Jump to content
North Side Baseball

abuck1220

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    17,737

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    4

 Content Type 

Profiles

Joomla Posts 1

Chicago Cubs Videos

Chicago Cubs Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Ranking

News

2023 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

Guides & Resources

2024 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

The Chicago Cubs Players Project

2025 Chicago Cubs Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Chicago Cubs Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Blogs

Events

Forums

Store

Gallery

Everything posted by abuck1220

  1. abuck1220
    geez, that 6-8 for the cards is ugly.
  2. abuck1220
    it's funny seeing you guys say who the fans are 'allowed' to boo. as if it's your decision.
  3. abuck1220
    Give me a break. Pitching has not been the problem with this team, its been offense. It has alwys been offense, last year the Cubs were near the top in HRs, SLG, and BA. And only in the middle of the pack in runs scored. Same in 2003 and 2004. The Cubs have the pitching to win, but not the offense. So are you saying the Cubs shouldn't try to upgrade? That is pretty assinine. Yeah, we'll trade some surplus pitching for Abreu. I'm sure they'll take a package of Marshall and Hill for Abreu. Offense doesn't win division titles. Pitching does. yep. so if you have a chance to upgrade your offense you shouldn't even do it. You really think we can upgrade the offense w/o downgrading some other element of our team? We don't live in fantasy land. Philly will get something valuable in return, not a bunch of minor league leftovers that could beat out Rusch and Williamson for a rotation spot. i don't know what philly would want in return, and neither do you. that's not really the point, though. you shouldn't automatically dismiss the notion of upgrading the offense just b/c you think pitching and defense wins championships (which isn't true, but whatever).
  4. abuck1220
    Give me a break. Pitching has not been the problem with this team, its been offense. It has alwys been offense, last year the Cubs were near the top in HRs, SLG, and BA. And only in the middle of the pack in runs scored. Same in 2003 and 2004. The Cubs have the pitching to win, but not the offense. So are you saying the Cubs shouldn't try to upgrade? That is pretty assinine. Yeah, we'll trade some surplus pitching for Abreu. I'm sure they'll take a package of Marshall and Hill for Abreu. Offense doesn't win division titles. Pitching does. yep. so if you have a chance to upgrade your offense you shouldn't even do it.
  5. abuck1220

    Week 1

    abuck1220 replied to cbbryan's topic in Fantasy Sports

    well, [expletive], i was up by like 50 early in the week, but bad ollie showed up today, blanton was amazing last night, and the cubs can't hit carpenter. SofS still has morris and capuano...i got nothing. come on, offense!
  6. abuck1220
    link he's mad because the hot water in the showers only lasted five minutes. the jokes write themselves.
  7. abuck1220
    he's good. :D
  8. abuck1220
    link
  9. abuck1220
    jones: i'm the worst rf in the game today, i'm hitless on the season. encarnacion: oh yeah, watch me drop this pop fly of yours. jones: oh yeah, watch me not hustle and then foolishly try to make it to second. encarnacion (pondering whether to eight hop the throw to second base): you win.
  10. abuck1220
    how can any play that involves having a guy blindly sprint toward home plate while the pitched ball is heading to the guy standing right on top of home plate be 'not very risky'? a missed bunt, an unbuntable ball out of the strike zone, or a popped up bunt is a disaster. When the batter at the plate is just as likely to put the ball in play with bunt as with a swing. Check that, MORE likely to put the ball in play with a bunt. I generally don't like the squeeze, but with Pierre, the odds are even at worst. but the runner isn't out if the batter swings and misses. and pierre doesn't have to offer at a pitch over his head or in the dirt. i bet his bunt contact % goes down quite a bit if the pitch bounces in front of the plate. if he wasn't squeezing, he wouldn't have to offer at that pitch.
  11. abuck1220
    how can any play that involves having a guy blindly sprint toward home plate while the pitched ball is heading to the guy standing right on top of home plate be 'not very risky'? a missed bunt, an unbuntable ball out of the strike zone, or a popped up bunt is a disaster.
  12. abuck1220
    Because it tells us that Dusty has at least some brain activity. the squeeze is little more than a show off move for the manager. it's unnecessarily risky. Not with a great bunter like Pierre hitting. It's not very risky at all. . you do realize that he ended up getting a hit, right? wouldn't you take that over a run scoring sac bunt or a rally killing caught stealing? You realize that nearly all of the outs Pierre makes are pop ups and weak grounders right? Neither give a great chance for a runner at third to score. Yes, he got a hit, but it was more likely that he doesn't get the runner hom if he swings away. The squeeze was a good move. if i had to do it with anybody, it'd be pierre. but i wouldn't do it.
  13. abuck1220
    Because it tells us that Dusty has at least some brain activity. the squeeze is little more than a show off move for the manager. it's unnecessarily risky. That's just plain nonsense. It's an effective way to score. it's also an effective way to over think yourself into ending a rally.
  14. abuck1220
    Because it tells us that Dusty has at least some brain activity. the squeeze is little more than a show off move for the manager. it's unnecessarily risky. You have one of the game's best bunters with great speed at bat and someone with great speed on 3rd. Letting Pierre swing away was just as much of a risk. yeah, that hit he got was terrible.
  15. abuck1220
    Because it tells us that Dusty has at least some brain activity. the squeeze is little more than a show off move for the manager. it's unnecessarily risky. Not with a great bunter like Pierre hitting. It's not very risky at all. . you do realize that he ended up getting a hit, right? wouldn't you take that over a run scoring sac bunt or a rally killing caught stealing?
  16. abuck1220
    Because it tells us that Dusty has at least some brain activity. the squeeze is little more than a show off move for the manager. it's unnecessarily risky.
  17. abuck1220
    why does everyone get so excited for a squeeze?
  18. abuck1220
    i didn't know murton had that kind of arm.
  19. abuck1220
    walks + extra base hits = runs
  20. abuck1220
    i thought the cubs took care of that problem. :-k
  21. abuck1220
    that was a rusch-esque pitch by suppan.
  22. abuck1220
    yeah, i'm going w/ the astros...especially if clemens comes back. everyone rags on houston's offense, but, like you said, they have fewer glaring holes than the cubs and cards. heck, the brewers offense really only has one obvious hole. I disagree about the Astros offense. Berkman is the only real threat there. Biggio is getting older, Ensberg has been inconsistent from year to year, Wilson is no better than Jacque or Encarnacion, Lane is still a bit unproven, Taveras has little plate discipline, Ausmus can't hit, and Everett's only skill is the sac bunt. biggio may be getting older, but he's still better than miles (and neifi, when he plays). i'd still say he's above average for his position. i'm not counting on either lane or ensberg flopping, let alone both. it's not a great offense, but i feel it's pretty close to both the cubs and the cards.
  23. abuck1220
    yeah, i'm going w/ the astros...especially if clemens comes back. everyone rags on houston's offense, but, like you said, they have fewer glaring holes than the cubs and cards. heck, the brewers offense really only has one obvious hole.
  24. abuck1220
    i never said the cubs' lineup was better...i'm unimpressed with both.
  25. abuck1220
    i see wgn spent the offseason coming up with that fancy new font.
×
×
  • Create New...