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Yeah I wanted him to come back on to rip on us again for not believing him only to find out that no one cares.
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I'm thought he was kidding. At the time, I wasn't. But when he posted on here, he said that he was wearing a purple Fanta shirt. When he went on air with Waddle and Silvy, he also mentioned that it was a Fanta shirt. I'm pretty sure (but I could be wrong) that in the original report, he didn't say anything about it being a Fanta shirt (just purple). I kinda assumed he was revealing it jokingly. Regardless, real or not, I think his name should be highlighted in purple to signify its superior nature to everyone else's He's superior because he happened to see and recognize Theo at a Starbucks and then email Sullivan about it? I will say that as dubious as I was towards that story, it was welcome news at a time where nothing was really coming out. IIRC, at the time we didn't even know if the Red Sox had agreed to let Theo interview for the position. One last comment on Starbucksgate, if the whole process was supposed to be hush hush, why the hell didn't Theo make his wife or someone else (Randy Bush needs something to do) get the coffee for him? Doesn't seem like a good idea to walk around in a popular gathering spot in the middle of a weekend day less than a mile from Wrigley.
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If purpleshirtdude reads this, I am curious as to how his sighting of Theo turned into a legitimate news article. Did he call up the Trib and give them the tip? If so, did they actually believe the dude that called and said "hey i totally saw Theo at Starbucks, I'm 99.9% sure"? I'm wonder if Sullivan got an unconfirmed tip that Theo was in Chicago, but couldnt confirm so when he heard that story, he figured he'd be safe "hiding" behind purpleshirtdude by reporting his story of Theo in Chicago.
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lol Theo and the Cubs take the high road and decline to speak in depth about the compensation issues, while the Red Sox use Cherington's PC as a forum to regain "leverage". I'm sure the Red Sox and Cubs can work together amicably in the future but Theo's comments about their working relationship seemed a little too forced.
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Free Agent Predictions
UMFan83 replied to UMFan83's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I guess it depends on whether you think the Cubs can compete next year. I don't think Theo intends to compete next year unless the very short term moves he makes (while making the more important long term moves in the background) all pan out and everything works out well. If you sign someone like Pujols it would be stupid to pay $20 million of payroll to one player on a team that's not as likely to win, especially because at the time you finally expect to be competing with a strong organizational philosphy in place, Pujols will be out of that "peak" age that Theo talked about today. Not to say that Pujols will all the sudden be Soriano part 2, as the early post-peak Albert is probably still among the top 10 hitters in the game but in terms of maximizing his value it doesnt make sense to pay someone for 8 years 200+ mil when the 2 years he will be in his self-defined peak will be the 2 years the Cubs are the least likely to compete. I dunno, I can see your side too but that's the best argument I can make. -
The argument is that it's boring, and means you don't get to see the best players bat as often. This sort of micromanaging the rules has no benefit. There are repercussions to the IBB, you are putting a guy on base, and potentially throwing off your pitcher's rythm. There's a slight benefit in a situation where there's runners on 2nd and 3rd and less than 2 outs in a close game, setting up the DP to get out of the inning without damage. But I'm guessing that putting that runner on increases run expectancy despite this "benefit"
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So what would happen if someone threw 4 straight balls to start an AB? Maybe they wouldnt be allowed to walk until a strike is thrown. But its hard not to get into the argument of intent for an intentional walk and teams could easily throw 4 pitches clearly outside but not in the standard 'catcher stands up and holds his arm out' designation with little risk. So yeah would never work. I wish I could remember who suggested that...it was in a similar article a few years back.
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Anyone listening to the Cherrington PC? Want to see if there are any subtle digs at Theo.
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I heard someone propose that you can give INT walks out freely but the pitcher has to throw one strike first. I could see that being even a bigger advantage to the pitcher though because first of all, when the AB starts, only the pitcher knows if his intention is to intentional walk someone. It's more for the better to predict. If the batter thinks the pitcher is going to walk him intentionally and he is ok with it, he can take a strike, but if he does that and is wrong about the pitcher's intention, he only has 2 strikes to work with. Furthermore, by requiring a strike in order to intentionally walk someone, there is a possibility that the pitcher would change their mind if the count is 0-1 and the AB seems a lot more managable.
