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  1. jersey cubs fan
    What does this even mean? It's not just athleticism that makes a quality outfielder. The instincts necessary to take proper angles to the ball aren't just something born of athletic ability. And since lots of people talked about his inability to stick at 3B from the day he was drafted, I see no reason to assume they would all be trying to force him to play a position he cannot play.
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    or out of the organization.
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    I think we're overplaying the strength of that depth if we're just going to say somebody like Jimenez can't crack the top 20. All of these guys are either unproven or what they have proven isn't all that impressive.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    They should probably leave the country by land and take separate planes under assumed names.
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    Randomly selecting 2011 they were last in the AFC with 15 takeaway. Although they were second most in 2010. Both years they had a very good defense. They had 1 TAINT in 2010 and 0 in 2011. Your theory about how that works does not add up to me. The lineman are there to take up space, prevent the run and allow one or two other guys a free run at the QB. But that often involves 5 or 6 pass rushers and man coverage, which is more about preventing a successful play by the offense than causing a bad play and returnable turnover. The zone coverage is fairly important if you want to score off your turnovers. And with that you needs as many DBs/LBs in coverage as possible.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    They also specifically reiterated the "we want to score on defense" mentality, which is about disruption and turnovers rather than just being stout and stopping the offense, like in a 2 gap scheme.
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    I think the majority of people who use that argument have based it on their interpretation of 80's movies.
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    I made note of that too when I saw it. I still think they'll vary their schemes more than that comment suggests. The whole explanation makes it quite clear they will be varying it quite a bit. That specific quote is the writer's interpretation, although I am not sure what the motivation would be to announce you were going to be a base 4-3 defense if in actuality you will be doing mostly 3-4.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    He is not. At running the ball, no, he's not. He's good enough at that though that when combined with everything else he does, the entire package he provides is in fact elite. I do not believe so and I do not believe most others believe so either.
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    He is not.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/chc/theo-epstein-says-cubs-moving-in-the-right-direction-after-two-last-place-finishes?content_id=67771652&partnerId=as_chc_20140218_18765264&vkey=news_chc&ymd=20140217 Am I late to realizing Phil Rogers was writing for mlb.com? The Cubs tweeted out a Q&A he did with Theo. Althought the story itself looks to be a day old.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    A useful reminder not to pay attention to spring training.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Such a contrarian.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Google image search for figure skater taint is surprisingly tame. http://bp1.blogger.com/_6uFLbgjbSmM/RjuH_FpQddI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Z8kOUBgYE_M/s400/94Harding-Kerrigan2.jpg
  17. jersey cubs fan
    That is 7 dudes, only 1 OF and 1 SP.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    It's pretty nice that at some point this year, all of the big 4 should be above AA. Finally. I'd be shocked but it would be awesome if they deemed Almora ready to start this year in Tennessee. Do you mean above A+? I didn't think all four were slated for AAA or the majors this season.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    I really don't think that Arizona thing is a money issue. Then what? They negotiated in bad faith and never planned on building anything? Not sure if it's bad faith or not. Hotels across the street from Wrigley Field, which hosts 81 games per year and maybe 82 or 83 sometime in the next 10 years, is something you can justify. But building bars and restaurants and other stuff next to the facility that hosts 15 attended contests for one month a year seems silly for the Cubs. They can probably afford to build a bar there, they just don't want the hassle. Let somebody else do it and get your revenue from your own stadium.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Which explains his twitter rant a couple days ago.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67711888/sports-on-earth-nfl-mock-draft-houston-texans-teddy-bridgewater sportsonearth 3-way mock
  22. jersey cubs fan
    They've seemingly gone from one of the worst to one of the best in about two years. I think it's pretty impressive. But yes, I know, modernizing baseball operations could have been done within 2 weeks of being hired, and then they should have focused on free agency to raise their star-studded roster from 71 wins to 82 wins. I love that, amidst all this angst, the 2011 Cubs won 71 games, and the 2013 version won 66 with their two best players crapping the bed. But hey, that 5 win drop says everything about the state of the organization. No, the 66 win games won 5 years into the Ricketts, the $80m payroll and the never ending rooftop saga says everything about the state of the organization.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think that is easy to forget at all because the focus has been strictly on the minor leagues for years now.
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  25. jersey cubs fan
    Exactly. It reminds me of the moronic Razorback fans who are comparing Bielema to Houston [expletive] Nutt after 1 season. It hasn't been one season.
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