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I like it. But he has to play just about every day. -
Miller to Yankees?
jersey cubs fan replied to biittner77's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Seems pretty reasonable. -
this was my first DVR cubs game. Man, I watched it in about 25 minutes.
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Miller to Yankees?
jersey cubs fan replied to biittner77's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't see how valuable he can be to us if he isn't pitching better than the people who could replace him and if he's going to be too stubborn to accept bullpen duty. -
Hey, who has the best run differential in the NL central?
jersey cubs fan replied to imb's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
feast or famine helps to keep your totals pretty high, even if you score 0, 1, or 2 in a lot of games. -
Then why put DeRosa in RF?
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I'd have to agree. Even if he can come back in a couple days and still swing, a huge part of his game is still his legs, and hammies tend to linger. Unless this heals immediately, I'd call up Pie tomorrow.
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I know he wouldn't. Neither would Z though. Cabrera is about to make the motherload. I don't see Florida signing him (or Z) to a deal that will likely start at the one Pujols signed. But if you can get a couple decent guys to throw into a package that includes Murton, and maybe a guy like Colvin and some arms, you do it.
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With Pie off to such a hot start in AAA, is there a chance that Jones gets traded and they are seeing if Murton can play right just in case? Nah, because Pie would be the RF between the two. I think it's for the anticipated Floyd and Murton OF. I agree, but they may just want to make sure that Murton can play right in case Pie comes up and really struggles or on days he needs off. They need to get prospects for Jones and package them with Murton and others in a deal for Cabrera so they can start Cabrera, Pie, Soriano out there. Then it won't matter if Pie struggles.
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Should games be suspended today in light of recent events?
jersey cubs fan replied to Soriano12's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I agree. The only sporting events that should be postponed are those that Virginia Tech is playing in. But that's it. A moment of silence would be perfectly fine with me. I could see UVA cancelling as well. -
What's your problem with that quote? You wouldn't consider a combined 11-2 record with an era around 1.3 to be "stupid" good? Or do you just not like the phrase? I hate the phrase. He's been a scout for over 30 years. I'm assuming he's over 50. It's bad enough when a 20 year old talks like that. What's next? Yo, that Samardzija is just phat. i heard if a person doesn't speak super white proper english he/she worships the devil, too. Um, not saying phrases like "stupid good" is hardly super white proper english.
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I don't. It's going to be cold out there. I think they are just being cautious.
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I thought scouts were all dirty old men.
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Murton in RF and Jones in LF? Are you sure that's not flip-flopped, or that Floyd isn't in place of Jones? I find it odd that Lou put Murton in the 4 hole, considering the main reason he's been out most of the season was due to a lack of power. And why is Barrett given middle of the order status? He's been as bad as Izturis this year.
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What's your problem with that quote? You wouldn't consider a combined 11-2 record with an era around 1.3 to be "stupid" good? Or do you just not like the phrase? I hate the phrase. He's been a scout for over 30 years. I'm assuming he's over 50. It's bad enough when a 20 year old talks like that. What's next? Yo, that Samardzija is just phat.
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I can't trust a man who says this:
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I need to see the Cubs win a baseball game.
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It compares a pitcher's ERA, adjusted for park effects, against other pitchers in the league. 100 is average. 150 is outstanding, 50 is terrible.
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If he has a .400+ OBP, I don't care what they call him.
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But he also hit leadoff in those years he struggled in Texas, and wasn't good. I think it's much more likely the struggles were related to the fact that everybody knew how easy of an out he was if you didn't give him stuff to hit. He's a terribly undisciplined hitter who will get himself out most of the time, no matter where he is in the lineup. He appeared to make some adjustments last year (plus he was facing an entirely new league of pitchers) so he got away with it. Soriano crapped the bed in the 2003 playoffs. About as bad of a stretch as you can have. He was villified in NY and they got rid of him. He went out and pretty much repeated his career numbers out of the 3 spot. Then in 2005 he did a little better out of the 5 spot (but was worse at leadoff).
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If you change things up and the team starts playing well, would you still put it back the other way just because of weather conditions? The only reason to bat Soriano leadoff is if he truly has a mental hangup hitting anywhere else. If he hits better somewhere else, there's no longer a reason to bat him leadoff. Then let's assume Soriano starts hitting the ball well and whoever is batting in the lead-off spot stops hitting well and it gets into a swing of things that we are in now, and we have no viable lead-off hitter? I'd move Soriano back for a few games and see if he continues to hit well. I will continue to use the example of Soriano not being able to hit well in the #3 and #5 spots while he was in TEX, in a hitters park, in the beginning of his prime years, batting in the middle of a lineup of Michael Young, Hank Blalock, and Mark Teixiera when ALL of those players were putting up incredible numbers Soriano stopped hitting in the 1st spot though, and hit better out of the leadoff spot than in it in 2004. The notion that he can't hit anywhere else just doesn't hold up to logic. He's not really a viable leadoff hitter himself.
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If you change things up and the team starts playing well, would you still put it back the other way just because of weather conditions? The only reason to bat Soriano leadoff is if he truly has a mental hangup hitting anywhere else. If he hits better somewhere else, there's no longer a reason to bat him leadoff.
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On what planet is Mark DeRosa a better hitter than Jacque Jones? DeRosa should play against lefties, but I don't see how keeping Jones on the bench all the time gives us the best chance to win. Edit: And I don't see why Soriano should be hitting 3rd. With his low OBP, he should be hitting 5th and driving in people on base ahead of him Jones should get the majority of playing time against RHP when he is hitting well. But his career is so marred by bad stretches and bad seasons that anytime he's struggling he should sit with regularity.
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63.56/ .980/ 97%. Compare this to his career averages which are 59.77/ .965/ 96%. Age isn't slowing this baseball player (http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2007/04/baseball-players.html) down. It is commentary like this nonsense that makes firejoemorgan such an vital national treasure. This stuff basically gets repeated without repurcussions. Plain old lies.
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Should games be suspended today in light of recent events?
jersey cubs fan replied to Soriano12's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I know that after watching/reading about this all day I will be looking very forward to watching 24 and the Cubs game tonight.
