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  1. abuck1220
    that was a pop up. it must be really windy.
  2. abuck1220
    let rich swing!
  3. abuck1220
    you couldn't be more incorrect.
  4. abuck1220
    Tell that to the White Sox who won a WS on Pitching and Defense. Their team BA was .262 with a .322 OBP and yet they managed to win a WS. they hit a crapload of homers. True..but they had 200 HR to our 194. They had a .262 AVG with a .322 OPB while we had a .270 AVG with a .324 OBP. So what was the difference between the two teams offensively? The difference must be in the clutch hitting because defense means very, very, very little. Honestly, that's the first time I've heard that Defense means very little in baseball. In fact it's crazy. You can go back to the 2004 Red Sox when they upgraded their defense they went on to a WS title. Defense is hugely important! I can't believe you really believe that? yeah, because that red sox team was TERRIBLE until they got doug m and cabrera.
  5. abuck1220
    Tell that to the White Sox who won a WS on Pitching and Defense. Their team BA was .262 with a .322 OBP and yet they managed to win a WS. they hit a crapload of homers.
  6. abuck1220
    I think he can save us 30-40 runs a year on defense. He can make 4-5 extra outs per week, which will save us 1-2 runs a week. These will come from partly some balls that he can get to that other people cannot, and partly doing things like turning more double plays effectively when he gets the chance. I think 30-40 is on the high side, but whatever. How many runs would someone like Tejada get us over the course of a season with his offense? Hmm-well, I'd say again about 4-5 hits a week, but that will cause us to get 2-3 extra runs a week because some of those will be XBH, so more like 55-60 runs. The difference between the top 5 shortstops and everyone else offensively is too high to make up for the change in defense. first of all, no way he takes away 5 hits a week. that's crazy. second of all, i'd love to see a play where a shortstop takes away an extra base hit. Uh-the last one you quoted was Tejada's offense, which is where the XBH came into play. you're right...too many quotes...
  7. abuck1220
    I think he can save us 30-40 runs a year on defense. He can make 4-5 extra outs per week, which will save us 1-2 runs a week. These will come from partly some balls that he can get to that other people cannot, and partly doing things like turning more double plays effectively when he gets the chance. I think 30-40 is on the high side, but whatever. How many runs would someone like Tejada get us over the course of a season with his offense? Hmm-well, I'd say again about 4-5 hits a week, but that will cause us to get 2-3 extra runs a week because some of those will be XBH, so more like 55-60 runs. The difference between the top 5 shortstops and everyone else offensively is too high to make up for the change in defense. first of all, no way he takes away 5 hits a week. that's crazy. second of all, i'd love to see a play where a shortstop takes away an extra base hit.
  8. abuck1220
    i love that those that like this trade are looking for izturis to regain his 2004 form -- when he posted a stellar .711 OPS. yeah, that's something to be excited about.
  9. abuck1220
    oh boy, if the cubs get stuck with izturis and then re-sign maddux...i don't know what i'm going to do.
  10. abuck1220
    it's no surprise that hendry continues to peddle this crap about how so and so won a gold glove or how so and so was the 5th best hitter with RISP among guys that struck out 100 times or how so and so was the best hitter on earth from june 6-june 10 in 1997. because some people actually buy into it. amazing, really.
  11. abuck1220
    i love that the guy doesn't like neifi but he loves izturis...because they're such different players.
  12. abuck1220
    didn't hendry say on the air last night that he refused a prospect deal?
  13. abuck1220
    everyone wants to play for baker. look at all the elite FA's that have come to chicago at a discount.
  14. abuck1220
    when i see people that actually believe the white sox won it using sac bunts, defense, hustle and speed, it doesn't surprise me one bit that some people love the izturis trade. or that hendry made the deal.
  15. abuck1220
    if hendry truly passed on kemp to get izturis he is the laughingstock of baseball today.
  16. abuck1220
    What? Out of 50 players who have played shortstop this year, Ronny is dead last in offensive production (measured by VORP). Last. He can only improve, but what are his chances of becoming a "standout" at a position in which more offensive production is expected? The point is they don't care about offense. It's manly to talk tough on defense, whereas offense if for pretty boys. Tough teams defend, and there's no better market than Chicago to play up the defense concept, regardless of the sport, or the relative value of defense in that sport. the cubs should sign ben wallace.
  17. abuck1220
    as i said somewhere else, to make this offense passable, the cubs have to get soriano for 2b. you just have to live w/ the fact that the cubs don't care about OBP, so you have to hope they accidentally stumble upon the guy with the best SLG.
  18. abuck1220
    i'm just glad our GM values hard work and other make believe intangibles over production.
  19. abuck1220
    And probably the year after that... Izturis has to be thrilled. He's almost guaranteed to have his club option picked up for '08, when there is no chance the Dodgers would have taken it. Yes there was. The Dodgers loved him. they loved him so much they completely squeezed him out of their infield plans for this season by acquiring mueller and furcal.
  20. abuck1220
    despite his shortcomings, the cubs probably need to get soriano for 2b if they want to contend. of course, his defense is supposed to be terrible, so hendry probably has no interest.
  21. abuck1220
    That's not they said, but cough up cash to read the rest. Jeff Samardzija also made the list and Goldstein says that Cubs' fans should hope Samardzija play football well so the Cubs don't have to shell out the full amount of the deal. that may be true, but the way hendry's going, the less money he has to use (waste) the better.
  22. abuck1220
    and all the negative people were proven to be so wrong by the complete success that is the 2006 season.
  23. abuck1220
    and you're a great hitter.
  24. abuck1220
    best reason i've heard yet for the trade! downey also calls izturis a "beauty" and a "gem." he also says a shortstop like this doesn't come along every day and that the trade was "one of the Cubs' smartest manuvers of the century." wow.
  25. abuck1220
    at least the cubs will have baseball's worst offensive middle infield to match baseball's worst offensive outfield. but, boy oh boy, will they catch the ball.
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