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  1. SouthSideRyan
    Because he's been blackballed by the commissioner due to steroids.
  2. SouthSideRyan
    Almost as dishonest as those who, due to either an irrational hatred of the general manager, a strident and close-minded adherence to neo-sabermetric principles (without examining the evidence), or just a general contrarian attitude, refuse to admit that his behavior had any negative impact on the team. I think what we're waiting for is one shred of evidence that Bradley's mere presence made the team worse, and nobody seems to have that for us other than to say he's been on a lot of teams.
  3. SouthSideRyan
    Let me be the first to say that the Cardinals clearly need to get more lefthanded this offseason. I personally love(considering it was the Dodgers that inspired that) that the first 2 Dodger starters this year were lefties.
  4. SouthSideRyan
    The Cubs finished the season without Bradley 8-6, and were losing a rained out game by several runs when it was canceled. If they had played that well throughout the whole season, they would've finished exactly where they did, 2nd in the division and 5th in the wild card race. There were many reasons the Cubs didn't make the playoffs this year. Bradley's antics were just one factor. And let's be honest, we don't know how well the Cubs would have played without Bradley. The 8-6 record was mainly a factor of Lou playing some incredibly pathetic lineups at the end of the year along with the insistence of pitching Shark and resting Harden for the rest of the year. Every loss without Bradley can be explained away. The losses with Bradley are all on him. This [expletive] is driving me insane. The Cubs went 27-26 in games Bradley didn't start. I know how well the Cubs would've done if they suspended him on day 1. Worse.
  5. SouthSideRyan
    tebow has no idea how to receive a snap from under center which is one of many reasons I think he's not an NFL QB Does anybody?
  6. SouthSideRyan
    I'm at my mom's tonight and she doesn't have HD. This is awful.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    Mmmmmmmmmm Cardinal tears.
  8. SouthSideRyan
    It's fun that people still think Bradley is a good baseball player. His body is shot. He's done. And he's crazy. Well this is new.
  9. SouthSideRyan
    yeah, a seven game series of 10:30 EDT start times would be awesome The world series starts at the same time no matter where the games are.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    I'm all for trading Theriot. I think he has the biggest disconnect between his actual value and his trade value out of any of our players.
  11. SouthSideRyan
    I think it's time to consider that Snead might not be that good.
  12. SouthSideRyan
    Guess we can give up any hope that Bradley will be back. I don't even have it in me anymore.
  13. SouthSideRyan
    Reggie Jackson is a [expletive] [expletive].
  14. SouthSideRyan
    Up to a 4 star on Rivals, and he's still very raw. I'm coming around.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    Egwu to decide between Purdue and Illinois any minute now.
  16. SouthSideRyan
    Greinke wouldn't have been able to handle Chicago.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    I don't care if he's shorter than Kiefer Sutherland, he was the best rebounder in the history of college basketball. That doesn't mean squat in the NBA. Actually, it does mean something. Rebounding is the skill that best translates from college ball to pro ball. Over what timeframe did the study take place that came to this conclusion? Being a great rebounder against today's competition is a lot different than being a great rebounder in the NCAA 20 years ago.
  18. SouthSideRyan
    That DeRosa throw is gabekaplerfalls hilarious
  19. SouthSideRyan
    How would strikeouts affect UZR? More strikeouts = less opportunity to make outs in the field. Outs/9 innings is the basis of UZR. Maybe? I'm not pretending to be an expert, just throwing it out there. That's not how UZR works. Otherwise, all it would serve as is a ranking of strikeout teams.
  20. SouthSideRyan
    It's like you have absolutely no concept of anyone's value. I assume you're talking about Bradley's value. Bradley without the baggage is a valuable trade chip. Bradley with the baggage has very little trade value. Unfortunately he can't get rid of the baggage. A few posters keep bringing up Bradley's value and how easy it will be to trade him (without eating a big chunk of his contract and/or taking a bad contract in return) and I am still waiting to see any evidence of that. So far the speculation has centered on the low-budget Padres and the Rays (for a bad contract DH). Why would the White Sox tender Jenks an offer if they have to dump him for Bradley? Why does EVERY SINGLE TRADE of yours end with "tweak with prospects and/or money?
  21. SouthSideRyan
    And 25th in UZR. No kidding? Ouch. I wonder what on earth could cause that large of a disconnect. That defensive metrics are for [expletive] might have something to do with it. wouldn't the high number strikeouts by Cubs pitchers account for much of that discrepancy? ie fewer balls in play doesn't affect efficiency, but does affect UZR. How would strikeouts affect UZR?
  22. SouthSideRyan
    I'd really enjoy having our 2 worst hitters hitting 1-2
  23. SouthSideRyan
    That's probably the only situation I'd consider kicking the FG. The only difference with that situation and any other situation is that the loss of momentum would go with you into halftime. I don't care about the momentum factor. One of the big advantages of going for it is if you fail to convert the other team takes over in awful territory, and you'll likely get the ball back in their territory anyway.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    Haha CB Bucknor
  25. SouthSideRyan
    That's probably the only situation I'd consider kicking the FG.
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