good, the old, "if it was the right move the Cubs would have done it" theory. Nice to see that one back again.
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Matt Murton Discussion/Rant/Opinion Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to apete6's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Good. I hope it happens. This freaking Murton is a god, crap, again. Uggh, Hendry. Noone said he's God we just want him to play instead of that nagging injury dude. I'm just sick of everyone bowing down in front of the "Golden Calf" Matt Murton. Look, he's not the next Barry Bonds like all you guys think. Enough with the BS comparisons to great players. Nobody is calling him this. People look like idiots constantly criticizing people for doing something they aren't doing. I guess it hasn't occurred to you that IMB! said that with the express purpose of getting you to respond exactly like you did. It occured to me that he may, but I have no way of knowing, and this nonsense is happening all over the board. Say something good about Cedeno and you think he's Honus Wagner, say something good about Murton and your licking his backside and assuming he's next in line for the Hall. It's freaking annoying. -
Matt Murton Discussion/Rant/Opinion Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to apete6's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Good. I hope it happens. This freaking Murton is a god, crap, again. Uggh, Hendry. Noone said he's God we just want him to play instead of that nagging injury dude. I'm just sick of everyone bowing down in front of the "Golden Calf" Matt Murton. Look, he's not the next Barry Bonds like all you guys think. Enough with the BS comparisons to great players. Nobody is calling him this. People look like idiots constantly criticizing people for doing something they aren't doing. -
I couldn't agree more. Kendall has a past, and the hope was to catch lighting in the bottle. Maybe coming back the central will wake up his bat. I don't see the big deal, its not like Bowen or Hill are any good anyway. I still hold out hope he'll adjust to NL pitching soon and help the club. Soto may be good. He was the only guy who actually stood a chance of doing something good this year.
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I'm not going to sit here and say Mark DeRosa's injured hammy is the result of taking steroids. I'm not about to go on the air accusing Mark DeRosa of doing steroids just because he tweaked his hammy swinging. If you think I'm going to speculate that DeRo's sudden emergence late in his career as a good hitter raises some eyebrows, and that tweaking your hammy without even running is curious.................. you're wrong. Clones, you might be sitting there thinking, Hey Rome, this DeRosa guy wasn't any good, then all of a sudden he's good, and then he pulls a hamstring standing still, he's on the juice................. but I'm not going to get in on that one.
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I can't include Drew. He was done in NE when they let him go. I'm talking about a marquee QB coming off a great year on a team that wants to keep him. It just doesn't happen.
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Oh yeah, he's definitely an unusual case. All those injury seasons lost, and then the up and down 2006, means he's a big question mark for 2007. Part of the reason why a lot of marquee QB's don't go the route of Barry Zito is they don't play through a walk year. But QBs in general are more valuable to the team they are on than their own team. There's a learning curve involved with going to a new team that's not a part of baseball, so that a guy in his first year at a new place isn't likely to see the success he could have staying at his present destination. I think any big contract for Rex will partially be taken out of the d line, where 2 guys are getting paid more than they are worth. Plus there is Moose, whose 6 year contract always looked like a 3-4 year deal anyway. He's still a valuable receiver, but his cost probably outweighs his contribution by 2008. If they do sign Grossman longterm, I'm guessing Griese gets cut and they go with a Orton/Somebody backup tandem that saves a couple bucks. Briggs' $7+m cap hit in 2007 will be gone. Plus, the cap will be higher. There's going to be room.
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DeRosa leaves with left hamstring tendenitis
jersey cubs fan replied to Skyballer's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Prior deserves every dig he gets. Somebody tell me how this guy is just a role player and not a hall of famer, or maybe greatest of all time? -
I believe they will resign Grossman if he has a good season. And I believe there will be money to sign him if he has a great season. A great season by Grossman virtually assures them of at least an NFC Championship appearance, and probably the Super Bowl. They have always been good about maintaing a smart cap. There will be space, or they will make the space. Besides, when was the last time a marque QB (and under this scenario RG would be marquee) actually signed as a free agent with a new team? If he fails to improve from last season, I think they will either try and get him back on the cheap or let him walk. Drew Brees was probably the last "marquee" QB (under your definition) to be signed by another team just 1 season ago. His team had a different guy that they wanted to promote, and he was coming off injury. Plus, he took a bit of a step back. I'm talking about a QB coming off a great season whose team wants to keep him. It's not like baseball, where stud pitchers routinely do to free agency and leave. If a team finds a QB, they typically keep him, unless they already have his replacement on board.
