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  1. Outshined_One
    Flippy Alou, who should be fired given the debacle the Giants have gone through.
  2. Outshined_One
    From the Pierre thread:
  3. Outshined_One
    Wells get a bit too much hype because of his RBIs. His base numbers are pretty good, but nothing particularly spectacular. This season: .305/.358/.547 Past three seasons:.288/.339/.498 Career: .288/.336/.493 I think the Blue Jays are going to hold some one hostage for him. I don't think he'd be worth giving up a boatload of prospects over, especially if he just ends up being a one year rental. He'd be a step up in CF, but I don't know if you could justify giving up a package of top prospects for him. I'd imagine Andruw Jones could be had for cheaper given his down year.
  4. Outshined_One
    Would it hurt the Cubs if they stuck EPatt at 2B in AAA opening day in order to see if his numbers there this season were a fluke or legitimate? The Cubs have a few in-house options at 2B who could form some sort of platoon or committee (Cedeno, Fontenot, Theriot) depending on what the Cubs want to do at 2B. Then again, they could go out and pick up Soriano or Loretta and make this entire situation moot. The Cubs could also trade any of these guys if they deem it necessary, especially if EPatt draws rave reviews from other scouting departments. I don't think it would be wise to pencil EPatt in for a starting 2B job on opening day 2007. He still has his share of kinks to work out of his game, which AAA could help significantly.
  5. Outshined_One
    But does the Tribune Company see Hendry that way? I'm sure the Cubs are still turning a sizable profit, despite their recent declining attendance and ratings. What would be most worrisome out of all of this is if the Tribune Company decides to keep the Cubs, but cut payroll in an attempt to maximize profits. If there are people in charge who think that the Cubs could easily draw an average of 25,000 people a game with a $70m payroll, they might very well take that approach, good records or not. This is not necessarily good news for Cubs fans. So many problems could come out of this whole restructuring.
  6. Outshined_One
    People would be reasonable to think that Veal and Gallagher will likely be in a Cubs uniform by September 07 at the rate things have been going with the pitching staff...
  7. Outshined_One
    We need something to talk about. Beis bol?
  8. Outshined_One
    Yes, but it makes him less clutchy.
  9. Outshined_One
    The only Mesa question they answered was the one on Huseby? Ouch.
  10. Outshined_One
    I really enjoyed going to Gatlinburg when I was a kid when my family would drive out to visit my grandparents in South Carolina. The mountains are gorgeous out there! I'm actually jealous of the guys who will be out there next season. Still, it stinks that we're losing most of our connections in West Tenn. If anyone can put in a good word for us with the people over there, that'd be terrific.
  11. Outshined_One
    Was there anything else about the AZL Cubs in there or nah?
  12. Outshined_One
    BA is doing their own chat at 3PM EST. Anyone mind doing me a favor and asking them where guys like Rundle, Huseby, and Carrillo fell or would have fallen if they qualified? I never got around the renewing my BA account. :( Also, a brief summary on Ceda's scouting report would be welcome.
  13. Outshined_One
    I worry about health and conditioning with really large guys like that. Even if he has a strong frame which can hold up over a season, things such as weight can become an issues (see: Sisco, Andy). Still, if the scouting report on him is legit, he fits the bill of freakishly tall pitchers this organization loves so much...
  14. Outshined_One
    Funny, I could swear I saw his autograph on that picture in Caesar's Palace in Vegas a year and a half ago.
  15. Outshined_One
    http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9869/budseligpm5.jpgbud_is_wiser: /adjusts glasses Let me see here..."I'm sorry I bet on baseball - Pete Rose". That's really nice, Pete. http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8607/peteroseng5.jpgcharlie_hustle: heh it was nothin http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9869/budseligpm5.jpgbud_is_wiser: You know, Pete, I-- Wait, what's this on the other side? "LOUISVILLE OVER MIAMI $50"? http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9869/budseligpm5.jpgbud_is_wiser: Care to explain this? http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8607/peteroseng5.jpgcharlie_hustle: aw c'mon i said i was sorry
  16. Outshined_One
    Gee, I wonder who Boras is going to be steering him towards? :lol:
  17. Outshined_One
    That would definitely explain why Drew Rundle cracked the Top 20. His traditional stats are nothing special and his tools are still a work in progress, but that .146 IsoD is really tantalizing. Also, that 1.003 OPS against lefties is decidedly bizarre, considering he's a left handed hitter. Colvin is in a similar boat (.988 against LHPs), to boot.
  18. Outshined_One
    Never give up the dream! :D Wrigley is part of what makes being a Cubs fan so freaking great. 8)
  19. Outshined_One
    I've always felt that the talent compromising a roster is what's critical in these situations. Give a great motivator a bunch of .230 hitters and it won't matter how much he gets out of them...the fact remains that those guys are still .230 hitters and are terrible. If we're to assume that you'd give the manager and computer the same rosters, I think it really depends. Managers can play stupid hunches that somehow work out while computers could go with guys who are 99% likely to succeed and still end up failing. Honestly, I think the difference would be negligible and too heavily based on human behavior and performance to produce a good answer.
  20. Outshined_One
    I believe I read this on FJM awhile ago and it's been bothering me ever since. In football, there is one statistic in particular that has become widely accepted as one of the best ways to determine a QB's performance, the Passer Rating. Here's how they compile it: 4 primary ratings... Completion Percentage Rating: ((Comp/Att) * (100 - 30) / 20) Average Yards Rating: ((Yds/Att) - 3) * 4 TD/Att Rating: TD/Att * 20 INT/Att Rating: 2.375 - ((INT/Att) * 25) These four results are then added, divided by 6, and then multiplied by 100. Despite how complicated this might seem, this is one of the most commonly used stats in comparing QBs across the league. It's commonly used on all of the media outlets which cover football and rarely do you see people really criticize it ("Even though Kyle Orton's QB Rating sucked, he really contributed out there beyond what the numbers say!"). My question is rather simple. If people are so willing to use this statistic in judging talent in football, why the heck has baseball been so slow to catch up? Are things like OBP, OPS, OPS+, BABIP, and EqA any more complicated than how we compile passer ratings? Don't even get me started on plus/minus in hockey...
  21. Outshined_One
    Methinks the Vikings might be a sleeper team this year. After watching enough of that game, I can tell you that the Panthers had that game locked up before Chris Gamble decided to throw the game away. Believe me, if there ever was a loss that could be pinned on a single player, this would be a really good example of it.
  22. Outshined_One
    Absolutely horrible news for Lee's daughter and his family. :( I wish them nothing but the best. This is one of the worst things that could happen to anyone.
  23. Outshined_One
    Losers in the Fecal League chase today: Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburgh TB has overtaken the top spot!
  24. Outshined_One
    Sweet!
  25. Outshined_One
    Just out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to be Rich, would you? :P
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