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  1. TheDude
    do you want to win or develop young players? Both Jones and Floyd are performing well. You seriously want to take them out and put Pie and Murton every day? Murton and his every game double-play? And Pie who's lost at teh plate? Do you not see we're on a great winning streak? Or do you prefer losses? I really hate this old arguement. These two things (winning and developing players) are not mutually exclusive. In the abstract maybe that is true. But specific to Pie and this Cubs team, is it? In other words, can the Cubs win and afford to deal with Pie's growing pains compared to the production expected out of those 'veterans' in front of him on the depth chart? I think so, and would advocate trading Jones to create the open spot. But there are plenty of folks who would lessen the Cubs chances of winning with Pie in the everyday lineup over Jones/Floyd/Murton.
  2. TheDude
    How do you know the game yesterday even gets to extras without the substitutions? If the Cubs were 4-0 in these extra-inning games, would it still be questioned? Lou makes his decisions mostly by numbers evaluation and a "best odds" approach, with the occasional tendency to go aggressive. Plus, Lou has stated he wants to keep all his players active and happy, and he has done this his entire managerial career. This is slightly exaggerated currently by quality of the bench, which is the best the Cubs have had in many years.
  3. TheDude

    .500!

    TheDude replied to WindyCity's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    This team is better than mediocre.
  4. TheDude
    Lee is an unbelievable hitter. In his near-MVP year he 99 extra-base hits. IIRC, Len had mentioned that season that very few had ever done that. I think he'll 80+ extra-base hits this year, including 50+ doubles.
  5. TheDude
    Same here. I think the best thing to hope for is quality starts for most of the rest of the year. He is bound to have an implode game at some point, I just folks don't go nuts on him after one such bad game.
  6. TheDude
    Soriano started hitting two weeks ago, not just three days ago. Last 11 games: 18/45 (.400 BA). There were quite a few singles to start the streak, but the power has come out in the last few games as well. I think most of the folks around would accept his current line at season's end (.313/.345/.863) with OPS boosted close .900 by the inevitable higher slugging that will come with more HR.
  7. TheDude
    7 IP, 88 pitches, and no walks. You really can't ask for better than that from Marquis. Good show.
  8. TheDude
    Soriano has his average up over .300 now. I hope he owns May.
  9. TheDude
    Props to Marquis again. Nice pitch count and no walks.
  10. TheDude
    What name change? he used to be Ian Oquendo and then he became Ian Snell for some reason. It was the last name of his baby's mama. Snell is his birth-name.
  11. TheDude
    And according to Gameday it was a pretty good pitch to hit. When the bases are loaded(especially after a pitcher just forced someone in), looking for the first pitch is a very common and sound approach. How dare you use logic sir...that's not allowed in a game thread. Emotions only please ;).
  12. TheDude
    Haven't the Cubs beaten twice in a row? He had owned the Cubs in his first four starts against them (back he owned everyone for awhile), but I think the Cubs, like everyone else apparently, will figure him out tonight. Murton should definitely start - he owns Duke.
  13. TheDude
    Is this supposed to be serious thread? I mean come on. You want to DFA someone who was very solid the last several years after 7 IP this season?
  14. TheDude
    In the side bar of Stark's article today is an interesting note about the Zambrano deal... link
  15. TheDude
    5? :lol: Win 4, get one for free 8-) Something like that. No doubt the team is due for a 6 game win streak or better.
  16. TheDude
    The majority of tools that operate on predicting wins work off of Runs scored for the season. I think all folks are saying is that, extrapolated across the season, you'd expect the Cubs to win more games on the current Runs trend.
  17. TheDude
    I was kind of thinking win the next 4 to get back to .500 myself.
  18. TheDude
    It's been this way for years... Here comes the broken record: It's because we don't draw enough walks. Tell that to Colorado, lol (5th in walks, 24th in Runs). The Cubs could definitely stand to walk more, but they could also stand to string hits together in one inning, instead of 8 hits in 8 different innings.
  19. TheDude
    I'm going to preemptively ask that this not trigger an RISP is worthless debate, as comments like this are wont to do around here :).
  20. TheDude
    That was my point, more or less. The Cubs should start winning series if the law of averages holds up. But it's not a given - as Cleveland proved last year.
  21. TheDude
    It's been this way for years... Yep. When they look good, they look reaaally good. When it's bad, it's ugly bad. The Cubs have scored 9 or more 4 times this season, and they've scored 1 or less 4 times. I think all teams go through that. And you're right, it is feast or famine. But if the name of the game is outscoring the opponent, you have to figure to Cubs are going to start winning series if they keep this up.
  22. TheDude
    Package Jones, Izturis, Eyre, and Miller for a decent middle IF and a good prospect or two. No team can afford to lose (or alternatively add) guys on the 25 man roster. That's just not going to happen. The Cubs should look to move Jones first, and a pitcher like Eyre if it improves the return.
  23. TheDude
    In the Cubs last five series, the team is 5-8. But the offense has outscored the opponent in each of those series as follows: Cinn (13th-15th): 1-2, but outscored Cinn 12-7 in the series SD (16th-17th): 1-1, but outscored SD 15-8 in the series Atl (18th-19th): 1-1, but outscored Atl 9-8 in the series Stl (20th-22nd): 1-2, but outscored Stl 16-14 in the series Mil (23rd-25th): 1-2, but outscored Mil 14-12 in the series For a team with a struggling offense, the Cubs are still outscoring the opponent for the series. They also range between 12-16th in baseball in all the standard numbers (Runs, OBP, SLG, OPS). So while struggling, the team is still average at worse. I've often been accused of being too optimistic, but it seems like this team is primed for a nice May, especially if Lee and Soriano dial-up the power. It's time for the law of averages to pan out.
  24. TheDude
    I don't know how ridiculous and free-wheeling this criticism is. Last night on Baseball Tonight, Steve Phillips was breaking down tape comparing 2006 and 2007 Zambrano. 2007 Z brings his leg kick farther away from his body as opposed to directly straight up, is opening his hips up earlier, throwing with a flatter arm angle and not following through straight to the mound. It was a pretty clear explanation of flatter pitches with less downward movement. I'm talking about the idea that his career is over and we should just toss him on the pile. That's what's ridiculous.
  25. TheDude
    I love these ridiculous, free-wheeling prognostications. Seriously, the problem with Zambrano isn't dire. His career as an effective pitcher isn't over. He needs to start throwing strikes (or apparent strikes) and do so without hanging around the middle of the zone. It's the same for every pitcher. Right now hitters are not helping Zambrano. Any border-line pitch they know to take, because he has struggled with command and the umpire knows it as well. As soon as he comes out and dominates a team for the first time, things will change.
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