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CSN usually rebroadcast these things at some point in the evening. I'd be willing to bet that they'd rebroadcast it sometime between 7-10pm
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... Quade: So umm...my vision for the organization is umm how I see the team operating in the long term which I think will be about getting back to the basics and umm fundamentals and ..."Ah-Bup"? Theo: ..."Ah-Bup"? Quade: Yeah like walks and stuff. Theo: Do you mean "OBP"? Quade: Heh, oh right. Ah-Bup is an inside joke here with the team heh. No worries Eppy. Theo: Don't ever call me Eppy again. *Ryno knocks on the door* Ryno: Hey Eppy! Did you can tha-- ohhh.....heeeey Mike....how are the kids? Umm....I can swing by later...
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Has anyone posted this Verducci article? He tears the [expletive] out of LaRussa and his explanation for his moves last night. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/10/25/game.5/index.html#ixzz1bopZloTx This is only like 1/3rd of the article, but I'll edit it more if its too much to post.
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Yeah I dont like that idea. Carlos Marmol would blow games a lot easier with that rule. Though I would love to hear an explanation from the first manager who triple walks albert pujols.
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So they just had one of the reporters on the score...sounded like Buster Olney or something but its probably not him, i think its a chicago guy. anyways, he said he was in one of the Theo breakout sessions, adn the question of Theo/Jed seperation of power came up and he said something like: But the reporter cautioned that Theo's imprint will be on each and every team.
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3 words thick...........onion..............gravy. gallons full. Yes I saw your comment in the CSN chat
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Can people post when he gets on with the Score and ESPN1000 so I can tune in?
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"Theo, Tony DeMaria, Northsidebaseball.com. I cannot help but notice that you are strikingly handsome....umm...that's all. No question"
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YES I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW THE PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL OPPS CAN TEACH FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR TEAM. THANK YOU RICH KING!
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LMFAO
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Boston guys aren't getting to ask questions I guess.
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Great [expletive] question Kap
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Wow, he just thanked Kenney for his intregal part in making this happen. Probably means by stepping down and letting someone take over baseball ops and be level to him in power.
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Free Agent Predictions
UMFan83 replied to UMFan83's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Just think it will end up that way. The 2 biggest overspenders are unlikely to be part of the bidding, I get the sense that Theo doesn't want to make a big splash this offseason because the team isn't ready for it. So this leaves teams like the Mets (financial issues), Dodgers (still some financial issues), Angels (possible but they blew a lot of money on Wells), Blue Jays (I say this respectfully but, Canada), Nationals (no tradition or strong fan base, might not appeal to someone coming from BFIB). I guess I just don't see a team offering significantly more than what the Cardinals are going to eventually offer him, and with similar offers out there, the desire to remain on the one team he has played for and is beloved will win over. Plus they indirectly proved that they could win with Pujols making a lot more money (my logic: Wainwright hurt all year, and signing Pujols would probably cause the Cardinals to have to let him or Carp go), so the issue about the Cardinals being able to afford him and still win is lessened. It just seems like all the pieces are in place for him to stay in STL. -
For the record, I don't completely disagree with Jersey in that, while people actively wanted Hendry to get canned, the level of random hatred for Hendry was not in the same realm as Kenney. As people have pointed out in the past, Hendry was extremely nice and well liked as a person despite his GM shortcomings. Many media members held back their criticism for Hendry when he left instead of doing a Red Sox style smearfest on the departed GM. That doesn't mean that they weren't all glad to see him leave for the sake of the team or that they werent outwardly critical of his tenure. Do you think, knowing how Chicago has run other negative figures out of town in the past, that this was the worst they could do with Hendry? They could have destroyed him in the media but held back. With Kenney its exactly the opposite. People think he's a twerp and do not like him and constantly write negatively about him despite actually being successful at his job.
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Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't. Yes, because in 2011 one must live in a city to read and hear the sports talk in that town. What, we're supposed to believe you convinced the Chicago Tribune to mail a copy to you ever week? Seems unplausible. Nope, men riding ponies delivered a stack of the previous week's Tribs to him every 7-10 days.
