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  1. brinoch
    Ditto, but I've also had the torn labrum and surgery to repair. I shall never bash Kerry for what he's going through. I can feel that pain -- didn't have surgery, though. Just had a cortisone shot, which reduced the inflammation enough to allow it to heal. I can finally really exercise with it. Let me tell ya, lifting with my shoulder hurts like hell, but I need to strengthen it up.
  2. brinoch
    Can I quote you on that ?? :wink: Sure. :)
  3. brinoch
    I'm interested. Let me know if they are available.
  4. brinoch
    Okay, then I suggest not reading this thread anymore because there will continue to be lots of discussion about him. endless rehashing of all the same points over and over again...if ya keep reading this thread best ya can hope for is that all the same arguements come in different orders each time for a little variety #-o Variety is the spice of life. Or something.
  5. brinoch
    Wow. So the Cubs World Series hopes rest on the who wins the classic good/evil battle between Cliff Floyd and Matt Murton. Alright then! :lol: No, but a 25 year-old player is likely still going to improve. A 34 year-old is very likely to regress. AVG OBP SLG Floyd 0.261 0.346 0.465 Murton 0.302 0.368 0.456 These are three year averages for Murton and Floyd (only MLB AB's). Who would you rather have playing? I'd rather have both guys playing, each in the appropriate situations. Murton's likely to improve, and he's also likely to be a Cub for a while. He'll get plenty of ABs, plenty of chances to improve this year, plenty of chances to contribute. I'd play Murton almost every day. He has upside whereas Floyd does not. Moreover, since Murton is likely to be a Cub for a long time, it would behoove me to develop him as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we might bring in another veteran over him. Since, you know, he doesn't have experience. Since I'd play Murton almost all the time, when would you play him? And what is the cost to the franchise since Murton's development will be stunted. And, how many outs do you sacrifice with Floyd's lesser OBP?
  6. brinoch
    Okay, then I suggest not reading this thread anymore because there will continue to be lots of discussion about him.
  7. brinoch
    Wow. So the Cubs World Series hopes rest on the who wins the classic good/evil battle between Cliff Floyd and Matt Murton. Alright then! :lol: No, but a 25 year-old player is likely still going to improve. A 34 year-old is very likely to regress. AVG OBP SLG Floyd 0.261 0.346 0.465 Murton 0.302 0.368 0.456 These are three year averages for Murton and Floyd (only MLB AB's). Who would you rather have playing?
  8. brinoch
    I know it's only 1 game...... but Jones has not started against a lefty yet this year. Fred, this season means nothing so far. But, the off-season. Well, that's a pickle, now isn't it? Where was the platoon acquisition? C'mon, Hendry doesn't understand stats or doesn't want to understand stats. They don't have a focus on it, and that's been clear for a long time. There's really no defense of Hendry available on this one, as I'm sure you well know.
  9. brinoch
    Oh, and in case people were wondering, I'd move Soriano back to 2B -- replacing DeRosa. I'd then play Jones, Floyd and Murton in the OF. There's no reason to think absolutely linearly about things. A manager should try and play his best 8 field players. Soriano gives you the flexibility to get Murton, Floyd AND Jones in the lineup.
  10. brinoch
    As expected. A platoon with Murton and Floyd. Thanks Hendry. Much more beneficial to the team would be a platoon with Jones. But, hey, had to go and sign a 34 year old Cliff Floyd. It's not like you're a good GM who understands that Jones can't hit lefties to save his life or anything. And, Lou, "too right-handed"? Sounds like an excuse to play the veteran. Just like you did in TB. Ah, Cubs baseball, lifetimes of futility in just one franchise.
  11. brinoch
    Looks like the Theriot steal parade is over. Valentin is out. Boo!
  12. brinoch
    Soriano might have made a boneheaded play, but the reason the Cubs are losing this game is simple. Walks. Plain and simple. It's a lesson that should have been learned one or two hundred times over, but seemingly hasn't been learned. Walks will kill you.
  13. brinoch
    This is terrible. Typical, but terrible. Throw strikes, clowns.
  14. brinoch
    Was that a strike? Oh my.
  15. brinoch
    Melt down.
  16. brinoch
    Nibbling again?
  17. brinoch
    A DP is coming. C'mon Z.
  18. brinoch
    Got your pom-poms out? I have interns for that.
  19. brinoch
    Hey-Hey, Ho-Ho, that's 2 rbi's for Theriot!
  20. brinoch
    Big Z doing it all himself.
  21. brinoch
    GameDay has it at 67 after 4 innings. And that's the cost of all the walks and deep counts.
  22. brinoch
    2 pitch outs are a good thing.
  23. brinoch
    Indeed.
  24. brinoch
    Crap. Carlos walked him. He needs to have a toe amputated to teach him a lesson.
  25. brinoch
    Guys. It's only a couple of at-bats. And a career in the minors...and last year... You're over-reacting to every little single thing. It's one game of 162. It's a couple of AB's over the course of a season. Yes, it's annoying. But calling for his release is a pretty serious over-reaction, don't you think? He's a back-up SS/2B. It's not like he's starting. Well today he is starting. Because of a injury to DeRosa, yes? Yes, but I would rather have EPatt then. You don't bring EPatt up for a relatively minor injury (hopefully). That's ridiculous. Give EPatt the appropriate time to develop and let's not rush him like we did with CPatt.
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