RockTheIvy

Those involved with the Snappers at the time as well as those who went to many Beloit games. He's talented as heck, but his body language and they way he treated fans was that of someone who thought he was better than he really was. His name is Prince. You don't think he might be a bit into himself? :lol: Maybe not as bad as Rex (King) Gross (Big) Man could be though.

Well, they do play against Cincinnati's pitchers what, 17 times next year? The AVG is probably close, and the RBI's might be close too if he hits 4th or 5th, but any farther down will decrease the likelihood. The HR's would be quite a shock for such a young rookie. Does he project to be like Ryan Howard? Just curious who he might be comparable to. I'm definitely not the one to ask that question. They seem to have comparable stats in the minors, but Howard started A ball out of college at the age of 22. Fielder will be starting at 1st base for the Brewers at age 22. They have completely differing frames. Howard is 6'4 and Fielder is 5'11. Fielder outweighs Howard by quite a bit as well. Fielder will have to work very hard to control his weight. Diffusion's projection on AVG might be closer than the .274 that is projected on this other site. But, Howard is a candidate to break the strike out record, while Fielder appears to make better contact. It will probably come down to how well either can handle a major league off speed pitch. So you're saying he gets his good looks and charm from his Father? :lol:

Well, they do play against Cincinnati's pitchers what, 17 times next year? The AVG is probably close, and the RBI's might be close too if he hits 4th or 5th, but any farther down will decrease the likelihood. The HR's would be quite a shock for such a young rookie. Does he project to be like Ryan Howard? Just curious who he might be comparable to.

Fielder and Weeks are star potential players. I'd say they are very much every bit of excitement they've generated. Both K a bit too much, but have excellent batting eyes. I probably would have held on to Overbay for 1 last year (or 1/2 year). As for Hardy, I like him too. He can really catch the ball. And his 2nd half stats are worth keeping an eye on. .308/.363/.503 I know that Fielder and Weeks are star potential players, and I have very little doubt that Weeks is going to be a star player, but that doesn't mean they'll be that stars in 2006. My best guess for Weeks is something like .260/.345/.440 with 20 stolen bases, which is superb for someone his age and at his salary, etc., but in the whole scheme of things isn't great, even for a second baseman. As for Fielder, .245/.330/.460 with 20+ home runs? Again, great for his age and salary, absolutely superb, but when you're on the field, it's numbers that count and not age or salary, and .245/.330/.460 from a 1B isn't amazing production or anything. I think CrazyRumorGuy or the RotoAuthority guy (are they the same?) predicted Fielder to hit 30+ homers. I thought it was a bit steep too. Here's the projection http://www.rotoauthority.com/2005/12/index.html, gotta scroll down a bit. He has him hitting .274 with 36 :shock: HRs and 108 RBIs. I think if he's that good, we're in trouble. Almost like when Zambrano starts.

From an OBP perspective, is Cedeno better than Tejada?

I miss Burnitz! There I said it.

If we don't give up Prior, Z or Pie I'd be thrilled to land Tejada.

Man that is some Defense! FREE WARREN CARTER!

The Os already signed Ramon Hernandez and have Javy Lopez and the venerable Geronimo Gil. I doubt Barrett would really interest them. Besides, Molina is ugly.

Gives a better massage to I hear. More of a Swedish guy, while Macias, my sources tell me, was all into those heated rocks and new-age-pure-moody-enya music. Even freaked Dusty out.

I hate Uconnvict and was thrilled to see Marquette beat them. That Novak guy absolutely went crazy!

Can we get a "correspondent" at the Cubs convention? You know, get a feel for the mob?

No thanks to his stats at RFK (203/277/350/627 in 123 AB's. Yuck.) He put up decent power numbers during his days in Florida, playing half his games in a rather large ballpark. His overall numbers after being dealt to Washington last year (.261/.329/.443) were still better than anything Jones has done the past two seasons. And it's not like he'd be playing half his games in RFK if the Cubs signed him. I'm not saying the Cubs should have signed him. But if his knee is OK, Wilson for one year would have been better than Jones for three. I agree. I'm guessing the reason Hendry went for Jones is because he is left handed. While I think the team needed some LH presence, I think taking the better hitter is smarter move.

Talk us through the commercials! Geez! What kinda pbp is this? :lol:

Yeah it seems a lot like Oakland in the NFL. Oh they signed Warren Sapp...

I think it will be very interesting to see what happens if Restovich seriously outplays Grissom in spring training. We'll see who is really in charge. Edit: I didnt know Restovich was already 27.

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Road America is fantastic. I love going up there. I saw whatever series the RS6s race in, maaan, totally sweet Remind me to remind you how sweet the Elise is in, say 2 months? :wink:

Restovich eh? I like that signing.

Hell yes. Its really sad how Sosa fell from glory. He deserved so much more than what alot of the fans around here gave him. And whats more sad is no one will ever beleive his side of the story about the corked bat incident, nor will anyone ever beleive he did not take steroids, though there has been no evidence pointing towards that. Reguardless of how the rest of his career plays out, he is still one of the best players to ever play this game. Hank Aaron Babe Ruth Barry Bonds Willy Mays Sammy Sosa Thats some damn good company. I dunno bout that. I guess if HRs are everything.

wanna buy it? I'd consider it, if I wasn't going to Deutschland for the next few years. How many miles? Deutschland...sweet! 79K, completely customized and a stinkin' rocket to drive! More than likely I will keep it as a weekend/track car. I look to take ownership of a Lotus Elise this summer :) Lotus elise? AWESOME! That TT would be a badass track car. You drive any of the tracks round Chicago?

Kennedy, offensively, kinda looks like a poor man's Twalk. I think Walker straight up for him is overpaying, but a better deal than Walker and a prospect.

the thing is, we have no idea how far the steroid scandal goes. i doubt we can trust any modern record at this point. I gotta agree with hersheys here. I loved Sammy but I don't think his ego aged well.

wanna buy it? I'd consider it, if I wasn't going to Deutschland for the next few years. How many miles?

Ibanez wouldn't be terrible either.