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  1. rocket
    well this is obiviously gonna be a homerun
  2. rocket
    homerun womack!
  3. rocket
    Did WGN die for anyone else? At least living in Ohio has paid off for once, I have the game on my fox sports channel.
  4. rocket
    When discussing 1st pitch swingers and their success, batting average is probably a better indicator than OBP. But seriously, OBP is way better than batting average.
  5. rocket
    didn't we say that about the white sox last year Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland. i believe you're forgetting a certain relief pitcher
  6. rocket
    didn't we say that about the white sox last year
  7. rocket
    Maybe the Cubs should invest in guys who take 6 or 7 pitches per at bat. Those guys tend to be better hitters. They'd also help get to the bullpen much sooner in games when the opposing pitcher is on. Who on the Cubs takes the most pitches? Their best hitter, Derrek Lee. Coincidence? Do you think Jeff Francoeur is a good hitter? He's a notorious first pitch swinger. Have you seen his average?
  8. rocket
    And sometimes it was a pitch you shouldn't have swung at in the first place.
  9. rocket
    The 3 hole hitter should have swung at the first pitch. I never said anything that would imply I think he should take the pitch. But if he flies out, it wasn't a productive at bat. Doesn't mean the idea was bad, but it's still worse than an out that lasted 6-8 pitches. That's all I've ever been saying.
  10. rocket
    I'm sorry I'm being so difficult. What's so foolish about the argument? Hitter sees a meatball on pitch #1, hits it, flies out to center field. Pitcher only uses 1 pitch. Hitter sees a meatball on pitch #8, hits it, flies out to center field. Pitcher uses 8 pitches, hitter sees a lot of the different type of pitches the hitter throws, can give info on what all the pitches look like to his teammates, etc. At least something minor was accomplished. My point stands, and I still don't see the foolishness of it. A 1 pitch out is a worthless at bat.
  11. rocket
    The opposing pitcher's arm has no problem with it either. It's the same thing with some of the team's philosophy on stolen bases. If you think you can do it, then by all means go for it, but prepare to get hell if it fails. Same thing with first pitch swinging. If the pitch looks great and it looks like you can drive the ball, then by God swing the bat. But if you get out, accept the fact that you wasted your at bat.
  12. rocket
    I think the bolded is exactly what we all want to see. Our problem is that the Cubs are often aggressive when the situation dictates the exact opposite. I won't argue with that, but I will argue that swinging at the first pitch is a worthless at bat. That's a foolish argument. What exactly is accomplished when making an out on 1 pitch then?
  13. rocket
    I'm sure someone here has someone fascinating stat to back this up, but some people on this board are acting like swinging at the first pitch is like swinging at a pitchout or something. Isn't it strange that pitchers and pitching coaches preach about first pitch strikes and the importance of getting ahead in the count, but it's stupid for hitters to swing at the first pitch?? Makes sense to me..... You're making it an either/or situation when it isn't. No one has ever said that it's completely unacceptable to swing at a first pitch, which seems to be what you're implying. SOMETIMES it's a good idea to swing at the first pitch. No one here is going to deny this. USUALLY it behooves the hitter to work the count. That's all anyone has been saying.
  14. rocket
    People on this board have been complaining about this for quite some time. Depending on who you are and what the situation is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going after the first pitch if it's something you're looking for. These guys know the scouting reports and what they're trying to do up there...swinging at the first pitch is NOT a bad thing. Swinging at the first pitch and getting out is one of the biggest wastes of an at-bat possible. If you swing at the first pitch and get a hit, then fantastic. But if not, you just wasted your at bat.
  15. rocket
    call me crazy but i have a hunch that had zero effect on today's game
  16. rocket
    steroids seem to be popular among relief pitchers. that's all whose getting caught.
  17. rocket
    on a scale of 1-10 how awesome is jacque doing as a cub so far? i gave him a solid 7.
  18. rocket
    cubs showing awesome discipline so far
  19. rocket
    does ops+ account for at bats? grudz's 2004 abs: 257 walker's 2004 abs: 372
  20. rocket
    I never heard of Chester's Roadhouse. I do know that Rike's was demolished about 3-4 years ago.
  21. rocket
    jacque jones obp is almost good!
  22. rocket
    can't turn the double play. has a big mouth. just won't shut up. he's worthless.
  23. rocket
    drive up 1-75 north 1 hour and come to dayton and be bored to tears. ps skyline chili is gross and overrated. i'm going to saturday's game too!
  24. rocket
    the cards will probably do what the cubs should have done and trade for craig wilson, who will then be moved to LF after he fills in nicely at 1st, and the Cards don't really miss a beat.
  25. rocket
    so after even a bigger fluke here i am again. but this is the cubs, we're not sweeping the cards in st. louis no matter who gets injured, but hey, 2/3 is still fun so let's all enjoy the game. here's the cubs against jason marquis: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/rocketsaucetd/marquisvscubs.jpg wow, that's a tasty combined ops against him. too bad we're now in bizarro world and marquis will dominate. here's the cards against greg maddux: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/rocketsaucetd/madduxvscards.jpg anyways, hold your head up high. 2/3 is still awesome. a sweep is just being greedy. go cubs.
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