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I think the Theriot love boiled down to "Cheap and bad beats expensive and bad". Yes, I also believe many overrated him (somewhat) on this board. But I think even the highest expectations for him amounted to no more than "almost good enough." Having a player like Theriot on the bench is a great idea-he's cheap, versatile, and for one day a week, could probably be semi productive. But he's simply not good enough to be a full-time major league shortstop, and the numbers he put up in every month other than July of '07 bear that out.
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Because there were ~10-15 flyball outs he made last year that would have been HRs at virtually any other park. HRs increase OBP. Look at his ABs each of those years. Extrapolate the ABs (roughly 410-440 per season for 2004-2006) to the 2007 AB total (611 ABs) and you get 23 home runs per season in those years.
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Brian Anderson seems on the surface to be a very similar player to Felix Pie (albeit a couple years older). How do their minor league numbers compare?
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It implies exactly what I said it implies. And its a poor way to attempt to gain high ground in a discussion. If you have a problem with what I write (or me personally, which seems to be pretty obvious), so much so that you have to attack me personally with condescending remarks, don't read what I write. Or just get over it and move on. Who attacked you personally? He attacked what you wrote. To inform you, this isn't the first time someone has gone on the "we" rant around here. It's annoying and haltz was right on the money. My advice to you is to grow thicker skin. Apparently, as long as you don't directly say "you're an idiot" to someone, using passive aggressive phrases like "'we'(normal people)" isn't attacking someone personally. I love the way that rule gets skirted. Like I wrote to the other guy, if you don't like my opinion, deal with it. Using "we" when referring to the Cubs is stupid. If my response to the stupid use of "we" annoys you, tough. Moving on...
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It implies exactly what I said it implies. And its a poor way to attempt to gain high ground in a discussion. If you have a problem with what I write (or me personally, which seems to be pretty obvious), so much so that you have to attack me personally with condescending remarks, don't read what I write. Or just get over it and move on.
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It might be wrong to question the veracity of a quote, but it just seems like the quote attributed to Adam Jones seemed a little blunt for what any player would give to the media. Not to say that this writer in Seattle made it up, but I wonder where from whom he got the quote.
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When you claim that "we" are not going to trade them Marmol, it implies that you have some choice in the matter and/or some level of high ground in trade speculation on the part of us fans. If Jim Hendry wants to trade Marmol, Hill, Ramirez, Lee and Soriano for Luke Scott, there is literally nothing you or any of us can do about it. We are not part of the Cubs. We have nothing to do with the Cubs' success or failure. We have no control over trades, free agent signings, or anything having to do with the Cubs organization. Using the term "we" when discussing the Cubs is just plain wrong.
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Thank you... Been an irritation of mine as well, but thats how it goes. It's pretty funny. I saw a lot of it going on at RealGM when the Kobe rumors were flying around ("Will you guys give us Deng if we include Kwame?"). It's one thing to refer to your team as "we" as though you're part of the team, it's quite another (and moronic) thing to act like you make decisions for that team. This is the same type of attitude that results in people thinking "if fans stop going to games, the team's gonna have to really try to win the World Series!" The sooner the average fan realizes they have virtually zero impact on the organization for whom they cheer, everyone will be a lot better off.
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Ugh...
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Please come play in my fantasy league.
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There's also a lot of "we're not going to trade you Marmol" going on there, too. Pet peeve of mine, but as far as I know, unless there are members of the Cubs front office on these boards, no one has the power to make decisions about player movement. Fans should recognize that they are not part of the Cubs organization. It would go a long way towards minimizing many of the ridiculous statements made by fans about players' values.
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Seattle Times is running the "done deal" story, independent of a reliance upon the message board: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/
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I would argue that, for almost the first twenty years that Steinbrenner owned the Yankees, he played with superstars and didn't know what he was doing, either. He also treated it as a business venture, but was smart (lucky?) enough to make a massive profit.
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I would not be at all surprised to see the Cubs trade for Greene.... Then move Theriot to 2B and sit DeRosa.
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The offense needs more players that get on base. How they make outs is irrelevant. Of those things, the only thing that really matters is the low OBP. Theriot's OPS was in the .600s. Greene's OPS away from Petco is .828. That is a HUUUUUUUUUGE upgrade. The only time a strikeout is worse than virtually any other type of out is with a runner on 2nd or 3rd and less than two outs, which doesn't happen nearly as much as people believe it does. Strikeouts are certainly better than DPs.
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Unless, of course, Steve Stone says the Cubs should go after him. Then we HAVE TO DO IT!
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Does anyone else think that Greene could be had for a lot less than what seemingly is the high value placed on him by many on this board? Now-it is clear that Greene is a valuable player, but what I mean is that he may not have the perceived value around baseball that he has on this board. Add to that his desire to move East, and for some reason, I just don't think he'd necessarily cost what some think he would cost. Its important to point out that I do feel he is a valuable player, but for some reason, I think the traditionalist reaction to him will be "not high enough average; strikes out too much. End of the order hitter." Granted, that is not a correct interpretation of his skills, but I think its still a prominent one. And as we all know, perceived value is as important in many respects as actual value, and I think Khalil Greene's perceived value is lower than you might expect. Here are some reactions to Greene not signing from the signonsandiego website:
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While I don't think at this moment that Byrd is worth Murton (based upon Byrd's horrific-ness during the years prior to last year), I would not be surprised to see him repeat the season he had last year. Jaramillo is, right now, probably one of the most valuable (if not the most valuable) coaches in baseball, and clearly he is able to tap into talent that other coaches cannot reach.
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Jim Hendry candidly speaking at Bloggers Luncheon
WilcoFan replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It was a very fair portrayal of Hendry. And, if anything, it might have been slightly flattering. And you were there to witness this? Just asking since I know someone who was there. No comment. -
Apparently, anything the Cubs organization believes=irrefutable, gospel truth. Who cares that DeRosa was productive, the Cubs said he's a "super-sub," therefore he is! Anything those people lucky enough to have a connection into baseball believe must be right! By the way, it was a good thing no one listened to that Bill Gates guy when he introduced that Windows garbage-he didn't even have a computer science degree! We really dodged a bullet there. The idea that simply because someone is in the business automatically means they're smarter than anyone else regarding baseball is absolutely and utterly ridiculous.
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Considering the Cubs have won as many World Series with me as GM as they have with any of the people you mentioned, I think my opinion is equally valid. Apparently, unless you have a connection that can get you into a front office or a manger's job, you're not smart.
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Cubs sale delayed? / Trib may own Cubs on Opening Day
WilcoFan replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Trib may now own Cubs throughout the 2008 Season. Could be an interesting situation RE: Hendry: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080119cubsale,1,5640945.story?coll=cs_tab01_layout -
It's a blog/web site started by a few of the guys from Desipio. Whats it stand for/what is the web address? Probably something ironically hip. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Ironicy Hip = Pathetically Desperate. Kind of like thinking of your hand as a girlfriend. I actually think desipio is pretty hilarious. No problem. Just don't be offended when I don't shake your hand. As long as you don't do it "Ironicy"....
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Jim Hendry candidly speaking at Bloggers Luncheon
WilcoFan replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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It's a blog/web site started by a few of the guys from Desipio. Whats it stand for/what is the web address? Probably something ironically hip. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Ironicy Hip = Pathetically Desperate. Kind of like thinking of your hand as a girlfriend. I actually think desipio is pretty hilarious.