Soonernation
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It's not that it's worthless, it's that it's not of much use when trying to predict what a player is capable of doing in the future. A guy with 100 RBI this season with two guys with .400 OBPs hitting ahead of him may drive in 50 runs with two guys posting .250 OBPs in front of him next year. Unlike rate stats (OBP, SLG, OPS, EqA, etc), RBI is very dependent on the rest of the lineup, not just the individual player. For that reason, you can't use RBI to reliably predict a player's future production. I never said you could i'm just sick of some of the people on here defending Bradley and his OBP that say he's been productive; Bradley is being paid $10 million a year to drive in runs, not get on base, and he's been an epic failure in my opinion That post is an epic failure. So explain to me how a guy batting barely .200 with RISP is having a good season? he's had plenty of chances to get runs home and has not produced; i will give you that the OBP has been good but is it worth 10 million?
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Harden done for season, Gorzelanny to rotation
Soonernation replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i have a hard time believing that, considering that he didn't pitch many innings in 2006-07 and has just been average this season. He's making $7 million this year. You think he'll get a pay cut down to $5-something million? Nope, that's not how arbitration works usually; i would expect 8.5 million for him if it goes that far -
Harden done for season, Gorzelanny to rotation
Soonernation replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Removing Bradley will improve the team also
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It's not that it's worthless, it's that it's not of much use when trying to predict what a player is capable of doing in the future. A guy with 100 RBI this season with two guys with .400 OBPs hitting ahead of him may drive in 50 runs with two guys posting .250 OBPs in front of him next year. Unlike rate stats (OBP, SLG, OPS, EqA, etc), RBI is very dependent on the rest of the lineup, not just the individual player. For that reason, you can't use RBI to reliably predict a player's future production. I never said you could i'm just sick of some of the people on here defending Bradley and his OBP that say he's been productive; Bradley is being paid $10 million a year to drive in runs, not get on base, and he's been an epic failure in my opinion
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People that understand how baseball works, yeah. I'm sorry i don't know as much about baseball as you do
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Speaking of Bradley, when was the last time he drove in a run? Oh yeah, i forgot, RBI are a worthless stat to some people
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Problem is they replaced DeRosa with Miles, and he's one of the worst baseball players i have ever seen
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Congratulations. I was not one of the two. Me neither
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9/15 Crew (Gallardo) @ Cubs (Z) 7:05 PM CSN
Soonernation replied to Andy's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
why couldn't they play like this in August? -
September Call Ups
Soonernation replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Hopefully this means we wont be seeing anymore of Aaron Miles unless its a blow out. What are you talking about? You know he's our first option off the bench :D -
Little late on that declaration pardner :D
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Has there ever been a pitcher that owns the Cubs like Valverde? Unreal
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damn where are all the posters?
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there u go Demp!!!
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come on demp end this inning
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how much better could this team have been if fox had been playing every day?
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mccarver likes to talk too much about things he knows nothing about, such as baseball
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the walk off granny was the last 1 i remember
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Because we needed to get more left handed; where the hell have u been the past 10 months? :wink: :wink:
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Fake Cobs rally time!!! :D
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All we need is back to back to back to back to back to back to back to backers and we have a chance :mrgreen:
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Yay Uncle Milty!!!!
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It's always great to see Eddie on there; at least we all know he's a died in the wool Cubs fan
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I can't say i blame him