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  1. UMFan83
    :-s you heard him, now get lost! Take UMfan with you, that guys insider's suck! :lol: I told you to take everything with a grain of salt. Just because my insider happens to be Carrie Muskat's dog doesn't mean you have to boot me off the board!
  2. UMFan83
    Carlos Guillen is no longer a SS. I'd still put him at SS over Greene. Just like I'd put DeRosa at SS over Greene. OK well I will put Albert Pujols at SS over Greene too. Now hes number 15.
  3. UMFan83
    And Greene's power and top shelf defense wouldn't make our team better? Can you explain why youd rather have: Below Average at position offense/Adequate defense at SS with Good offense and above average D at 2B vs. Above average at position offense/Very Good defense at SS with Good offense and average D at 2B? How are you judging below average and above average? I'll turn to fantasy baseball because they take into account every hit and aspect to a players offensive game. I would say both players are average to below average at their position offensively. The only think Greene brings is power. Whereas Theriot brings speed. Plus Greene has better defense. You're using fantasy baseball to judge the relative worth of a player? The same type of system that values a HR as much as a SB?? No i'm not. I just used fantasy baseball to compare a players offensive ranking with another player in the same positions offensive ranking. And I use a points based league, where HRs are worth 4 points, and SBs are worth 2. Greene and Theriot are right next to eachother towards the middle to lower half. So if player A has 20 HRs and player B has 40 SB but gets CS 120 times, they are as valuable in that league?
  4. UMFan83
    And Greene's power and top shelf defense wouldn't make our team better? Can you explain why youd rather have: Below Average at position offense/Adequate defense at SS with Good offense and above average D at 2B vs. Above average at position offense/Very Good defense at SS with Good offense and average D at 2B? How are you judging below average and above average? I'll turn to fantasy baseball because they take into account every hit and aspect to a players offensive game. I would say both players are average to below average at their position offensively. The only think Greene brings is power. Whereas Theriot brings speed. Plus Greene has better defense. You're using fantasy baseball to judge the relative worth of a player? The same type of system that values a HR as much as a SB??
  5. UMFan83
    And Greene's power and top shelf defense wouldn't make our team better? Can you explain why youd rather have: Below Average at position offense/Adequate defense at SS with Good offense and above average D at 2B vs. Above average at position offense/Very Good defense at SS with Good offense and average D at 2B?
  6. UMFan83
    Probably because the PCL is a ridiculously great hitters league. And your argument that he would do well is because he looked 'comfortable' in the bigs?
  7. UMFan83
    Everyone here is going to be pissed at Jim for not getting BRob when Soto and Pie flop, Theriot is still terrible and the Cubs have 3 black holes in their lineup. Not saying that is going to happen but still.
  8. UMFan83
    Yeah, I'm meeting up with a buddy of mine in Arizona and also another friend of mine is flying in from Maryland Sun. March 23rd (Easter Sunday) and the three of us have tickets for the 24th, when the Cubs play the Rangers. We'll also be watching the Cubs against the Brewers on Thurs. (March 27th?). Go Cubs! Kinda weird that they play the Brewers on the 27th, with those 2 teams set to face off on the 31st at Wrigley.
  9. UMFan83
    I'll probably be out there in a couple of weeks, but I'm not 100% yet. My mom lives out there, so it makes for a convenient excuse to go out there every March. :D
  10. UMFan83
    I am in insider for the insiders and this is what I'm hearing:
  11. UMFan83
    When do Brian Roberts and the rest of the Cubs position players report?
  12. UMFan83
    Are you saying we are dumb for wanting these guys?
  13. UMFan83
    It's so crazy how many of those names were relevant even 2 years ago. Victor Zambrano was traded for Scott Kazmir Cliff Polite was a key setup man on the 2005 White Sox Mike Sweeney was the face of the Royals for years, and according to The Dugout people shattered the single season HR mark in relative obscurity Chan Ho Park got a huge contract 5 years ago Chris Reitsma was traded for Bob Wickman like 2 years ago Fernando Tatis hit 2 Grand Slams in an inning like 5 years ago Jorge Julio was one of the better setup men in baseball a few years back Crazy.
  14. UMFan83
    So basically there is no news to report...... ;) I'm trying here guys, I really am. This thread isn't going to get to 200 pages by itself.
  15. UMFan83
    Jon Heyman from SI.com weighs in:
  16. UMFan83
    This reeks of collusion
  17. UMFan83
    "Their Bruce?" Who does Levine belong to? The Onion.
  18. UMFan83
    Honest question. If you had 2 players that had the exact same statistics in their career, but one got caught using a corked bat and the other did not, which one is more likely to use steroids? A caught cheater or the non-cheater?
  19. UMFan83
    No. We've been down that route. Nomar's extreme drop in power numbers over the last 2 seasons raises some serious questions, and I think he's happy to finally make it on the West Coast. He had a .699 OPS last season Ryan Theriot had a .672 OPS last season. Nomar is a complete butcher in the field, Theriot is adequate. Nomar made 8.2 million last year. Theriot made 390k
  20. UMFan83
    *AHEM* http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2003-06-03-sosa-lower-inside.jpg
  21. UMFan83
    Their pitching alone will give them 60 wins, especially if they can pull off that trade for Crede. Trading for Crede doesn't sound like much, but he would be replacing Rich Aurilla... Have you seen their offense? Answer: no, because it doesn't exist. Dave Roberts is the Starting LEFT fielder. Vizquel has nothing, and I mean nothing, left in the tank. Have you heard of Dan Ortmeier? Well, he's the starting first baseman. Ray Durham hit .218 with a .295 on-base. They will be terrible, especially so when you consider the strength of their division. And adding Joe Crede with his .305 OBP will not help anything. I agree they will be terrible. Their offense might be the worst of all time. I'm just saying that they won't be lucky to win 45 games. The starting pitching is actually pretty good and will allow them to win 60 games this season.
  22. UMFan83
    I think the worst thing that could happen to the Reds this year is to be in mid-July about 4-5 games out of a playoff spot. Bruce is obviously untouchable, but the rest could go in desperate trades.
  23. UMFan83
    First off, your math is pretty bad (2003-1945 = 58 years). He also mortgaged the team's future for that one playoff run and crippled the Cubs going forward. Oh, and he's an awful manager. But yeah, we're sad. That's arguable. Obviously World Series > 5 outs from WS, but winning a playoff series hadn't happened since 1908 before 2003.
  24. UMFan83
    :lol: I really wish I could spell out all the insanely crazy things that Dusty did as manager. However, I have blocked most of those memories from my mind perminantly. Just know that when fans of the 2 fan bases he coached at consistantly set Dusty Baker as the lowest of the low (and we've had some horrible managers) and when he constantly has subtle jabs taken at his coaching 'philosophy' in the mainstream media as well as other media like Rotoworld, its pretty obvious hes a horrible manager. I am not saying he can have success with the Reds. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Reds won this division this year (yet I think the Brewers and then Cubs are most likely to). But more likely than not, any success the Reds have during Dusty's tenure will be in spite of him rather than because of him.
  25. UMFan83
    I don't think the team, as it stands right now is a playoff team in the Central. But that's not to say we won't make a deal midseason to improve ourselves.
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