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  1. UMFan83
    I think the offense is actually average or slightly above average statistically with the bases empty but beyond anemic with runners on.
  2. UMFan83
    He made a good pitch to Bourne, and Bourne blooped a lazy double into LF. Hard to blame Demp for that Ahh I just turned it on when Pence was up
  3. UMFan83
    Did you guys know you could score from 3rd with less than 2 outs without even getting a hit??
  4. UMFan83
    Ryan Dempster: king of the 1st innings
  5. UMFan83
    Yeah that is pretty damn sweet. I love it.
  6. UMFan83
    I swear we've had at least 10 walk off losses this year.
  7. UMFan83
    Why does it seem like there is at least one walkoff Astros win in every series at MMP.
  8. UMFan83
    I bet the Cubs feel like they will never be able to play him consistently in the majors, and have resigned themselves to trading him and think that his numbers in his brief MLB appearance will help his trade value and want to send him down before he hits a slump and his numbers take a hit. The Cubs just lost a pretty good bat off the bench and gained...........Aaron Miles....
  9. UMFan83
    It's true, but it seems like we are saying that kind of stuff every year after another Cubs draft that gets panned by everyone. Pawelek, Colvin, Harvey, Montanez. Blah. We'll see though, and if they don't pan out we'll just throw money at our problems. If they do pan out, we'll just trade them before they mature most likely.
  10. UMFan83
    As much as it hurts the team short term, I don't mind Ricketts holding out for that. By not having as deep of pockets as the Trib Co., he will need to maximize profits as much as possible. Letting the Trib Co. show Cubs games for a cheap price is not doing that. Creating a Cubs Network cable channel on the other hand does do that.
  11. UMFan83
    We know what he's saying, the inane wording is what makes it funny. Edit: Oh.... http://bp0.blogger.com/_UqUwVPikChs/SHdegxFIlNI/AAAAAAAAEbY/Cij8ksm8-fM/s400/dusty.jpg
  12. UMFan83
    The Cubs have been terrible recently at hitting with runners on/in scoring position. The Cubs are 28th in baseball in BA, R and OPS with RISP. Last year we were 4th in all 3 of those categories I think. It's a major major problem and a huge reason why our offense is nowhere near as good as last years.
  13. UMFan83
    Baffling suggests that there was absolutely no downside to signing Dunn, which of course there was. Hindsight is of course 20/20, but Jim puts value on defense, and like the above poster said, Dunn is an awful defender that would be moving from LF to RF. So in that respect, its somewhat excusable that he didn't go for Dunn. there is far greater downside to milton bradley than adan dunn and let's not act like jim has assembled some great defending team either Those are both true. I can't pretend like I agree with Jim's thinking, I just try to see his logic behind moves, and this was likely his with regards to Dunn. He thought Bradley had more upside and figured that the Cubs were good enough to win during the sporatic periods that Bradley was injured, so long as he was healthy come playoff time. His whole concept of left handed hitters was with the playoffs in mind. Otherwise, there is just no logic in saying that the team that scored the second most runs in baseball last year has a glaring need to lefthanders in the lineup. Of course you'd have to ignore the fact that it's idiotic to make moves in January that you hope will help you win a few games in October, not April-September.
  14. UMFan83
    Baffling suggests that there was absolutely no downside to signing Dunn, which of course there was. Hindsight is of course 20/20, but Jim puts value on defense, and like the above poster said, Dunn is an awful defender that would be moving from LF to RF. So in that respect, its somewhat excusable that he didn't go for Dunn.
  15. UMFan83
    I like your article on Holliday. Just some random thought about Holliday after a few beers....do you think Beane's new moneyball like strategy is to find players like Holliday, owned by smaller market teams and trying to get rid of a player because he'll be a FA soon, trade for them in the offseason when his price will be cheaper, and then trade him to another team at the deadline for a bigger haul? It's sorta like "Flip that House". While he puts an initial investment in acquiring Holliday (prospects), he milks him for a half season in Oakland, and unless the A's are randomly contending, he flips Holliday to another team and his net return is positive. It might not be a long term strategy, but its certainly what Beane had in mind when they traded for him. OK, enough off topic, keep up the good work...I just bookmarked your site.
  16. UMFan83
    Who isn't on the Cubs though?
  17. UMFan83
    I was just looking at some stats and saw that the Cubs were tied for 4th in MLB in starters ERA for the year (3.81), and that includes a somewhat shaky start. Another interesting stat is situational hitting. With RISP we are 3rd to last in the league in OPS (.699 vs. .733 normally), BA (.233 vs. .249 normally) and runs scored (158). Last year in those categories, we were 3rd in OPS (.819 vs. .699 this year), 7th in BA (.278 vs. .233) and 3rd in runs scored (669 vs. on pace for just 474 this year). Big reason why we are on pace to score 162 runs less than last year. Do I have any idea how to solve it? No. Just pointing it out.
  18. UMFan83
    I know Brenley is a non-prospect, but he had some really nice ABs today. The one in the 5th or 6th in particular where he worked the count full, fouled off 3-4 pitches, and finally dumping a ball into RF for a single.
  19. UMFan83
    He got a little time off after last night's trolling. Such a shame... Can't believe he made it almost 900 posts before randomly becoming a trollish poster.
  20. UMFan83
    I remember Peter Gammons bringing him us as the wave of talent in the future that the Cubs had on Baseball Tonight back in 2003. He had major potential. I think a bullpen role is a very good one for him to be in with his injury issues. He was pretty close to being given up on by the Cubs, so I'm really happy that we found a way that he could contribute for the Cubs.
  21. UMFan83
    Three more games left on the trip, let's not speak too soon. Guzman is just absolutely fantastic. Love him. FWIW, I got in my car from Subway just as the 14th inning started, right before Soriano homered. Crap, I forgot that we are still going to Houston for the third time already this year. Well if we win one more we at least have a .500 trip, win the series and we have a winning trip.
  22. UMFan83
    Where's reds44?
  23. UMFan83
    For as crappy as we played, we had a winning road trip and won a road series against a team ahead of us in the standings.
  24. UMFan83
    This isn't game 7 of the World Series unfortunately. Ok, honest question, will anyone of us live long enough to see the Cubs in that spot? I have serious doubts. I prefer getting it done in 4 if we ever make it to that round.
  25. UMFan83
    You couldn't have found a way to do this 2 hours ago Cubs?
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