Derwood
-
Posts
87,550 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
78
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
Blogs
Events
Forums
Store
Gallery
Everything posted by Derwood
-
Oh look, Andruw Jones is already up again. Time flies when you're getting shelled. -
This team isn't even "fun-bad"
-
I know he threw the meatball on a 0-2 count, but shouldn't Barrett or mgmt get some of the blame for calling for that pitch? That's not where Barrett set up to catch it.
-
What's the over/under on the Cubs being in 4th place by the break?
-
That's the scoring tonight folks! Tip your wait staff!
-
I stand corrected. We just used up the one run for tomorrow night's game as well.
-
And their is the Cubs one and only run.
-
I'm so glad I spent the $150 on MLB Extra Innings this year. So much quality baseball. At least I can watch the White Sox (ducks)
-
What happened to that much ballyhooed "japanese vote" when it came to Matsui? Guess they just don't care anymore...
-
Oswalt certainly deserves it. And give credit to Sox fans for voting Podsednik in. Seems like nothing is going the Yankees way this year...
-
Dusty managed to burn 3 bench guys in one at-bat: 1. Corey pinch runs for Barrett 2. Dubois pinch hits for Dempster 3. Blanco now must come in for Barrett.
-
And the answer is "cut". Today. Read it on ESPN.com.
-
Well prior to today's game, they had snuck into 3rd place while no one was looking. Too early to tell if they'll be a factor, but I wouldn't start counting anyone out yet.
-
If you don't count Roberto Alomar, that is. Alomar was the best defensively for sure, but do his production numbers add up? Plus he was controversial, spit on an umpire, and really faded badly at the end of his career. Alomar's 90's offense certainly add up in comparison to Biggio during that time. They each had 4 seasons with an OBP over .400 and they each had two more over .380. Roberto had a SLG over .500 3 times, Biggio had 2. Biggio had 4 silver sluggers, Robby had 3. Biggio led his league in runs twice, Alomar once. They are all right there. But if you had to pick 1 out of the 3 (Kent, Biggio, Alomar), who would you pick? I'd still pick Biggio.
-
If you don't count Roberto Alomar, that is. Alomar was the best defensively for sure, but do his production numbers add up? Plus he was controversial, spit on an umpire, and really faded badly at the end of his career.
-
Well, since no one from Biggio's era is in the HOF right now, that's hard to do. If we define Biggio's era as the 90's, then he and Kent are the two best 2B of the era. I think if you elect someone to the hall of fame for being the best in their position in their era, then Biggio has to get in.
-
Wow, that's it? End of discussion? With Biggio breaking the record for hit-by-pitch tonight (I know, a worthless stat) I still want to hear feedback on this. I know it's a tough pill to swallow when it comes to comparing Biggio to our beloved Ryno, but he can't be discounted just because he's an Astro.
-
I'll give you two players' career numbers, you decide: Player A: .285/.344/.452, 2386 Hits, 403 2Bs, 76 3Bs, 282 HR, 1061 RBI, 1318 Runs, 344 SB's Player B: .286/.372/.435, 2708 Hits, 585 2Bs, 52 3Bs, 242 HR, 1024 RBI, 1643 Runs, 403 SB's In case you haven't guessed, Player A is Ryne Sandberg (recent inductee) and Player B is Biggio. I don't know how Biggio doesn't make it (and he's not done yet...could end up with over 600 career doubles and more career RBI). If he retired today, his average, OBP, Hits, 2B's, Runs and SB's are higher than Ryno. Plus he was an All-Star at multiple positions. Oh, and food for thought: Player C: .289/.353/.506, 1985 Hits, 454 2Bs, 42 3Bs, 316 HR, 1261 RBI, 1086 Runs That's Jeff Kent kids.
-
Sad to see the season end, but it really was a different team without Curry and Deng. That bench was deep, but could only get them so far. Hope they can build on this next season!
-
It has been well documented by Chicago sports writers/radio personalities that Dusty has his "boys" in the clubhouse. These are the guys he tends to use more often because he has a history with them. Perez is definitely in that club, as he played for Dusty in SF, etc. Hollandsworth has become a "chosen one". Sosa was the president of the boys club. Well the worry is that the new guys aren't Dusty's Boys yet, meaning Hairston, Dubois, Blanco, etc. aren't going to be his first choice off the bench no matter the situation. I'm not sure what it takes to be qualified as a Dusty Boy (besides being a light hitting, switch hitting utility infielder). I thought traditional logic was "play for the tie at home, play for the win on the road". Playing for the win when you're down 1 with a man on in the 9th is to bring in the guy who is most likely to hit a home run (ie Dubois). Grrr....
-
And they play the Wiz this week...
-
My apologies, as I haven't read all 66 pages of posts, but here is a question: I know that getting the 4th seed in the playoffs is important because it guarantees home court for the first round. However, wouldn't you rather drop to 6th so that you wouldn't have to face the Heat until the Eastern Conference finals? A 4th or 5th seed would have you see them in the 2nd round (assuming both the Bulls and Heat won in the opening round)
-
This team is tiring out. Thankfully Jermaine O'Neal is out for the season and the Philly trade for Webber isn't working out, or else I'd be worried that the playoffs will slip away. With 20 or so games left, this team needs to suck it up and push through.