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I believe they will resign Grossman if he has a good season. And I believe there will be money to sign him if he has a great season. A great season by Grossman virtually assures them of at least an NFC Championship appearance, and probably the Super Bowl. They have always been good about maintaing a smart cap. There will be space, or they will make the space. Besides, when was the last time a marque QB (and under this scenario RG would be marquee) actually signed as a free agent with a new team? If he fails to improve from last season, I think they will either try and get him back on the cheap or let him walk.
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Before Tillman got his chunk of change, I thought maybe the Bears might revisit a long term deal with Briggs after the season...but now I'm not so sure about that. Especially with Harris's extension coming up soon, and if for some reason Grossman does good next year his extension. I highly doubt they can keep Briggs past this year. That's what happens in football though, its really hard to keep a dominating unit in tact. Well as long as you keep Urlacher, you can change the outside backers...they've certainly done that before successfully. How soon before that's no longer true though? Urlacher is great, and a rock, but within the next 2-4 years, they may no longer be able to just throw out any old LB combo and make it look good.
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Was at the game so didn't hear their comments. It's okay to do that once, but twice? Especially for a catcher, that's bad. On a somewhat separate note, they had Al on 1380 this morning here. Man was he ever cranky. He basically said this year is over, sell off whatever you can get value for and look a few years ahead. Also expressed doubt that TLR would be back next season. Both pitches were right down the middle. I think it's okay to do it once on a borderline, but neither was borderline. And then he tried calling timeout while Zambrano was in his motion.
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one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. Ken Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years? :shock: Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him. If you're going to use silly hyperbole, you should expect to be called on it. Why are people pretending he thinks Hendry is to blame for all 100 years?
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I shouldn't have said, "of late", but yes, he has been used all that heavily. In June he threw 15.6 innings, a pace of 93.6 innings over a full season. That's a hell of a lot for a reliever. In July he only needs 2.6 more innings to match that rate, and with 7 games remaining, it's hard to imagine him not reaching that pace again. He may be getting some rest between appearances, but he has thrown over an inning in 14 games so far. Hopefully the return of Dempster will slow it down a bit. But the way he was used from June 10 to July 19 was really risky, 40 days, 17 outings, 24 innings. And that was with the ASB. That's a pace of 77 appearances and 110 innings pitched over a full season. A young guy with relatively little pitching history may be at greater risk during a stretch like that.
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Now here's an interesting promotion...
jersey cubs fan replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Is this the bacon cheeseburger served with krispy kreme donuts as the bun? Yes... what do you think, thumbs up or down? I might try one once in my life. -
Jermaine Dye
jersey cubs fan replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
What if Dye is the extra bat we need to make the playoffs? Would E-Pat be worth it? The correct answer is: yes. With the emergence of Fontenot and the signing of DeRosa, I will gladly move him if Dye is the final piece of the puzzle. The problem is there's no telling if Dye can make much of a difference. In his career, he's been barely above average, fantastic, and pretty bad. Right now he's terrible. If he finishes up bad or barely above average, I don't see him as an improvement over what we have. Of course if he somehow turns fantastic, that would help. But how can anybody be confident he will do that. We're not talking about a Miguel Cabrera here. This isn't a consistently productive bat that's clearly better than what the Cubs already have. -
The decision making process by Cubs' personel people is the main reason the Cubs have won. It's highlighted in this instance by a GM who ignores issues like age and how it can negatively affect a player, especially a catcher who is already showing signs of nearing the end.
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What? Wasn't he a catcher until the middle of the 2005 season? According to the cube he threw 64 innings in 2003 and 154 in 2004. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Carlos-Marmol.shtml Yes, I was going on memory, which is falable obviously. Anyway, I like him and his big ears when he pitches. I like him a lot as well. Especially when they flashed up that K/BB ratio on the screen last night. I'm a little concerned with the heavy usage of late. Not sure if his late intro to pitching is a good thing or bad thing as far as health is concerned.
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I don't understand the first part and can't figure out how you can defend the second part.
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I would be happy making a push with Soto as the primary catcher. What sort of stretch run experience does Kendall have? He's been on terrible teams most of his career. This team doesn't need experience. It needs productivity.
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What? Wasn't he a catcher until the middle of the 2005 season? According to the cube he threw 64 innings in 2003 and 154 in 2004. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Carlos-Marmol.shtml
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What?
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I don't know why you would think that. Jason Kendall is done. He had a nice career. But he's a catcher, and catchers age fast and become useless rather quickly. He had one terribly gruesome injury that took a major toll on his abilities and probably accelerated his decline. And that's in addition to the normal wear and tear catchers take. He's 33 with over 13,000 innings logged behind the plate. The fact that he's got a nice career AVG and OBP means very little at this stage. But Gary Hughes saw him do reasonably well in a couple games so Hendry is convinced he'd got plenty left.
