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Kendall had 282 at-bats in the first half. He put up this line: .227/.263/.280. Here are some of the things that were said about him: Murton's OBP last season: .365 Murton's career AVG coming onto this season: .303 Honestly, some of the same people saying these types of things about Kendall are the people who are so down on Murton and the 180 ABs he's had to "prove himself". The opposite can be said as well. Many (including myself) got very down on Kendall and didn't think it was likely for him to do what he's done the last month or so. Clearly Murton has underperformed expectations. I don't think anyone would deny that. Also, nobody expects him to be a super-star. People think he's a better option than Floyd or Monroe, which is basically what people were saying re: Kendall v. Bowen/Hill. I just think it's a good idea for everyone to take a deep breathe and think about a players ability and past performance before we banish them. That goes for people like Murton and Kendall. Now I'm just rambling on and not even making sense to myself. Maybe noon is too early to start drinking.
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Just to add on to that. The most games he's played in CF in one season was 33. I suspect it was because of an injury. In all other seasons he's played CF in less than a dozen games/year. Right. Hey, if he's going to play CF against LHP, that's great. I'd love to see it. I'm just not sure that's going to be the case based on what I'm hearing from the Cubs at this point. I suspect he's more likely to play in place of Murton against LHP. I hope not. We've been through this before. Lou just doesn't seem to be a big fan of Murton, which is a shame.
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It seems clear to me Monroe will be taking Murton's spot, for the most part. Trammel didn't seem to think CF would be Monroe's forte. Something along the lines of, "he can play CF in a pinch". That's too bad because I think Murton has the better long-term potential. As for 2007, it may not make much difference. I certainly prefer Murton, but he hasn't exactly been tearing up lefties the way he has in the past. It's been hashed and re-hashed, but I wish we could have seen more of Murton in the first half of the season to have a better gauge of what he can do. Certainly he performed last year (and 2005) and should have been given more time this year over Floyd.
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Being discussed here Premium
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If Monroe is replacing Fox/Pagan then I don't mind the deal at all. Not a bad pick up IF used propertly. If he's coming in to to essentially replace Murton it's really, really stupid.
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8/22 Cubs (Hill) at Giants (Zito) 9:15 PM CT, WGN
soapy replied to soccer10k's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
hahahahahaha...floyd instead of murton against a lefty. makes since. i mean, he did have that clutch double play ball...er...base hit last night. what a joke, lou. come on...nobody is that stupid. -
I get annoyed when people purposefully cause conflict by purposefully twisting words. Come on goony. You know that prefering Murton over Floyd = thinking Murton is a perennial all-star, MVP candidate whom you worship in the shrine to him that was once your living room. Admit it.
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Same. You should read "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris. That guy was bad to the bone. hahaha...i'm actually in the middle of that right now. I just finished "Theodore Rex" a while back.
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I can't believe you really need an explanation, it's fairly simple. Matt Murton was productive last year, and Floyd was not. Given their ages, it could be expected to see improvement in Murton, and not Floyd. Seriously, you didn't need that explained. What I needed explained is why you think Murton's .782 OPS v. RHP "was productive" but Floyd's .765 OPS v. RHP "was not productive." Unless, in your view, the line at which a player becomes "productive" falls between a .765 and .782 OPS. The difference is, you're using splits against RHP only. Once you factor in what each player does against LHP, Murton is clearly the better option. Not to mention the fact that he's far more likely to improve on that than Floyd is at this point.
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Thanks for the numbers, CCP. I wonder if that trend will continue for Murton, or if it's more of a fluke. Couple of things. I think it's obvious that Murton is more of a top of the order hitting with OBP being his biggest strength. He's fine for a corner OF if they are getting production elsewhere considering his cost. Certainly upgrading from Murton would be great, if feasable. I don't think anyone thinks RBI's are insignificant. I think many would argue that it's just a very poor way to judge a player becuase it's so dependant on the people hitting in front of the player in question. See Derrek Lee in 2005.
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I definitely prefer non-fiction. I've never been able to get into fiction books for some reason. I love history and love to read about history for the most part, especially biographies.
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I'd be curious to see what those number look like over the course of his (brief) career. I think we all know that "clutch hitting" seems to fluctuate from year to year usually ending up about the same as the player's over all numbers.
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I think it will depend on how well the young guys like Pie, Murton, Theriot, Soto, Gallagher, etc. develop over the next two years. I'd be surprised if the payroll is raised too much more. That's especially true this year with the sale not likely to be complete early in the off-season. I think they would need to have a few of the above mentioned players really step forward to have a strong shot at remaining contenders for the next few years. This team is very average right now with a couple of their core players possibly due to decline in the next few years.
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zambrano signs
soapy replied to illiniguy's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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His second half is every bit the fluke his first half was. Having said that, I hope he keeps it up. Also, I agree with GRCubsFan on the whole quoting thing. Weird way to start a thread. Could have easily just said "a lot of people doubted Jones" with out calling someone out and almost instigating a fight.
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1. hope the cards and brewers somehow play worse than you do.
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I'd pretty much go with that exact lineup. I might swap Kendall and Murton if Kendall continues to get on base the way he has, but probably not. Jones has been hot in the 2-spot, but I don't expect that to last (not this hot, anyway). If/when he starts to cool off, go with Pie in CF everyday and, depending on how Murton is playing, give Jones some starts in RF.
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that lineup isn't bad, but the mets are still far superior. that's just one off the top of my head. philly is probably better too.
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has he ever said he won't hit #5? or anywhere but #1? or is this just a myth? he hit 3rd for a while when Lee was out.
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He can produce in the 5 spot. It's a myth that he has only been able to hit at leadoff. He's a 5 hitter right now, and as he ages, and his legs get worse (two leg injuries already this year) it's only going to get more and more obvious. correct 2005: #1 .276/.301/.480 (98 ABs) #5 .270/.315/.523 (497 ABs) 2006: #1 .294/.368/.588 (541 ABs) #5 .310/.375/.690 (29 ABs)
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Scott Podsednik?
soapy replied to E.J.'s topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'd be shocked if he was brought in to come off the bench. I think he'd take Pie's or Murton's spot, which would be horrible. -
It's a no-brainer if you ask me, but I won't count on it. My guess is Pie doesn't play while Jones is hitting and Floyd continues to platoon in RF with DeRosa. Murton probably sharing time with Patterson. It's stupid, but it's what I expect at this point. The best hope is to hope Jones continues his recent surge and Murton produces like he did last year. Floyd just looks absolutely terrible out there.
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I'll be happy if we just banish the term "Barroids". Hello, word filter.
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at least i'll be entertained by the cubs playing with two guys in CF. that's something, i guess.
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Shannon Stewart?
soapy replied to seanhopper's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't understand this. Murton is at least as good as Stewart, and probably better. 2004-2006 Murton: .303/.370/.462 Stewart: .287/.347/.405 2007 Murton: .266/.342/.367 Stewart: .298/.360/.399 If Stewart could play CF, okay. But I don't think he can.