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  1. cubbinalltheway
    I don't want my #2 hitter to move runners over. I want him to get on base and drive runs in. If your offensive philosophy is to waste outs having your #2 guy just get your leadoff man into scoring position, you're doing yourself a disservice. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the odds of scoring a run with a man on 1st and 0 outs is a lot higher than a man on 2nd with 1 out. well, your odds of scoring runs also greatly increase when you have your highest OBP guy hitting 2nd rather than 8th. all things being equal, yes, sure. But if you can get nearly the same OBP but far better SLG, the decision is a no-brainer. agreed. but that's far from a lock. hell, fukudome's slg last year was .02 better than theriot's. do i expect that gap to widen this year? of course. but it's far from a lock.
  2. cubbinalltheway
    Yes, stats about performance in all situations, including when a runner is on first, can't possibly be used to predict how one can do if a runner is on first. That would be just asinine. what are you talking about? if you were actually following the discussion, you would see that the topic was theriot's ability to move runners over. when you show me data that includes his at bats with the bases empty, that's irrelevant to the discussion.
  3. cubbinalltheway
    I don't want my #2 hitter to move runners over. I want him to get on base and drive runs in. If your offensive philosophy is to waste outs having your #2 guy just get your leadoff man into scoring position, you're doing yourself a disservice. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the odds of scoring a run with a man on 1st and 0 outs is a lot higher than a man on 2nd with 1 out. well, your odds of scoring runs also greatly increase when you have your highest OBP guy hitting 2nd rather than 8th.
  4. cubbinalltheway
    as i thought, those are total numbers. meaning they include situations where he came up with the bases empty. so they're meaningless when talking about his ability to move runners over. i hope these projections about fukudome are accurate, but it's hard to be faithful after watching him get worse and worse over the course of 2008.
  5. cubbinalltheway
    jay cutler still acting like a big baby http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3968896
  6. cubbinalltheway
    do you have any evidence of this? and as for the people who say that fukudome will have a better obp than theriot this year....... why? because you say so? fukudome, the guy who's avg/obp/slg all got worse every single month last year, is now being talked about as if he's going to have a better obp than the guy who lead the team in obp last year? that's certainly an interesting prediction, to put it nicely.
  7. cubbinalltheway
    well when we're talking about the number two slot, to me obp means a whole lot more than slg. which is why i think he's a great 2 hitter. that and the fact that he can move runners over, hit to the right side on a hit and run, etc. "Give your "best hitters" the most opportunities in a lineup". that's a flawed theory. by that logic, your best hitter will bat leadoff and always bat after your worst hitters, which will result in fewer chances to drive in runners.
  8. cubbinalltheway
    well when we're talking about the number two slot, to me obp means a whole lot more than slg. which is why i think he's a great 2 hitter. that and the fact that he can move runners over, hit to the right side on a hit and run, etc.
  9. cubbinalltheway
    Theriot needs to bat 8th. why? Because hes not that good? among regulars he led the team in both average and obp last year. if that's "not that good" then what are the rest of the players? better convincing argument. theriot is good in his own ways, and obviously has deficiencies as well. but to say that the guy who got on base more than every other player on the team last year "isn't that good" is just stupid.
  10. cubbinalltheway
    Theriot needs to bat 8th. why? Because hes not that good? among regulars he led the team in both average and obp last year. if that's "not that good" then what are the rest of the players?
  11. cubbinalltheway
    Theriot needs to bat 8th. why?
  12. cubbinalltheway
    i would prefer theriot there, but fukudome isn't a bad choice for the number two hitter.
  13. cubbinalltheway
    i almost feel weird not following suit and complaining but......... i liked it. if nothing else, i always like watching any sort of video about the cubs. an hour long program dedicated to the cubs will always be enjoyable to me.
  14. cubbinalltheway
    very, very nice. infinitely better than before.
  15. cubbinalltheway
    that's hilarious that lou refers to him as "the little kid"
  16. cubbinalltheway
    what time do they usually release the new top 25?
  17. cubbinalltheway
    in that game, did pedro face anyone who had ever been above A ball? i don't think he did. pretty meaningless performance in the grand scheme of things.
  18. cubbinalltheway
    if he could've stayed healthy, he would've been a sure hall of famer. great player.
  19. cubbinalltheway
    You think Walt Jocketty would trade for Pierre? doubt it. but i'd be surprised if dusty didn't approach him about it. And Moises "pee on his hands and then ground out ot the left side" Alou what? you have pretty selective memory if that's what you associate alou with. moises was a great hitter. just couldn't stay healthy, of course.
  20. cubbinalltheway
    does anyone really doubt that dusty is pressuing his GM (forgot his name) to look into this?
  21. cubbinalltheway
    I believe I was the first one to say he had an elbow injury way back last March or April. The first one in a particular thread? Or on this board? Or in the entire world? Please specify your level of prescient genius so we can gaze upon you with the proper amount of reverence and awe. There is no need for this type of post. but "do you know why this is a stupid post, or do you need me to explain it to you" is perfectly acceptable, apparently.
  22. cubbinalltheway
    wow, he really sucks. i don't know why but i always thought he was a decent player for some reason.
  23. cubbinalltheway
    this guy is great! i love how one video is "matt holiday to the cardinals?" with him wearing a cardinals hat, and then the very next one is "matt holiday to the a's!" with him wearing an a's hat. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TheLifeofElias&view=videos&start=120
  24. cubbinalltheway
    considering that it IS manny, i can't help but wonder if he's just delaying this so that he doesn't have to report to ST this early.
  25. cubbinalltheway
    at lunch today, i overheard a guy talking about how dusty was such a better manager than lou. he was going on and on, and rather loudly. i wanted to say something so badly, but i refrained.
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